HP OfficeJet Pro 8730 Printer Paper Handling Specifications

  1. Paper tray capacities

After downloading the software from 123.hp.com/ojpro8730, you may wonder where to start with. Initiate your printing setup by checking the paper tray. In tray 1, the weight 60 to 105 g/m2 (16 to 28 lb bond) with a capacity upto 250 sheets of plain paper (25 mm [1 inch] stacked), in photo paper the wigt is 300 g/m2 (80 lb bond) with  a capacity up to 50 sheets (17 mm [0.67 inch] stacked), the weight of the envelopes is 75 to 90 g/m2 (20 to 24 lb bond envelope) with up to 30 envelopes (17 mm [0.67 inch] stacked) and the weight of the cards is Up to 200 g/m2 (110 lb index) with a capacity of upto 50 cards.

In tray 2, the weight of the paper is 60 to 105 g/m2 (16 to 28 lb bond) with a capacity of up to 250 sheets. The weight of the duplexer is 60 to 105 g/m2 (16 to 28 lb bond), the weight of the paper is 60 to 90 g/m2 (16 to 24 lb bond)  with up to 50 sheets.

In output tray, the plain paper is the weight is 60 to 105 g/m2 (16 to 28 lb bond) with up to 150 sheets of plain paper in text printing.  The weight of the photo paper is 250 g/m2 (66 lb bond) with up to 100 sheets.  The weight of the envelopes 75 to 90 g/m2 (20 to 24 lb bond envelope) with upto 30envelopes and the cards weight is up to 2 00 g/m2 (110 lb index) with up to 80 cards. The paper tray should be inserted before downloading the software from 123.hp.com/ojpro8730

  1. Supported paper sizes

Tray 1 support paper sizes like U.S. Letter: 216 x 279 mm (8.5 x 11 inches), U.S. Legal: 216 x 356 mm (8.5 x 14 inches), A4: 210 x 297 mm (8.3 x 11.7 inches), 216 x 330 mm (8.5 x 13.0 inches), U.S. Executive: 184 x 267 mm (7.25 x 10.5 inches), U.S. Statement: 140 x 216 mm (5.5 x 8.5 inches), B5 (JIS): 182 x 257 mm (7.17 x 10.12 inches), A 5: 148 x 210 mm (5.8 x 8.3 inches), 152 x 203 mm (6.0 x 8.0 inches), US Government, A4 borderless, bordeerless A5 and  borderless B5.

The tray 2 support paper sizes U.S. Letter: 216 x 279 mm (8.5 x 11 inches), U.S. Legal: 216 x 356 mm (8.5 x 14 inches) and  A4: 210 x 297 mm (8.3 x 11.7 inches). The duplexer supports U.S. Letter: 216 x 279 mm (8.5 x 11 inches), U.S. Legal: 216 x 356 mm (8.5 x 14 inches) and  A4: 210 x 297 mm (8.3 x 11.7 inches), U.S. Executive: 184 x 267 mm (7.25 x 10.5 inches), B5 (JIS): 182 x 257 mm (7.17 x 10.12 inches) and the ADF supports U.S. Letter: 216 x 279 mm (8.5 x 11 inches), U.S. Legal: 216 x 356 mm (8.5 x 14 inches) and  A4: 210 x 297 mm (8.3 x 11.7 inches). When you print an alignment page after installing the software from 123.hp.com/ojpro8730, the alignment should be correct. That is why paper sizes supported should be noted carefully.

  1. Supported envelopes

Printing envelopes is a unique topic and it is important to follow the sizes specified as downloading the software from 123.hp.com/ojpro8730. The supported envelopes supports paper types like U.S. 10 envelope with 105 x 241 mm (4.1 x 9.5 inches), A2 envelope with 111 x 146 mm (4.4 x 5.8 inches), DL envelope with 110 x 220 mm (4.3 x 8.7 inches), C5 envelope 162 x 229 mm ( 6.4 x 9.0 inches), C6 envelope with 114 x 162 mm (4.5 x 6.4 inches), Monarch envelope with size 98 x 191 mm (3.9 x 7.5 inches), 6 ¾ envelope 92 x 165 mm (3.62 x 6.5 inches), Chou#3 envelope 120 x 235 mm (4.7 x 9.3 inches) and the Chou #4 envelope with size 90 x 205 mm (3.5 x 8.1 inches).

  1. Supported Photo paper

The paper type supported are letter-sized photo paper with 216 x 280 mm (8.5 x 11.0 inches), A4 sized photo paper with 210 x 297 mm (8.3 x 11.7 inches), photo paper with size of 76.2 x 127 mm (3.0 x 5.0 inches), 102 x 152 mm (4.0 x 6.0 inches), 102 x 152 mm (4.0 x 12.0 inches), 127 x 177.8 mm (5.0 x 7.0 inches) and 127 x 177.8 mm (5.0 x 7.0 inches).  The photo L photo paper with size 89 x 127 mm (3.5 x 5.0 inches) and the photo 2L photo paper  with size of 127 x 178 mm (5.0 x 7.0 inches). The borderless photo paper supported sizes are 102 x 152 mm (4.0 x 6.0 inches), 127 x 178 mm (5.0 x 7.0 inches),  203 x 254 mm (8.0 x 10.0 inches), 216 x 280 mm (8.5 x 11 inches), 100 x 150 mm (3.9 x 5.9 inches), 89 x 127 mm (3.5 x 5.0 inches) and 130 x 180 mm (5.1 x 7.1 inches).

  1. Supported Cards

The paper types supported are index card sizes like 76 x 127 mm (3.0 x 5.0 inches), 101 x 152 mm (4.0 x 6.0 inches) and 127 x 203 mm (5.0 x 8.0 inches). A6 card suppoted are 105 x 148 mm (4.1 x 5.8 inches), borderless A6 105 x 148 mm (4.1 x 5.8 inches), A4 index card 210 x 297 mm (8.3 x 11.7 inches), Ofuku Hagaki with size of 200 x 148 mm (7.8 x 5.8 inches) and index card letter with size of 216 x 279 mm (8.5 x 11 inches).

  1. Supported labels

Check whether you use correct paper type and size of label sheet when loading in to the input tray to avoid paper jams and other issues. The paper type is U.S letter with size  216 x 279 mm (8.5 x 11.0 inches) and A4 type with 210 x 297 mm (8.3 x 11.7 inches).

  1. Supported custom sizes

When  printing non standard custom paper sizes, check whether the dimensions fall within the parameters. The paper size in tray 1 is 76 to 216 mm (3.0 to 8.5 inches) wide and 127 to 356 mm (5.0 to 14.0 inches) long and in automatic document feeder is 127 to 216 mm (5.0 to 8.5 inches) wide and 241 to 305 mm (9.5 to 12.0 inches) long.

  1. Print margins

The print margin settings differs according to your operating system. The OS X select Manage Custom Size from the Print Driver settings. In Windows, click the Advanced tab in the printer driver and click Minimize Margins

The above mentioned are the 123.hp.com/ojpro8730 paper specifications. These might seem to be an unnecessary information but is one of the important information after all. As soon as you complete the printer software download from 123.hp.com/ojpro8730, you need to start with paper handling specifications.