Printing on Card Stock or Matte Board

You can use the manual feed slot in the back of the printer to print on white card stock or matte board up to 1.3 mm (0.051 inch or 51 mil) thick, in the following sizes: letter, legal, or A4 size.

Before you start, remove the paper support. Then turn the printer on. (The printer must be on to load card stock correctly.)

  1. Push in the output tray extension, but leave the tray open.
  2. Set the paper thickness lever to the position. The paper light begins flashing rapidly.



  3. Slide the edge guide to the right to make room for the card stock.



  4. Open the printer cover and place a sheet of card stock against the left side of the manual feed slot, with the side you want to print on facing up.
  5. Slide the card stock into the printer until the leading edge is 1 cm (0.4 inches) from the gray rollers.



  6. Slide the edge guide against the card stock.



  7. Set the paper thickness lever to the position. (If the print quality is not satisfactory, try setting the paper thickness lever to the position for the next print.)



    8. If you're using the manual feed slot to print on paper rather than card stock, set the paper thickness lever to the position.

  8. Close the printer cover and press the button to feed the card stock into the printer.

    9. Note: If the paper light flashes, make sure the paper thickness lever is set correctly, then press the button again.

  9. Before you print, make sure you select Manual or Manual Feed as the paper source in your printer software (See Printing in Windows or Printing on Macintosh).

When you're finished printing on card stock, make sure you return the paper thickness lever to the  position.

Caution: Don't move the paper thickness lever during printing; this could damage your printer.