Choosing the right print media

Choosing the right print media

Paper type and size for each operation

Paper Type	Paper Size		Usage
Paper Type	Paper Size		Fax	Copy	Photo Capture	Printer
Cut Sheet	Letter	215.9 × 279.4 mm (8 1/2 × 11 in.)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	A4	210 × 297 mm (8.3 × 11.7 in.)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Legal	215.9 × 355.6 mm (8 1/2 × 14 in.)	Yes	Yes	–	Yes
	Executive	184 × 267 mm (7 1/4 × 10 1/2 in.)	–	–	–	Yes
	JIS B5	182 × 257 mm (7.2 × 10.1 in.)	–	–	–	Yes
	A5	148 × 210 mm (5.8 × 8.3 in.)	–	Yes	–	Yes
	A6	105 × 148 mm (4.1 × 5.8 in.)	–	–	–	Yes
Cards	Photo	10 × 15 cm (4 × 6 in.)	–	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Photo 2L	13 × 18 cm (5 × 7 in.)	–	–	Yes	Yes
	Index Card	127 × 203 mm (5 × 8 in.)	–	–	–	Yes
	PostCard 1	100 × 148 mm (3.9 × 5.8 in.)	–	–	–	Yes
	PostCard 2 (Double)	148 × 200 mm (5.8 × 7.9 in.)	–	–	–	Yes
Envelopes	C5 Envelope	162 × 229 mm (6.4 × 9 in.)	–	–	–	Yes
	DL Envelope	110 × 220 mm (4.3 × 8.7 in.)	–	–	–	Yes
	COM-10	105 × 241 mm (4 1/8 × 9 1/2 in.)	–	–	–	Yes
	Monarch	98 × 191 mm (3 7/8 × 7 1/2 in.)	–	–	–	Yes
	JE4 Envelope	105 × 235 mm (4.1 × 9.3 in.)	–	–	–	Yes
Transparencies	Letter	216 × 279 mm (8 1/2 × 11 in.)	–	Yes	–	Yes
	A4	210 × 297 mm (8.3 × 11.7 in.)	–	Yes	–	Yes
	Legal	215.9 × 355.6 mm (8 1/2 × 14 in.)	–	Yes	–	Yes
	A5	148 × 210 mm (5.8 × 8.3 in.)	–	Yes	–	Yes

Paper weight, thickness and capacity

Paper Type		Weight	Thickness	No. of sheets
Cut Sheet	Plain Paper	64 to 120 g/m²	0.08 to 0.15 mm	100¹
	Inkjet Paper	64 to 200 g/m²	0.08 to 0.25 mm	20
	Glossy Paper	Up to 220 g/m²	Up to 0.25 mm	20²
Cards	Photo Card	Up to 220 g/m²	Up to 0.25 mm	20²
	Index Card	Up to 120 g/m²	Up to 0.15 mm	30
	PostCard	Up to 200 g/m²	Up to 0.25 mm	30
Envelopes		75 to 95 g/m²	Up to 0.52 mm	10
Transparencies		–	–	10

¹	Up to 100 sheets of 80 g/m² paper.
²	BP71 (260 g/m²) paper is especially designed for Brother inkjet machines.