HP Color LaserJet 5500 Printer series - Manual (Page 26)

Print media specifications
For optimum results, use conventional 75 g/m 2 to 90 g/m 2 (20 to 24 lb) photocopy paper.
Verify that the paper is of good quality and is free of cuts, nicks, tears, spots, loose particles,
dust, wrinkles, curls, or bent edges.
Supported paper weights and sizes
Normal orientation loads long-side first into the printer. This is the preferred orientation
because it allows for longer consumable life and increased printer speed. However, some
paper sizes can be loaded short-side first. This orientation is called rotated. Paper that can
be fed into the printer using the rotated, short-side first orientation have “-R” after the paper
size. These paper sizes are Letter-R, A4-R, A5-R, and B5-R.
Tray 1 paper sizes
Tray 1 Dimensions Weight or thickness Capacity
Standard size
paper/cardstock
(Letter/A4, Legal,
Executive, JIS B5,
B5-R, A5, A5-R, 11 by
17
1 , A3
60 to 200 g/m 2
(16 to 53 lb bond)
100 sheets
(75 g/m
2 ; 20 lb bond)
Minimum size
paper/cardstock 76 by 127 mm
(3 by 5 in) 60 to 200 g/m 2
(16 to 53 lb bond)
100 sheets
(75 g/m
2 ; 20 lb bond)
Maximum size
paper/cardstock 312 by 470 mm
(12.3 by 18.5 in) 60 to 200 g/m 2
(16 to 53 lb bond)
100 sheets
(75 g/m
2 ; 20 lb bond)
Standard size glossy
paper (Letter/A4,
Letter-R, A4-R, Legal,
Executive, JIS B5,
B5-R, A5, A5R, 11 by
17, A3) 75 to 163 g/m 2
(20 to 43 lb bond)
Maximum stack height:
10 mm (0.4 in)
Minimum size glossy
paper 76 by 127 mm
(3 by 5 in) 75 to 163 g/m 2
(20 to 43 lb bond)
Maximum stack height:
10 mm (0.4 in)
Maximum size glossy
paper 312 by 470 mm
(12.3 by 18.5 in) 75 to 163 g/m 2
(20 to 43 lb bond)
Maximum stack height:
10 mm (0.4 in)
Standard size
transparencies
(Letter/A4, Letter-R,
A4-R, Legal, Executive,
JIS B5, B5-R, A5, A5-R,
11 by 17, A3) 0.12 to 0.13 mm thick
(4.7 to 5.5 mils thick) Maximum stack height:
10 mm (0.4 in)
Minimum size
transparencies 76 by 127 mm
(3 by 5 in) 0.12 to 0.13 mm thick
(4.7 to 5.5 mils thick) Maximum stack height:
10 mm (0.4 in)
Maximum size
transparencies 312 by 470 mm
(12.3 by 18.5 in) 0.12 to 0.13 mm thick
(4.7 to 5.5 mils thick) Maximum stack height:
10 mm (0.4 in)
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