TEC B-450 SERIES, User Manual

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2. SUPPLY SPECIFICATIONS
EO10-33003A
(Revision Date: Aug. 8, 2000)
2.1 PAPER
NOTES: 1. When cutting the label, secure a gap of 6 mm or more and cut in the middle of the gap.
2. The thermal paper used for direct thermal printing must not have the specifications which exceed Na
+
800 ppm, K + 250 ppm and CI - 500 ppm.
3. Some ink used on pre-printed labels may contain ingredients which shorten the print head's product
life. Do not use labels pre-printed with ink which contain hard sub–stances such as carbonic calcium
(Ca CO
3
) and kaolin (Al
2
O
3
, 2SiO
2
, 2H
2
O).
4. The label should be at least three times as long as the detection gap.
5. Relations between media roll length and core diameter.
L: Paper length d: Paper core outside diameter
D: Max. roll diameter t: Paper thickness
6. Use of paper with a width less than the minimun paper width may shorten the print head life.
7. Use of paper which is narrower than the specified minimum width may shorten the print head life.
8. Only for the tag paper 25.4 mm to 37.0 mm in width, the thickness ranges from 0.10 mm to 0.26 mm.
9. Paper width when using 0.17 to 0.263 mm-thick tag paper must be 25.4 to 37 mm.
2. SUPPLY SPECIFICATIONS
Infomation regarding the supply specifications contained in Product Description is essential to service
engineers. Detail specifications and other information on the paper and ribbon are described in Supply
Manual by model. It is issued by and sent from TOSHIBA TEC H.Q (Sales Division) upon release of new
model or manual's revision. When purchasing the supplies locally, be sure to refer to the Supply Manual
for details, or trouble may occur. Be sure to read carefully and understand the Supply Manual since if
also includes the details about notes, precision of the print start position, limitations on printing, etc.
2.1 PAPER
[TS model]
Item
Width (mm) 25.4 ~ 114.0
25.4 ~ 999.0
0.13 ~ 0.17
152.4 max.
RICOH: 130LAB-1 I-BEST S, I-BEST W
152.4 max.
0.10 ~ 0.17, (0.17 ~ 0.263)
25.4 ~ 999.0 37.0 ~ 999.0 15.0 ~ 999.0 15.0 ~ 999.0
25.4 ~ 114.0
Label Tag Paper
On-demand Batch Batch Auto-cut Auto-cut
Length (mm)
Thickness (mm)
Outer roll diameter (mm)
Recommended paper
Type
0.10 ~ 0.17 0.10 ~ 0.17
L =
4t
(D -d ) x
π
2
2
<Design>
Fig. 2-1
15.0 mm ~ 999 mm
2.0 mm ~ 20.0 mm
Backing
Paper
Label
22.4 ~ 111.0 mm
1.5 mm 1.5 mm
25.4 ~ 114.0 mm
BackingPaper
38,40,42,76.2 mm
Max.
ø152.4 mm
Label
Fig. 2-2
1) Label