● The glossy side (or the pearl side) of the paper is the printing surface.
● Handle paper by the edges so as not to dirty or leave fingerprints on the print side.
● Make sure that sheets are not badly bent or scratched, and the print side is not damaged.
● Only one-sided printing is possible.
● Before handling, make sure printed sheets have fully dried.
● If you want to stack prints soon after they are printed, we recommend inserting a moisture-
absorbent sheet, like copy paper, between prints.
● Make sure that the output tray has no more than twenty sheets stacked on it.
● Semi-gloss photo paper is designed for photograph printing. For graphics, we recommend plain or
inkjet plain paper.
● When using these sheets, see the instructions supplied with them.
Inkjet transparency
● Identify the print side by orientating the sheet vertically, so that the notched corner is at the bottom
left. The side facing you is the print side.
● Load one sheet at a time. If multiple sheets are loaded, the leading edge of transparencies may get
scratched.
● Handle sheets by the edges so as not to dirty or leave fingerprints on the print side.
● Make sure that sheets are not badly bent or scratched, and the print side is not damaged.
● Only one-sided printing is possible.
● Remove sheets from the output tray individually, as they come out.
● Before handling, make sure printed sheets have fully dried.
● If you want to stack prints soon after they are printed, we recommend inserting a moisture-
absorbent sheet, like copy paper, between prints.
● Ink takes time to dry. To prevent sheets from sticking together, remove them from the output tray
individually, as they come out.
● If printing comes out streaked, adjust the paper feed level. See Adjust Paper Feed .
● Use at 15-25°C (59-77°F) and 30-70% humidity.
● Use as soon as possible after opening the package.
● When using these sheets, see the instructions supplied with them.
Envelopes
● Up to 30 envelopes can be loaded in tray 1.
● If the envelopes bulge, flatten them.
● Load envelopes carefully, because the printable area depends on the orientation. See Printable Area
.
Thick paper
● Use tray 1 to load paper lighter than 105 g/m
2
(198.5 lb.).
● You can insert paper with weights up to 163 g/m
2
(308.7 lb.) into the bypass tray.
● Insert paper with the print side face up into the bypass tray.
Cautions to Observe After Printing
Depending on the paper type, the ink may take a while to dry. Before handling, make sure printed sheets have
fully dried. otherwise, the ink may smudge.
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