Buying Paper; Sourcing Paper; Converting Paper; Black Mark Sensor Locations - Hengstler eXtendo X-56 Operating Manual

eXtendo® Thermal Printer Family

11. Buying Paper

11.1. Sourcing Paper

In order to maintain your warranty, use only paper that conforms with eXtendo® Paper
Specification D 684 122. Use of paper that does not conform with this specification may adversely
affect the performance of your eXtendo® printer and/or damage your printer. Please note that the
eXtendo® can use either roll or fanfold paper. When using fanfold paper, care must be taken to
configure the printer, black or hole mark, and positioning so that the cut always occurs after the
fanfold bend, not on it or before it. Failure to do so will cause cutting problems and will likely
increase paper jams.

Converting Paper

Thermal paper is usually purchased through paper converters. These companies buy large, jumbo
rolls of specific paper types from the few true paper manufacturers in the world and then cut it and
roll it to your specifications. You may elect to have preprinting or black marks added at this time, as
well. Please make sure that any paper a converter wishes to supply you for use with your eXtendo®
printer conforms with eXtendo® Paper Specification D 684 122.

11.2. Black Mark Sensor Locations

The Black Mark (BM) sensor of the eXtendo® printers can be located in numerous positions during
manufacturing, both above and below the paper. Figure 13 represents X-56 and X-80 paper, and
show where the BM should be located in order to be detected with the BM sensor of your eXtendo®
printer. Grey/dotted areas reference locations on the back (bottom) side of the paper. The number
inside each black mark area is the BM Position number and refers to the printer's matchcode that
you would see on quotations, invoices etc (e.g.
BM sensor at location 6).
Into Printer
Centerline
22.3
3
2
4
1
14.0
X-56
Part No. D-684-124
14.0
5
4
8
5
5
(Default)
6
21.0
Pantone
Safety
Color
Zone
Figure 13 – Sensor Positions (top view on thermal layer)
Mod. No. 4 270919 HW1
X56-S-F-06-J-..
here an X-56, Serial Interface,
Into Printer
Centerline
33.5
21.0
5 4
3
7
6
8
14.0
26.5
X-80
26.5
14.0
1
2
(Default)
9
10
21.0
33.5
All dimensions in mm
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