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How to Improve the Print Speed by Selecting the Type of Paper
Print speed changes depending on the type of paper and the basis weight. You can improve productivity by choosing a paper consciously to meet your needs. Check the solution below.
Relationship between Types of Paper and Print Speed
imagePRESS C270 / imagePRESS Lite C270
Basis Weight | Types of Paper That Have Been Registered in the Machine (Standard Paper) | Print Speed |
52 to 105 g/m2 (14 to 28 lb bond) | Thin 1 to 2, Plain 1 or 3 | 1/1 as fast |
106 to 128 g/m2 (29 to 34 lb bond) | Heavy 1 | 2/3 as fast |
129 to 350 g/m2 (35 to 129 lb cover) | Heavy 2 to 9 | 1/2 as fast |
106 to 350 g/m2 (29 to 129 lb cover) | Coated | 1/2 as fast |
imagePRESS C265 / imagePRESS Lite C265
Basis Weight | Types of Paper That Have Been Registered in the Machine (Standard Paper) | Print Speed |
52 to 128 g/m2 (14 to 34 lb bond) | Thin 1 to 2, Plain 1 or 3, Heavy 1 | 1/1 as fast |
129 to 350 g/m2 (35 to 129 lb cover) | Heavy 2 to 9 | 1/2 as fast |
106 to 350 g/m2 (29 to 129 lb cover) | Coated | 1/2 as fast |
For example, if you use a paper type whose basis weight is 106 g/m2, Heavy 1 is a normal choice for the type of paper. In this case, the print speed slows down to two thirds of the print speed of Plain 3, whose basis weight is 105 g/m2. In this way only 1 g/m2 of the basis weight creates about 1.5 times difference in the print speed. You can improve productivity by using a paper type whose basis weight is 105 g/m2, not 106 g/m2.
NOTE
Only thin, plain, heavy, and coated paper are selected from the standard types of paper and listed in the table above.
Print speed changes not just according to the basis weight, by the type of paper as well.
The print speed may differ from those in the table depending on the amount of images and the room temperature.