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5.2 Positioning and franking a letter
The optimail 30 allows letters up to a thickness of 6 mm and postcards to be franked.
Format and material of mail pieces must meet the specifications on page 136. It is
always good practice to use envelopes of reasonable quality as this will ensure a per-
fect franked impression every time.
Caution! You can avoid poor franking imprint quality, ribbon breaks and print
head damage by simple preventive measures:
– Several sheets in an envelope may result
in thickness differences in the print area
that may cause an irregular imprint.
In this case frank the empty envelope or
use the special FP double labels.
– Use envelopes with as smooth a surface
as possible. This gives the best printing
results.
– Make sure the letters do not contain any
staples or paper clips in the imprinting
area.
– Jog the top edge of the envelopes on a flat
surface prior to franking. By aligning the
letter contents at the top edge you create a
smooth area for the franking imprint.
– A standard size letter you best let go during
printing. Larger envelopes could do with
some support.
– Do not try to align or move a letter once the
optimail 30 has started feeding it.
– Please observe the length of the franking
imprint with an advert and a text message.
Use sufficiently sized envelopes or extra
large labels provided by Francotyp-
Postalia.