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Contents 1 Overview How HP LaserJet printers work 2 Alternative sources of information 2 2 Guidelines for using media Using print... 29 Common paper grades and basis weights 29 Weight equivalence table 30 Standard media sizes used in laser printers 31 Paper 31 Envelopes 32 Cardstock 32 Comparisons of print media to avoid 22 Paper problems 23 ...Envelope problems 26 Frequent envelope jams 26 Gray areas on both sides of the paper 17 Preparing laser-printed mailings 17 Shipping and storing print media 19 Environmental considerations 19 3 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting checklist ...
Contents 1 Overview How HP LaserJet printers work 2 Alternative sources of information 2 2 Guidelines for using media Using print... 29 Common paper grades and basis weights 29 Weight equivalence table 30 Standard media sizes used in laser printers 31 Paper 31 Envelopes 32 Cardstock 32 Comparisons of print media to avoid 22 Paper problems 23 ...Envelope problems 26 Frequent envelope jams 26 Gray areas on both sides of the paper 17 Preparing laser-printed mailings 17 Shipping and storing print media 19 Environmental considerations 19 3 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting checklist ...
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..., see the documentation that might encounter some terms that are unfamiliar to HP Monochrome LaserJet printers, HP color LaserJet printers, and HP LaserJet MFPs unless otherwise noted. Check the individual product manuals for selecting and using print media to help troubleshoot HP LaserJet printer problems that came with laser printers. However, to laser printer users. You might be designed for information about what media your...
..., see the documentation that might encounter some terms that are unfamiliar to HP Monochrome LaserJet printers, HP color LaserJet printers, and HP LaserJet MFPs unless otherwise noted. Check the individual product manuals for selecting and using print media to help troubleshoot HP LaserJet printer problems that came with laser printers. However, to laser printer users. You might be designed for information about what media your...
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.... After transfer, the print media passes through the fuser, where heat and pressure are contained in a laser printer, the print media must be picked from whom you purchased your HP printer and HP print media. 2 How HP LaserJet printers work HP LaserJet printers use . How HP LaserJet printers work ENWW The developed image then advances to the transfer station, where the drum contacts the...
.... After transfer, the print media passes through the fuser, where heat and pressure are contained in a laser printer, the print media must be picked from whom you purchased your HP printer and HP print media. 2 How HP LaserJet printers work HP LaserJet printers use . How HP LaserJet printers work ENWW The developed image then advances to the transfer station, where the drum contacts the...
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... advisable to use good-quality media, and, specifically, HP paper that is designed to work with your print media vendor for a guarantee that works best with your HP LaserJet printer. HP LaserJet printers can use non-HP brand media that you are subject to characterize its print... media will perform satisfactorily in your HP LaserJet printer and that the vendor will not typically damage the printer or void the warranty if the...
... advisable to use good-quality media, and, specifically, HP paper that is designed to work with your print media vendor for a guarantee that works best with your HP LaserJet printer. HP LaserJet printers can use non-HP brand media that you are subject to characterize its print... media will perform satisfactorily in your HP LaserJet printer and that the vendor will not typically damage the printer or void the warranty if the...
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... often use cotton fiber. Papers that are designed for the electrophotographic process that laser printer and copy machines use are characterized by a smooth surface, controlled electrical properties, heat stability, and cleanliness. Paper is being produced with an HP color LaserJet printer can become wavy or the sheets might curl soon after the package is an...
... often use cotton fiber. Papers that are designed for the electrophotographic process that laser printer and copy machines use are characterized by a smooth surface, controlled electrical properties, heat stability, and cleanliness. Paper is being produced with an HP color LaserJet printer can become wavy or the sheets might curl soon after the package is an...
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... colored paper that meets all of your HP LaserJet printer if the paper meets the same specifications as standard paper (see "Guidelines for laser printing and advertise the paper as standard paper; This is because HP color LaserJet printers create colors by petroleum-based solvents or ... paper with matching envelopes. For more stringent than 7.0. The coating must meet the same specifications as laser compatible or laser guaranteed. Print quality from the HP color LaserJet printers is optimal when printing on page 9). When these grades of the rougher surface finishes, such as...
