Media capacity and sizes for input trays The following table lists the types and sizes of media supported by each input tray. For best results, use HP LaserJet paper or conventional white copier paper. The media should be of good quality and free of cuts, nicks, tears, spots, loose particles, dust, wrinkles, voids, perforations, and curled or bent edges. For a complete list of media specifications, see the HP LaserJet Printer Family Paper Specification Guide . Table 8.
Media capacity and sizes for input trays EN Media requirements 31 Tray Media type Media size and orientation Media weight Maximum capacity Tray 1 Paper Plain Preprinted Letterhead Prepunched Bond Recycled Color Card stock Heavy (more than 28 lb, 105 g/m2) Glossy 11 by 17 inch (portrait) JIS B4 (portrait) A3 (portrait)* A4 (portrait) A5 (portrait) Custom minimum (99 by 190 mm, 3.90 by 7.49 in) (portrait) Custom maximum (304 by 469 mm, 12 by 18.5 inch) (portrait) Executive (portrait) ISO B5 (portrait) JIS B4 (portrait) JIS B5 (portrait) Letter (landscape) Legal (landscape) 16 to 58 lb (60 to 216 grams per square meter [g/m2]) bond 100 sheets of 20 lb (75 g/m2) bond Limit to media-fill mark on the media width guides.
Envelopes B5 (portrait) C5 (portrait) Commercial #10 (Com10) (portrait) DL (portrait) Double Post Card (JPOSTD) Monarch (portrait) Maximum 24 lb (90 g/m2) bond Approximately 10 Limit to media-fill mark on the media width guides. Labels A4 (landscape) Letter (landscape) — Limit to media-fill mark on the media width guides. Transparencies A4 (landscape) Letter (landscape) 5 mils (0.13 mm) thick Limit to media-fill mark on the media width guides. *A3 full-bleed is not supported by any of the HP CLJ 8500 or 8550 models.