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Printing small sizes, custom sizes, or heavy paper
Paper heavier than 120 g/m
2
(32 lb) should be printed only from tray 1. Custom-size paper can
be printed from tray 1, tray 2, or an optional 500-sheet tray.
Note The printer might print at a slower speed when printing small sizes, custom sizes, and heavy
paper.
For more information about paper with a special finish, such as laid or bond paper, see “Printing
on paper with a special finish” on page 61.
Weight and sizes
See below for specifications when printing on custom or heavy paper. For more information, see
“Paper specifications” on page 182.
Guidelines for heavy paper
Follow these guidelines when printing on heavy paper:
On the Paper Handling menu, set TRAY TYPE=ROUGH for the tray that you are using.
Some heavy paper requires that you also select a higher fuser mode to help prevent
unwanted toner from rubbing off onto the paper. At the printer control panel, open the
Configure Device menu. On the Print Quality submenu, select FUSER MODES, and then select
ROUGH=HIGH 2. The HIGH 2 setting might increase curl and jam problems.
To reduce curl and other problems, print heavy paper from tray 1 to the rear output bin. (See
“Printing to the rear output bin” on page 37.)
Guidelines for custom-size paper
Follow these guidelines when printing on any custom-size paper:
Feed short-edge first.
In your program, set page margins at least 4.23 mm (0.17 inch) away from the edges.
Set custom size in the program, in the printer driver, or at the printer control panel. Make
sure that you set the switch in the tray to Custom. (See “Setting custom paper sizes” on
page 63.)
Additional guidelines for small or narrow paper
Follow these additional guidelines when printing on small or narrow paper:
Do not attempt to print on paper smaller than 76 mm (3 inches) wide or 127 mm (5 inches)
long.
To reduce curl and other problems, print very small custom-size paper from tray 1 to the rear
output bin. (See “Printing to the rear output bin” on page 37.)
HP does not recommend printing large quantities of small or narrow paper. Printing large
quantities of small or narrow paper can cause toner to leak from the print cartridge and
damage the printer or cause print-quality problems.
Tray Minimum size Maximum size Supported weights
Tray1 76by 127mm
(3 by 5 inches)
216 by 356 mm
(8.5 by 14 inches)
60 to 200 g/m
2
(16to53 lb)
Tray 2 and optional
500-sheet tray
148 by 210 mm
(5.8 by 8.2 inches)
216 by 356 mm
(8.5 by 14 inches)
60 to 120 g/m
2
(16to32lb)
