Media Recommendations - Primera CX1200E Operation Manual

Section 7: Media Recommendations
Primera recommends using Primera brand label stock available from our sales department.
Sales Phone: +49 611 92 777 0
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Please search for article 366122 on the Primera Knowledgebase for an updated list of compatible
stocks. http://www.primera.com/kb
All stock must be converted to 8.5 width roll with 12" outer diameter on a 3" ID core.
If you are not using approved media, it should have the following characteristics.
Paper Type
The CX1200e can only print on Laser Printer approved materials. The label manufacturers
specifications will always say whether material is laser approved. If it does not say laser approved
it probably is not laser-approved. Be sure that the laser approval applies to the face stock material,
the adhesive and the liner. Stocks must be laser approved because the fuser roller contacts the
paper at 356 F / 180 C. At this temperature facestock or liner material could melt or burn.
Non-laser-approved adhesives could lose adhesion.
Do NOT attempt to print onto non laser-approved materials. Damage to your printer may result
which will not be covered under your limited warranty. POLYPROPYLENE AND SOME OTHER
SYNTHETIC MATERIALS WILL MELT. Do not ever attempt to print onto polypropylene or any
other similar low-temp substrates.
Polyester and Paper generally will perform well in the CX1200e.
Thickness
Mil = 2 - 6
Caliper(Inches) = .002 - .006
Millimeters = .0508 - .15
Grams/sq meter = 34 - 116
Paper stock in the above range will feed through the CX1200e printer with out problems.
Depending upon operating environment, Polyester stocks in this range will also feed through the
printer with out problems. However, 2-3 mil Polyester does curl as it exits the printer. In more
humid environments this curling becomes more severe and could cause the paper to jam before it
enters the fuser. Stock thicker than 6 mill will intermittently jam before entering the fuser. This can
be solved by attaching a thinner leader material to the thicker stock.
When testing other media consider the following additional criteria:
1 Print Quality / Poor Transfer - See Note 1.
2. Color Accuracy
3. Solid Color Saturation
4. Label Feed (Requires minimum 100 feet of test paper)
5. Label Wrap
6. Fuser Heat tolerance - wrinkling, bubbling, burning, Breaking, Curling
7. Water Tolerance
8. Scratch Tolerance
9. Cut quality
10. Lamination Quality
Note 1: Test at least 100 feet of continuous material before determining compatibility. Some Plastic stocks
will initially appear to be compatible. However over time, the material absorbs too much heat so that not
enough is left over to fuse the toner to the surface of the material.

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