Accutorr Plus™ Operating Instructions
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User Maintenance
Thermal Paper Durability
NOTE:
If the paper jams as it is coming out from under the recorder
door, remove the paper cutter to allow for better access to
the paper jam. The paper cutter can be sharp and must be
carefully taken out.
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Thermal Paper Durability
Our thermal paper will perform for at least two years from the date of manufacture. In actual
experience our papers are very stable and should last for many more years under normal
storage conditions.
We do not recommend that our paper be exposed for a long period of time to certain vinyls,
plastics, adhesives, wet-toner copies, or certain carbon papers.
In storage, under normal office filing conditions (70°F, 45% relative humidity), our thermal
paper can be expected to maintain acceptable legibility for many years — the exact period
is dependent upon actual conditions. Under adverse storage conditions such as high
temperatures and/or humidity, papers are less stable.
Our thermal papers use a dye and co-reactant to form an image. The dye is slightly sensitive
to UV light and will exhibit some fading over an extended exposure to normal office light or
shorter exposure to intense UV light. The degree of fading depends upon:
A.
The degree to which the image was developed originally.
B.
The intensity of the UV light.
C.
The percentage of UV in a light source.
D.
The dyes in a particular paper.
While black image papers are inherently more stable, none of the papers are fade proof.
Some image intensity/color change will occur under prolonged and severe exposure to UV
light.
Therefore:
• Store paper in a cool, dry place
• Do not subject finished records to exposure to sunlight or storage over 120°F
• Finished records may fade if exposed to transparent adhesive tape or clear plastic page
protectors
