Copier/Printer Color Materials Usage Guide

USAGE GUIDELINES FOR XEROX COLOR COPIERS AND PRINTERS
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Single-Step Transfer Paper
Contact your Xerox representative or visit the Xerox website for the
current list of recommended materials for your copier/printer.
Description and expectations
Single step transfer papers enable you to transfer full color images
directly from copies or prints onto almost any fabric and other types
of materials. A popular application is image transfer onto T-shirts.
The recommended materials have been extensively tested and
have been selected to provide optimum performance.
Hints, tips and testing results
Xerox testing has shown the following:
• When the recommended materials are run as recommended
for your copier/printer, feeding performance will be good but
should not be expected to equal the performance of Xerox
24 lb (90 g/m
2
) Color Xpressions paper.
• Refer to the Recommended Materials list for your copier/
printer for the correct mode to use when running transfer
papers.
• To avoid problems (jams and poor image quality) caused by
both dry and humid environments, store Xerox transfer paper
in its resealable bag with desiccant pack. Other brands should
also be stored in resealed packages when not in use.
• Dry ink saturation on electronic originals should be limited to a
total of 280% (70% for each color). Higher dry ink saturation
can result in poorly fused prints.
• T-shirts consisting of a 50/50 blend of polyester/cotton provide
better image durability than shirts made of 100% cotton. Tight
weave fabrics (heavy T-shirts) provide better results than
loose knit fabrics (sweat shirts).
• Thorough testing has not been done on brands of single step
transfer papers other than Xerox papers. High rates of
multifeed jams and potentially damaging fuser jams may be
encountered with brands that have not been recommended.
Run only the recommended materials.