Star Micronics DOT MATRIX PRINTERS Printer User Manual


 
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Chapter 9: Paper Handling
Your printer is designed to print on a variety of paper types. This chapter tells
you everything you need to know about paper, and how to set the printer up for
manual paper feed. In this chapter, you will learn about:
Selecting the best type of paper
Adjusting for paper thickness
Manual sheet feeding
Clearing paper jams
Selecting paper types
Use the following information when selecting paper.
Cut-Sheet Paper (Manual Feed)
Width: 7.0 to 16.54″ / 178 to 420mm
Length: 5.5 to 14 / 140 to 356mm
Thickness: 0.00276 to 0.00472 / 0.07 to 0.12mm
Weight: 14 to 24 lbs / 52 to 90g/m
2
/ 45 to 77 kg
Cut-Sheet Paper (with Optional Automatic Sheet Feeder)
Paper size: B5, A4, LT, B4, A3, Legal
Thickness: 0.00315 to 0.00472 / 0.08 to 0.12mm
Weight: 16 to 24 lbs / 60 to 90g/m
2
/ 52 to 77 kg
Hopper: 50 sheets of 64g/m
2
30 sheets of 80g/m
2
Stacker: 10 sheets
Fanfold Paper
Width (push feed): 4 to 16.5″ / 101.6 to 419mm
Width (pull feed): 4 to 16.0″ / 101.6 to 406mm
Thickness: 0.00276 to 0.00433 / 0.07 to 0.11mm (1-ply)
0.01378 / 0.35mm max. (total thickness of multi-ply, non-
carbon)
Weight: 14 to 22 lbs / 52 to 82g/m
2
/ 45 to 70 kg (one-ply)
11 to 14 lbs / 40 to 52g/m
2
/ 34 to 45 kg (multi-ply)
Copies: Original + 1 or 2 (Normal Mode)
Original + 3 or 4 (Multi-Part Mode)
Multi-part Mode and an optional pull tractor are
recommended when printing on 4 or 5-ply paper.