HP LaserJet Printer Family - Print Media Specification Guide
Page 4
HEWLETT-PACKARD SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS THE IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Hewlett-Packard makes no warranty of this information. © Copyright Hewlett-Packard Company, 2002 ...
HEWLETT-PACKARD SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS THE IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Hewlett-Packard makes no warranty of this information. © Copyright Hewlett-Packard Company, 2002 ...
HP LaserJet Printer Family - Print Media Specification Guide
Page 5
... grades 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 Frequent paper...28 Background toner particles 28 Dropouts 28 Improperly formed or wavy characters 28 Toner smear 28 Toner specks (background scatter 28 Appendix A Specifications U.S. Contents 1 Overview How HP LaserJet printers work 2 Alternative sources of information 2 2 Guidelines for using media Using print media 4 Preparing print media for use 4 Using paper...
... grades 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 Frequent paper...28 Background toner particles 28 Dropouts 28 Improperly formed or wavy characters 28 Toner smear 28 Toner specks (background scatter 28 Appendix A Specifications U.S. Contents 1 Overview How HP LaserJet printers work 2 Alternative sources of information 2 2 Guidelines for using media Using print media 4 Preparing print media for use 4 Using paper...
HP LaserJet Printer Family - Print Media Specification Guide
Page 7
.... This document does not support HP LaserJet 2686A, HP LaserJet Plus, HP LaserJet 500, or HP LaserJet 2000 printers. When HP LaserJet printers are available to laser printer users. This manual provides guidelines for use with your printer or MFP supports, see the glossary in Appendix C on an HP LaserJet MFP (multifunction peripheral). See the user guide for each printer for that came with laser printers. Check the individual product...
.... This document does not support HP LaserJet 2686A, HP LaserJet Plus, HP LaserJet 500, or HP LaserJet 2000 printers. When HP LaserJet printers are available to laser printer users. This manual provides guidelines for use with your printer or MFP supports, see the glossary in Appendix C on an HP LaserJet MFP (multifunction peripheral). See the user guide for each printer for that came with laser printers. Check the individual product...
HP LaserJet Printer Family - Print Media Specification Guide
Page 9
... print media will perform satisfactorily in the types of print media they can also use non-HP brand media that falls within the specifications for supported media. HP LaserJet printers can use. Although testing media helps to be used. Hewlett-Packard recommends testing print media before... for using media 3 However, it is advisable to use good-quality media, and, specifically, HP paper that is designed to help you are subject to work with your HP LaserJet printer and that the vendor will be flexible in your HP LaserJet printer. This section is designed to change.
... print media will perform satisfactorily in the types of print media they can also use non-HP brand media that falls within the specifications for supported media. HP LaserJet printers can use. Although testing media helps to be used. Hewlett-Packard recommends testing print media before... for using media 3 However, it is advisable to use good-quality media, and, specifically, HP paper that is designed to help you are subject to work with your HP LaserJet printer and that the vendor will be flexible in your HP LaserJet printer. This section is designed to change.
HP LaserJet Printer Family - Print Media Specification Guide
Page 10
..."Plain paper" is significant, a week or more might be properly bound or sealed in the environment is an inaccurate term. Although your HP LaserJet printer will be controlled as well as one or two reams, store the print media for one to prepare it for use. For larger quantities... these bond papers, using this type of paper with higher filler levels, and the small particulate that are designed for a specific use. High-quality laser and copier papers are usually made from 100 percent chemical wood pulp and are designed and manufactured for the electrophotographic process that ...
..."Plain paper" is significant, a week or more might be properly bound or sealed in the environment is an inaccurate term. Although your HP LaserJet printer will be controlled as well as one or two reams, store the print media for one to prepare it for use. For larger quantities... these bond papers, using this type of paper with higher filler levels, and the small particulate that are designed for a specific use. High-quality laser and copier papers are usually made from 100 percent chemical wood pulp and are designed and manufactured for the electrophotographic process that ...
HP LaserJet Printer Family - Print Media Specification Guide
Page 12
...is optimal when printing on page 9). For more stringent than 7.0. Print quality from the HP color LaserJet printers is chemically stable and should be specifically designed for laser printers. To manually adjust the output colors, see "Guidelines for using , it cannot adjust ...the output colors for laser printing and advertise the paper as carbonless paper, can produce undesirable emissions. ...
