Paper performance guides – Xerox 180 User Manual
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PAPER FACTS
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XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LPS OPERATOR GUIDE
Paper performance guides
The following guides summarize the capabilities of the paper trays,
duplex printing considerations, and paper stock considerations.
Note:
You may use the adjustable levers to optimize performance
when running heavy weight or oversized papers. Refer to the
“Problem solving tasks” chapter, “Printing problems” section for
information on these levers.
1.
Refer to the Paper stocks guide (table 3-5) for additional information
2.
Optional 7 X 10 enablement kit allows 7 by 10 inches/178 by 254 mm paper size.
3.
Make sure that heavy weight paper levers (located in areas 2 and 4 of the printer) are in the appropriate
position for the weight of paper being used. Refer to the “Prints are skewed” section of the “Problem solving
tasks” chapter.
4.
Curl direction should be determined before loading paper into trays. Refer to the “Paper jams and paper curl”
section of chapter 12, “Problem solving tasks,” for additional information.
5.
Curl direction should be determined before loading paper into trays. Refer to the “Paper jams and paper curl”
section of chapter 12, “Problem solving tasks,” for additional information.
Table 3-2.
Trays 1 and 2 performance guide
1
Paper
Superior performance
Good performance
Performance limits and
suggested alternatives
Size range
2
8 by 10 to 9 by 14 inches/203
by 254 to 229 by 356 mm.
Includes:
•
8.5 by 11 inches
•
A4 (210 by 297 mm)
Paper smaller than 8 by 10
inches/203 by 254 mm cannot
be used.
For paper larger than 9 by 14
inches/229 by 356 mm, refer
to the Performance Guide for
trays 3, 4, 5 and 6.
Weight range
20 to 110 pounds/80 to 200
gsm
16 to 20 pounds/60 to 80 gsm
3
Weights outside the limits
shown are not recommended.
Refer to the Paper Stocks
Guide later in this chapter for
additional information.
Capacity
Tray 1: 1100 sheets, 20
pound/80 gsm paper
Tray 2: 600 sheets, 20 pound/
80 gsm paper
For greater capacity, use trays
3, 4, 5 and 6 and the
Autoswitch feature.
Type or
condition
•
Xerographic paper in
good condition
•
Predrilled stock (fanned
thoroughly)
•
Tab stock (in perfectly flat
condition)
•
Transparencies
•
High-speed label stock
•
Slightly curled paper
4
•
Intermixed weights
•
Paper with reinforced
binding edges
•
Excessively curled
paper
5
•
Manual two-sided
(duplex) prints
•
Freshly printed offset
prints