RE: A Curious Thing Happened After Printing A Document
- From: "Pam Drake" <pamdrake@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 20 May 2006 14:52:23 -0700
I use the printer almost once a week to write the check for our cleaning
lady. I suppose that's really not a lot.
As a matter of fact I didn't pay her last week because I had to be out of
the house and wasn't sure how long she would be working. Dave paid her. I
didn't pay her as usual on Thursday because she had to leave early and came
back yesterday to run an errand with me. In other words, the printer
probably hadn't been used for 15 days. That doesn't seem like a long time
but maybe it is.
-----Original Message-----
From: optacon-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:optacon-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Ham Steve
Sent: Saturday, May 20, 2006 1:09 PM
To: optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: A Curious Thing Happened After Printing A Document
I will speculate that you hadn't used the printer in awhile. Sometimes, the
ink jets get some residue on them, which may smeer the ink.
Take my advice, I don't use it anyway
Steve
Lansing, Mi
----- Original Message -----
From: "Pam Drake" <pamdrake@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, May 20, 2006 4:23 AM
Subject: A Curious Thing Happened After Printing A Document
> This message almost appears off-topic, but it does involve the Optacon, so
> I
> am asking for thoughts.
>
> I created a document and printed it out before attaching it as a label to
> a
> padded envelope. Before attaching it I wanted to check it.
>
> I have two Optacons; my original R1D and an R1C I was given by an old
> friend. Both have recently been checked and battery packs replaced by
> Richard Oehm, and have given me no cause to doubt their function.
>
> Both Optacons showed the printing as nothing much more than a blob. With
> the R1D I could read the label after turning the threshold down very low.
>
> I printed another page as a test to see how it would read. Results were
> worse.
>
> Dave and I each scanned both these pages in our scanners; one an HP and
> the
> other an 'Epson. Neither read.
>
> I had to go to the store with our cleaning lady and so left the project
> for
> a while, certain I would have to have her hand-write the check I was
> planning to give her. I asked her to look at the test page. Though it
> could be read with neither the Optacon nor the two scanners, she was able
> to
> read it. I decided to print her check and it was perfectly readable.
>
> I did not have her read the label, but tried printing it again. This time
> the label was crystal-clear with both Optacons. I mailed the package.
>
> Has anyone seen anything like this? I was all ready to replace the
> cartridge in my printer; but the last two prints were fine. I wonder if
> printer cartridges wear unevenly. This cartridge has been in use for
> quite
> a while.
>
> I suppose I should check each page from now on.
>
> Any thoughts would be appreciated.
>
> Pam
> Skype name and amateur callsign ka2rqk
>
>
>
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