Tektronix Phaser 300X - Manual (Page 59)

3 Printing
3-26 Phaser 300X Color Printer
Weight and thickness
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/m
2 (equivalent to 80-pound Cover) or papers that are
thicker than 0.254 mm (0.01 in.).
Guidelines for paper grade, weight, and thickness
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/m 2 About .08 to
.25 mm (.003 to
.01 in.)
Book
and Text 40 to 120 lb. 59 to 178 g/m
2
Cover 50 lb. 135g/m
2
Manual
feed Bond 13 to 40 lb. 49 to 158 g/m
2
Book
and Text 30 to 120 lb. 44 to 178 g/m
2
Cover 50 to 80 lb. 135 to 216 g/m 2
Bristol 67 to 80 lb. 148 to 178 g/m
2
Index 90 - 110 lb. 163 - 203 g/m 2
Tag 100 - 120 lb. 163 - 203 g/m
2