User Manual

Using the Printer
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Using Pre-Printed Receipt Media
For alignment of pre-printed documents to Top of Form (TOF), the use of a black mark is necessary. The
black bar can be placed on the back of the documents by following the recommendation below.
The black bar can also be placed on the front of the document. The user must change the
media.bar_location setting to "front".
Black Mark Dimensions (Receipt Media)
The reflective media black marks (or black bar/marks) should extend past the centerline of the roll on the
front side of the paper.
• Minimum mark width: 15 mm (0.59 in.) perpendicular to the edge of the media, and centered within the
width of the roll.
• Mark length: 4.8 - 6.0 mm (0.19 - 0.24 in.) parallel to the edge of the media.
Label Areas
The media/black bar sensor detects the dark, pre-printed bar on the media, so a path in the center of the
paper must be kept free of dark, pre-printed graphics.
NOTE: Dark, pre-printed graphics refer to any symbols, barcodes, text and/or colored areas that have
been applied to the receipt paper rolls before they have ever been used in the printer.
Figure 30 Label Areas
Keep
dark color
pre-printed
graphics,
barcodes,
and text
out of the
path
of the
bar sensor.
15 mm
(0.59 in.)