HP Color LaserJet Pro M452 Print Media Guide - Page 18

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● Grease spots ● Loose particles ● Dust ● Wrinkles and voids ● Curled or bent edges CAUTION: Avoid using extremely heavy or light paper. Use paper that is within your printer's specified basisweight range, as indicated in the support documentation that came with the printer. To troubleshoot paper problems, see Paper problems on page 28. The paper properties and specifications provided in this table generally apply to all HP LaserJet printers. See the support documentation that came with your printer for product-specific information. Table 2-1 Paper properties and specifications Property Basis weight Caliper Minimum stiffness Grain Electrical surface resistivity Electrical volume resistivity Surface roughness Fusing compatibility Furnish (composition) Dimensional accuracy Cut edge quality Curl Moisture content Specifications 60 g/m2 to 160 g/m2 (16 lb to 43 lb). See the support documentation that came with your printer for specific information. 0.09 mm to 0.226 mm (3.5 mil to 9.0 mil) See the support documentation that came with your printer for specific information. 1.2 minimum Taber or 140 mN for machine direction. 0.8 minimum Taber or 90 mN for cross direction. Portrait feeding: long grain up to 135 g/m2 (36 lb); short grain for weights greater than 135 g/m2. Landscape feeding: long grain. 109 to 1015 ohms/square. 109 to 1015 ohms - cm. 100 to 190 Sheffield optimal; up to 250 Sheffield extended (fusing or feeding performance can be degraded at outer ranges). Must not scorch, melt, ignite, offset materials, or release undesirable emissions when heated to 205°C (401°F) for 0.1 second (0.2 second for HP color LaserJet printers). 100% chemical pulp and/or cotton content; recycled paper with up to 30% post-consumer content can be used. Cut sheet within ±0.80 mm (±0.03 inch) of nominal. Cuts must be smooth and clean with no fray or edge roll. Must lie flat within 5 mm (0.2 inch). 4% to 6%t by weight. 12 Chapter 2 Guidelines for using print media ENWW

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Grease spots
Loose particles
Dust
Wrinkles and voids
Curled or bent edges
CAUTION:
Avoid using extremely heavy or light paper. Use paper that is within your printer’s specified basis-
weight range, as indicated in the support documentation that came with the printer. To troubleshoot paper
problems, see
Paper problems
on page
28
.
The paper properties and specifications provided in this table generally apply to all HP LaserJet printers. See the
support documentation that came with your printer for product-specific information.
Table 2-1
Paper properties and specifications
Property
Specifications
Basis weight
60 g/m
2
to 160 g/m
2
(16 lb to 43 lb).
See the support documentation that came with your printer for
specific information.
Caliper
0.09 mm to 0.226 mm (3.5 mil to 9.0 mil)
See the support documentation that came with your printer for
specific information.
Minimum stiffness
1.2 minimum Taber or 140 mN for machine direction.
0.8 minimum Taber or 90 mN for cross direction.
Grain
Portrait feeding: long grain up to 135 g/m
2
(36 lb); short grain for
weights greater than 135 g/m
2
.
Landscape feeding: long grain.
Electrical surface resistivity
10
9
to 10
15
ohms/square.
Electrical volume resistivity
10
9
to 10
15
ohms - cm.
Surface roughness
100 to 190 Sheffield optimal; up to 250 Sheffield extended (fusing
or feeding performance can be degraded at outer ranges).
Fusing compatibility
Must not scorch, melt, ignite, offset materials, or release
undesirable emissions when heated to 205°C (401°F) for 0.1
second (0.2 second for HP color LaserJet printers).
Furnish (composition)
100% chemical pulp and/or cotton content; recycled paper with up
to 30% post-consumer content can be used.
Dimensional accuracy
Cut sheet within ±0.80 mm (±0.03 inch) of nominal.
Cut edge quality
Cuts must be smooth and clean with no fray or edge roll.
Curl
Must lie flat within 5 mm (0.2 inch).
Moisture content
4% to 6%t by weight.
12
Chapter 2
Guidelines for using print media
ENWW