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THERMAL PAPER
UBI has specified two quality grades of direct thermal paper:
• Smudge Proof Quality, which sets high demands on printout
quality and resistance against moisture, high temperature, UV-
light, plasticisers and vegetable oil.
• Standard Quality, which has slightly lower specifications on
printout quality and no specified demands on resistance against
plasticisers and vegetable oil, but is in all other respects equal to
the Smudge Proof Quality.
When using pre-printed thermal paper, we strongly advice against
using background pre-print on such areas that are intended for
thermal printing.
Make sure that the pre-print ink does not contain any titanium
dioxide (a white agent), which has a strong grinding effect that may
wear out the printhead prematurely. The same applies to some types
of fluorescent ink. If possible, avoid ink containing sodium, chlo-
rine and potassium, since these agents may adversely affect the
printhead through chemical corrosion.
If pre-printing cannot be avoided on areas intended for thermal
printing, the ink or varnish must be resistant to heat up to 225˚C
(+437˚F) for at least 1 second at 2.0 kgs/cm
2
. Otherwise, the ink will
melt and clog printhead.
UBI recommends the following brands of thermal paper for use
with the EasyCoder 71 printer:
General Information
Pre-printed Paper
UBI EasyCoder 71 – Specifications
Recommended
Paper Brands
Supplier
Type
Quality
Notes
Appleton
T0972
Smudge proof
T0972IR
Smudge proof
IR-readable
Blümberg
T1968 SN
Standard
Jujo
AP62KM-A
Standard
TP62KM-A
Standard
TP62KM-A6
Standard
TP63KS
Standard
Semi topcoated
Kanzaki
KPT-86S
Smudge proof
KPT-86RS
Smudge proof
IR-readable
Kanzan
KL-46B
Smudge proof
Ricoh
130 LAB/LAM
Smudge proof
Ricoh 130 is designated LAM in the U.S.A. and LAB elsewhere.
130IA
Smudge proof
IR-readable
130LEB-E
Standard
Tomoegawa
LPB-70BT
Smudge proof
UBI
DT 110
Standard
DT 120
Standard
Semi topcoated
DT 220
Smudge Proof
Tag 150 gr/m
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