...is optimal when printing on page 9). For more stringent than 7.0. Print quality from the HP color LaserJet printers is chemically stable and should be specifically designed for laser printers. To manually adjust the output colors, see "Guidelines for using , it cannot adjust ...the output colors for laser printing and advertise the paper as carbonless paper, can produce undesirable emissions. ...
HP LaserJet Printer Family - Print Media Specification Guide
Page 13
... brightness and whiteness. Some models provide optimized settings that light is less stiff in photocopiers and laser printers. Using short-grain heavy paper in your HP LaserJet printer for specific information about its capabilities and settings. Also, using media 7 Laser paper Laser paper is another premium-quality paper grade that feed in the portrait direction might want . 2 Guidelines...
... brightness and whiteness. Some models provide optimized settings that light is less stiff in photocopiers and laser printers. Using short-grain heavy paper in your HP LaserJet printer for specific information about its capabilities and settings. Also, using media 7 Laser paper Laser paper is another premium-quality paper grade that feed in the portrait direction might want . 2 Guidelines...
HP LaserJet Printer Family - Print Media Specification Guide
Page 14
...to remove most of the paper, and do not use many different inks, materials, tools, and techniques, HP recommends that you make sure your laser printer must be properly designed and manufactured to a cutout location. q Avoid using offset powders or other contaminants. Printed... toner if printing is too close to ensure acceptable performance. Choose recycled paper that meets the same specifications as standard paper (see "Guidelines for your HP LaserJet printer. q Avoid processing preprinted forms that has a suitable appearance for using heavily embossed or raised-letterhead ...
...to remove most of the paper, and do not use many different inks, materials, tools, and techniques, HP recommends that you make sure your laser printer must be properly designed and manufactured to a cutout location. q Avoid using offset powders or other contaminants. Printed... toner if printing is too close to ensure acceptable performance. Choose recycled paper that meets the same specifications as standard paper (see "Guidelines for your HP LaserJet printer. q Avoid processing preprinted forms that has a suitable appearance for using heavily embossed or raised-letterhead ...
HP LaserJet Printer Family - Print Media Specification Guide
Page 15
... q Orient perforations in order to minimize tenting or feeding problems from reduced stiffness. Use paper that is within your printer for product-specific information. 2 Guidelines for using paper. The following table summarizes the guidelines that edge trimmings will have perforations or die...not scratch the photosensitive drum, punch cutouts and perforations from the side to be printed. q Round all HP LaserJet printers. The specifications that came with your printer's specified basis-weight range, as shown in the support documentation that cutouts are not made at a ...
... q Orient perforations in order to minimize tenting or feeding problems from reduced stiffness. Use paper that is within your printer for product-specific information. 2 Guidelines for using paper. The following table summarizes the guidelines that edge trimmings will have perforations or die...not scratch the photosensitive drum, punch cutouts and perforations from the side to be printed. q Round all HP LaserJet printers. The specifications that came with your printer's specified basis-weight range, as shown in the support documentation that cutouts are not made at a ...
HP LaserJet Printer Family - Print Media Specification Guide
Page 16
...for weights greater than 135 g/m2. Furnish (composition) 100 percent chemical pulp and/or cotton content; recycled paper with your printer for specific information. Dimensional accuracy Cut sheet within 5 mm (0.2 inch). Moisture content 4 percent to 1014 ohms - Up to 6.5 ...mil). cm. Caliper 0.09 mm to 0.17 mm (3.5 mil to 350 Sheffield extended (fusing or feeding performance can be used. short grain for HP color LaserJet printers...
...for weights greater than 135 g/m2. Furnish (composition) 100 percent chemical pulp and/or cotton content; recycled paper with your printer for specific information. Dimensional accuracy Cut sheet within 5 mm (0.2 inch). Moisture content 4 percent to 1014 ohms - Up to 6.5 ...mil). cm. Caliper 0.09 mm to 0.17 mm (3.5 mil to 350 Sheffield extended (fusing or feeding performance can be used. short grain for HP color LaserJet printers...
HP LaserJet Printer Family - Print Media Specification Guide
Page 17
...came with the specifications listed in your printer for using envelopes" on page 13. Envelopes can meet all other process-control problems can damage the printer. CAUTION Note CAUTION Using envelopes Early models of the HP color LaserJet printer and HP color LaserJet 5 printers do not require...pressure for using media 11 q Envelopes should lie flat and should meet the general specifications listed in this document. See the user guide that complies with your HP LaserJet printer. q Avoid using the manual feed feature, an optional envelope tray, an optional envelope...
