1 - 34 ABOUT THIS PRINTER- Page 53

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Most envelopes will be suitable for your printer. However, some 
envelopes will have feed and print-quality problems because of the 
way they have been made.  A suitable envelope should have edges 
with straight, well-creased folds and the leading edge should not be 
thicker than two pieces of paper.  The envelope should lie flat and not 
be of baggy or flimsy construction. You should buy quality envelopes 
from a supplier who understands that you will be using the envelopes 
in a laser printer.  Before you print a lot of envelopes, test one to 
make sure that the print results are what you want.  

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During printing, the inside tray rises to feed paper into the 
printer.

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If envelopes get smudged during printing, in the printer 
driver select MP Tray as the Paper Source for a straight 
paper path.  Then, set the Media Type to Thick Paper or 
Thicker Paper to increase the fixing temperature.  To adjust 
the print density setting, see Chapter 3.  

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Envelope joints that are sealed by the manufacturer should 
be secure. 

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All sides should be properly folded without any wrinkles or 
creases. 

Brother will not recommend a particular envelope because 
envelope manufacturers may change the envelope 
specifications.  You are responsible for the quality and 
performance of envelopes you use.