Star Micronics XB24-250 II Printer User Manual


 
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Chapter 5: 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. Note that printing is
supported for both portrait and landscape orientation unless specifically noted
otherwise.
Cut-Sheet Paper (Manual Feed)
Width: 7.2 to 16.5 / 183 to 420mm
Length: 5.5 to 14.3 / 140 to 364mm
Size: B5, A4, Letter, Legal, B4 (Landscape), A3 (Landscape)
Thickness: 0.00276 to 0.00472 / 0.07 to 0.12mm (1-ply only)
Weight: 14 to 24 lbs / 52 to 90g/m
2
/ 45 to 77 kg
Cut-Sheet Paper (with Optional Automatic Sheet Feeder)
Width: 7.2 to 16.5 / 183 to 420mm
Length: 7.2 to 14 / 183 to 356mm
Size: B5, A4, Letter, Legal, B4 (Landscape), A3 (Landscape)
Thickness: 0.00315 to 0.00472 / 0.08 to 0.12mm (1-ply only)
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 16.0 / 101.6 to 406mm
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 81g/m
2
/ 45 to 70 kg (1-ply)
11 to 14 lbs / 40 to 52g/m
2
/ 34 to 45 kg (multi-ply)
Copies: Original + 1 or 2 (Normal Mode)