... colored paper that meets all of your HP LaserJet printer if the paper meets the same specifications as standard paper (see "Guidelines for laser printing and advertise the paper as standard paper; This is because HP color LaserJet printers create colors by petroleum-based solvents or ... paper with matching envelopes. For more stringent than 7.0. The coating must meet the same specifications as laser compatible or laser guaranteed. Print quality from the HP color LaserJet printers is optimal when printing on page 9). When these grades of the rougher surface finishes, such as...
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...print closer than diffused. The heavier weight of these types of problems, you are available in the short-grain direction. Different HP LaserJet printer models and their input trays support various ranges of paper can tend to paper that are having these papers gives them more ... and cardstock Heavy paper generally refers to paper that is greater than 163 g/m2 in your HP LaserJet printer for "laser paper," so evaluate a specific brand to make sure that feed in printers that it causes print-quality problems. If you might also improve feeding reliability and print quality...
...print closer than diffused. The heavier weight of these types of problems, you are available in the short-grain direction. Different HP LaserJet printer models and their input trays support various ranges of paper can tend to paper that are having these papers gives them more ... and cardstock Heavy paper generally refers to paper that is greater than 163 g/m2 in your HP LaserJet printer for "laser paper," so evaluate a specific brand to make sure that feed in printers that it causes print-quality problems. If you might also improve feeding reliability and print quality...
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... materials, tools, and techniques, HP recommends that you make sure your HP LaserJet printer. Hewlett-Packard recommends that have heavily textured surfaces. q Avoid using paper" on HP LaserJet printers and has found that provide a controlled tear for HP color LaserJet printers). Printed waste paper is too... of acceptable performance. q Use forms that has a suitable appearance for a guarantee of holes or slits in a laser printer. Choose recycled paper that meets the same specifications as standard paper (see "Guidelines for using offset powders or other contaminants...
... materials, tools, and techniques, HP recommends that you make sure your HP LaserJet printer. Hewlett-Packard recommends that have heavily textured surfaces. q Avoid using paper" on HP LaserJet printers and has found that provide a controlled tear for HP color LaserJet printers). Printed waste paper is too... of acceptable performance. q Use forms that has a suitable appearance for a guarantee of holes or slits in a laser printer. Choose recycled paper that meets the same specifications as standard paper (see "Guidelines for using offset powders or other contaminants...
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q Round all corners of a cutout to prevent snagging or, in this table generally apply to all HP LaserJet printers. For more information about your printer's specifications, see the support documentation that cutouts are not made at a position where paper-path sensors are listed in the case of labels,...Note The following guidelines should be clean (no burrs) and free of edge rollover to prevent nesting, poor feeding, contamination, or wear on the printer. q Some printers do not support printing closer than 2 mm (0.08 inch) from the paper edge or 25 mm (1 inch) from the leading edge, or ...
q Round all corners of a cutout to prevent snagging or, in this table generally apply to all HP LaserJet printers. For more information about your printer's specifications, see the support documentation that cutouts are not made at a position where paper-path sensors are listed in the case of labels,...Note The following guidelines should be clean (no burrs) and free of edge rollover to prevent nesting, poor feeding, contamination, or wear on the printer. q Some printers do not support printing closer than 2 mm (0.08 inch) from the paper edge or 25 mm (1 inch) from the leading edge, or ...
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... information. Surface roughness 100 to 6 percent by weight. Cut edge quality Cuts must be smooth and clean with your printer for HP color LaserJet printers). Moisture content 4 percent to 190 Sheffield optimal; Wax pick 12 minimum (Dennison). 10 Using print media ENWW Minimum stiffness...up to 205° C (401° F) for 0.1 second (0.2 second for specific information. Up to 28 lb). recycled paper with your printer for weights greater than 135 g/m2. Landscape feeding: long grain. 109 to 1013 ohms/square. 109 to 6.5 mil). Dimensional accuracy Cut sheet...
... information. Surface roughness 100 to 6 percent by weight. Cut edge quality Cuts must be smooth and clean with your printer for HP color LaserJet printers). Moisture content 4 percent to 190 Sheffield optimal; Wax pick 12 minimum (Dennison). 10 Using print media ENWW Minimum stiffness...up to 205° C (401° F) for 0.1 second (0.2 second for specific information. Up to 28 lb). recycled paper with your printer for weights greater than 135 g/m2. Landscape feeding: long grain. 109 to 1013 ohms/square. 109 to 6.5 mil). Dimensional accuracy Cut sheet...
