HL-2240D

FAQs & Troubleshooting

FAQs & Troubleshooting

What kind of paper can I use?

The machine feeds paper from the installed paper tray, or the manual feed slot.
The names for the paper trays in the printer driver are as follows:

Paper tray Tray 1
2-Sided(Duplex) for automatic 2-sided(duplex)
* if applicable
DX
Manual feed slot Manual

Media Type:
Media Type Tray 1 DX
* if applicable
Manual Choose the media type from the printer Driver
Plain Paper
75 g/m2 to 105 g/m2 (20 to 28 lb)
Yes Yes Yes Plain Paper
Recycled Paper Yes Yes Yes Recycled Paper
Bond Paper
Rough Paper - 60 g/m2 to 163 g/m2 (16 to 43 lb)
    Yes Bond Paper
Thin Paper
60 g/m2 to 75 g/m2 (16 to 20 lb)
Yes Yes Yes Thin Paper
Thick Paper
105 g/m2 to 163 g/m2 (28 to 43 lb)
    Yes Thick Paper or Thicker Paper
Labels     Yes
* A4 or Letter 
Label
Envelopes      Yes Envelopes
Env.Thin
Env.Thick


Media Size and Number of sheets:
*1 Legal or Folio size paper is not available in some regions outside the USA and Canada.
*2 Either A4 or Letter size paper is available in some regions.
 

   Tray 1

DX
* if applicable

Manual

Paper Size US/ Canada/ Latin America region A4
Letter
B5 (ISO/ JIS)
A5
A5 (Long Edge)
B6 (ISO)
A6
Executive
Legal *1
Folio *1

Letter
Legal*1
Folio*1

Width: 76.2 to 216 mm  (3 to 8.5 in.)
Length: 116 to 406.4 mm (4.6 to 16 in.)
Europe region A4
Letter
B5 (ISO/ JIS)
A5
A5 (Long Edge)
B6 (ISO)
A6
Executive

A4

Asia/ Oceania region A4
Letter
B5 (ISO/ JIS)
A5
A5 (Long Edge)
B6 (ISO)
A6
Executive
Legal
Folio

A4*2
Letter*2

Number of sheets
(80 g/m2 / 20 lb)
250 sheets   1 sheets

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Related Models

HL-2130, HL-2240D, HL-2270DW

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