Printer has problems with thicker paper

I tried to print to some thicker paper, but it would not print.

The printer is a Brother HL-2240

It works fine with standard paper.

A Canon MG 2220 worked fine with the thicker paper.

Any ideas as to the problem ?

Andy

Andy wrote:
I tried to print to some thicker paper, but it would not print.

The printer is a Brother HL-2240

It works fine with standard paper.

A Canon MG 2220 worked fine with the thicker paper.

Any ideas as to the problem ?

Andy

When you cracked open the manual for the
Brother HL-2240, what kind of paper did it
recommend for usage in the printer ?

On the page with the title at the top

"Type and size of paper"

around PDF page 8

http://download.brother.com/welcome/...aeng_usr_c.pdf

it's pretty obvious the "Manual" feed method
is required for the largest range of paper
types. Using the tray is for limited
paper types (28lb paper or less). In
their table, Thick Paper is 43lb rating.

Paul

On Wednesday, July 29, 2015 at 10:22:01 PM UTC-5, Paul wrote:
Andy wrote:
I tried to print to some thicker paper, but it would not print.

The printer is a Brother HL-2240

It works fine with standard paper.

A Canon MG 2220 worked fine with the thicker paper.

Any ideas as to the problem ?

Andy

When you cracked open the manual for the
Brother HL-2240, what kind of paper did it
recommend for usage in the printer ?

On the page with the title at the top

"Type and size of paper"

around PDF page 8

http://download.brother.com/welcome/...aeng_usr_c.pdf

it's pretty obvious the "Manual" feed method
is required for the largest range of paper
types. Using the tray is for limited
paper types (28lb paper or less). In
their table, Thick Paper is 43lb rating.

Paul

Paul,

My printer has a tray, but no manual feed.

Unless is it is hidden. :-)

Andy

In microsoft.public.windowsxp.general, on Wed, 29 Jul 2015 18:54:05
-0700 (PDT), Andy wrote:

I tried to print to some thicker paper, but it would not print.

The printer is a Brother HL-2240

It works fine with standard paper.

A Canon MG 2220 worked fine with the thicker paper.

Any ideas as to the problem ?

It's probably the printer.

You need a Brother PPL-650.

It's a printer plane and it will remove some of the extra thickness from
the paper and will make sure it's no thicker than will work in Brother
printers.

Andy

In microsoft.public.windowsxp.general, on Wed, 29 Jul 2015 23:44:03
-0400, micky wrote:

In microsoft.public.windowsxp.general, on Wed, 29 Jul 2015 18:54:05
-0700 (PDT), Andy wrote:

I tried to print to some thicker paper, but it would not print.

The printer is a Brother HL-2240

It works fine with standard paper.

A Canon MG 2220 worked fine with the thicker paper.

Any ideas as to the problem ?

It's probably the printer.

You need a Brother PPL-650.

It's a printer plane

Sorry. I meant to say Paper Plane.

and it will remove some of the extra thickness from
the paper and will make sure it's no thicker than will work in Brother
printers.

Andy

On 29 Jul 2015, Andy wrote in
microsoft.public.windowsxp.general:

I tried to print to some thicker paper, but it would not print.

The printer is a Brother HL-2240

It works fine with standard paper.

A Canon MG 2220 worked fine with the thicker paper.

Any ideas as to the problem ?

Yes. The paper is too thick.

Media Weights (bond):
Standard paper tray - 16 to 28 lbs.
Manual feed slot - 16 to 43 lbs.

On 29 Jul 2015, micky wrote in
microsoft.public.windowsxp.general:

It's probably the printer.

You need a Brother PPL-650.

It's a printer plane and it will remove some of the extra
thickness from the paper and will make sure it's no thicker than
will work in Brother printers.

On 29 Jul 2015, micky wrote in
microsoft.public.windowsxp.general:

It's probably the printer.

You need a Brother PPL-650.

It's a printer plane and it will remove some of the extra
thickness from the paper and will make sure it's no thicker than
will work in Brother printers.

An alternate, cheaper solution would be to simply sand the paper down
until it fit better.

Andy wrote:


Paul,

My printer has a tray, but no manual feed.

Unless is it is hidden. :-)

Andy

Locate the correct manual and have a look.

Paul

In microsoft.public.windowsxp.general, on Wed, 29 Jul 2015 23:50:57
-0400, Nil wrote:

On 29 Jul 2015, micky wrote in
microsoft.public.windowsxp.general:

It's probably the printer.

You need a Brother PPL-650.

It's a printer plane and it will remove some of the extra
thickness from the paper and will make sure it's no thicker than
will work in Brother printers.

An alternate, cheaper solution would be to simply sand the paper down
until it fit better.

Sure if you only have a few sheets.

But the Brother PPL-650 Paper Plane will do 15 sheets a minutes. or 3
reams of paper in 40 minutes.

If you buy the Brother PR-PPL-650A Printer-Planer Attachment you can
feed the paper straight from the planer output into the printer input
tray. It's worth the extra $75.

On Thursday, July 30, 2015 at 10:14:18 AM UTC-5, micky wrote:
In microsoft.public.windowsxp.general, on Wed, 29 Jul 2015 23:50:57
-0400, Nil wrote:

On 29 Jul 2015, micky wrote in
microsoft.public.windowsxp.general:

It's probably the printer.

You need a Brother PPL-650.

It's a printer plane and it will remove some of the extra
thickness from the paper and will make sure it's no thicker than
will work in Brother printers.

An alternate, cheaper solution would be to simply sand the paper down
until it fit better.

Sure if you only have a few sheets.

But the Brother PPL-650 Paper Plane will do 15 sheets a minutes. or 3
reams of paper in 40 minutes.

If you buy the Brother PR-PPL-650A Printer-Planer Attachment you can
feed the paper straight from the planer output into the printer input
tray. It's worth the extra $75.

Thanks,I just found the manual feed.

It works fine with thicker paper.

Andy

In microsoft.public.windowsxp.general, on Fri, 31 Jul 2015 12:36:00
-0700 (PDT), Andy wrote:

On Thursday, July 30, 2015 at 10:14:18 AM UTC-5, micky wrote:
In microsoft.public.windowsxp.general, on Wed, 29 Jul 2015 23:50:57
-0400, Nil wrote:

On 29 Jul 2015, micky wrote in
microsoft.public.windowsxp.general:

It's probably the printer.

You need a Brother PPL-650.

It's a printer plane and it will remove some of the extra
thickness from the paper and will make sure it's no thicker than
will work in Brother printers.

An alternate, cheaper solution would be to simply sand the paper down
until it fit better.

Sure if you only have a few sheets.

But the Brother PPL-650 Paper Plane will do 15 sheets a minutes. or 3
reams of paper in 40 minutes.

If you buy the Brother PR-PPL-650A Printer-Planer Attachment you can
feed the paper straight from the planer output into the printer input
tray. It's worth the extra $75.

Thanks,I just found the manual feed.

It works fine with thicker paper.

Andy

I'll cancel your order for the PR-PPL-650A.

And I'll try to cancel the restocking fee.

Is there anything else I can help you with?

On Wednesday, July 29, 2015 at 8:54:11 PM UTC-5, Andy wrote:
I tried to print to some thicker paper, but it would not print.

The printer is a Brother HL-2240

It works fine with standard paper.

A Canon MG 2220 worked fine with the thicker paper.

Any ideas as to the problem ?

Andy

Can you alter time or speed up the harvest ?

:-)