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Any copier and printer can print
Carbonless paper. All sheets are
about the same thickness as standard
20# bond copy paper. However, unlike
regular bond paper, we need to know
how your printer/copy machine handles
the paper.
NOTE: Without impact, the sheets
can not be connected into sets prior
to printing. Just like offset printers
have been doing for years, you will
be printing each sheet individually.
Padding into sets is an option you
will learn about later.
Carbonless paper
comes to you in the package PRINT
SIDE UP. The UP side is the one
you want to image so when you write
on the finished set, the carbon
action will work correctly. IF THE
COLOR SEQUENCE DOES NOT COME OUT
CORRECTLY,
YOU
CAN NOT JUST TURN
THE PAPER OVER!
Q:
How do
you know which to order?
A:
If all you
need is two part, the answer is
easy. Standard two part only comes
in REVERSE SEQUENCE. That
is to say, the package starts out
with a yellow sheet, then white,
then yellow, etc. If the sequence
comes out of your printer wrong,
you just remove the yellow from
the top of the package and put in
at the bottom on the package. You
now have a STRAIGHT SEQUENCE
package (White/Yellow). The
two part is the only one you convert
yourself.
YOU DO NOT NEED TO CONTINUE WITH
THE TEST!
If you have an Ink Jet Printer with
a straight thru paper path, you
will require REVERSE SEQUENCE
and
YOU DO NOT NEED TO CONTINUE WITH
THE TEST!
For 3 or more parts, and you
are going to print only one side,
the easiest way to determine what
sequence you need is to follow the
TEST PROCEDURE below. It is important
that you setup the printer just
as you will when you are printing
your forms. Changing the tray or
opening the bypass delivery can
change the test results.
TEST PROCEDURE:
This
test, using three part, is valid
even if you are interested in more
parts then three.
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Take three sheets of paper and
print "1" on the first one,
"2" on the second, and "3" on
the third sheet which will simulate
"White", "Canary" and "Pink"
colored paper.
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Insert all three sheets as a
set into your printer's tray.
The side you have numbered represents
the print side, so if you already
know which way the sheets need
to be, insert them that way.
If not, pick one. Remember which
way you put them, because if
the test fails, you will need
to number 3 more blank sheets
and try the test again facing
the sheets the other way.
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Open any word processor program
and type "TEST"
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Request 3 copies to be printed.
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The first part of the test is:
DID YOU PRINT THE WORD "TEST"
ON THE SAME SIDE OF THE PAPER
AS YOU HAND WROTE THE NUMBER
1, 2, AND 3?
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If the answer is NO, start again
from step 1.
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If the answer is YES, pick up
the 3 sheets as a set.
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IF YOU ARE GOING TO IMPRINT
ONE SIDE ONLY!
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If the number on the
top sheet is 1 - you
need STRAIGHT
or FORWARD sequence.
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If the number on the
top sheet is 3 - you
need REVERSE
sequence.
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IF YOU ARE GOING TO IMPRINT
BOTH SIDES:
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If you found that you
require STRAIGHT
or FORWARD sequence,
then it will not make
any difference. No mater
how many times you put
the sheets through your
printer, the sequence
will stay the same.
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However, if your test
indicated that you need
REVERSE sequence,
and you are going to
put the sheets through
your printer twice (1
front pass and 1 back
pass) you will need
to order STRAIGHT
sequence. The first
pass will reverse the
sheets, and the second
will reverse it back
to straight.
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