Re: printing woes

[Dan Brosemer <odin@svartalfheim.net>]

On Thu, Jun 27, 2002 at 04:21:26PM -0400, Kathie Brosemer wrote:
> > IIRC, the toner cart that came with it was never great to begin with.
> > It's also of uncertain vintage, and no-one knows how it was handled
> > before (and indeed, after) we got our hands on it.  I'd give it a 99%
> > chance that a new toner cart will fix up your print quality problems.
> Okay, I've asked Sarah to order one from Stones asap.  Thanks.

np.

> > Where are you feeding the labels from?  Trying to cram them into the
> > tray or using the manual feed?
> one at a time but from the tray.  I could go with manual feed next time I
> try this, but I'd prefer Jabba working - he will pick them from a stack in
> the tray. Since there's fourteen sheets, in a multitasking office it goes
> more quickly from the tray!  But I'll remember the manual feed option if
> it comes to that again.

You can manual feed more than one sheet at a time... just not 400 like from
the tray... 14 shouldn't be an issue.

> > I'd expect the manual feed to work, but I wouldn't be surprised if the
> > tray rips non-bond to shreds.
> It might have peeled one off and we might have to do label surgery from
> the guts of it.  One was missing from one of the ripped sheets.  I
> couldn't find it in the time I had to devote to the problem, in the
> obvious three openings in the printer.  But it picked up and printed plain
> paper after that, though with a smudgy stripe.
> Thanks for making Lando work!  and for the advice on the other two.

Please put an out of order sticker on it and turn it off until Jim can have
a look at it, then.

-Dan

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