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Printing on Continuous paper

Setting the Paper Thickness Lever

Setting the paper thickness lever allows the printer to accommodate various thicknesses of paper. The paper thickness lever is located under the printer cover. You can select one of nine positions identified by the scale next to the lever.

Use the following table to set the paper thickness lever to match the thickness of your paper.

Paper type*	Lever position
Ordinary (single sheets or continuous paper)	0
Thin paper	-1 or 0
Carbonless multi-part forms with: 2 parts (original + 1 copy) 3 parts (original + 2 copies) 4 parts (original + 3 copies) 5 parts (original + 4 copies) 6 parts (original + 5 copies)	1 2 3 5 7
Continuous paper with labels	2
Envelopes	2 or 6
Postcards	2
* See Paper for complete paper specifications.

Note:

If the printed image is smeared, you may need to set the paper thickness lever one position higher to improve print quality.

If the printed image is faint or has many gaps, you may need to set the paper thickness lever one position lower to improve print quality.

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