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HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M281fdw
Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

Avery 8876 Matte Ivory Business Cards jam when printing on MFP M281fdw.  is there a similar AVERY product that will not jam in this printer?

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I found an alternate AVERY business card stock for laserjet printers (5876).  Will this work in my MFP M281fdw printer without jamming?

https://www.avery.com/products/cards/5876

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@sk-197 

 

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No to anything that weighs more than what the printer specifications show as supported.

 

 Product Specifications for the HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M281fdw (T6B82A)

Paper Handling

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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; 60 to 163 g/m² (Coated/Glossy, recommended), however up to 175 g/m² Postcards and 220 g/m² HP Glossy is allowed in the driver.
Media weight supported (U.S. standard)
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.

 

 

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>>> Full Feature Software - Web Pack Installation Package - Information - Download  <<<

HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M281fdw/M281cdw Printer Full Software Solution 

 

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Too heavy

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Possibly this one would work (with driver support)

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