Media are packed into moistureproof material and stored on flat surfaces to protect the sheets from environmental influences and damage. Before you load media in the paper trays, unpack the media and check the stack.
The ream or cartons have a label that lists information such as the media name, weight, size, quantity of sheets, load orientation, and certifications.
Ream label
NOTE
Only unpack media just before you load the stack into the paper trays. When you leave the media unpacked for a long period, tight edges or waviness can occur.
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Carefully remove the moistureproof wrapping from the pallet. Pallets can contain cartons, reams (wrapped packs) or loose sheets. (Media packaging) |
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Take a carton, ream or a stack of approximately 500 sheets from the pallet. When you have a stack of loose sheets, continue with step 7. |
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When you have a carton, open the carton.  IMPORTANT
When you use a knife to open a carton, be careful not to touch the media. When the carton contains reams, continue with step 4, otherwise go to step 7. |
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Place a ream of media on a flat surface. The direction of the arrow on the label indicates the preferred side for printing. For two-sided printing this side indicates the front side which is printed first. |
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Fold out the short sides of the packaging. |
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Open the package along the glue strip. IMPORTANT
When you use a knife to open a ream be careful not to touch the media. |
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Remove the top sheet of the stack and inspect the four sides of the stack. Remove the sheets that have imperfections: bends, folds, cuts, rips, crumpled edges, wavy edges, tight edges. |
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NOTE
Store remaining media in the original packaging or other moisture proof material. Use the original package orientation and do not turn over the stack.
When the printer is in sleep mode you can leave the media in the paper trays. However, when the printer is shut down, you must remove the media from the paper trays.
A difference of the relative humidity of the media packaging and the paper module can cause excessive sentry rejects. Follow the help instructions when needed.