Paper precautions by type
Plain
If the paper width is set to 230 mm or less, the print speed will be slowed down.
(e.g.) A4. A5, A6, etc.
- When printing on narrow paper, you can set the print speed. Please see "Narrow Paper Speed" of the menu item for details.
- For thick paper, the toner may stick thinly to the whole paper or the printing may be light.
Partially printed paper
- When a printing frame is set, design it with careful considerations of the following variations in the printing position.
Output position accuracy: ±2 mm; paper slant: ±1 mm/100 mm (except for duplex printing); image expansion and contraction: ±0.75 mm/100 mm (except for duplex printing, when the paper weight is 64 g/m2) - This machine cannot print over a printed area.
Postcard
- The paper may curl after printing.
- The toner may stick thinly to the whole paper or the printing may be light.
- The toner may be easily removed.
- Duplex printing is not available.
- Always perform trial printing and check that there are no problems.
Envelope
- The paper may warp or wrinkle after printing.
- The toner may stick thinly to the whole paper or the printing may be light.
- The toner may be easily removed.
- The printing quality may decline in an area of about 5 mm around the sealing part (of different weights) of the envelope.
- The warps on an envelope may cause poor paper feeding. Use the envelope after correcting warps or bulges.
- If the glued part at the rear edge of the envelope is bent, it may cause poor paper feeding. Correct the bending before use.
- Duplex printing is not available.
- Always perform trial printing and check that there are no problems.
Label
- The toner may stick thinly to the whole paper or the printing may be light.
- The toner may be easily removed.
- The warps on the front edge of a label may cause poor paper feeding. Use labels after correcting warps or bulges.
- Duplex printing is not available.
- Always perform trial printing and check that there are no problems.
Long paper
- For thick paper, the toner may stick thinly to the whole paper or the printing may be light.
- If the paper grain direction does not match the paper feeding direction, paper jams may occur.
- Do not use paper that has been printed once with a thermal transfer printer, inkjet printer, etc.
- The paper wrapper shows the orientation of the surface. Load paper properly so that the face side is the printing side.
- The paper is wrapped in moisture-proof paper to prevent moisture. Please use the paper as early as possible after opening its package.
- If the paper has a GSM weight other than 128g/m2, the print quality may deteriorate. Always perform trial printing and check that there are no problems.
- Be sure to set the paper size to portrait length. The portrait length cannot be set to a value shorter than the landscape length.
- Some applications may not be available.
- Even when using under the recommended conditions, the long paper with a length exceeding 432mm may not be able to guarantee the print quality.
Irregular-sized paper (custom size)
- Skewing, curling, warping, folded corners (the edge is folded) and paper jams caused by these factors may occur. Check the print result of the paper to be used in advance.
- Register the paper in portrait orientation and load it in portrait orientation in the tray.
- Some applications may not be available.
- The quality of printing on the paper with a length exceeding 432 mm will be not guaranteed.
- If the paper is too long and protrudes from the paper supporter of the MP Tray, support the paper with your hand.
For the paper size that can be fed from each tray and the paper size that can be printed on both sides, refer to "Applicable paper".
- If you cannot print correctly on a large-sized paper, it is suggested to set [Quality] to [Normal] in the PS printer driver.
- Always perform trial printing and check that there are no problems.
Recycled
- The toner may stick thinly to the whole paper or the printing may be light.
- Some recycled paper contains additives that may reduce the printing quality. Be sure to check that it is the recycled paper for the electrophotographic printer before using it.