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Printing on Special Paper

Adjusting the paper thickness lever
Multipart forms
Labels
Envelopes
Cards

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

For multipart forms and labels, you should not print any closer than 13 mm (0.5 inch) from either side of the paper. For information on the 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 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 or 1

Multipart forms

(single sheets or continuous)
2-sheet
3-sheet
4-sheet


1
2
3

Labels

2

Envelopes

3 to 5

Close the printer cover.


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Multipart forms

You can use continuous or single-sheet carbonless multipart forms of up to four parts (one original plus three 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:


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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:

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:


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Cards

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


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