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Recommended Paper Sizes and Types

This section describes recommended paper sizes and types.

If you use damp or curled paper, a staple clogging or paper jam may occur.

Tray 1

Paper type and weight	Metric version	Inch version	Paper capacity ^*1
52 - 128 g/m² (14 lb. Bond - 34 lb. Bond)	A4, 8¹/₂ × 11 ^*2	A4 ^*2, 8¹/₂ × 11	1,550 sheets × 2

Tray 1 (A3/11 × 17 Tray Unit (optional))

Paper type and weight	Metric version	Inch version	Paper capacity ^*1
52 - 128 g/m² (14 lb. Bond - 34 lb. Bond)	A3	11 × 17	1,000 sheets
52 - 128 g/m² (14 lb. Bond - 34 lb. Bond)	^*2 B4 JIS, A4, 11 × 17, 8¹/₂ × 14, 8¹/₂ × 11	^*2 A3, B4 JIS, A4, 8¹/₂ × 14, 8¹/₂ × 11	1,000 sheets

Tray 2, 3

Paper type and weight	Metric version	Inch version	Paper capacity ^*1
52 - 128 g/m² (14 lb. Bond - 34 lb. Bond)	^*3 A3, B4 JIS, A4, B5 JIS, A5, 11 × 17, 8¹/₂ × 14, 8¹/₂ × 13, 8¹/₄ × 13, 8 × 13, 8¹/₂ × 11, 7¹/₄ × 10¹/₂, 5¹/₂ × 8¹/₂, 8K (267 × 390 mm), 16K (195 × 267 mm)		550 sheets
52 - 128 g/m² (14 lb. Bond - 34 lb. Bond)	^*4 8¹/₄ × 14, 8 × 10¹/₂, 11 × 15, 11 × 14, 10 × 15, 210 × 182 mm, 170 × 210 mm, 340 × 210 mm		550 sheets
52 - 128 g/m² (14 lb. Bond - 34 lb. Bond)	Custom size Vertical: 139.7 - 297.0 mm Horizontal: 139.7 - 432.0 mm	Custom size Vertical: 5.50 - 11.69 inches Horizontal: 5.50 - 17.00 inches	550 sheets
Tab sheets ^*8 163 g/m² (90 lb. Index), 199 g/m² (110 lb. Index)	A4, 8¹/₂ × 11, 8¹/₂ × 14		500 sheets

Bypass Tray

Paper type and weight	Metric version	Inch version	Paper capacity ^*1
52 - 216 g/m² (14 lb. Bond - 80 lb. Cover)	^*3 A3, A4, A5	^*3 A3, 11 × 17, 8¹/₂ × 14, 5¹/₂ × 8¹/₂	^*9 100 sheets (52 - 80 g/m², 14 lb. Bond - 20 lb. Bond) 30 sheets (81 - 103 g/m², 21 lb. Bond - 28 lb. Bond) 20 sheets (104 - 216 g/m², 39 lb. Cover - 80 lb. Cover)
52 - 216 g/m² (14 lb. Bond - 80 lb. Cover)	^*5 B4 JIS, A4, B5 JIS, A5, B6 JIS, A6, 11 × 17, 8¹/₂ × 14, 8¹/₂ × 11, 5¹/₂ × 8¹/₂, 8¹/₂ × 13, 8¹/₄ × 13, 8 × 13, 7¹/₄ × 10¹/₂, 11 × 15, 11 × 14, 10 × 15, 10 × 14, 8¹/₄ × 14, 8 × 10¹/₂, 8 × 10	^*5 B4 JIS, A4, B5 JIS, A5, B6 JIS, A6, 8¹/₂ × 11, 5¹/₂ × 8¹/₂, 8¹/₂ × 13, 8¹/₄ × 13, 8 × 13, 7¹/₄ × 10¹/₂, 11 × 15, 11 × 14, 10 × 15, 10 × 14, 8¹/₄ × 14, 8 × 10¹/₂, 8 × 10	^*9 100 sheets (52 - 80 g/m², 14 lb. Bond - 20 lb. Bond) 30 sheets (81 - 103 g/m², 21 lb. Bond - 28 lb. Bond) 20 sheets (104 - 216 g/m², 39 lb. Cover - 80 lb. Cover)
52 - 216 g/m² (14 lb. Bond - 80 lb. Cover)	^*6 Custom size With no finisher installed Vertical: 100.0 - 305.0 mm Horizontal: 139.7 - 600.0 mm With the Finisher SR4030/SR4040 installed Vertical: 100.0 - 305.0 mm Horizontal: 139.7 - 487.6 mm With the Finisher SR4050 installed Vertical: 100.0 - 305.0 mm Horizontal: 139.7 - 458.0 mm	^*6 Custom size With no finisher installed Vertical: 3.94 - 12.00 inches Horizontal: 5.50 - 23.62 inches With the Finisher SR4030/SR4040 installed Vertical: 3.94 - 12.00 inches Horizontal: 5.50 - 19.19 inches With the Finisher SR4050 installed Vertical: 3.94 - 12.00 inches Horizontal: 5.50 - 18.03 inches	^*9 100 sheets (52 - 80 g/m², 14 lb. Bond - 20 lb. Bond) 30 sheets (81 - 103 g/m², 21 lb. Bond - 28 lb. Bond) 20 sheets (104 - 216 g/m², 39 lb. Cover - 80 lb. Cover)
Translucent paper ^*12	A3, B4 JIS, A4, B5 JIS, A4 ^5, B5 JIS ^5		50 sheets ^*10
OHP transparencies ^*7	^3 A4, 8¹/₂ × 11 ^5 A4, 8¹/₂ × 11		50 sheets ^*10
Label paper (adhesive labels)	B4 JIS, A4, A4 ^*5		1 sheet

