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Print media tasks and tips Tips on preventing jams You can avoid most paper jams by correctly loading paper and specialty media in the printer. The following hints can help you avoid paper jams: • Do not load wrinkled, creased, or damp paper. • Never mix media types within a tray. • Flex, fan, and straighten paper before you load it. • Do not exceed the maximum stack height. • Push all trays firmly into the printer after loading them. • Make sure the guides in the trays are positioned snug against the paper or specialty media. • Do not remove paper trays while a job is printing. • Before loading transparencies, fan the stack to prevent sheets from sticking together. • Do not use envelopes that: - Have excessive curl - Are stuck together - Are damaged in any way - Contain windows, holes, perforations, cutouts, or embossments - Have metal clasps, string ties, or metal folding bars - Have postage stamps attached - Have any exposed adhesive when the flap is in the sealed position • Use only recommended paper. See the Card Stock & Label Guide available on our Lexmark Web site at www.lexmark.com for more information about which paper provides optimum results for your printing environment. • If you need detailed information before purchasing large quantities of customized paper, see the Card Stock & Label Guide. Tips on preventing jams 28

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Tips on preventing jams
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Print media tasks and tips
Tips on preventing jams
You can avoid most paper jams by correctly loading paper and specialty media in the printer.
The following hints can help you avoid paper jams:
Do not load wrinkled, creased, or damp paper.
Never mix media types within a tray.
Flex, fan, and straighten paper before you load it.
Do not exceed the maximum stack height.
Push all trays
firmly
into the printer after loading them.
Make sure the guides in the trays are positioned snug against the paper or specialty media.
Do not remove paper trays while a job is printing.
Before loading transparencies, fan the stack to prevent sheets from sticking together.
Do not use envelopes that:
Have excessive curl
Are stuck together
Are damaged in any way
Contain windows, holes, perforations, cutouts, or embossments
Have metal clasps, string ties, or metal folding bars
Have postage stamps attached
Have any exposed adhesive when the flap is in the sealed position
Use only recommended paper. See the
Card Stock & Label Guide
available on our Lexmark Web site at
www.lexmark.com
for more information about which paper provides optimum results for your printing
environment.
If you need detailed information before purchasing large quantities of customized paper, see the
Card Stock &
Label Guide
.