Types of Paper

This section describes the types of paper and required settings.

Plain paper

Item	Description
Paper thickness	52 105 g/m² (14 28 lb. Bond)
Printer setup	The default setting of [Paper Type] is [Do not Display]. If any other [Paper Type] is selected, change the setting using the following procedure. Press the [Tray Paper Setting] key Select the tray number on the screen Set [Paper Type] to [Do not Display] Set [Paper Thickness] to [Plain Paper].
Printer driver setup	Select [Plain] in [Paper Type].
Supported paper feeding tray	Any input tray can be used.
Paper capacity	Tray 1: 2,200 sheets (1,100 sheets × 2) Tray 2, 3: 550 sheets Tray 4, 5 (LCT): 1,100 sheets Tray 6 (LCT): 2,800 sheets Tray 4, 6 (wide LCT): 1,100 sheets Tray 5 (wide LCT): 2,200 sheets Multi bypass tray: 550 sheets When loading paper, make sure the stack height does not exceed the limit mark of the paper tray. Paper capacity is calculated using paper that is 0.1 mm (0.01 inch) thick.
Duplex printing	Supported

Thick paper

Item	Description
Paper thickness	106 300 g/m² (28 lb. Bond 110 lb. Cover) [Middle Thick]: 106 163 g/m² (28 lb. Bond 90 lb. Index) [Thick Paper 1]: 164 216 g/m² (90 lb. Index 80 lb. Cover) [Thick Paper 2]: 217 256 g/m² (80 lb. Cover 140 lb. Index) [Thick Paper 3]: 257 300 g/m² (140 lb. Index 110 lb. Cover)
Printer setup	Press the [Tray Paper Setting] key Select the tray number on the screen Set [Paper Type] to the type you want displayed first Set [Paper Thickness] to [Middle Thick], [Thick Paper 1], [Thick Paper 2], or [Thick Paper 3].
Printer driver setup	Select the same Paper Type as you specified in [Tray Paper Settings].
Supported paper feeding tray	[Middle Thick]: Any input tray can be used. [Thick Paper 1]: Trays 1 3, wide tray unit, Tray 4, 5 (LCT), Trays 4 6 (wide LCT), and multi bypass tray [Thick Paper 2]: Wide tray unit and multi bypass tray [Thick Paper 3]: Tray 5 (wide LCT)
Paper capacity	The maximum number of sheets you can set at once depends on the paper's thickness and condition. When loading paper, make sure the stack height does not exceed the limit mark of the paper tray.
Duplex printing	[Middle Thick], [Thick Paper 1], [Thick Paper 2]: Supported [Thick Paper 3]: Not supported
Additional cautions	For details about the recommended conditions for using thick paper, see “Thick Paper”.

Thin paper

Item	Description
Paper thickness	40 51 g/m² (11 14 lb. Bond)
Printer setup	Press the [Tray Paper Setting] key Select the tray number on the screen Set [Paper Type] to the type you want displayed first Set [Paper Thickness] to [Thin Paper].
Printer driver setup	Select the same Paper Type as you specified in [Tray Paper Settings].
Supported paper feeding tray	Tray 5 (wide LCT)
Paper capacity	The maximum number of sheets you can set at once depends on the paper's thickness and condition. When loading paper, make sure the stack height does not exceed the limit mark of the paper tray.
Duplex printing	Not supported
Additional cautions	Thin paper cannot be used with the punch or staple function.

OHP transparencies

Item	Description
Printer setup	Press the [Tray Paper Setting] key Select the tray number on the screen Set [Paper Type] to [OHP (Transparency)].
Printer driver setup	Select [Transparency] in [Paper Type].
Supported paper feeding tray	Trays 2 6 and multi bypass tray
Paper capacity	The maximum number of sheets you can set at once depends on the paper's thickness and condition. When loading paper, make sure the stack height does not exceed the limit mark of the paper tray.
Duplex printing	Not supported
Additional cautions	OHP transparencies cannot be used with the punch or staple function. When you use OHP transparencies, fan them for each use.

Letterhead

Item	Description
Printer setup	Press the [Tray Paper Setting] key Select the tray number on the screen Set [Paper Type] to [Letterhead] Set [Paper Thickness] to [Thin Paper], [Plain Paper], [Middle Thick], [Thick Paper 1], [Thick Paper 2], or [Thick Paper 3].
Printer driver setup	Select [Letterhead] in [Paper Type].
Supported paper feeding tray	Any input tray can be used.
Paper capacity	The maximum number of sheets you can set at once depends on the paper's thickness and condition. When loading paper, make sure the stack height does not exceed the limit mark of the paper tray.
Duplex printing	Supported
Additional cautions	If [Paper Thickness] is set to [Thin Paper] or [Thick Paper 3], the staple and punch functions will not be available. When loading paper whose orientations are specified such as letterhead or letter paper, misprints may occur. For details, see “Printing on Orientation-Fixed or Two-Sided Paper”.

Label paper

Item	Description
Printer setup	Press the [Tray Paper Setting] key Select the tray number on the screen Set [Paper Type] to [Label Paper].
Printer driver setup	Select [Label] in [Paper Type].
Supported paper feeding tray	Tray 5
Paper capacity	The maximum number of sheets you can set at once depends on the paper's thickness and condition. When loading paper, make sure the stack height does not exceed the limit mark of the paper tray.
Duplex printing	Not supported
Additional cautions	Label paper cannot be used with the punch or staple function.

Coated paper

Item	Description
Printer setup	Press the [Tray Paper Setting] key Select the tray number on the screen Set [Paper Type] to [Coated Paper].
Printer driver setup	Select [Coated] in [Paper Type].
Supported paper feeding tray	Trays 4 6 (wide LCT)
Paper capacity	The maximum number of sheets you can set at once depends on the paper's thickness and condition. When loading paper, make sure the stack height does not exceed the limit mark of the paper tray.
Duplex printing	Supported
Additional cautions	If [Paper Thickness] is set to [Thin Paper] or [Thick Paper 3], the staple and punch functions will not be available. Coated paper cannot be used with the Multi-sheet fold function. When you use coated paper, fan them for each use.

Special paper

Item	Description
Special paper standard	When you cannot print successfully with other paper type settings, set special paper.
Printer setup	Press the [Tray Paper Setting] key Select the tray number on the screen Set [Paper Type] to [Special Paper].
Printer driver setup	Select [Special] in [Paper Type].
Supported paper feeding tray	Any input tray can be used.
Paper capacity	The maximum number of sheets you can set at once depends on the paper's thickness and condition. When loading paper, make sure the stack height does not exceed the limit mark of the paper tray.
Duplex printing	Supported
Additional cautions	If [Paper Thickness] is set to [Thin Paper] or [Thick Paper 3], the functions will not be available.

The optional wide LCT has a fan that blows air between loaded sheets to prevent them becoming jammed. The fan has a setting that allows you to specify how long the fan continues to blow air. For details about this setting, see “Adjustment Settings for Operators”, Network and System Settings Guide.
When active, the fan inside the optional wide LCT will produce noise. This noise is normal and does not indicate a problem.
If extremely curled paper often becomes jammed, adjust the level of paper curl correction. For details about adjusting this setting, see “Adjustment Settings for Operators”, Network and System Settings Guide.