Lexmark 1200 - Manual (Page 94)

80 Chapter 5: Paper handling
Storing media
Properly storing media helps ensure trouble-free printing.
Follow the guidelines below:
• For best results, store media in an environment
where the temperature is approximately 21°C (70°F)
and the relative humidity is 40%.
• Store cartons of paper on a pallet or shelf, rather
than directly on the floor.
• If you store individual packages of paper out of the
original carton, make sure they rest on a flat surface
so the edges do not buckle or curl.
• Do not place anything on top of the paper packages.
Avoiding
paper jams
If you follow the tips outlined in “Media guidelines” on
page 74, you’re well on your way to trouble-free printing.
If you do experience a paper jam, see page 118 for instruc-
tions on clearing the jam.
Here are a few reminders of ways to avoid paper jams:
• Make sure the paper guides in the trays are prop-
erly positioned for the size paper you have loaded.
• Load only standard-size paper in the trays.
• If you need to load paper in a tray while a job is
printing, press the
Stop button and wait for the
printer motors to idle before you remove the tray
from the printer. After you reinstall the loaded tray,
press
Go to continue printing.
• Use only recommended media. See page 74 for
more information.
• Do not load wrinkled, creased, or damp paper.
• Flex and straighten the paper before you load it.
• Do not overload the paper trays. Make sure the
paper stack does not exceed the maximum height
indicated by the paper guides.
• The multipurpose feeder does not have size sens-
ing. Select the correct source and paper size from