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All about media
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The printer prints on a variety of paper sizes and grades. The size and grade of paper you
select depends on your printing needs and whether you are using the paper tray or manually
feeding the paper into the printer. For information on ordering paper, refer to the
supplies information sheet.
You can recycle the printed paper the same way you would recycle paper from any laser
printer.
You can use a variety of paper grades with this printer, including Bond, Book, Cover, Index,
Tag, Text, and Offset.
Note:The terms this manual uses (such as
Book, Bond, and Cover) to
describe paper grades the printer uses, may differ from the terms
your country uses. Refer to the table "Guidelines for paper
grade,
weight, and thickness" for the metric equivalent of paper grades.
The best papers to use with this printer are paper grades such as Bond, Book, and Text. You
can use Bond papers for newsletters, forms, and reports. Book papers are best for manuals,
fliers, and catalogs. And Text papers are best for textbooks, brochures, and color
comps.
Finish refers to the smoothness of the paper. The printer can print on matte-finish paper
as well as high-gloss paper. The finish affects the durability of the print. Generally,
matte finishes produce more durable prints than glossy finishes because the ink bonds to
porous surfaces better.
Avoid using "fuzzy" papers that have loose fibers. If you use extra-fibrous papers, you may
have to clean the printer more frequently. Also, avoid watermarked papers because the
watermark may be visible in the finished print.
If you want to learn more about paper grades and finishes, refer to Pocket Pal: A
Graphic Arts Production Handbook, published by International Paper Company.
The Phaser 300X prints on paper that ranges in size from 100 x 150 mm
to 305 x 457 mm (4
x 6 in. to 12 x 18 in.). The following table shows which paper sizes fit into the paper
trays. Use manual feed when you want to print on paper that is smaller than A-size or
A4-size.
To print the largest image possible on Tabloid Extra (12 x 18 in.) paper, the printer must
have at least 14 Mbytes of memory. Refer to "Margins and image
area" for details on the print area and paper size.
| Input method |
Size |
Dimensions |
Thickness (per sheet) |
| Universal tray |
A (American Letter) |
8.5 x 11 in. |
About .08 to .25 mm (.003 to .01 in.) |
| Legal |
8.5 x 14 in. |
| B (American Tabloid) |
11 x 17 in. |
| Tabloid Extra |
305 x 457 mm 12 x 18 in. |
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| A4 (Metric Letter) |
210 x 297 mm |
| A3 (Metric Tabloid) |
297 x 420 mm |
| Letter paper tray |
A (American Letter) A4 (Metric Letter) |
8.5 x 11 in. 210 x 297 mm |
| Manual feed |
From postcard to Tabloid Extra |
From 100 x 150 mm (4 x 6 in.) to
305 x 457 mm (12 x 18 in.) |
The following table presents guidelines you should follow when selecting the grade, weight,
and thickness of paper to use with the printer. The paper must have enough thickness or
stiffness to feed through the printer properly. Manual feed accepts a wider range of grades
and weights than the paper trays.
Avoid papers that are extra stiff or extremely thin. Papers that are extremely thin may not
feed properly. Also, do not use papers that have a basis weight higher than 220 g/m2
(equivalent to 80-pound Cover) or papers that are thicker than 0.254 mm (0.01 in.).
| Input method |
Grade |
Weight (per ream of 500 sheets) |
Metric equivalent basis weight |
Thickness (per sheet) |
| Paper tray |
Bond |
16 to 40 lb. |
61 to 158 g/m2 |
About .08 to .25 mm (.003 to .01 in.) |
| Book and Text |
40 to 120 lb. |
59 to 178 g/m2 |
| Cover |
50 lb. |
135g/m2 |
| Manual feed |
Bond |
13 to 40 lb. |
49 to 158 g/m2 |
| Book and Text |
30 to 120 lb. |
44 to 178 g/m2 |
| Cover |
50 to 80 lb. |
135 to 216 g/m2 |
| Bristol |
67 to 80 lb. |
148 to 178 g/m2 |
| Index |
90 - 110 lb. |
163 - 203 g/m2 |
| Tag |
100 - 120 lb. |
163 - 203 g/m2 |
Grain refers to the position of fibers in the paper. The fibers run the length (long grain)
of the paper or the width (short grain). For the best printing results, load the paper in
the direction of the grain. If you load the paper across the grain, the edges of the paper
may wrinkle. Some paper manufacturers identify the grain on the paper's package label.
When you use A-size or A4-size paper, the paper should be short-grained. You can purchase
short-grained A-size and A4-size paper from Tektronix.
- Long grain
- Short grain
- An example of how to load short-grained A-size or A4-size paper in the standard or
universal paper trays.
Margins and image area
The image area is the part of the paper where the image appears. When the printer places an
image on the paper, the image area is a bit smaller than the actual paper size. You may
need to adjust the page margins in your application software to match the image area. The
printer must be set for either American- or Metric-size media (set the rear panel switch,
Switch 6, up for metric and down for American).
