Konica Minolta magicolor 1690MF User Manual

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Print Media 3-2
Print Media
Specifications
Media Media Size Tray* Duplex Copy Print FAX
Inch Millimeter
A4 8.2 x 11.7 210.0 x 297.0 1/2 Yes Yes Yes Yes
B5 (JIS) 7.2 x 10.1 182.0 x 257.0 1 No Yes Yes No
A5 5.9 x 8.3 148.0 x 210.0 1 No Yes Yes No
Legal 8.5 x 14.0 215.9 x 355.6 1 No Yes 
(ADF)Ye s Ye s
Letter 8.5 x 11.0 215.9 x 279.4 1/2 Yes Yes Yes Yes
Statement 5.5 x 8.5 139.7 x 215.9 1 No Yes Yes No
Executive 7.25 x 10.5 184.2 x 266.7 1 No Yes Yes No
Folio 8.25 x 13.0 210.0 x 330.0 1 No Yes 
(ADF)Ye s N...

Print Media3-3 Types
Before purchasing a large quantity of special media, do a trial print with the 
same media and check the print quality.
Keep media on a flat, level surface in its original wrapper until it is time to 
load it. For a list of approved media, refer to http://printer.konicaminolta.com.
Plain Paper (Recycled Paper)
Use plain paper that is
„Suitable for plain paper printers and copiers, such as standard or recycled 
office paper.
Note
Do not use the media types listed below. These could...

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„Dusty
„Wet (or damp)
Keep media between 15% and 85% relative humidity. Toner does 
not adhere well to moist or wet media.
„Layered 
„Adhesive
„Folded, creased, curled, embossed, warped, or wrinkled
„Perforated, three-hole punched, or torn 
„Too slick, too coarse, or too textured 
„Different in texture (roughness) on the front and back
„Too thin or too thick
„Stuck together with static electricity
„Composed of foil or gilt; too luminous
„Heat sensitive or cannot withstand the fusing...

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DO NOT use thick stock that is
„Mixed with any other media in the trays (as this will cause media misfeed-
ing)
Envelope
Print on the front (address) side only. Some parts of the envelope consist of 
three layers of paper—the front, back, and flap. Anything printed in these lay-
ered regions may be lost or faded.
You can print continuously with envelope. However, this could affect the 
media feed, depending on the media quality and printing environment. If 
problems occur, stop the...

Print Media 3-6
DO NOT use envelopes that have
„Sticky flaps
„Tape seals, metal clasps, paper clips, fasteners, or peel-off strips for seal-
ing
„Transparent windows
„Too rough of a surface
„Material that will melt, vaporize, offset, discolor, or emit dangerous fumes
„Been presealed
Label
A sheet of labels consists of a face sheet (the printing surface), adhesive, and 
a carrier sheet:
„The face sheet must follow the plain paper specification.
„The face sheet surface must cover the entire carrier sheet,...

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„Are precut or perforated
Letterhead
You can print continuously with letterhead. However, this could affect the 
media feed, depending on the media quality and printing environment. If 
problems occur, stop the continuous printing and print one sheet at a time.
Try printing your data on a sheet of plain paper first to check placement.
Postcard
You can print continuously with postcard. However, this could affect the 
media feed, depending on the media quality and printing environment. If...

Print Media 3-8
Use postcards that are
„Approved for laser printing
DO NOT use postcards that are
„Coated
„Designed for inkjet printers
„Precut or perforated
„Preprinted or multicolored
„Folded or wrinkled
If the postcard is warped, press on the warped 
area before putting it in the tray. Driver 
Media TypePostcard
DuplexingNot supported
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Printable Area3-9
Printable Area
The printable area on all media sizes is 
up to 4.0 mm (0.157) from the edges 
of the media.
Each media size has a specific print-
able area (the maximum area on which 
the machine can print clearly and with-
out distortion). 
This area is subject to both hardware 
limits (the physical media size and the 
margins required by the machine) and 
software constraints (the amount of 
memory available for the full-page 
frame buffer). The printable area for all media sizes is...