Lexmark C772 User Manual
Identifying media sources and specifications
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Media specifications
Media types and weights (output options)
Media
Type
Media weight
Standard output
bin and optional
output expander
bin and optional
output expander
5-bin
mailbox
mailbox
Optional finisher
Standard
Offset
Staple
Paper
Xerographic or
business paper
(used for simplex
printing)
business paper
(used for simplex
printing)
1
60 to 74.9 g/m
2
grain long
(16 to 19.9 lb
bond)
(16 to 19.9 lb
bond)
2
60 to 74.9 g/
m
m
2
grain long
(16 to 19.9 lb
bond)
bond)
2
60 to 74.9 g/
m
m
2
grain
long
(16 to 19.9 lb
bond)
(16 to 19.9 lb
bond)
2
60 to 74.9 g/
m
m
2
grain long
(16 to 19.9 lb
bond)
bond)
2
60 to 74.9 g/
m
m
2
grain long
(16 to 19.9 lb
bond)
bond)
2
Xerographic or
business paper
(used for duplex
printing)
business paper
(used for duplex
printing)
75 to 176 g/m
2
grain long
(20 to 47 lb bond)
(20 to 47 lb bond)
75 to 90 g/m
2
grain long
(20 to 24 lb
bond)
(20 to 24 lb
bond)
75 to 90 g/
m
m
2
grain long
(20 to 24 lb
bond)
(20 to 24 lb
bond)
75 to 90 g/m
2
grain long
(20 to 24 lb
bond)
(20 to 24 lb
bond)
75 to 90 g/m
2
grain long
(20 to 24 lb
bond)
(20 to 24 lb
bond)
Glossy papers
Book
88 to 176 g/m
2
grain long
(60 to 120 lb
book)
(60 to 120 lb
book)
Not
supported
supported
88 to 176 g/
m
m
2
grain long
(60 to 120 lb
book)
(60 to 120 lb
book)
88 to 176 g/
m
m
2
grain long
(60 to 120 lb
book)
(60 to 120 lb
book)
Not supported
Cover
162 to 176 g/m
2
grain long
(60 to 65 lb cover)
(60 to 65 lb cover)
Not
supported
supported
162 to 176 g/
m
m
2
grain long
(60 to 65 lb
cover)
(60 to 65 lb
cover)
162 to 176 g/
m
m
2
grain long
(60 to 65 lb
cover)
(60 to 65 lb
cover)
Not supported
Card stock—
maximum
(grain long)
maximum
(grain long)
2,3
Index Bristol
163 g/m
2
(90 lb)
Not
supported
supported
163 g/m
2
(90
lb)
163 g/m
2
(90
lb)
Not supported
Tag
163 g/m
2
(100 lb)
Not
supported
supported
163 g/m
2
(100 lb)
163 g/m
2
(100
lb)
Not supported
Cover
176 g/m
2
(65 lb)
Not
supported
supported
176 g/m
2
(65
lb)
176 g/m
2
(65
lb)
Not supported
Card stock—
maximum
(grain short)
maximum
(grain short)
2,3
Index Bristol
199 g/m
2
(110 lb)
Not
supported
supported
199 g/m
2
(110 lb)
199 g/m
2
(110
lb)
Not supported
Tag
203 g/m
2
(125 lb)
Not
supported
supported
203 g/m
2
(125 lb)
203 g/m
2
(125
lb)
Not supported
Cover
216 g/m
2
(80 lb)
Not
supported
supported
216 g/m
2
(80
lb)
216 g/m
2
(80
lb)
Not supported
Transparencies
2
Laser printer
161 to 169 g/m
2
(43 to 45lb
bond)
bond)
4,5
Not
supported
supported
161 to 169 g/
m
m
2
(43 to 45lb
bond)
bond)
4,5
161 to 169 g/
m
m
2
(43 to 45lb
bond)
bond)
4,5
Not supported
Labels—
maximum
maximum
2,4
Paper
180 g/m
2
(48 lb
bond)
Not
supported
supported
180 g/m
2
(48
lb bond)
180 g/m
2
(48
lb bond)
Not supported
1
Paper weighing less than 75 g/m
2
(20 lb bond) is limited to simplex printing only at less than 60% relative humidity.
2
This paper weight in any source is not supported for duplex (two-sided) printing.
3
For 60 to 176 g/m
2
(16 to 47 lb bond) paper, grain long fibers are recommended. For papers heavier than 176 g/m
2
(47 lb
bond), grain short is recommended.
4
Pressure sensitive area must enter the printer first.
5
100% cotton content maximum weight is 90.2g/m
2
(24 lb) bond.
6
105 g/m
2
(28 lb bond) envelopes are limited to 25% cotton content.