Performance Limitations - Printronix P8000 Plus Series Administrator's Manual

Performance Limitations

Forms Type
The paper feed tractors on the ZT printer push the paper up through the print station instead of pulling it
through, as in the standard pedestal printer. This limits the variety of forms the ZT printer can use. If the
forms do not fall within the range specified in Table 26, dot compression and line separation may occur.
The user should match the media to the application to ensure acceptable print quality. Also, because
paper is pushed from below the print station, the last form in the tractors may not print fully or may not be
presented to the printer exit for retrieval.
All paper used in the ZT printer requires standard half inch spaced tractor feed holes. Cut sheet and
continuous friction fed paper is not supported. The forms specified in Table 26 can have no more than
one form per page horizontally.
One to three part, continuous, with carbon, fan-folded,
edge-perforated paper forms
One to four part, continuous, with carbon, fan-folded,
edge-perforated paper forms
One to four part, continuous, carbonless, fan-folded,
edge-perforated paper forms
One to six part, continuous, carbonless, fan-folded,
edge- perforated paper forms
Forms with a paper weight of 20 to 100 pounds and a
maximum thickness of 0.025 inches
Forms with a paper weight of 18 to 100 pounds and a
maximum thickness of 0.025 inches
Forms with all approved types of interleaf edge attachment
except those using metallic or other hard devices
NOTE: If you use forms outside these limits, the print quality may not be optimum, the printer may lose
top-of-form, or the frequency of paper jams will increase.
Paper Jams
Printer jams can occur if you tear off the form incorrectly. If you experience two or more paper jams per
box of forms, follow these guidelines to help reduce jams:
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Position the lower paper guides properly
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Align the paper web tightness properly
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Position the form perforation against the tear bar
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Time the tear, while the paper is not moving
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Direct the tear force toward the user and across the tear bar, not upward.
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Table 26 Forms Type
Description
Width
Length
(edge to edge)
3 to 12 inches 7 to 16.5 inches
3 to 12 inches 7 to 12 inches
3 to 12 inches 7 to 16.5 inches
3 to 12 inches 7 to 12 inches
3 to 12 inches 7 to 16.5 inches
3 to 12 inches 7 to 12 inches
3 to 12 inches 7 to 12 inches