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Recommended Paper Sizes and Types

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This section describes recommended paper sizes and types.

If you use damp or curled paper, a staple clogging or paper jam may occur.
Do not use paper designed for inkjet printers, as these may stick to the fusing unit and cause a misfeed.
When you load OHP transparencies, check the front and back of the sheets, and place them correctly, or a misfeed might occur.
For details about and recommendations concerning thick paper, see Thick Paper .

Tray 1

Paper type and weight	Paper size	Paper capacity
52–169 g/m² (14 lb. Bond–90 lb. Index) Plain Paper–Thick Paper 1	A4 8¹/₂ × 11	1,550 sheets × 2
52–169 g/m² (14 lb. Bond–90 lb. Index) Plain Paper–Thick Paper 1	^*1 8¹/₂ × 11 A4	1,550 sheets × 2

Paper type and weight

Paper size

Paper capacity

52–169 g/m² (14 lb. Bond–90 lb. Index)

Plain Paper–Thick Paper 1

8¹/₂ × 11

1,550 sheets × 2

52–169 g/m² (14 lb. Bond–90 lb. Index)

Plain Paper–Thick Paper 1

^*1

8¹/₂ × 11

1,550 sheets × 2

*1 To load paper any of the sizes specified above, contact your service representative.

Tray 1 (A3/11 × 17 tray unit)

Paper type and weight	Paper size	Paper capacity
52–128 g/m² (14–34 lb. Bond) Plain Paper–Thick Paper 1	A3 11 × 17	1,000 sheets
52–128 g/m² (14–34 lb. Bond) Plain Paper–Thick Paper 1	^*1 A4, B4 JIS, 11 × 17, 8¹/₂ × 14, 8¹/₂ × 11 A3, A4, B4 JIS, 8¹/₂ × 14, 8¹/₂ × 11	1,000 sheets

Paper type and weight

Paper size

Paper capacity

52–128 g/m² (14–34 lb. Bond)

Plain Paper–Thick Paper 1

11 × 17

1,000 sheets

52–128 g/m² (14–34 lb. Bond)

Plain Paper–Thick Paper 1

^*1

A4, B4 JIS, 11 × 17, 8¹/₂ × 14, 8¹/₂ × 11

A3, A4, B4 JIS, 8¹/₂ × 14, 8¹/₂ × 11

1,000 sheets

*1 To load paper any of the sizes specified above, contact your service representative.

Tray 2

Paper type and weight	Paper size	Paper capacity
52–169 g/m² (14 lb. Bond–90 lb. Index) Plain Paper–Thick Paper 1	Paper sizes that can be detected automatically: A3, A4, A5, B4 JIS, B5 JIS, 11 × 17, 8¹/₂ × 14, 8¹/₂ × 13, 8¹/₂ × 11, 8¹/₄ × 13, 8 × 13, 7¹/₄ × 10¹/₂, 5¹/₂ × 8¹/₂, 8K, 16K	550 sheets
52–103 g/m² (14–28 lb. Bond) Plain Paper–Middle Thick	Paper sizes that can be detected automatically: A5, 5¹/₂ × 8¹/₂	550 sheets
52–169 g/m² (14 lb. Bond–90 lb. Index) Plain Paper–Thick Paper 1	Select the paper size using the System Settings menu: 8¹/₄ × 14, 8 × 10¹/₂, 182 × 210 mm, 170 × 210 mm, 210 × 340 mm, 11 × 15, 11 × 14, 10 × 15	550 sheets
52–169 g/m² (14 lb. Bond–90 lb. Index) Plain Paper–Thick Paper 1	^*1 Vertical: 139.7–297.0 mm Horizontal: 139.7–432.0 mm Vertical: 5.50–11.69 inches Horizontal: 5.50–17.00 inches	550 sheets
Tab Stock ^*2 52–169 g/m² (14 lb. Bond–90 lb. Index) Plain Paper–Thick Paper 1	A4, 8¹/₂ × 11, 8¹/₂ × 14	550 sheets

*1 For details about how to load custom size paper, contact your service representative.

*2 The tab sheet holder is required.

