Star Micronics LC-1521 Automatic fanfold feeding, Manual sheet feeding, Paper Handling, Thickness

64Paper Handling

The following table provides a general guide for setting the adjustment lever. Experiment with different settings until you find the one that gives you the print quality you want.

Paper Type		Weight Per Sheet	Thickness	Recommended
				Position
Cut-sheet		52 to 90 g/m2	0.07 to 0.12mm	1 or 2
	1-ply	52 to 90 g/m2	0.07 to 0.12mm	2 or 3
	2-ply	40 to 52 g/m2	0.12 to 0.16mm	2 or 3
Fanfold	3-ply	40 to 52 g/m2	0.18 to 0.25mm	3 or 4
	4-ply	40 to 52 g/m2	0.24 to 0.30mm	4 or 5
	5-ply	40 to 52 g/m2	0.30 to 0.35mm	5 or 6
Labels (with backing sheet)		—	—	3 or 4

Important!

Continuous use of the wrong adjustment lever setting can drastically reduce print head life! The Multi-part Mode is only recommended when printing on 4 or 5-ply paper.

Automatic fanfold feeding

❏See “Loading fanfold paper” on page 12 for details on using fanfold paper.

Manual sheet feeding

You can use the following procedure to manually feed single sheets of paper into the printer.

❏Make sure that there is no fanfold paper in the printer. If there is, use the procedure under “Parking fanfold paper” on page 17 to park the fanfold paper and prepare for manual sheet feeding.

❏Move the paper guide so that it is at a 70-degree angle. (Refer to page 10.)

❏Set the release lever to the cut-sheet position.

❏Align the left paper guide with the scale mark that matches the size of the paper you are using.