Does this printer have the ability for a straight through paper path for things like envelopes? Or is everything always curved around?
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The large door that you see on the front opens for manual feed. It can do envelopes, labels, etc., but they curve around, too.
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Yes, I found it very easy. However, as everyone else said, it will depend on your printer, so make sure you run a test on plain paper first. Also, if your printer normally uses a curved paper path (where the paper makes a sharp bend inside the printer), see if it has the option for a straight paper path. Many laser printers have a door on the back that opens so the paper comes out the back instead of out the front. Using this will help prevent the heavier paper used in these invitations from becoming curled inside the printer. However, even if your printer does not have this option, you should still be able to use these with no problem. Yes, I found it very easy. However, as everyone else said, it will depend on your printer, so make sure you run a test on plain paper first. Also, if your printer normally uses a curved paper path (where the paper makes a sharp bend inside the printer), see if it has the option for a straight paper path. Many laser printers have a door on the back that opens so the paper comes out the back instead of out the front. Using this will help prevent the heavier paper used in these invitations from becoming curled inside the printer. However, even if your printer does not have this option, you... » Read More Yes, I found it very easy. However, as everyone else said, it will depend on your printer, so make sure you run a test on plain paper first. Also, if your printer normally uses a curved paper path (where the paper makes a sharp bend inside the printer), see if it has the option for a straight paper path. Many laser printers have a door on the back that opens so the paper comes out the back instead of out the front. Using this will help prevent the heavier paper used in these invitations from becoming curled inside the printer. However, even if your printer does not have this option, you should still be able to use these with no problem. « Show Less
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Indeed it does, which is a big reason that I chose this printer over a printer of another well-known manufacturer. I print odd-sized envelopes frequently, not just standard #10 business envelopes, and the printer handles them like a champ. By the way, envelopes are fed in from the top paper tray, as are any other nonstandard papers, such as card stock and photo paper.
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You will have to turn the paper over manually to print on the back side. I used it to print wedding invitations and included a map on the back. It really worked pretty well.
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Yes. Follow the directions. I put one envelope at a time in the manual tray. It wrinkles the envelopes a bit - I use my inkjet most of the time for envelopes.
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I have only printed two envelopes and they came out fine without jamming. The manual says you can print a maximum of 3 at a time (face up) using the front multi-purpose tray and adjust the width to match the envelopes width which is easy to do. The inconvenience is that you have to open the back of the machine (this is where the envelopes come out). I say this is an inconvenience because my printer has the back facing the wall which means I have to rotate it 90 degrees so I have room to open the back cover. I think most people place their machines with the back facing the wall. Otherwise, performance wise, it's 2/2 without a jam. I'll repost if I run into any problems.
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I have not printed envelopes on this model as yet but tray 2 under the machine can be set to hold the envelopes in the middle of the tray & since it appears to work in a similar manner to my former 3500a officejet I have no doubt it will work. So far I have done letter (single & double sided), legal (single & double sided) using tray 1 with has a side entry, as well as booklet using legal paper in tray 1. All printed without any issues & with a speed I used to just dream about. The 3500a was fast at over 30ppm but it slowed down a lot when doing double sided & could only do double sided with letter paper. This printer slows very little when you consider each sheet is 2 pages & does a great job. Since the envelopes are a single sided process I will have to test that just to find out but I suspect they will print at nearly full speed as well. I also just purchased the $129 5 cartridge ink set from the other estore & have just run a few test sheets with the black cartridge, much larger than the startup cartridge included with the printer, & there seems to be no issues there, so far. Time will tell but the price is worth the test. All in all, at this time, I couldn't be happier with this printer & its performance. I paid $300 for the 3500a about 5 years ago & printed many times the pages recommended & have now paid, it finally failed, the same for this printer so am looking forward to at least 5 years of great performance.
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I print all my envelopes at work with this printer (probably 10-15 per week) and it works great for me. Just pull down the manual feed tray, insert the blank envelope (as shown in the drawing on the feed tray) and click "print." So far no jams. Have had this printer at work for about 6 months. I don't know why another reviewer said the printed envelopes come out the back of the printer. Mine don't. They come out printed side down at the same place a printed sheet of paper comes out. (To clarify, I am using #10 size business envelopes.)
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Yes it does. Great for checks and envelopes but has a few software flaws which makes the printer not as easy to use as earlier versions.. Good luck
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No, it has a flat copy sheet. I have had very good luck with this printer, very little misfeeds and is good on ink. I can use any kink of paper.
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Yes this Okidata printer has a straight through paper path. It has a flip down door on the front and a fold out extension to hold the paper while it is waiting to be fed. Same thing on the back to catch the output. I have tested that paper path but only with a single sheet. It appears that it will do multiple sheets.
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I have just printed one envelope at a time with no problems. They go in sideways. The software on-line manual shows how to load the envelope.
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It's fantastic at printing envelopes, I have never owned a printer that did envelopes better. For best results, follow the instructions in the manual and use the manual feed tray. It hardly bends the envelope at all while printing it, which can be very helpful.
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They have manuals on their sometimes confusing site. I seldom print envelopes on this printer as I hate the flimsy paper tray and found paper set up to be a pain. So, I use my HP or Canon for envelopes.
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I cannot print any envelopes at all and I am not happy about it. I use another printer for that. I gave up on trying to get it to work
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Thanks for the responses. Can it print something as small as a 4 x 6 card? I'm shopping for a nonprofit school, and we do a lot of mailings. So smooth envelope feeding is essential. Do you know how many envelopes you can load at a time?
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This printer doesn't do very well with envelopes. You can try the bypass tray, but in my experience it will jam every time. Your best bet is to adjust the paper tray to envelope size, load in 6-10 envelopes, flap side up and to the left. Mine still jams really frequently, expect to ruin 2 envelopes for every one you get to print correctly. Envelopes that print "correctly" still come out slightly crumpled.