Pioneer Impact Printer DFX-8500 - Manual (Page 2)

EPSON DFX-8500
2 - EPSON DFX-8500 5/98
Paper
Note:
Use recycled paper, labels, envelopes, postcards, overlapping
forms, and continuous forms with labels only under normal
temperature and humidity conditions as follows:
Temperature 59° to 77°F (15° to 25°C)
Humidity 20% to 60% RH
For continuous multi-part forms:
❏ The form sheets of continuous multi-part forms should be
securely joined together along the left and right edges by
crimping or spot-gluing. For the best printing quality, use
multi-part forms joined with spot-gluing.
❏ When using crimped multi-part forms, note the following:
❏ Crimping should be pressed in from the original sheet
side and go completely through all copy sheets.
❏ Crimping should be double-sided; using single-sided
crimping may cause the printer to jam.
❏ Never use continuous multi-part forms that are joined with
metal staples or bar-gluing.
❏ The thickness of the folding part when extended should be
the same as or less than the total thickness.
❏ The binding area should be flat and should have no creases.
❏ The sprocket holes of all sheets in the form should be
aligned properly.
❏ The binding position should be outside the printable area.
Printable area:
A The minimum top margin (below the perforation) is 0.1 inch
(2.6 mm).
B The minimum bottom margin (above the perforation) is 0.165 inch
(4.2 mm).
C The minimum left or right margin is 0.51 inch (13 mm).
The maximum printable width is 13.6 inches (345.4 mm).
Note:
Position the sprockets or set your application software so that
the printer does not print outside the printable area.
Character tables: One Italic and 10 graphical character
tables. (26 graphical character tables are
available in certain countries.)
Character sets: 13 international character sets
1 inch
or less
3 inches
or less
spot-gluing crimping
printing side
spot-gluing
and crimping
on each side
top view top view
side view side view
bar-gluing
metal
stapling
Width: 4 to 16 inches (101 to 406 mm)
Length/page: 4 to 17 inches (101 to 431 mm)
Number of copies: Front 7 sheets (1 original + 6 copies)
Rear 6 sheets (1 original + 5 copies)
Total thickness: Front 0.021 inch (0.53 mm) maximum
Rear 0.018 inch (0.46 mm) maximum
Weight: Single sheets
14 to 22 lb (52.6 to 82.7 g/m
2
)
Multi-part forms
11 to 15 lb (41.4 to 56.4 g/m
2
) (weight/
part) and within the total thickness
Quality: Plain, recycled, and carbonless paper
printing side
Same as total thickness
or less
A
B
printable area
printable area
C
C