How to Check the Paper Specifications on the C1760nw Dell Laser Printer

Table of Contents:

1. How to Check the Paper Specifications on the C1760nw Dell Laser Printer
2. Print Media Supported Paper Sizes
3. Print Media Supported Paper Types
4. Print Media Paper Type Specifications

1. How to Check the Paper Specifications on the C1760nw Dell Laser Printer

The following tables provide information on standard and optional print media.

Recommended Paper

• To ensure the best print quality and feed reliability, use 75 g/m2 (20 lb) xerographic paper. Business papers designed for general business use may also provide acceptable print quality.
• Use only paper able to withstand these temperatures without discoloring, bleeding, or releasing hazardous emissions. The laser printing process heats paper to high temperatures. Check with the manufacturer or vendor to determine whether the paper you have chosen is acceptable for laser printers.
• Always print several samples before buying large quantities of any type of print media. When choosing any print media, consider the weight, fiber content, and color.

Unacceptable Paper

The following papers are not recommended for use with the printer:

• Chemically treated papers used to make copies without carbon paper, also known as carbonless papers, carbonless copy paper (CCP), or no carbon required (NCR) paper.
• Preprinted papers with chemicals that may contaminate the printer.
• Preprinted papers that can be affected by the temperature in the printer fuser.
• Preprinted papers that require a registration (the precise print location on the page) greater than 0.09 in., such as optical character recognition (OCR) forms.
  In some cases, you can adjust registration with your software program to successfully print on these forms.
• Coated papers (erasable bond), synthetic papers, thermal papers.
• Rough-edged, rough or heavily textured surface papers, or curled papers.
• Recycled papers containing more than 25% post-consumer waste that do not meet DIN 19 309.
• Multiple-part forms or documents.
• Print quality may deteriorate (blank spaces or blotches may appear in the text) when printing on talc or acid paper.
• Moist paper that may cause wrinkle.

2. Print Media Supported Paper Sizes

• *1 - You can place the originals in a long-edge feed direction or in a short-edge feed direction. The following illustration shows SEF and LEF. The arrow mark in the illustration shows the orientation of the paper loading.
  Note: Not available when the XML Paper Specification (XPS) Printer Driver is used.
• *2 - Custom width: 76.2 mm (3.00 inches) to 215.9 mm (8.50 inches)
  The maximum width for envelope (DL LEF): 220 mm (8.66 inches)
  Custom length: 127 mm (5.00 inches) to 355.6 mm (14.00 inches)
  The maximum length for envelope (Monarch LEF): 98.4 mm (3.87 inches)
• *3 - Only the administrator user can set the custom size from the printer driver.
• *4 - Be sure to fully insert the envelope until it stops. Otherwise, print media that is loaded on the MPF will be fed.

3. Print Media Supported Paper Types

• * Values marked by an asterisk (*) are the factory default menu settings.

4. Print Media Paper Type Specifications

If these steps do not correct the problem, please contact Dell Technical Support.

It is recommended that only Dell Branded toner, drums, transfer rollers or other consumables are used in our laser printers. Dell cannot guarantee compatibility or the print quality of any 3rd party consumables.