Printing on Special Paper

Paper Handling

# Printing on Special Paper

> Adjusting the paper thickness lever
> Multipart forms
> Labels
> Envelopes

Your printer can also print on a wide variety of paper types, including multipart forms, labels, and envelopes.

For multipart forms, you should not print any closer than 13 mm (0.5 inch) from either side of the paper. For information on the recommended printable area of envelopes, see Printer Specifications.

| Caution:

When printing on multipart forms, thicker-than-normal paper, labels, or envelopes, make sure your application software settings keep the printing entirely within the recommended printable area. Printing past the edge of these papers can damage the print head.

## Adjusting the paper thickness lever

Before printing on special paper, you need to change the paper thickness setting.

Follow these steps to adjust the paper thickness setting:

| Turn the printer off and open the printer cover. The paper thickness lever is on the left side of the printer. The numbers next to the lever indicate the thickness setting.

| Use the table below to select the appropriate paper thickness.

Paper type | Lever position
Standard paper (single sheets or continuous) | 0
Multipart forms | 2-sheet 3-sheet 4-sheet 5-sheet | 0 1 2 3
Labels | 1
Envelopes | 2 or 4

| Close the printer cover.

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## Multipart forms

You can use continuous or single-sheet carbonless multipart forms of up to five parts (one original plus four copies). Before you print on the forms, set the paper thickness lever as described in the previous section. The following tips will help you get good results:

- Use only continuous multipart forms that are joined by spot gluing or side-crimping. Never load continuous multipart forms joined by metal staples, tape, or continuous gluing.

- Use only single-sheet multipart forms that are line-glued only at the top. Insert the forms glued edge first into the printer.

- Use only multipart forms that are free of wrinkles and waves.

- If you need to adjust the loading position, use your application software or change the loading position as described on Adjusting the top-of-form position.

- When you use side-crimped continuous multipart forms, the copies may not align with the original. If this happens, raise the paper guide.

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## Labels

You must use the tractor as a pull tractor and load paper from the bottom paper slot to print on labels. Before you print on labels, set the paper thickness lever as described in Adjusting the paper thickness lever. Keep the following tips in mind:

- Choose labels mounted on a continuous backing sheet with sprocket holes made for use with a tractor. Do not print labels as single sheets, because the shiny backing sheet almost always slips slightly.

- Load labels the same way as you would load ordinary continuous paper. See Printing with the pull tractor for loading instructions.

- Because labels are especially sensitive to temperature and humidity, use them only under normal operating conditions.

- Do not leave labels loaded in the printer between jobs; they curl around the platen and may jam when you resume printing.

- To remove the labels from the printer, tear off the fresh supply at the bottom of the printer; then press LF/FF to advance the remaining labels out of the printer.

| Caution:

Never feed labels backwards through the printer; they can easily peel off the backing sheet and jam the printer. If a label does become stuck in the printer, contact your dealer.

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## Envelopes

You can feed envelopes individually using the paper guide. Keep the following tips in mind:

- Before loading an envelope, set the paper thickness lever to the proper position. See Adjusting the paper thickness lever.

- To load an envelope, follow the steps in Loading single sheets. Insert the wide edge of the envelope into the printer first, printable-side down. When you insert the envelope between the paper guides, push it firmly and hold it until it feeds into the printer.

- Use envelopes only under normal temperature and humidity conditions.

- Make sure the printing stays entirely within the recommended printable area.

- The print head must not go past the left or right edge of the envelope or other thick paper. (See Printer Specifications for specifications.) It's a good idea to print a test sample using a normal single sheet of paper before you print on envelopes.

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