Printing on special media
Use the guidelines in following table when printing on special media. When printing on a special type
of media, printing speeds might be automatically reduced to improve the output quality for that
specific media. See
Print-media specifications for media that is recommended for this printer. For
instruction on loading the trays, see
Loading Tray 1 or Loading Tray 2.
Table 5-1 Special media printing guidelines
Paper type Maximum amount
that can be loaded
into Tray 2 or
optional Tray 3
Driver settings,
paper quality, type is
Tray 1 paper
orientation
Tray 2 or optional
Tray 3 paper
orientation
Normal Up to 250 sheets Plain or unspecified Side to be printed face
down
Side to be printed
face up
Envelopes Up to 10 envelopes Envelope Short edge leading,
flap on right side
facing down
Short edge leading,
flap on right side
facing up
Heavy envelopes Up to 10 envelopes Heavy envelope Short edge leading,
flap on right side
facing down
Short edge leading,
flap on right side
facing up
Labels Up to 25 mm
(0.99 inch) stack height
Labels Side to be printed face
down
Side to be printed
face up
Transparencies Up to 50 sheets Transparencies Side to be printed face
down
Side to be printed
face up
Glossy Up to 25 mm
(0.99 inch) stack height
Light glossy, glossy,
or heavy glossy
Side to be printed face
down
Side to be printed
face up
Letterhead Up to 250 sheets Letterhead Side to be printed face
down, printed edge at
front of tray
Side to be printed
face up, printed edge
at front of tray
Cardstock Up to 25 mm
(0.99 inch) stack height
Cardstock or heavy Side to be printed face
down
Side to be printed
face up
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