HP Color LaserJet CP2020 Series Paper and Print Media Guide
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Table of contents Paper and print media Understand paper and print media use ................................................................................................ 2 Supported paper and print media sizes ................................................................................................ 3 Supported paper types and tray capacity ............................................................................................. 5 Special paper or print media guidelines ......................
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Paper and print media ENWW ● Understand paper and print media use ● Supported paper and print media sizes ● Supported paper types and tray capacity ● Special paper or print media guidelines ● Load paper and print media 1
Understand paper and print media use This product supports a variety of paper and other print media in accordance with the guidelines in this user guide. Paper or print media that does not meet these guidelines might cause the following problems: ● Poor print quality ● Increased jams ● Premature wear on the product, requiring repair For best results, use only HP-brand paper and print media designed for laser printers or multiuse. Do not use paper or print media made for inkjet printers.
Supported paper and print media sizes This product supports a number of paper sizes, and it adapts to various media. NOTE: To obtain best print results, select the appropriate paper size and type in your print driver before printing. Table 1 Supported paper and print media sizes Size Dimensions Letter 216 x 279 mm (8.5 x 11 inches) Legal 216 x 356 mm (8.5 x 14 inches) A4 210 x 297 mm (8.27 x 11.69 inches) Executive 184 x 267 mm (7.24 x 10.51 inches) A3 297 x 420 mm (11.69 x 16.
Table 2 Supported envelopes and postcards (continued) 4 Size Dimensions Envelope C5 162 x 229 mm (6.93 x 9.84 inches) Envelope B5 176 x 250 mm (6.7 x 9.8 inches) Envelope Monarch 98 x 191 mm (3.9 x 7.5 inches) Postcard 100 x 148 mm (3.94 x 5.83 inches) Double postcard 148 x 200 mm (5.83 x 7.
Supported paper types and tray capacity Media type Dimensions1 Weight Capacity2 Paper orientation Paper, including the following types: Minimum: 76 x 127 mm (3 x 5 inches) 60 to 90 g/m2 (16 to 24 lb) Tray 1: up to 50 sheets ● Side to be printed on faceup, with the top edge at the back of the tray Plain ● Maximum: 216 x 356 mm (8.
Media type Dimensions1 Weight Capacity2 Paper orientation Trays 2 and 3: up to 25 mm (.98 inch) stack height 6 1 The product supports a wide range of standard and custom sizes of print media. Check the printer driver for supported sizes. 2 Capacity can vary depending on media weight and thickness, and environmental conditions.
Special paper or print media guidelines This product supports printing on special media. Use the following guidelines to obtain satisfactory results. When using special paper or print media, be sure to set the type and size in your print driver to obtain the best print results. CAUTION: HP LaserJet printers use fusers to bond dry toner particles to the paper in very precise dots. HP laser paper is designed to withstand this extreme heat.
Load paper and print media Load tray 1 8 1. Open tray 1. 2. If loading long sheets of media, pull out the extension tray. 3. If necessary, flip out the extension.
4. Extend the paper guides fully (callout 1) and then load the media stack into tray 1 (callout 2). Adjust the paper guides to the size of the paper. NOTE: Place the media into tray 1 with the side to be printed on face-up and the top toward the product. Load tray 2 or 3 1. Pull the tray out of the product. 2. Slide open the paper length and width guides. ● To load Legal-size paper, extend the tray by pressing and holding the extension tab while pulling the front of the tray toward you.
10 3. Place the paper in the tray and make sure that it is flat at all four corners. Slide the paper length and width guides so that they are against the stack of paper. 4. Push down on the paper to make sure that the paper stack is below the paper limit tabs on the side of the tray. 5. Slide the tray into the product.
Index L loading media 8 paper 8 M media supported sizes 3 P paper supported sizes 3 print media supported 3 S special media guidelines 7 special paper guidelines 7 supported media 3 T tray capacities 5 media types supported 5 media weights 5 tray 1 loading 8 tray 2 loading 8 ENWW Index 11
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