Recommended Paper Sizes and Types

This section describes recommended paper sizes and types.

Do not use paper designed for inkjet printers, as these may stick to the fusing unit and cause a misfeed.
Do not use color OHP transparencies with coatings that are easily melted by heat.
If you use damp or curled paper, a staple clogging or paper jam may occur.

Tray 1

Paper type and weight	Paper size	Paper capacity ^*1
52 220 g/m² (14 lb. Bond 80 lb. Cover) Thin Paper Thick Paper 3	Paper sizes that can be detected automatically: A4, 8¹/₂ × 11, 7¹/₄ × 10¹/₂, 5¹/₂ × 8¹/₂	550 sheets
52 220 g/m² (14 lb. Bond 80 lb. Cover) Thin Paper Thick Paper 3	Paper sizes that you need to specify^*3: A5, A6, B5 JIS, B6 JIS, 16K	550 sheets
52 220 g/m² (14 lb. Bond 80 lb. Cover) Thin Paper Thick Paper 3	Paper sizes that you need to enter^*2: Vertical: 3.86 8.50 inches Horizontal: 5.83 11.69 inches	550 sheets
Envelopes ^*7	Sizes of envelopes that you need to specify^*3: 4¹/₈ × 9¹/₂, 3⁷/₈ × 7¹/₂, C5 Env, C6 Env, DL Env	15 mm^*8

Tray 2 4

Paper type and weight	Paper size	Paper capacity ^*1
52 220 g/m² (14 lb. Bond 80 lb. Cover) Thin Paper Thick Paper 3	Paper sizes that can be detected automatically: A4, 8¹/₂ × 14, 8¹/₂ × 11, 7¹/₄ × 10¹/₂, 5¹/₂ × 8¹/₂	550 sheets
52 220 g/m² (14 lb. Bond 80 lb. Cover) Thin Paper Thick Paper 3	Paper sizes that you need to specify^*3: A5, A6, B5 JIS, B6 JIS, 8¹/₂ × 13, 8¹/₄ × 13, 8 × 13, 16K	550 sheets
52 220 g/m² (14 lb. Bond 80 lb. Cover) Thin Paper Thick Paper 3	Paper sizes that you need to enter^*2: Vertical: 3.86 8.50 inches Horizontal: 5.83 14.00 inches	550 sheets
Envelopes ^*7	Sizes of envelopes that you need to specify^*3: 4¹/₈ × 9¹/₂, 3⁷/₈ × 7¹/₂, C5 Env, C6 Env, DL Env	15 mm^*8

Bypass tray

Paper type and weight	Paper size	Paper capacity ^*1
52 256 g/m² (14 lb. Bond 140 lb. Index) Thin Paper Thick Paper 4	Paper sizes that can be detected automatically: 8¹/₂ × 11, 7¹/₄ × 10¹/₂, 5¹/₂ × 8¹/₂	100 sheets ^*9
52 256 g/m² (14 lb. Bond 140 lb. Index) Thin Paper Thick Paper 4	Paper sizes that you need to specify^*4: A4, A5, A6, B5 JIS, B6 JIS, 8¹/₂ × 14, 8¹/₂ × 13, 8¹/₄ × 13, 8 × 13, 16K	100 sheets ^*9
52 256 g/m² (14 lb. Bond 140 lb. Index) Thin Paper Thick Paper 4	Paper sizes that you need to enter^*5: Vertical: 2.76 8.50 inches Horizontal: 5.00 23.62 inches	100 sheets ^*9
OHP transparencies ^*6	A4	10 mm/100 sheets^9 ^10
Label paper (adhesive labels)	A4	1 sheet
Envelopes ^*7	Paper sizes that you need to specify^*4: 4¹/₈ × 9¹/₂, 3⁷/₈ × 7¹/₂, C5 Env, C6 Env, DL Env	10 mm/100 sheets^*9

*1 When loading paper, make sure the stack height does not exceed the limit mark of the paper tray.

*2 Enter the paper size under Tray Paper Size: Tray 1 4 in System Settings. See “System Settings”, Network and System Settings Reference.

*3 Select the paper size under Tray Paper Size: Tray 1 4 in System Settings. See “System Settings”, Network and System Settings Reference.

*4 Press [Bypass], and the [] key, and then select the paper size.

*5 Press [Bypass], and the [] key, and then enter the paper size using the number keys.

*6 Press [Bypass], and the [] key, and then select [OHP (Transparency)] for [Paper Type].

*7 For details about loading envelopes, see “Envelopes”.

*8 Paper can be loaded to a maximum stack height of 15 mm approximately.

*9 The amount of paper that can be set is 10 mm/100 sheets approximately.

*10 It is recommended to place one sheet at a time.

Paper Thickness

Paper Thickness ^*1	Paper weight
Thin Paper	52 60 g/m² (14 16 lb. Bond)
Plain Paper 1	61 80 g/m² (16 20 lb. Bond)
Plain Paper 2	81 90 g/m² (20 24 lb. Bond)
Middle Thick	91 105 g/m² (24 28 lb. Bond)
Thick Paper 1	106 130 g/m² (28 35 lb. Bond)
Thick Paper 2	131 163 g/m² (35 lb. Bond 90 lb. Index)
Thick Paper 3	164 220 g/m² (90 lb. Index 80 lb. Cover)
Thick Paper 4	221 256 g/m² (80 lb. Cover 140 lb. Index)

*1 Print quality will decrease if the paper you are using is close to the minimum or maximum weight. Change the paper weight setting to thinner or thicker.

When loading paper in trays 1 4, place the print side up. When loading paper in the bypass tray, place the print side down.
When using translucent paper or label paper, make sure to select the appropriate paper type under Paper Type: Bypass Tray. See “System Settings”, Network and System Settings Reference.
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 you load OHP transparencies, check the front and back of the sheets, and place them correctly, or a misfeed might occur. For details, see Copy and Document Server Reference, and Printer Reference.
When you use OHP transparencies, fan them for each use.
We recommend that you use a 4000 ANSI lumen or brighter overhead projector to project OHP transparencies.
When copying or printing onto OHP transparencies, the copy/print speed is slower than usual.
When copying or printing onto thick paper of 106 256 g/m² (28 lb. Bond 140 lb. Index), the copy/print speed is slower than usual.
Flatten out curled sheets before loading them.
If multiple sheet feeding occurs, load sheets one by one.
To print on coated paper from the bypass tray or trays 1 4: select System Settings, [Tray Paper Settings], and then, for each tray's [Paper Type] be sure to set [Paper Type] to [Coated: Matted], and [Paper Thickness] to [Thick Paper 1].
To print on high-gloss coated paper from the bypass tray or trays 1 4: select System Settings, [Tray Paper Settings], and then, for each tray's [Paper Type], be sure to set [Paper Type] to [Coated: Glossy].
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 depending on which function you are using. See “Loading 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 trays 1 4 under Paper Type: Tray 1 4. See “System Settings”, Network and System Settings Reference. For the setting procedure of the Auto Tray Switching function, see “Copier and Document Server Features”, Copy and Document Server Reference.