Paper Thickness
Paper Thickness
*1
Paper weight
Thin Paper
*2
60–63 g/m
2
(16 lb. Bond)
Plain Paper 1 64–74 g/m
2
(17–20 lb. Bond)
Plain Paper 2 75–90 g/m
2
(20-24 lb. Bond)
Middle Thick 91–105 g/m
2
(24–28 lb. Bond)
Thick Paper 1 106–135 g/m
2
(28–36 lb. Bond)
*3
Thick Paper 2 136–170 g/m
2
(36 lb. Bond–63 lb. Cover)
Thick Paper 3 171–220 g/m
2
(63–80 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
Depending on the type of thin paper, the edges may crease or the paper may be misfed.
*3
Allowed weights for Trays 1 to 5 and duplex printing are 106 to 120 g/m
2
(28 lb. Bond to 44 lb.
Cover) paper.
• Certain types of paper, such as OHP transparencies, may produce noise when delivered. This
noise does not indicate a problem and print quality is unaffected.
• 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.
• Depending on the paper sizes and types, the copy/print speed may be slower than usual.
• When loading thick paper of 106–220 g/m
2
(28 lb. Bond–80 lb. Cover), see page 152 "Thick
paper".
• When loading envelopes, see page 153 "Envelopes".
• When copying or printing onto letterhead paper, the paper placing orientation is different
depending on which function you are using. For details, see page 145 "Loading Orientation-fixed
Paper or Two-sided Paper".
• If you load paper of the same size and same type in two or more trays, the machine automatically
feeds from one of the trays in which [Yes] is selected for [Apply Auto Paper Select] when the first
tray in use runs out of paper. This function is called Auto Tray Switching. This saves interrupting a
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