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hi what is the highest gsm paper i can use on my deskjet 4200 please. i use it for card making 

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HP Cards / Index Paper

up to 200 g/m² / 110 lb

 

Reminder

Do not select paper type Photo unless you have loaded and are using Photo paper.

Most printers will simply balk / refuse, though you might also see a paper mis-match error.

 

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Sample specifications document from the DeskJet 4200 series printers

 

Product Specifications for the HP DeskJet 4220e All-in-One Printer (588K6A)

Paper handling

Input capacity
Up to 60 sheets
Standard input capacity (cards)
Up to 20 cards
Standard input capacity (envelopes)
Up to 5
Output capacity
Up to 25 sheets
Media sizes supported (metric)
A4; B5; A6; DL envelope
Media sizes supported (U.S. standard)
Letter; legal; 4 x 6 in; 5 x 7 in; 8 x 10 in; No. 10 envelopes
Media sizes, custom (metric)
76 x 127 to 215 x 355 mm
Media sizes, custom (U.S. standard)
3 x 5 to 8.5 x 14 in
Media types
Plain paper, photo paper, brochure paper, envelopes and other specialty inkjet papers
Media weight supported (metric)
A4: 60 to 90 g/m²; HP envelopes: 75 to 90 g/m²; HP cards: up to 200 g/m²; HP 10 x 15 cm photo paper: up to 300 g/m²
Media weight supported (U.S. standard)
Letter: 16 to 32 lb; HP envelopes: 20 to 24 lb; HP cards: up to 110 lb; HP 4 x 6 inch photo paper: up to 145 lb
Borderless printing
No

 

 

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