Star Micronics FUTUREPRINT TSP100 - Manual (Page 31)

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10-6.Reliability
1) Life Mechanical: 20 million lines
Head: 100 million pulses, 100 km (±15% max. aver-
age head resistance fluctuation)
For 2-color printing, 50 million pulses, 50 km
(±15% max. average head resistance fluctua-
tion)
Auto cutter: 1 million cuttings (provided the paper thick-
ness is between 65 and 85 µm)
<Conditions>
Average printing ratio:
12.5%
Recommended thermal paper: 65 µm
2) MCBF: 60 million lines
The Mean Cycle Between Failure (MCBF) is defined to be the overall failure
cycle, which includes random or wear failures that occur until the printer
reaches its mechanical life of 20 million lines.
* As the mechanical remains at 20 million lines, the MCBF of 60 million lines
does not indicate its useful life.
3) Auto Cutter (Life)
1 million cuttings (provided the paper thickness is between 65 and 85 µm)
* All the reliability values indicated above are based on the use of the recom-
mended thermal paper. No reliability can be guaranteed for the use of non-
recommended thermal paper.