Friesen@HIS-PHOENIX-MULTICS.ARPA (07/31/88)
I own an epson FX-86e, and I cannot print anything without watching it
or else it will jam up. It seems like the copiers I use always jam up.
Well what about laser printers. Do they often jam, or is it rare?
Aric Friesen
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From article <880730235558.057992@HIS-PHOENIX-MULTICS.ARPA>, by Friesen@HIS-PHOENIX-MULTICS.ARPA: > I own an epson FX-86e, and I cannot print anything without watching it > or else it will jam up. It seems like the copiers I use always jam up. > Well what about laser printers. Do they often jam, or is it rare? > Aric Friesen I have NEVER seen an Atari SLM804 jam. We use one as the line printer for our UNIX VAX (unattended), and there are lots running around being used for internal memos, development of desktop publishing, and the like. I have NEVER heard of one jamming. ============================================ Opinions expressed above do not necessarily -- Allan Pratt, Atari Corp. reflect those of Atari Corp. or anyone else. ...ames!atari!apratt
wheels@mks.UUCP (Gerry Wheeler) (08/02/88)
In article <880730235558.057992@HIS-PHOENIX-MULTICS.ARPA>, Friesen@HIS-PHOENIX-MULTICS.ARPA writes: > Well what about laser printers. Do they often jam, or is it rare? In the 1.5 years I've had access to a laser printer, I think it has jammed less than 10 times. We use a DEC LN03 printer, and also a H-P Laserjet. No problems. -- Gerry Wheeler Phone: (519)884-2251 Mortice Kern Systems Inc. UUCP: uunet!watmath!mks!wheels 35 King St. North BIX: join mks Waterloo, Ontario N2J 2W9 CompuServe: 73260,1043
pes@ux63.bath.ac.uk (Smee) (08/04/88)
Occasionally you find a rogue laser printer (or photocopier, which uses the same sort of feed mechanism). However, usually (very usually) the problem is 'user error'. The beasts are fussy about how their paper is loaded. Not surprisingly -- the mechanism required to pick 1 *one* 1 exactly sheet of paper from a stack time after time is very fiddly. So, follow the loading instructions exactly. Square up the paper stack neatly. Anything that needs to be slid against one edge or the other should be, as precisely as you can manage but without forcing it. Other hints: 1) Don't mix paper. Run it until it is empty and then put in a new full stack. If you want to refill it before it is empty, throw out (or save for later) the remnants of the old stack. Adding new paper to an old stack is asking for trouble. 2) While us humans might not notice the difference, printer feeders often care which side of the paper is up. (I think this is related to which way it was curled on the roll before it was cut into sheets and packaged.) Paper-making technology is such that if you stick with one brand of paper, it will be consistently packaged at least -- so once you've worked out which is the right way up relative to the top of the box, or the seam side of the wrapper, or whatever, stick with that. If you find a stack giving real trouble, try unloading it and putting it in other side up. 3) Paper dimensions vary with humidity by a surprising amount, so try to find somewhere for your printer which provides as stable an environment as possible.
jansen@atari.UUCP (Mark O. Jansen) (08/05/88)
in article <880730235558.057992@HIS-PHOENIX-MULTICS.ARPA>, Friesen@HIS-PHOENIX-MULTICS.ARPA says: > I own an epson FX-86e, and I cannot print anything without watching it > or else it will jam up. It seems like the copiers I use always jam up. > Well what about laser printers. Do they often jam, or is it rare? In my experience, I haven't had jamming problems with the SLM804 I've been using here for many months; in fact, mine is a very early SLM804, and has led full and productive life. No plans for retirement yet. There are occasional mishaps, but as long as the paper is loaded correctly, and it wasn't crumpled into a little ball and then stuffed into the paper tray, it works fine. I feel perfectly happy starting the machine doing a >50 page printout and walking away. -- "Question" Mark Jansen UUCP: ...ames!atari!jansen Atari Corporation BIX/GEnie: mjansen These views do not necessarily reflect those of Atari Corporation. "Dul-lard, DUL-LARD! We aren't a very good listener, ARE we, Dullard?"
jansen@atari.UUCP (Mark O. Jansen) (08/05/88)
> I own an epson FX-86e, and I cannot print anything without watching it > or else it will jam up. It seems like the copiers I use always jam up. > Well what about laser printers. Do they often jam, or is it rare? I forgot; I should define what I mean by "jam". A little red light with the international "paper jam" symbol comes on, and the printer stops and waits patiently for you to clear the paper path (no big deal.) I have never seen an SLM804 actually EAT anything, or grind it up into little tiny shreds, or... You get the picture :-) -- "Question" Mark Jansen UUCP: ...ames!atari!jansen Atari Corporation BIX/GEnie: mjansen These views do not necessarily reflect those of Atari Corporation. "Dul-lard, DUL-LARD! We aren't a very good listener, ARE we, Dullard?"
kurth@sco.COM (Kurt Hutchison) (08/07/88)
I used to have problems with printers until a repairperson told me once that the sensors will not-operate correctly if a little bit of dust gets on them (ergo detect jams that aren't there). In liu of a full cleaning (which should be done peridically) I used to just blow into the mechanism and that cleared up the problems. Some machines have dust sensors built in which are designed to make you keep the machine clean. - kurth -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kurt Hutchison The Santa Cruz Operation Software Engineer Trumpet player, synth player, pianist, cyclist, philosopher at large The above opinions (if any) are my own