Tray 3

Paper type and weight	Paper size	Paper capacity
52–216 g/m² (14 lb. Bond–80 lb. Cover) Plain Paper–Thick Paper 2	Paper sizes that can be detected automatically: A3, A4, A5, B4 JIS, B5 JIS, 11 × 17, 8¹/₂ × 14, 8¹/₂ × 13, 8¹/₂ × 11, 8¹/₄ × 13, 8 × 13, 7¹/₄ × 10¹/₂, 5¹/₂ × 8¹/₂, 8K, 16K	550 sheets
52–216 g/m² (14 lb. Bond–80 lb. Cover) Plain Paper–Thick Paper 2	Select the paper size using the System Settings menu: 8¹/₄ × 14, 8 × 10¹/₂, 182 × 210 mm, 210 × 340 mm, 11 × 15, 11 × 14, 10 × 15	550 sheets
52–216 g/m² (14 lb. Bond–80 lb. Cover) Plain Paper–Thick Paper 2	^*1 Vertical: 139.7–297.0 mm Horizontal: 180.0–432.0 mm Vertical: 5.50–11.69 inches Horizontal: 7.09–17.00 inches	550 sheets
Tab Stock ^*2 52–216 g/m² (14 lb. Bond–80 lb. Cover) Plain Paper–Thick Paper 2	A4, 8¹/₂ × 11, 8¹/₂ × 14	550 sheets

*1 For details about how to load custom size paper, contact your service representative.

*2 The tab sheet holder is required.

Bypass tray (mainly Europe and Asia)

Paper type and weight	Paper size	Paper capacity
52–216 g/m² (14 lb. Bond–80 lb. Cover) Plain Paper–Thick Paper 2	Paper sizes that can be detected automatically: A3, A4, A5, 100 × 148 mm	Plain Paper–Middle Thick: 100 sheets Thick Paper 1: 30 sheets Thick Paper 2: 20 sheets
52–216 g/m² (14 lb. Bond–80 lb. Cover) Plain Paper–Thick Paper 2	^*1 A6, B4 JIS, B5 JIS, B6 JIS, 11 × 17, 8¹/₂ × 14, 8¹/₂ × 13, 8¹/₂ × 11, 8¹/₄ × 14, 8¹/₄ × 13, 8 × 13, 8 × 10¹/₂, 8 × 10, 7¹/₄ × 10¹/₂, 5¹/₂ × 8¹/₂, 11 × 15, 11 × 14, 10 × 15, 10 × 14	Plain Paper–Middle Thick: 100 sheets Thick Paper 1: 30 sheets Thick Paper 2: 20 sheets
52–216 g/m² (14 lb. Bond–80 lb. Cover) Plain Paper–Thick Paper 2	Custom size ^2: When no finisher is installed Vertical: 100.0–305.0 mm Horizontal: 139.7–600.0 mm ^3 When Finisher SR4060/Booklet Finisher SR4070 is installed Vertical: 100.0–305.0 mm Horizontal: 139.7–487.6 mm ^3 When Finisher SR4080 is installed Vertical: 100.0–305.0 mm Horizontal: 139.7–458.0 mm ^3	Plain Paper–Middle Thick: 100 sheets Thick Paper 1: 30 sheets Thick Paper 2: 20 sheets
OHP transparencies	When no finisher is installed A4, 8¹/₂ × 11 When a finisher is installed A4	50 sheets
Translucent paper	A3, A4, B4 JIS, B5 JIS	50 sheets
Label paper (adhesive labels)	When no finisher is installed B4 JIS, A4 When a finisher is installed A4	1 sheet

*1 Select the paper size. For copier mode, see "Copying onto Regular Size Paper from the Bypass Tray", Copy/ Document Server. For printer mode, see Setting the paper size using the control panel .

*2 Enter the paper size. For copier mode, see "Copying onto Custom Size Paper from the Bypass Tray", Copy/ Document Server. For printer mode, see Setting custom size paper using the control panel .

*3 When paper larger than 432 mm (17 inches) in size is used, the paper may become wrinkled, may not be fed into the machine, or may cause paper jams.

