Xerox DOCUCOLOR 12 Materials Usage Manual

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USAGE GUIDELINES FOR XEROX COLOR COPIERS AND PRINTERSCOLOR MATERIALS USAGE GUIDE Visit our website at www.xerox.com 41Pressure-Sensitive LabelsContact your Xerox representative or visit the Xerox website for thecurrent list of recommended materials for your copier/printer.Description and expectationsPressure-sensitive label stock consists of three layers: the facesheet, the pressure sensitive adhesive, and the backing or releasesheet. There are many types of face sheets and label weightsavailable. To avoid feeding and image quality problems, it is veryimportant to run labels with the correct balance of properties. Therecommended Xerox copier/printer labels have been specificallydesigned to give optimum performance. They have low weight/lowstiffness for improved feeding. USA versions have a pattern-printedadhesive (no adhesive within 1/16 inch of the edges of the sheets)to reduce fuser contamination.Refer to the Recommended Materials list for your copier/printer todetermine if you can run labels on your machine, and if so, whichlabels are recommended.Hints, tips and testing resultsXerox testing has shown the following:• When the recommended materials are run, with the correcttray, mode and orientation, feeding performance and imagequality is good but will not equal the performance of 24 lb(90 g/m2 ) Color Xpressions paper.• Do not use the Normal paper mode when running labels. Usethe Heavy Weight or Thick paper mode. See yourRecommended Materials list for more specific information.• In general, labels with a low weight face, backing sheet, and apattern-printed adhesive will run successfully. Overall weightshould be less than 203 g/m 2 . Run labels with the grainparallel to the leading edge.If attempting to use labels that have not been recommended,first try a small quantity to test the performance, then consultyour local Xerox representative for agreement on its use.CAUTION: Do not use dry gum labels (those that require moisteningbefore being applied) as they can cause severe machinecontamination problems.