Maximum Cardstock Media Weight for HP Color LaserJet Professional M254dw

[Arnzo]

Maximum Cardstock Media Weight for HP Color LaserJet Professional M254dw?

[ShlomiL · Accepted solution]

Hi, the printer supports  up to 175gsm cardstock, be sure to use a Laser compatible  cardstock.

You may find the Supported media weight listed below:

http://www8.hp.com/emea_middle_east/en/products/printers/product-detail.html?oid=14121226#!tab=specs

Shlomi

[Dragon-Fur]

@Arnzo 

Product Specifications

Media sizes, custom (metric)	76 x 127 to 216 x 356 mm
Media sizes, custom (U.S. standard)	3 x 5 to 8.5 x 14 in
Media types	Paper (bond, brochure, colored, glossy, heavy, letterhead, light, photo, plain, preprinted, prepunched, recycled, rough), transparencies, labels, envelopes, cardstock
Media weight supported (metric)	60 to 163 g/m² (Uncoated/Matte, recommended), however up to 175 g/m² Postcards and 200 g/m² HP Matte is allowed in the driver.
Media weight supported (U.S. standard)	16 to 42 lb (Uncoated/Matte, recommended), however up to 45 lb Postcards and 51 lb HP Matte is allowed in the driver.

From the Datasheet:

Media Types Supported Paper (bond, brochure, colored, glossy, heavy, letterhead, light, photo, plain, preprinted,
prepunched, recycled, rough), transparencies, labels, envelopes, cardstock

Media Weight Supported 16 to 43 lb (Uncoated/Matte, recommended), however up to 47 lb Postcards and 53 lb HP Matte is allowed in the driver; 16 to 43 lb (Coated/Glossy, recommended) , however up to 47 lb Postcards and 59 lb HP Glossy is allowed in the driver.

In general, I believe the information is saying that though the Laser printer is a workhorse for standard document printing (on plain paper), it is somewhat limited in the "paper weight" department.  With respect, I could be wrong - my quick check of the data might have missed something.

HP Matte is perhaps (also) defined as paper type "Index".  ??

Index is paper made to an ISO standard for paper weight and type.

Check the Printing Preferences to a list of Media (kind of paper) and supported paper sizes.

Know that some combinations are not allowed.

For example, if your printer supports duplex, that setting may not be compatible with certain Media or paper sizes.

Reference and Resources – Places to find (more) help and learn about your Printer

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Drivers / Software / Firmware Updates, Videos, Bulletins/Notices, How-to, Troubleshooting, User Guides, Product Information, more

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