When selecting or loading paper, envelopes, or other specialmedia, keep these guidelines in your mind:• Attempting to print on damp, curled, wrinkled, or torn papercan cause paper jams and poor print quality.• Use cut-sheet paper only. You cannot use multi-part paper.• Use only high-quality, copier grade paper.• Do not use paper that has been already printed on or thathas been fed through a photocopier.• Do not use paper with irregularities, such as tabs orstaples.• Do not attempt to load any tray during printing and neveroverfill the tray. This could cause a paper jam.• Avoid paper with embossed lettering, perforations, ortexture that is too smooth or too rough.• Colored paper should be of the same high quality as whitephotocopy paper. The pigments must withstand the printer’sfusing temperature of 400°F (205°C) for 0.1 second withoutdeterioration. Do not use paper with a colored coating thatwas added after the paper was produced.• Preprinted forms must be printed with nonflammable, heat-resistant inks that do not melt, vaporize, or releasehazardous emissions when subjected to the printer’sapproximately 400°F (205°C) fusing temperature for 0.1second.• Store paper in its ream wrapper until ready to use. Placecartons on pallets or shelves, not on the floor.• Do not place heavy objects on top of the paper, whether itis packaged or unpackaged.• Keep paper away from moisture, direct sunlight or otherconditions that can cause it to wrinkle or curl.P RINT M EDIA 4.3Choosing Paper and Other MediaPaper Guidelines
