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Reliability
Parameter Reliability
Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF) 15,000 hours at 25% duty cycle and
35% page density
Mean Time to Repair (MTTR) 15 minutes, major subassembly level
Printhead Life 400 million characters average in 10 cpi utility
mode at 25% density and 35% page density
Ribbon Life (on average, 10 cpi utility) 15 million characters
Paper Specifications
Front Feed
Maximum thickness: 0.031 inches (0.79 mm)
Type Weight Thickness Width
Single Part 12 to 24 lb. 0.031 inch 3* to 16½ inches
(45 to 90 g/m
2
) (0.79 mm) (76 to 419 mm)
Carbonless (1 + 9 max.)** 9 to 11 lb. 0.031 inch 3* to 16½ inches
(34 to 40 g/m
2
) (0.79 mm) (76 to 419 mm)
Interleaf (1 + 6 max) 9 to 14 lb. paper 0.031 inch 3* to 16½ inches
(34 to 52 g/m
2
) (0.79 mm) (76 to 419 mm)
9 lb. carbon (34 g/m
2
)
Labels N.A. 0.011 inch 3¼ to 15 inches
(0.28 mm) (83 to 381 mm)
Envelopes 24 lb. (90 g/m
2
) max. 0.014 inch 3 to 10 inches
(0.36 mm) (76 to 254 mm)
Card Stock 100 lb. (375 g/m
2
) max. 0.008 inch 3 to 8 inches
(0.20 mm) (76 to 203 mm)
* For paper widths less than 5 inches (127 mm), remove the support between the tractors.
** When using forms thicker than 7-part carbonless or its equivalent, you must enter the Menu
mode, then go to the Impact Mode item in the Set-Up group and select High-Impact Copy
as the setting.
