QuickLabel CU-30 - Manual (Page 30)

Appendix A: Guidelines for best performance
The cutter-stacker handles a wide variety of sizes and weights of
media as well as a large range of print speeds. However, not every
combination of length, width, and speed can provide optimum
cutting and stacking reliability. The following guidelines are intended
to help select the best combination of sizes and speeds.
• The most reliable sizes for the fastest speeds are 2" x 4"
to 4" x 5" tags. The first number refers to the length and
the second to the width. In general, the ratio of length to
width should be about 1 t o 1.5 or 2.
If possible, tags should never be undersquare (longer
than wide). To keep the width lar ger, tags can usually be
rotated when printed. Tags with dimensions larger than
5" (such as 4" x 6" or 5" x 6") cannot be r otated.
• A worst-case scenario is achieved when a tag approaches
both limits of the specifications at the same time. Tags
that have dimensions near the minimum length and the
maximum width may be particularly difficult.
• The print speeds of tags shorter than 2" should be
reduced slightly even when the aspect ratios of the tags
are good. Because tag material thickness and stiffness
contribute to stacking behavior, finding the exact maxi-
mum print speed may require some experimentation.
• To summarize, print speed should be lowered if:
- tags are shorter than 2".
- tags are undersquare (longer than wide).
- tags are more than twice as wide as they are long.
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