The difference between the image area and the paper size for the top margin (side of the
paper that enters the printer first) and the side margins are 5 mm (0.2 in.). The bottom
margin (side of the paper that enters the printer last) is about 6.3 mm (0.25 in.). The
following illustration shows the top, bottom, and side margins.
The standard printer configuration has 10 Mbytes of memory. With 10 Mbytes of memory, the
image area for Tabloid Extra (305 x 457 mm or 12 x 18 in.) media is 264 x 413 mm or 10.6 x
16.5 in.
When you add 4 Mbytes of memory to the printer, the image area for Tabloid Extra media
increases to 297 x 445 mm or 11.7 x 17.5 in.
For A- and A4-size paper, the image area depends on how you load the paper into the printer.
The side margins are always 5.0 mm (0.2 in.).
| Paper size |
Print area |
A
8.5 x 11 in.
(long side of the paper enters the printer first) |
8.02 x 10.58 in. |
A
8.5 x 11 in.
(short side of the paper enters the printer first) |
8.08 x 10.52 in. |
A4
210 x 297 mm
(long side of the paper enters the printer first) |
197.6 x 286.5 mm |
A4
210 x 297 mm
(short side of the paper enters the printer first) |
198.8 x 284.7 mm |
Legal
8.5 x 14 in. |
8.08 x 13.52 in. |
B (American Tabloid)
11 x 17 in. |
10.58 x 16.52 in. |
A3 (Metric Tabloid)
297 x 420 mm |
286.5 x 407.9 mm |
Tabloid Extra
12 x 18 in.
304.8 x 457.2 mm |
11.7 x 17.52 in.
297.1 x 445.0 mm |
Orientation refers to how the image appears on the print. You specify the image orientation
through your software application or printer driver. The size of paper you use and how you
feed it into the printer do not affect the image orientation.
- Portrait
- Landscape
Note:If you are manually feeding media, make
sure that the media tray
is installed and loaded with the same size paper, in the same
orientation, that you are using for manual feed. To avoid
clipping, make sure that both paper guides in the media tray
(length and width) are touching the edge of the media.
Media handling
Using the paper trays
Use the paper tray for standard-sized paper and for paper grades such as Book, Bond, Text,
and 50-lb. Cover. Refer to the table on "Size" for a
complete list of paper sizes that the trays accommodate.
For the best printing results and the fastest print time, load short grain
A- and
A4-size paper into the paper trays so that the long side of the paper enters the printer
first as shown in illustrations 1 and 3.
- A/A4-size paper tray (optional)
- Universal paper tray (standard)
- Universal paper tray (standard)
Loading letterhead
Loading three-holed paper
Caution:When using three-holed paper, make sure that
the printed
image does not cover the holes in the paper. If the image
overlaps the holes, ink gets on the drum, which, if it is not
immediately cleaned off, can affect the quality of your prints
and cause Internal Jam errors. Make sure that no ink is on
the drum, especially on the center of the drum.
Use manual feed for thick paper such as Cover, envelopes, and paper sizes that range from
100 x 150 mm (4 x 6 in.) to 305 x 457 mm (12 x 18 in.).
Note:All page sizes except A-size (8.5 x
11 in.) and A4-size (210 x 297 mm)
must be fed into the printer so that the short side of the paper enters the
printer first. If you have not selected manual feed in the driver window,
manual-fed A- and A4-size paper must be fed into the printer in the same
orientation as the current media that is loaded in the paper tray.
Inserting the paper
- Adjust the guides to the width of the paper, depending on the desired orientation.
A-size (8.5 x 11 in.) or A4-size (210 x 297 mm) paper must be fed into the printer
so that its orientation matches the orientation of the current media loaded in the paper
tray.
- Insert the paper until it stops.
- Wait 5 seconds after the first sheet enters the printer before inserting a second sheet.
Manual feed examples: paper, envelopes
Note:If you have not selected manual feed
in the driver, A-size
(8.5 x 11 in.) or A4-size (212.5 x 275 mm) paper must be fed into
the printer in the same orientation as when it is picked from the
paper tray.
- A-size (8.5 x 11 in.) and A4-size (210 x 297 mm).
- Legal-size (8.5 x 14 in.), Tabloid size (11 x 17), A3-size (297 x 420 mm), and other
large paper.
- Small paper, such as 100 x 150 mm (4 x 6 in.). Be sure to insert the narrow end of the
paper first.
- Envelopes with the flap open and to the right.
Making transparencies
Follow these guidelines when you make transparencies:
- Use only Tektronix transparencies.
- Load transparencies with the white strip (Tek® logo) and blue arrows facing up.
- When using the paper tray: load the transparencies so the white strip
(Tek® logo) and blue arrows enter the printer first.
- When using manual feed: insert the side with the white strip (Tek®
logo) and blue arrows into the printer first. Make sure that the paper tray is set up as
shown, with the long side of the paper entering the printer first.
Note:Do not re-use transparencies that have
been fed through the
printer once (for example, after jams or if the transparency is
ejected without being printed).
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