What is the best media selection for printing on card stock? Paper keeps jamming

[dburrus]

I'm trying to print using card stock paper. I using tray 1 and when the paper starts going through it jams. I have tried several media types, card, exhra heavy 131-175g, heavy

[Dragon-Fur]

@dburrus

The User Guides category offers the document for supported Media

 HP Color LaserJet CP5220 Series - Media

Page 43

The printer supports "Index" card stock.  Index card stock is manufactured to and ISO standard for that type of paper.  Although the weight limitations are missing from the document / specifications, Index paper stock is typically of a certain weight class. 

It can get complicated (the subject by its nature is not explained in "twenty five words or less").

Index Card and other Paper Weights are discussed in many, many articles.

This article "easy to understand" and introduces the subject fairly well;  it does oversimplify the different paper stocks into just two categories.

Paper Weights Explained

The article offers the "Handy paper chart" link

Your card paper could be made from Index stock, Cover stock, Text, or perhaps even Bond stock.

Each paper is manufactured to different standards for weight, texture, structure, thickness.

If you know what kind of paper you have, and at least the weight of the paper, you can better tell whether this printer can handle the paper.

For example, If you can determine the g/m2 (gsm) weight of your card paper, and it is in the very lightest weight category for the type, then the paper may work.   

Helpful and quick:

Gsm / paper weight (includes media type “card stock”

Calculate & Convert Paper Weights on Your Own Website

Custom Paper Sizes are supported (Media - page 51)

So, maybe you could select Media type Index and create a Custom paper size for it...

The setup might look something like the following:

Printing_Preferences_Quality-Paper_Custom_1 

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

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HP Color LaserJet Professional CP5225 Printer series

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