Automatic Fanfold Feeding - Star LC-8521 User Manual

The following table provides a general guide for setting the adjustment lever.
Experiment with different settings until you find the one that gives you the print
quality you want.
Multi-part
Important!
Continuous use of the wrong adjustment lever setting can drastically reduce
the print head life. Position "0" is used only when the print quality is too light.
Setting the lever to position "0" when you are using thin paper may damage
the print head.

Automatic fanfold feeding

See "Loading fanfold paper" on page 10 for details on using fanfold paper.
Paper Type
Single-sheet
2-ply
3-ply
4-ply
5-ply
Labels
Envelope
Weight Per Sheet
14 lbs (52 gsm)
17 lbs (64 gsm)
21 lbs (81 gsm)
28 lbs (104 gsm)
42 lbs (156 gsm)
11 lbs (40 gsm)
11 lbs (40 gsm)
11 lbs (40 gsm)
11 lbs (40 gsm)
—
11 lbs (50 gsm)
15 lbs (70 gsm)
19 lbs (85 gsm)
Thickness
0.06 mm
0.08 mm
0.10 mm
0.13 mm
0.19 mm
0.13 mm
0.20 mm
0.26 mm
0.33 mm
Max. 0.19 mm
0.12 ~ 0.21 mm
0.18 ~ 0.30 mm
0.20 ~ 0.36 mm
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Recommended
Position
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
4
5
2
2 or 3
3
4