Introduction; Purpose Of This Document; What Is Ncr™ Type Paper; Scanning Ncr™ Type Paper - Böwe Bell + Howell Truper 3200 Cleaning Manual

2 Getting Started

1 Introduction

Purpose of this Document

The purpose of this document is to identify what NCR™ Type Paper Residue is, how it
affects the Truper 3200 and 3600 scanners, and explain in detail the recommended
procedure for cleaning the Truper 3200 and 3600 scanners when scanning this type of
paper. This document is also to be used in conjunction with an instructional video on the
cleaning procedure.
What is NCR™ Type Paper?
Also known as "carbonless copy paper", NCR paper was intended to replace an earlier
version of copy paper know as carbon paper. It is used to make a copy of an original
handwritten or impact printed paper form. The forms developed by NCR as a non-
mechanical and non-electronic document replication system.
NCR paper is made up of one or more sheets of paper which are coated with very tiny
micro-encapsulated dye or ink droplets and reactive clay.
The backside of the top sheet is coated with the very fine ink droplets. The top of the
next consecutive sheet or sheets are coated with the clay. When force or pressure is
applied to the top part of the form by hand writing or impact from an impact printer, the
fine ink droplets burst and spill the tiny amount of the dye or ink onto the clay making a
permanent mark.
Scanning NCR™ Type Paper
Prolonged use of NCR™ type paper in Truper scanners can cause frequent heavy build
up of residual inks as well as other substances that may reside on the paper. This
requires the scanner to be cleaned more frequently then the recommended cleaning
intervals as suggested by the Service or Operator manuals.