Star Micronics XB24-250 II Paper Handling, Selecting paper types, Cut-Sheet Paper Manual Feed

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Chapter 5: Paper Handling

Your printer is designed to print on a variety of paper types. This chapter tells you everything you need to know about paper, and how to set the printer up for manual paper feed. In this chapter, you will learn about:

❏Selecting the best type of paper

❏Adjusting for paper thickness

❏Manual sheet feeding

❏Clearing paper jams

Selecting paper types

Use the following information when selecting paper. Note that printing is supported for both portrait and landscape orientation unless specifically noted otherwise.

Cut-Sheet Paper (Manual Feed)

Width:	7.2″ to 16.5″ / 183 to 420mm
Length:	5.5″ to 14.3″ / 140 to 364mm
Size:	B5, A4, Letter, Legal, B4 (Landscape), A3 (Landscape)
Thickness:	0.00276″ to 0.00472″ / 0.07 to 0.12mm (1-ply only)
Weight:	14 to 24 lbs / 52 to 90g/m2 / 45 to 77 kg
Cut-Sheet Paper (with Optional Automatic Sheet Feeder)
Width:	7.2″ to 16.5″ / 183 to 420mm
Length:	7.2″ to 14″ / 183 to 356mm
Size:	B5, A4, Letter, Legal, B4 (Landscape), A3 (Landscape)
Thickness:	0.00315″ to 0.00472″ / 0.08 to 0.12mm (1-ply only)
Weight:	16 to 24 lbs / 60 to 90g/m2 / 52 to 77 kg
Hopper:	50 sheets of 64g/m2, 30 sheets of 80g/m2
Stacker:	10 sheets
Fanfold Paper	4″ to 16.0″ / 101.6 to 406mm
Width (push feed):
Width (pull feed):	4″ to 16.0″ / 101.6 to 406mm
Thickness:	0.00276″ to 0.00433″ / 0.07 to 0.11mm (1-ply)
	0.01378″ / 0.35mm max. (total thickness of multi-ply, non-
	carbon)
Weight:	14 to 22 lbs / 52 to 81g/m2 / 45 to 70 kg (1-ply)
	11 to 14 lbs / 40 to 52g/m2 / 34 to 45 kg (multi-ply)
Copies:	Original + 1 or 2 (Normal Mode)