Large Capacity Tray (LCT) (optional)

Paper type and weight	Metric version	Inch version	Paper capacity
52 - 128 g/m² (14 lb. Bond - 34 lb. Bond)	A4	8¹/₂ × 11	4,000 sheets
52 - 128 g/m² (14 lb. Bond - 34 lb. Bond)	^2 B4 JIS ^11, A4 ^11, 8¹/₂ × 14 ^11, B5 JIS, 8¹/₂ × 11, 8¹/₂ × 11 ^*11	^2 B4 JIS ^11, A4 ^11, A4, 8¹/₂ × 14 ^11, B5 JIS, 8¹/₂ × 11 ^*11	2,500 sheets

Paper type and weight

Metric version

Inch version

Paper capacity

52 - 128 g/m² (14 lb. Bond - 34 lb. Bond)

8¹/₂ × 11

4,000 sheets

52 - 128 g/m² (14 lb. Bond - 34 lb. Bond)

^*2

B4 JIS ^*11, A4 ^*11, 8¹/₂ × 14 ^*11, B5 JIS, 8¹/₂ × 11, 8¹/₂ × 11 ^*11

^*2

B4 JIS ^*11, A4 ^*11, A4, 8¹/₂ × 14 ^*11, B5 JIS, 8¹/₂ × 11 ^*11

2,500 sheets

*1 When loading paper, make sure the stack height does not exceed the limit mark of the paper tray. The amount of paper that can be set is 10 mm/100 sheets approximately. See “Loading Paper”.

*2 The paper tray fence is fixed. If you wish to change the size of paper, contact your service representative.

*3 The paper size is detected automatically.

*4 Select the paper size under Tray Paper Size: Tray 2-3 in System Settings. See “System Settings”, Network and System Settings Guide.

*5 Press [Bypass], and the [] key, and then select the paper size.

*6 Press [Bypass], and the [] key, and then enter the paper size using the number keys.

*7 If you wish to copy onto OHP transparencies, select [OHP (Transparency)].

*8 The optional tab sheet holder is required.

*9 Depending on the paper thickness, the actual paper capacity may be less than specified.

*10 It is recommended to place one sheet at a time.

*11 The optional Extension Unit is required.

*12 When loading translucent paper, set the paper direction according to the grain.

Illustration of fiber flow

Paper Thickness

Paper Thickness ^*1	Metric version	Inch version
Plain Paper	52 - 80 g/m²	14 lb. Bond - 20 lb. Bond
Middle Thick	81 - 103 g/m²	21 lb. Bond - 28 lb. Bond
Thick Paper	104 - 216 g/m²	39 lb. Cover - 80 lb. Cover

*1 Print quality will decrease if the paper you are using is close to the minimum or maximum weight. Change the paper weight setting to thinner or thicker.

When loading paper in the paper trays 1 - 3, place the print side face down.
When using translucent paper or label paper, make sure to select the appropriate paper type under Paper Type: Bypass Tray or Paper Type: LCT. See “System Settings”, Network and System Settings Guide.
When loading paper in the bypass tray or the large capacity tray (LCT), place the print side face up.
When you use the bypass tray, it is recommended to set the paper direction to .
Do not use paper designed for inkjet printers, as these may stick to the fusing unit and cause a misfeed.
Do not use color OHP transparencies with coatings that are easily melted by heat.
When you load OHP transparencies, check the front and back of the sheets, and place them correctly, or a misfeed might occur. For details, see Copy and Document Server Reference, and Printer Reference.
When you use OHP transparencies, fan them for each use.
When copying or printing onto OHP transparencies, the copy/print speed is slower than usual.
When copying or printing onto thick paper of 104 - 216 g/m² (39 lb. Cover - 80 lb. Cover), the copy/print speed is slower than usual.
If multiple sheet feeding occurs, load sheets one by one.
When you load label paper, set the paper direction to .
If you load paper of the same size in two or more trays, the machine automatically shifts to the other tray when the first tray in use runs out of paper. This function is called Auto Tray Switching. (However, if the paper type of one tray is recycled or special paper, the settings of the other trays must be the same for the Auto Tray Switching function to work.) This saves interrupting a copy run to replenish paper when making a large number of copies. You can set the paper type of the paper trays under Paper Type: Tray 2-3 and Paper Type: LCT. See “System Settings”, Network and System Settings Guide. For the setting procedure of the Auto Tray Switching function, see “Copier/Document Server Features”, Copy and Document Server Reference.