_______________________________________ Media Options 7-3
Introduction
This chapter describes selecting and using various media types and
sizes and creating double-sided output.
Media Specifications
To ensure that your job prints correctly, always use appropriate
media. Store and handle it carefully to prevent damage to the media
and printer. This section provides guidelines for selecting media and
describes media types and sizes for use in your printer.
Guidelines for Selecting and Storing Media
To prevent paper jams and print quality problems when selecting
media for your printer, use media that
• can withstand a temperature of 302˚ F (150˚ C). Preprinted inks,
such as letterheads, that cannot withstand these temperatures can
cause damage the printer’s fusing rollers permanently.
• meets weight and media type requirements for the media source.
See “Loading Media” later in this chapter.
Do not use media that
• is unusually thick, thin, wrinkled, torn, curled, creased, wet,
damp, or otherwise damaged.
• is special coated, synthetically reinforced, colored with surface
treatment, or heavily textured.
• has metal clasps, strings, staples, cutouts, perforations, or windows.
• has exposed adhesives or is a partial sheet of labels or a sheet on
which the glue has soaked through the labels.
