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Requirements for die-cut label size (with black marks)
If die-cut label with black marks is used, there are two reflective rate requirements, depending
on the size and position of black marks. Be sure to use label paper that meets either black mark
position requirement I or II as follows.
Requirements for Black Mark Position I (when the black mark overlaps the adjacent label)
• Black mark portions must be printed on the back of the paper (non-printing side).
•The length of the black mark must cover the space between labels (backing paper between
labels) completely (overlapping labels by 0 to 1 mm).
•The reflective rates of the black mark portions [1] and label portions [2] must meet the
combinations shown in the table below (the reflective rate is measured using the back of the
paper, the non-printing side):
Reflecting rate for black mark portion [1]
17%
less
16%
less
15%
less
14%
less
13%
less
Reflecting rate for label portion [2]
90%
more
85%
more
80%
more
75%
more
70%
more