Lexmark C920 - Media Guidelines; Paper; Envelopes; Transparencies

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Media guidelines
Paper
Following are media guidelines for successful printing:
• Rough, highly textured, limp, or pre-curled papers will result in lower print quality and more frequent paper
feed failures.
• Colored papers, treated and preprinted papers, letterhead, and labels must be able to withstand 446° F
(230° C) fusing temperature.
• Preprinted forms and letterhead should be selected using guidelines found in the printer User's Guide. The
chemical process used in preprinting may render some papers unsuitable.
• Unsuitable papers include multipart forms and documents; chemically treated papers; coated, synthetic,
and thermal papers; and preprinted papers requiring a high degree of registration.
• Recycled paper less than 20 lb (75 g/m
2
) may cause unacceptable results.
Envelopes
•
Envelopes should be fed long edge first, with flap trailing.
• When the finisher is attached, only long-edge fed envelopes wider than 5.8 in. (148 mm) feed direction
dimension may be used. To print smaller envelopes, the finisher must be undocked during the job.
• If envelope wrinkling occurs, refer to the User's Guide for correct weight, type, loading, and stacking of
envelopes.
• All envelopes should be new, unused, and without package damage.
• Envelopes with excessive curl or twist exceeding 0.12 in. (6 mm), stuck together, with bent corners or
nicked edges, or those that interlock should not be used.
• Minimum weight: 24 lb (90 g/m
2
)
• The following envelopes should not be used:
— Envelopes with windows, holes, perforations, cutouts, deep embossing or package damage.
— Envelopes with metal clasps, string ties, or metal folding bars.
— Envelopes with exposed flap adhesive when the flap is in the closed position.
Transparencies
Use letter (p/n 12A5940) or A4 (p/n 12A5941) only
Labels
Labels should be selected using guidelines found in the User's Guide or the Card Stock + Label Guide, and
tested for acceptability.
Lexmark glossy paper
•
Use letter (p/n 12A5950) or A4 (p/n 12A5951) only.
• Glossy paper is only supported from tray 1 and the multipurpose feeder.
Print area
Printable area for the printer is to within 0.16 in. (4.0 mm) of all edges of the media (except envelopes).
Information placed outside this specified printable area will not print.