Recommended Paper Sizes and Types

Certain types of paper produce noise when delivered. This noise does not indicate a problem and print quality is unaffected. (Glossy paper and OHP transparencies can produce noise when delivered.)

When using translucent paper or label paper, make sure to select the appropriate paper type. For details about Paper Type: Bypass Tray, see “System Settings”, Network and System Settings Guide.

When loading paper in the paper trays 1 - 2, the tray 3 (LCT), and the lower paper trays, place the print side face up.

When loading paper in the bypass tray, and the large capacity tray, place the print side face down.

When you use the bypass tray, it is recommended to set the paper direction to .

Do not use paper designed for inkjet printers, as these may stick to the fusing unit and cause a misfeed.

Do not use colour OHP transparencies with coatings that are easily melted by heat.

When printing on OHP transparencies, press [Bypass], and the [] key, and then select the paper size.

When you load OHP transparencies, check the front and back of the sheets, and place them correctly, or a misfeed might occur. Use A4 or 8¹/₂ × 11 size transparencies, and specify their size. For details, see Copy and Document Server Reference, and Printer Reference.

When you use OHP transparencies, fan them for each use.

Flatten out curled sheets before loading them.

We recommend that you use a 4000ANSI lumen or brighter overhead projector to project OHP transparencies.

If multiple sheet feeding occurs, load sheets one by one.

When you load label paper, set the paper direction to .

To print on envelopes from the bypass tray: select System Settings, [Tray Paper Settings], and then, for each tray's [Paper Type], be sure to set [Paper Type] to [Envelope], and [Paper Thickness] to [Thick Paper 2].

To print on coated paper from the bypass tray, Tray 1, 2, 3, 4, Tray 3 (LCT), or the large capacity tray (LCT): select System Settings, [Tray Paper Settings], and then, for each tray's [Paper Type] be sure to set [Paper Type] to [Coated Paper], and [Paper Thickness] to [Thick Paper 1].

To print on high-gloss coated paper from the bypass tray, Tray 1, 2, 3, 4, Tray 3 (LCT), or the large capacity tray (LCT): select System Settings, [Tray Paper Settings], and then, for each tray's [Paper Type], be sure to set [Paper Type] to [Coated Paper: Gloss].

Before loading coated or glossy sheets, be sure to fan them thoroughly. If sheets feed in together, become jammed, or produce strange noises when delivered, load them one by one from the bypass tray.

When copying or printing onto letterhead paper, the paper placing orientation is different depends on which function you are using. See “Orientation-fixed paper or two-sided paper”.

If you load paper of the same size in two or more trays, the machine automatically shifts to the other tray when the first tray in use runs out of paper. This function is called Auto Tray Switching. (However, if the paper type of one tray is recycled or special paper, the settings of the other trays must be the same for the Auto Tray Switching function to work.) This saves interrupting a copy run to replenish paper when making a large number of copies. You can set the paper type of the paper trays under Paper Type: Tray 1-4, and Paper Type: LCT. See “System Settings”, Network and System Settings Guide. For the setting procedure of the Auto Tray Switching function, see “Copier/Document Server Features”, Copy and Document Server Reference.

When copying or printing onto prepunched paper, the copy/print speed is slower than usual.

The paper types you can select in System Settings are only general classifications. Copy quality for every kind of paper in a classification is not guaranteed. See “Unusable Paper” for more information.