Bypass tray (mainly North America)

Paper type and weight	Paper size	Paper capacity
52–216 g/m² (14 lb. Bond–80 lb. Cover) Plain Paper–Thick Paper 2	Paper sizes that can be detected automatically: A3, A5, 11 × 17, 8¹/₂ × 14, 8¹/₂ × 11, 5¹/₂ × 8¹/₂, 100 × 148 mm	Plain Paper–Middle Thick: 100 sheets Thick Paper 1: 30 sheets Thick Paper 2: 20 sheets
52–216 g/m² (14 lb. Bond–80 lb. Cover) Plain Paper–Thick Paper 2	^*1 A4, A5, A6, B4 JIS, B5 JIS, B6 JIS, 8¹/₂ × 13, 8¹/₄ × 14, 8¹/₄ × 13, 8 × 13, 8 × 10¹/₂, 8 × 10, 7¹/₄ × 10¹/₂, 11 × 15, 11 × 14, 10 × 15, 10 × 14	Plain Paper–Middle Thick: 100 sheets Thick Paper 1: 30 sheets Thick Paper 2: 20 sheets
52–216 g/m² (14 lb. Bond–80 lb. Cover) Plain Paper–Thick Paper 2	Custom size ^2: When no finisher is installed Vertical: 3.94–12.00 inches Horizontal: 5.50–23.62 inches ^3 When Finisher SR4060/Booklet Finisher SR4070 is installed Vertical: 3.94–12.00 inches Horizontal: 5.50–19.19 inches ^3 When Finisher SR4080 is installed Vertical: 3.94–12.00 inches Horizontal: 5.50–18.03 inches ^3	Plain Paper–Middle Thick: 100 sheets Thick Paper 1: 30 sheets Thick Paper 2: 20 sheets
OHP transparencies	When no finisher is installed A4, 8¹/₂ × 11 When a finisher is installed A4	50 sheets
Translucent paper	A3, A4, B4 JIS, B5 JIS	50 sheets
Label paper (adhesive labels)	When no finisher is installed B4 JIS, A4 When a finisher is installed A4	1 sheet

*1 Select the paper size. For copier mode, see "Copying onto Regular Size Paper from the Bypass Tray", Copy/ Document Server. For printer mode, see Setting the paper size using the control panel .

*2 Enter the paper size. For copier mode, see "Copying onto Custom Size Paper from the Bypass Tray", Copy/ Document Server. For printer mode, see Setting custom size paper using the control panel

*3 When paper larger than 432 mm (17 inches) in size is used, the paper may become wrinkled, may not be fed into the machine, or may cause paper jams.

LCT

Paper type and weight	Paper size	Paper capacity
52–128 g/m² (14–34 lb. Bond) Plain Paper–Thick Paper 1	A4 8¹/₂ × 11	4,000 sheets
52–128 g/m² (14–34 lb. Bond) Plain Paper–Thick Paper 1	^*1 B5 JIS, 8¹/₂ × 11 A4, B5 JIS	4,000 sheets

Paper type and weight

Paper size

Paper capacity

52–128 g/m² (14–34 lb. Bond)

Plain Paper–Thick Paper 1

8¹/₂ × 11

4,000 sheets

52–128 g/m² (14–34 lb. Bond)

Plain Paper–Thick Paper 1

^*1

B5 JIS, 8¹/₂ × 11

A4, B5 JIS

4,000 sheets

*1 To load paper any of the sizes specified above, contact your service representative.

Extension unit

Paper type and weight	Paper size	Paper capacity
52–128 g/m² (14–34 lb. Bond) Plain Paper–Thick Paper 1	A4, B4 JIS, B5 JIS, 8¹/₂ × 14, 8¹/₂ × 11	2,500 sheets

Paper type and weight

Paper size

Paper capacity

52–128 g/m² (14–34 lb. Bond)

