HP Color LaserJet 4600 Printer series - Manual (Page 90)

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Note Hewlett-Packard recommends using HP Color LaserJet Soft Gloss
paper with this printer. HP products are designed to work together for
optimum printing results. If HP Color LaserJet
Soft Gloss paper is not
used with this printer, print quality may be compromised.
Colored paper
z
Colored paper should be of the same high quality as white
xerographic paper.
z Pigments used must be able to withstand the printer’s fusing
temperature of 190° C (374° F) for 0.1 second without
deterioration.
z
Do not use paper with a colored coating that was added after the
paper was produced.
z
The printer creates colors by printing patterns of dots, overlaying
and varying their spacing to produce various colors. Varying the
shade or color of the paper will affect the shades of the printed
colors.
Envelopes
Note Envelopes can be printed only from Tray 1. Set the tray’s media size to
the specific envelope size. See
Printing envelopes from Tray 1 .
Adhering to the following guidelines will help ensure proper printing
on envelopes and help prevent printer jams:
z
Do not load more than 20 envelopes into Tray 1.
z
The weight rating of envelopes should not exceed 105 g/m 2 (28 lb
bond).
z Envelopes should be flat.
z
Do not use envelopes with windows or clasps.
z Envelopes must not be wrinkled, nicked, or otherwise damaged.
z
Envelopes with peel-off adhesive strips must use adhesives that
can withstand the heat and pressures of the printer’s fusing
process.
z
Envelopes should be loaded face-down and with the postage end
feeding into the printer first
.