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Forms Specifications
Appendix A. Forms Design
This chapter describes how to prepare forms used for the IBM 5400-006 printer.
A.1 Forms Specifications
The IBM 5400-006 printer supports a maximum of eight part form. The specifica-
tions of the forms are shown in the table below:
Single-part form Multi-part form
Type (Note 1) Continuous form (high
quality)
Label forms, see A-6 Back-carbon paper:
Ÿ
Up to 8 sheets in double
strike mode
Ÿ
Up to 5 sheets in NLQ
mode
Up to 5 sheets fanfold paper
(non-carbon paper)
Form width 3.5
∼
16 inches (Note 2)
(127
∼
406 mm)
Same to the left column
Form length 8
∼
12 inches
(203
∼
305 mm)
Same to the left column
Distance between unfold
perforations 4 inches or more (102 mm
or more) Same to the left column
Horizontal absolute position
of sprocket hole 6.35
±
0.25 mm from the
form edge
Same to the left column
Horizontal relative shift Less than 0.1 mm Same as the left column
Sprocket hole spacing 12.7
±
0.1 mm Same as the left column
Vertical relative shift of left
and right sprocket holes Less than 0.15 mm Same as the left column
Sprocket hole diameter 4.0
±
0.1 mm Same as the left column
Sprocket hole shape Round or crown shape
(Note 3) Same as the left column
Remnant punched-out paper
for sprocket holes None Same as the left column
Fold perforation (Note 4) Uncut portion: More than
1 mm
Cut portion: 2 to 3 mm Same as the left column
Unfold perforation (Note 4) Uncut portion: More than
1 mm
Cut portion: Less than 2
mm Same as the left column
Ream weight (Note 5)
Minimum
Maximum
55 kg
135 kg (Note 6)
30 kg
34 kg/45 kg (Note 7)
Form Thickness — Maximum 0.5 mm
(with parts overlapped)
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