HP LaserJet Printers - Print Media Guide

● 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 specied 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 specications provided in this table generally apply to all HP LaserJet printers. See the
support documentation that came with your printer for product-specic information.
Table 2-1 Paper properties and specications
Property Specications
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
specic 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
specic information.
Minimum stiness 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 Sheeld optimal; up to 250 Sheeld extended (fusing
or feeding performance can be degraded at outer ranges).
Fusing compatibility Must not scorch, melt, ignite, oset 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 at within 5 mm (0.2 inch).
Moisture content 4% to 6%t by weight.
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