printer wont print card, what gsm will it take?

[stephaniejoy]

I make greetings cards and bought the best printer I could afford.  It won't take greetings cards into the feeder.  Does anyone know what gsm it will take.  I am very disappointed as I bought it especially to print cards.

[Dragon-Fur]

@stephaniejoy

Cards

163 to 200 g/m2 (90 to 110 lb index)

Up to 60 cards

Source:

Specifications > Paper Handling > Paper tray capacities

Supported Paper Weights

Tray	Type	Weight	Capacity
Input tray	Paper	60 to 105 g/m2 (16 to 28 lb bond)	Up to 225 sheets of plain paper
Photo paper	200 to 280 g/m2 (60 to 75 lb bond)	Up to 60 sheets
Envelopes	75 to 90 g/m2 (20 to 24 lb bond envelope)	Up to 10 envelopes
Cards	163 to 200 g/m2 (90 to 110 lb index)	Up to 60 cards
Duplexer	Paper	60 to 105 g/m2 (16 to 28 lb bond)	n/a
Automatic document feeder (ADF)	Paper	60 to 90 g/m2 (16 to 24 lb bond)	35 sheets
Output tray	Paper	60 to 105 g/m2 (16 to 28 lb bond)	Up to 60 sheets of plain paper (text printing)

Standard "card" sizes (without having created a "Custom Paper Size" form):

To avoid paper jams and other issues, make sure you are using the correct size and type of cards when loading the input tray.

  note:

Load card stock in input tray only. Card stock is not compatible for use with the ADF for single- or double-sided printing.

Paper type	Paper size
Index card	101 x 152 mm (4.0 x 6.0 inches)
Index card	127 x 203 mm (5.0 x 8.0 inches)
A6 card	105 x 148 mm (4.1 x 5.8 inches)
A4 index card	210 x 297 mm (8.3 x 11.7 inches)
O**bleep**u Hagaki**	200 x 148 mm (7.8 x 5.8 inches)
Index Card Letter	216 x 279 mm (8.5 x 11 inches)
Japanese postcard	100 x 148 mm (3.9 x 5.8 inches)

Card size not listed?  Create a custom form.

 Creating Custom Paper Sizes

Control Panel > icon view > Devices and Printers >

Left-Click on your Printer one time to highlight >

Left-Click Print Server Properties (along the top ribbon)

General Example:

Custom_Form_Index_Card_9x12 

In general:

The printer works as expected with the possible exception of HP printer software not liking the Hallmark card making software.  I do not have any evidence to support that statement - a few forum members have complained the the Hallmark software does not always work as expected (sizes, flipping, duplex, other bits).

Select Media type "Index Card", Brochure, "something to indicate to the printer that the paper is "thicker" than normal paper (must be within the maximum weight limits).

Select the Source (Tray) as opposed to leaving the Source as "automatic" or similar wording.

Select the correct paper size - "close" usually won't do it - you may need to create a custom form if your card paper size is not in the standard list of paper sizes for the selected "media" type.

Do not bother to try and trick the printer into thinking photo paper is card paper.  Most printers can "sense" photo paper and cannot be fooled into thinking "other" paper is photo paper.

References

Printer Homepage – “Things that are your printer”

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

HP OfficeJet 6960 All-in-One Printer series

Dragon Document – Collection of Help, suggestions, and examples:

Printing Labels_Business-Cards_Cards

Print Labels, Business Cards, Cards, Booklet

Topics / Subjects, various, including:

• Preparation
• Labels, Cards, and Business Cards
  • Office Word
  • HP Photo Creations and Avery Templates
  • Avery Design and Print (through Windows 10) and Mac
    • Print from PDF feature
  • Avery Wizard for Word (through Windows 😎
• Printing and Printing Preferences – Notes
• Print Booklet
  • Foxit Reader - Booklet
  • Adobe Reader - Booklet
• Additional Help (Documents and Notes)

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