Adjusting The Printing Gap - Star Micronics LC-20 User Manual

ADJUSTING THE PRINTING GAP
The distance between the print head and the platen can be adjusted to
accommodate differentpaperthicknesses. T o makethisadjustment, r emove
the top cover.The adjustmentleveris locatednearthe left sideof the paper
bail. Fullingthe adjustmentlever towardsyou widensthe gap; pushingit
away from you narrowsthe gap.
There are five positions, and you can feel the lever clicking into each
position.The secondpositionfromthe top is the onemost commonlyused
for single sheets of paper. Try differentpositionsuntil you get the best
printingresults.
FJgure 7-73. Adjusting for different thicknesses of paper
The followingtable provides the recommendedlever positions for each
papertypes as a reference.
PaperType
Weight (g/mz) Thickness (mm) Recommended
(Each paper)
(Total)
Leverposition
52-82
0.07-0.10
2nd
Single
83-90
0.11-0.12 3rd
2-ply 40-58
0.12-0.16 3rd
0.18-0.20 3rd
3-ply 40-58
0.21-0.25
4th
NOTE: Multi-part forms should be pressure sensitive paper jointed by
dottedor pasting.
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