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42 Chapter 6: Ordering Paper and Supplies
B780 Two-Color Thermal/Impact Hybrid Printer: User Guide B780 UG00001 B 10/06
Chapter 6: Ordering Paper and supplies
Ordering from TPG
Printer parts, accessories, and small quantities of paper can be ordered directly from TPG. While the TPG part numbers
are listed here for your convenience, keep in mind that these numbers may change before this guide is updated. To
place an order or get more information, call your TPG representative or the sales line at [phone].
TPG can provide paper in small lots for product evaluation and testing. Contact your TPG representative for more
details.
Ordering thermal paper
Thermal paper specications
The printer requires qualied thermal paper with the following dimensions:
Width Diameter Length
80 ± 0.2 mm (3.15 ± 0.02”) 83 mm max. (3.27”) 98 meters (321 ‘) 2.4 mil thick
The paper must not be attached at the core. Use paper
with a colored stripe at the end to indicate that the
paper is running low.
The above lengths are based on a core diameter of
22 ± 0.5 mm (0.87”) outside, 11.5 ± 0.5 mm (0.45”) inside.
Manufacturers
Contact the converter of your choice to order paper.
TPG recommends the following paper grades produced
by their respective manufacturers. There are a number
of paper converters qualied to provide this paper,
provided the POS rolls are from these recommended
grades.
Note
When changing paper type, you need to set the printer
to that paper type by sending the “Set paper type”
command (1D 81 m n) or by changing the paper type
setting in the conguration menu.
Monochrome (black ink) paper:
Qualied manufacturers Phone Paper grade (density)
Appleton Papers, Inc. (USA) Voice: (800) 922–1729 Optima T1030 (Light)
825 E. Wisconsin Ave. Fax: [phone] Optima T1012A (Standard)
Appleton, WI 54912 Optima POS-Plus (Light)
Optima T2162 (Light)
Optima Superior (Standard)
Kanzaki Specialty Papers (USA) Voice: (888) 526–9254 P–300 (Light)
20 Cummings St. Fax: [phone] P–310 (Standard)
Ware, MA 01082–2002 P–350 (Standard)
P–354 (Standard)
P–390 (Standard)
TO–260 (Standard)
TO–381L (Standard)
Jujo Thermal LTD. Voice: (358) 2–8393–2900 AF50KS–E3 (Standard)
P.O. Box 92 FIN–27501 Fax: [phone] AP62KS–E3 (Standard)
Kauttua, Finland
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