Plain Paper–Thick Paper 1

A4, B4 JIS, B5 JIS, 8¹/₂ × 14, 8¹/₂ × 11

2,500 sheets

Interposer

Paper type and weight	Paper size	Paper capacity
64–216 g/m² (17 lb. Bond–80 lb. Cover) Plain Paper–Thick Paper 2	Paper sizes that can be detected automatically: A3, A4, A5, B4 JIS, B5 JIS, 8¹/₂ × 13, 8K, 16K A3, A4, 11 × 17, 8¹/₂ × 14, 8¹/₂ × 11, 7¹/₄ × 10¹/₂, 5¹/₂ × 8¹/₂, 10 × 14	200 sheets
64–216 g/m² (17 lb. Bond–80 lb. Cover) Plain Paper–Thick Paper 2	^*1 11 × 17, 8¹/₂ × 11, 8¹/₄ × 13, 8 × 13 8¹/₂ × 13, 8 × 10, 7¹/₄ × 10¹/₂	200 sheets

Paper type and weight

Paper size

Paper capacity

64–216 g/m² (17 lb. Bond–80 lb. Cover)

Plain Paper–Thick Paper 2

Paper sizes that can be detected automatically:

A3, A4, A5, B4 JIS, B5 JIS, 8¹/₂ × 13, 8K, 16K

A3, A4, 11 × 17, 8¹/₂ × 14, 8¹/₂ × 11, 7¹/₄ × 10¹/₂, 5¹/₂ × 8¹/₂, 10 × 14

200 sheets

64–216 g/m² (17 lb. Bond–80 lb. Cover)

Plain Paper–Thick Paper 2

^*1

11 × 17, 8¹/₂ × 11, 8¹/₄ × 13, 8 × 13

8¹/₂ × 13, 8 × 10, 7¹/₄ × 10¹/₂

200 sheets

*1 If you want to make these sizes detectable, contact your service representative.

Paper Thickness

Paper Thickness ^1, ^2	Paper weight
Plain Paper	52–81 g/m² (14–20 lb. Bond)
Middle Thick	82–103 g/m² (21–28 lb. Bond)
Thick Paper 1	104–169 g/m² (39 lb. Cover–90 lb. Index)
Thick Paper 2	170–216 g/m² (65–80 lb. Cover)

*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.

*2 When loading paper of 52–59 g/m² (14–15 lb. Bond), the edges may crease or the paper misfeed depending on the paper type.

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.)
The paper capacity described in the tables above is an example. Actual paper capacity might be lower, depending on the paper type.
When loading paper, make sure the stack height does not exceed the limit mark of the paper tray.
If multiple sheet feeding occurs, fan sheets thoroughly or load sheets one by one from the bypass tray.
Flatten out curled sheets before loading them.
When loading thick paper of 157–216 g/m2 (42 lb. Bond–80 lb. Cover), see Thick Paper .
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 .
When using the sort function or duplex function, the copy/print speed is slower than usual.
When copying or printing onto tab stock, the copy/print speed is slower than usual.
If you load paper of the same size and same type in two or more trays, except for the bypass tray, 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]–[Paper Type: Tray 3] and [Paper Type: LCT]. See "System Settings", Connecting the Machine/ System Settings. For the setting procedure of the Auto Tray Switching function, see "Copier and Document Server Features", Copy/ Document Server.
When loading label paper:
- We recommend that you use specified label paper.
- It is recommended to place one sheet at a time.
- Press [Bypass], and the [] key, and then select [Thick Paper 1] or [Thick Paper 2] for [Paper Type].
When loading OHP transparencies:
- When copying onto OHP transparencies, see "Copying onto OHP Transparencies", Copy/ Document Server.
- It is recommended to place one sheet at a time.
- When printing on OHP transparencies from the computer, see Setting thick paper or OHP transparencies using the control panel .
- Fan OHP transparencies thoroughly whenever you use them. This prevents OHP transparencies from sticking together, and from feeding incorrectly.
- Remove copied or printed sheets one by one.
- The copy/print speed may be slower than usual.
When loading translucent paper:
- Remove copied or printed sheets one by one.
- It is recommended to place one sheet at a time.
- When loading translucent paper, always use long grain paper, and set the paper direction according to the grain.
- Translucent paper easily absorbs humidity and becomes curled. Remove curl in the translucent paper before loading.