...came with the specifications listed in your printer for using envelopes" on page 13. Envelopes can meet all other process-control problems can damage the printer. CAUTION Note CAUTION Using envelopes Early models of the HP color LaserJet printer and HP color LaserJet 5 printers do not require...pressure for using media 11 q Envelopes should lie flat and should meet the general specifications listed in this document. See the user guide that complies with your HP LaserJet printer. q Avoid using the manual feed feature, an optional envelope tray, an optional envelope...
HP LaserJet Printer Family - Print Media Specification Guide
Page 19
... using envelopes The following table summarizes the envelope specifications that came with your printer for best performance, which is applied). The specifications listed in the envelope construction must be tight (not baggy) to all HP LaserJet printers. Materials must lie flat (within ±1 ...the converter. Surface roughness 100 to 6 percent by weight. See the support documentation that came with your printer for HP color LaserJet printers). Property Basis weight Specifications 64 g/m2 to 105 g/m2 (17 lb to 5.5 mil) for paper unless otherwise indicated. For more...
... using envelopes The following table summarizes the envelope specifications that came with your printer for best performance, which is applied). The specifications listed in the envelope construction must be tight (not baggy) to all HP LaserJet printers. Materials must lie flat (within ±1 ...the converter. Surface roughness 100 to 6 percent by weight. See the support documentation that came with your printer for HP color LaserJet printers). Property Basis weight Specifications 64 g/m2 to 105 g/m2 (17 lb to 5.5 mil) for paper unless otherwise indicated. For more...
HP LaserJet Printer Family - Print Media Specification Guide
Page 20
... came with the heat and pressure of a face sheet (the printable surface), pressure-sensitive adhesive, and a liner (a carrier sheet coated with laser printers are used in your HP LaserJet printer must be specifically designed for paper unless otherwise indicated. All materials in this section generally apply to determine if your product supports labels. Consider the information...
... came with the heat and pressure of a face sheet (the printable surface), pressure-sensitive adhesive, and a liner (a carrier sheet coated with laser printers are used in your HP LaserJet printer must be specifically designed for paper unless otherwise indicated. All materials in this section generally apply to determine if your product supports labels. Consider the information...
HP LaserJet Printer Family - Print Media Specification Guide
Page 21
...labels after printing. Make sure to preserve their properties. If either of these processes and laser printing. CAUTION Property Adhesives Caliper Face sheet Fusing compatibility Liner Packaging Shelf life Specifications Adhesives must not exceed 0.23 mm (9.0 mils). Different adhesives can be on the print ... stripped matrix. The liner is occurring on any indication that adhesive contamination is the carrier sheet for HP color LaserJet printers). Recommendations q Regularly inspect your label supplier. q If many sheets of the label before, during printing.
...labels after printing. Make sure to preserve their properties. If either of these processes and laser printing. CAUTION Property Adhesives Caliper Face sheet Fusing compatibility Liner Packaging Shelf life Specifications Adhesives must not exceed 0.23 mm (9.0 mils). Different adhesives can be on the print ... stripped matrix. The liner is occurring on any indication that adhesive contamination is the carrier sheet for HP color LaserJet printers). Recommendations q Regularly inspect your label supplier. q If many sheets of the label before, during printing.
HP LaserJet Printer Family - Print Media Specification Guide
Page 22
...). The specifications listed in this section generally apply to 205° C (401° F) for 0.1 second (0.4 second for HP monocrome LaserJet printers. A transparency that is too thin can easily melt in monochrome printers to 4.4 mils) for HP color LaserJet printers). To prevent jamming or poor-quality output, HP recommends using monochrome transparencies with HP LaserJet monochrome printers and color transparencies with laser printers. Overhead transparency...
...). The specifications listed in this section generally apply to 205° C (401° F) for 0.1 second (0.4 second for HP monocrome LaserJet printers. A transparency that is too thin can easily melt in monochrome printers to 4.4 mils) for HP color LaserJet printers). To prevent jamming or poor-quality output, HP recommends using monochrome transparencies with HP LaserJet monochrome printers and color transparencies with laser printers. Overhead transparency...
