Brother International HL-2270DW Users Manual - English - Page 7

Acceptable paper and other print media, Recommended paper and print media, Type and size of paper - printer

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Printing Methods Acceptable paper and other print media 1 1 Print quality may vary according to the type of paper you are using. You can use the following types of print media: thin paper, plain paper, thick paper, bond paper, recycled paper, labels or envelopes. For best results, follow the instructions below:  DO NOT put different types of paper in the paper tray at the same time because it may cause paper jams or misfeeds.  For proper printing, you must choose the same paper size from your software application as the paper in the tray.  Avoid touching the printed surface of the paper immediately after printing.  Before you buy a lot of paper, test a small quantity to make sure that the paper is suitable. Recommended paper and print media 1 Plain paper Recycled paper Labels Envelopes Europe Xerox Premier TCF 80 g/m2 Xerox Business 80 g/m2 Xerox Recycled Supreme 80 g/m2 Avery laser label L7163 Antalis River series (DL) USA Xerox 4200 20 lb Hammermill Laser Print 24 lb (90g/m2) (No specific brand recommended) Avery laser labels white #5160 (No specific brand recommended) Type and size of paper 1 The machine feeds paper from the installed paper tray or the manual feed slot. The names for the paper trays in the printer driver and this guide are as follows: Paper tray Manual feed slot Duplex tray for automatic duplex printing (HL-2240D / HL-2242D / HL-2250DN / HL-2270DW only) Tray 1 Manual DX When looking at this page, you can jump to the page for each printing method by clicking p in the table. Media type Plain paper 75 to 105 g/m2 (20 to 28 lb) Recycled paper Tray 1 p p Manual p p DX p p Choose the media type from the printer driver Plain Paper Recycled Paper 3

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Printing Methods
3
1
Acceptable paper and other print media
1
Print quality may vary according to the type of paper you are using.
You can use the following types of print media: thin paper, plain paper, thick paper, bond paper, recycled
paper, labels or envelopes.
For best results, follow the instructions below:
DO NOT put different types of paper in the paper tray at the same time because it may cause paper jams
or misfeeds.
For proper printing, you must choose the same paper size from your software application as the paper in
the tray.
Avoid touching the printed surface of the paper immediately after printing.
Before you buy a lot of paper, test a small quantity to make sure that the paper is suitable.
Recommended paper and print media
1
Type and size of paper
1
The machine feeds paper from the installed paper tray or the manual feed slot.
The names for the paper trays in the printer driver and this guide are as follows:
When looking at this page, you can jump to the page for each printing method by clicking
p
in the table.
Europe
USA
Plain paper
Xerox Premier TCF 80 g/m
2
Xerox Business 80 g/m
2
Xerox 4200 20 lb
Hammermill Laser Print 24 lb (90g/m
2
)
Recycled paper
Xerox Recycled Supreme 80 g/m
2
(No specific brand recommended)
Labels
Avery laser label L7163
Avery laser labels white #5160
Envelopes
Antalis River series (DL)
(No specific brand recommended)
Paper tray
Tray 1
Manual feed slot
Manual
Duplex tray for automatic duplex
printing (HL-2240D / HL-2242D /
HL-2250DN / HL-2270DW only)
DX
Media type
Tray 1
Manual
DX
Choose the media type
from the printer driver
Plain paper
75 to 105 g/m
2
(20 to 28 lb)
p
p
p
Plain Paper
Recycled paper
p
p
p
Recycled Paper