b) Black mark paper (BM paper)

A

B

Cut position

C D

E

Printable area

F

Paper feeding

direction

Black Mark (printed on the reverse)

G

 

 

Unit: mm

 

 

 

Mark

Item

Dimensions

A

Right edge of black mark

15 or more

B

Left edge of black mark

0 to 1.5

C

Black mark height

5

D

Cut position in black mark

2.5

E

Top margin

6.5 / 12

F

Black mark pitch

30 to 300

G

Bottom margin

9

*In the case of the operation that the printer cuts the paper, the top margin will be changed by the setting of the memory switch 4-8. It is 6.5mm at 0 (OFF) and 12mm at 1(ON).

*In the case of the operation that the printer does not cut the paper, the top margin is 6.5mm.

CAUTION!

PCS value of black mark must be 0.9 or more.

When using the black mark paper, consider the margin of +/- 2 mm for the print position against the standard position and +/- 5 mm for print length.

Refer to the above drawing for the printable area and have enough margings specified in the marks E and G. If the print data size is out of the printable area, the printer should skip to next page.

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