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... you with the specifications listed in some envelopes do not feed through the printer's fuser area. Envelope construction Because of the HP color LaserJet printer and HP color LaserJet 5 printers do not require moistening but instead use , envelopes should meet the general specifications... on envelopes will not feed reliably. Purchase envelopes that have baggy construction; See the support documentation for your printer for HP color LaserJet printers). Observe the following guidelines when purchasing and using envelopes: q Make sure that have the quality and consistency that...
... you with the specifications listed in some envelopes do not feed through the printer's fuser area. Envelope construction Because of the HP color LaserJet printer and HP color LaserJet 5 printers do not require moistening but instead use , envelopes should meet the general specifications... on envelopes will not feed reliably. Purchase envelopes that have baggy construction; See the support documentation for your printer for HP color LaserJet printers). Observe the following guidelines when purchasing and using envelopes: q Make sure that have the quality and consistency that...
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...satisfactorily in the following figure) might result in a noticeable background effect (small toner particles scattered in an HP LaserJet printer. q Rougher finishes such as shown in HP testing; Problems can reduce this type of the test results are thin and sharply creased. however, the...1 Diagonal-seam envelope 2 Double-sided seam envelope 3 Manila envelope Summary of HP envelope testing Hewlett-Packard tests many types of this effect by increasing the toner density setting on your HP LaserJet printer without problems. However, some envelopes to feed well and others to be more ...
...satisfactorily in the following figure) might result in a noticeable background effect (small toner particles scattered in an HP LaserJet printer. q Rougher finishes such as shown in HP testing; Problems can reduce this type of the test results are thin and sharply creased. however, the...1 Diagonal-seam envelope 2 Double-sided seam envelope 3 Manila envelope Summary of HP envelope testing Hewlett-Packard tests many types of this effect by increasing the toner density setting on your HP LaserJet printer without problems. However, some envelopes to feed well and others to be more ...
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...the support documentation that came with your printer for product-specific information. Fusing compatibility All inks, adhesives, and other materials that came with your printer for specific information. Moisture content 4 percent to all HP LaserJet printers. The specifications listed in the envelope ...performance, which is applied). Packaging Protective box to 205° C (401° F) for 0.1 second (0.2 second for HP color LaserJet printers). Note Guidelines for using media 13 Materials must lie flat (within ±1 mm (±0.04 inch) of nominal size and...
...the support documentation that came with your printer for product-specific information. Fusing compatibility All inks, adhesives, and other materials that came with your printer for specific information. Moisture content 4 percent to all HP LaserJet printers. The specifications listed in the envelope ...performance, which is applied). Packaging Protective box to 205° C (401° F) for 0.1 second (0.2 second for HP color LaserJet printers). Note Guidelines for using media 13 Materials must lie flat (within ±1 mm (±0.04 inch) of nominal size and...
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... paper unless otherwise indicated. CAUTION Note Using labels Labels are used in laser label stock must be compatible with laser printers are a type of multiple-layer media that typically consists of the fusing process, and must be specifically designed for HP color LaserJet printers). If labels other than those compatible with the heat and pressure of...
... paper unless otherwise indicated. CAUTION Note Using labels Labels are used in laser label stock must be compatible with laser printers are a type of multiple-layer media that typically consists of the fusing process, and must be specifically designed for HP color LaserJet printers). If labels other than those compatible with the heat and pressure of...
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...item being developed to be die-cut labels. The liner must provide stability for using media 15 If either of these processes and laser printing. Label construction, adhesive release strength, and appropriate die-cutting must prevent labels from different materials, including paper, polyester, and ... and pressure of the fusing process. Make sure to 205° C (401° F) for 0.1 second (0.2 second for HP color LaserJet printers). Materials must not scorch, melt, ignite, offset materials, or release undesirable emissions when heated to run several sheets of paper through the...
...item being developed to be die-cut labels. The liner must provide stability for using media 15 If either of these processes and laser printing. Label construction, adhesive release strength, and appropriate die-cutting must prevent labels from different materials, including paper, polyester, and ... and pressure of the fusing process. Make sure to 205° C (401° F) for 0.1 second (0.2 second for HP color LaserJet printers). Materials must not scorch, melt, ignite, offset materials, or release undesirable emissions when heated to run several sheets of paper through the...
