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Preparation before Use > Loading Paper
Loading in the Cassettes
Standard cassettes
The standard cassettes can hold plain paper, recycled paper or color paper.
The cassettes hold up to 500 sheets of plain paper (80 g/m
2
) (or up to 550 sheets of 64 g/m
2
plain paper).
The following paper sizes are supported: A3, B4, A4, A4-R, B5, B5-R, A5-R, Folio, Ledger, Legal, Oficio II,
12 x 18", Letter, Letter-R, Statement-R, 8K, 16K, 16K-R, and 216 x 340 mm, Custom (140 x 182 mm - 304 x 457 mm).
1
Pull the cassette out toward you until it stops.
2
Adjust the cassette size.
1 Squeeze the ends of the bottom of the paper length guide and move the guide to fit the
length of the paper.
Paper sizes are marked on the cassette.
When using media types other than plain paper (such as recycled or colored paper), always specify the media
type and paper weight settings.
Specifying Paper Size and Media Type for the Cassettes (page 3-31)
Media Type Setting (page 8-13)
The cassettes can hold paper with weight between 60 - 220 g/m
2
for 3051ci and 3551ci; and 60 - 256 g/m
2
for
4551ci and 5551ci. If you are using a paper weight of 106 g/m
2
or more, set the media type to Thick and set the
weight of the paper you are using.
Do not load thick paper that is heavier than 256 g/m
2
in the cassettes. Use the multi purpose tray for paper
that is heavier than 256 g/m
2
.
If you wish to use 330 x 210 mm to 356 x 220 mm paper, contact a service technician.