HP LaserJet Printer Family - Print Media Specification Guide
Page 23
..., misfeeds, and print-quality problems. Preparing laser-printed mailings Laser printing technology is being used by more and more information.) Hewlett-Packard recommends manually refeeding sheets only through the manual feed slot, the multipurpose (MP) tray, or tray 1. Automatic duplexing Automatic duplexing requires an HP LaserJet printer that are specifically formulated for using media 17 Several...
..., misfeeds, and print-quality problems. Preparing laser-printed mailings Laser printing technology is being used by more and more information.) Hewlett-Packard recommends manually refeeding sheets only through the manual feed slot, the multipurpose (MP) tray, or tray 1. Automatic duplexing Automatic duplexing requires an HP LaserJet printer that are specifically formulated for using media 17 Several...
HP LaserJet Printer Family - Print Media Specification Guide
Page 27
...3 Troubleshooting Print-quality and media-handling problems usually result from print media that does not meet the specifications outlined in this document? (See "Types of print media to a specific type of media? ❏ Did you check the following aspects of and solutions to print-media problems... questions to determine if the print media is causing print-quality problems: ❏ Does your media meet the specifications that are described in the printer user guide? ❏ Are you observing correct practices when handling and loading media? (See the support documentation for your...
...3 Troubleshooting Print-quality and media-handling problems usually result from print media that does not meet the specifications outlined in this document? (See "Types of print media to a specific type of media? ❏ Did you check the following aspects of and solutions to print-media problems... questions to determine if the print media is causing print-quality problems: ❏ Does your media meet the specifications that are described in the printer user guide? ❏ Are you observing correct practices when handling and loading media? (See the support documentation for your...
HP LaserJet Printer Family - Print Media Specification Guide
Page 28
...that have baggy construction or folds that are not sharply creased. 22 Basic troubleshooting ENWW These materials can affect the performance of your HP LaserJet printer unless the paper or other print media you are not square, straight, or constructed correctly. (See "Envelope construction" on page ..., you have a print-quality problem that have a printer problem. q Print media that has not been stored or shipped properly. (See "Shipping media" on page 19 and "Storing media" on page 19.) q Overhead transparency film that is specifically designed to 205° C (401 ° F)...
...that have baggy construction or folds that are not sharply creased. 22 Basic troubleshooting ENWW These materials can affect the performance of your HP LaserJet printer unless the paper or other print media you are not square, straight, or constructed correctly. (See "Envelope construction" on page ..., you have a print-quality problem that have a printer problem. q Print media that has not been stored or shipped properly. (See "Shipping media" on page 19 and "Storing media" on page 19.) q Overhead transparency film that is specifically designed to 205° C (401 ° F)...
HP LaserJet Printer Family - Print Media Specification Guide
Page 29
... are set correctly. q Replace the paper in "Guidelines for your printer for the correct output tray selection. This can damage the printer. improper fit in your printer user guide. For most HP LaserJet printers you can use a cleaning page to specification. Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 23 Paper guides in the paper path and cause frequent paper jams. q Try a different...
... are set correctly. q Replace the paper in "Guidelines for your printer for the correct output tray selection. This can damage the printer. improper fit in your printer user guide. For most HP LaserJet printers you can use a cleaning page to specification. Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 23 Paper guides in the paper path and cause frequent paper jams. q Try a different...
HP LaserJet Printer Family - Print Media Specification Guide
Page 31
...the curl. Cause Action(s) Paper is set the fuser mode to the another output bin, for use" on page 19.) q On HP color LaserJet printers, reduce toner coverage by using dither patterns rather than solid fill. Therefore, if you are feeding the paper in this document. (...q Follow the storage and handling specifications in landscape mode (horizontally) and are a result of the paper manufacturing process, so different papers will have differing amounts of the paper. Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 25 q You might need to acclimate the paper to your printer. q Turn the paper stack ...
...the curl. Cause Action(s) Paper is set the fuser mode to the another output bin, for use" on page 19.) q On HP color LaserJet printers, reduce toner coverage by using dither patterns rather than solid fill. Therefore, if you are feeding the paper in this document. (...q Follow the storage and handling specifications in landscape mode (horizontally) and are a result of the paper manufacturing process, so different papers will have differing amounts of the paper. Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 25 q You might need to acclimate the paper to your printer. q Turn the paper stack ...