Cut Sheets - Pitney Bowes DocuMatch Integrated Mail System Application Notes

Selecting, Storing and Loading Materials (continued)

Cut Sheets

DocuMatch Integrated Mail System
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The DocuMatch cut sheet feeders are designed to work
reliably with a wide range of materials, including 20 or 24
pound photocopied bond paper and 50-80 pound coated
and uncoated offset paper, with a variety of finishes. There
are, however, some materials and storage conditions which
can cause problems.
When having materials offset printed for use in the
DocuMatch, be sure to specify "grain long" orientation for
the printed sheets. Grain long paper feeds better because
it is stiffer in the feeding direction. If you are having feeding
problems, you can check the grain direction by tearing a
sheet for a few inches on both the 8-1/2 and 11" edges.
The paper will tear straighter in the direction of the grain,
so if the 8" edge tears straighter, your paper is grain long.
Another test is to moisten the paper by rubbing one side of
a sheet with a damp paper towel. If the paper is grain long,
it will curl along the 8-1/2" edge, making a long tube.
Spot varnished materials generally work well, but glossy
stock with varnish covering the whole sheet is sometimes
so slippery that it causes problems in the folder.
Materials with a high static charge can cause feeding
problems. If you offset two sheets by about 1/2 inch, hold
one of them vertically and the second sheet sticks to it
without falling off, the static charge is probably too high for
reliable feeding. Sometimes the addition of talc in the
printing process will help to reduce static problems.
When loading the cut sheet feeders, start by pushing any
materials already in the feeder square against the feeder's
left stop. Fan the new materials and load them so that the
whole stack is square against the left stop. Do not fill the
feeders above the indicated line.
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