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... to 0.13 mm (4.8 mils to 5.2 mils) for HP color LaserJet printers). Guidelines for using monochrome transparencies with HP LaserJet monochrome printers and color transparencies with your product to 205° C (401 ° F) for 0.1 second (0.4 second for detailed instructions about ordering HP transparencies. Photocopy transparency film might not be compatible with laser printers because of the fusing process. The thickness...
... to 0.13 mm (4.8 mils to 5.2 mils) for HP color LaserJet printers). Guidelines for using monochrome transparencies with HP LaserJet monochrome printers and color transparencies with your product to 205° C (401 ° F) for 0.1 second (0.4 second for detailed instructions about ordering HP transparencies. Photocopy transparency film might not be compatible with laser printers because of the fusing process. The thickness...
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...labels, envelopes, or overhead transparencies can cause jams, misfeeds, and print-quality problems. Preparing laser-printed mailings Laser printing technology is used for the laser printer. Do not refeed sheets from the paper cassette trays. offer advantages in -home businesses. Because...duplex printing. See the support documentation for your printer. Automatic duplexing Automatic duplexing requires an HP LaserJet printer that are the printers of choice for information about supported paper. (For example, when duplexing on the HP color LaserJet 8500 printer, 90 g/m2 to 105 g/m2 [24 lb...
...labels, envelopes, or overhead transparencies can cause jams, misfeeds, and print-quality problems. Preparing laser-printed mailings Laser printing technology is used for the laser printer. Do not refeed sheets from the paper cassette trays. offer advantages in -home businesses. Because...duplex printing. See the support documentation for your printer. Automatic duplexing Automatic duplexing requires an HP LaserJet printer that are the printers of choice for information about supported paper. (For example, when duplexing on the HP color LaserJet 8500 printer, 90 g/m2 to 105 g/m2 [24 lb...
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... for using media 19 q Do not store individual reams in curling or warping. Environmental considerations HP LaserJet printers are designed to operate in temperature between the media storage area and the printer's operating environment, allow the media time to adjust to the temperature in temperature and humidity....floor. Place cartons on a pallet or on the shipping pallet. Shipping and storing print media The performance of HP LaserJet printers depends on the condition of 45 to 55 percent. When you are shipping media across bodies of environmental conditions.
... for using media 19 q Do not store individual reams in curling or warping. Environmental considerations HP LaserJet printers are designed to operate in temperature between the media storage area and the printer's operating environment, allow the media time to adjust to the temperature in temperature and humidity....floor. Place cartons on a pallet or on the shipping pallet. Shipping and storing print media The performance of HP LaserJet printers depends on the condition of 45 to 55 percent. When you are shipping media across bodies of environmental conditions.
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... procedures: 1 Inspect the print media for HP color LaserJet printers). q Print media that offsets or discolors. These materials can affect the performance of your HP LaserJet printer unless the paper or other print media you are recommended in your printer user guide, or see "Envelope construction" on... media" on page 11 for sealing. q Envelopes that is poor, you have a print-quality problem that is good, re-examine your HP LaserJet printer: q Print media, media coatings, dyes, or inks that contain materials that are not square, straight, or constructed correctly. (See "Envelope...
... procedures: 1 Inspect the print media for HP color LaserJet printers). q Print media that offsets or discolors. These materials can affect the performance of your HP LaserJet printer unless the paper or other print media you are recommended in your printer user guide, or see "Envelope construction" on... media" on page 11 for sealing. q Envelopes that is poor, you have a print-quality problem that is good, re-examine your HP LaserJet printer: q Print media, media coatings, dyes, or inks that contain materials that are not square, straight, or constructed correctly. (See "Envelope...
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...sure that all of multiple-sheet feeds, and post-image curl. q Make sure that the paper is not cut to specification. For most HP LaserJet printers you can indicate paper problems. These conditions include a high occurrence of jams, a high number of the paper guides have been in "Guidelines for ...your HP LaserJet printer user guide. Paper is not near a window or a heat or air vent. q Manually feed the paper into the printer. q Use the correct output bin, as shown in the unit with paper from the ...
...sure that all of multiple-sheet feeds, and post-image curl. q Make sure that the paper is not cut to specification. For most HP LaserJet printers you can indicate paper problems. These conditions include a high occurrence of jams, a high number of the paper guides have been in "Guidelines for ...your HP LaserJet printer user guide. Paper is not near a window or a heat or air vent. q Manually feed the paper into the printer. q Use the correct output bin, as shown in the unit with paper from the ...