[duxhelp] Re: Print Braille Embossing Problems

  • From: "George Bell" <george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <duxhelp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2004 15:39:49 +0100

Hi Peter,

Stabbing in the dark here, but perhaps the paper sensor is optical, and
needs to be de-activated.  I've seen something similar before.

Remember it is CLEAR plastic they are embossing on to.

George.

 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: duxhelp-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:duxhelp-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Peter Sullivan
> Sent: 16 June 2004 15:14
> To: duxhelp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [duxhelp] Re: Print Braille Embossing Problems
> 
> Hello Tesfaye,
> 
> This is about the oddest problem I've heard of so far.  David 
> suggests that perhaps the cable connection to the embosser 
> needs to be checked again.  I have only a two other ideas.
> 
> Is there some formatting difference for the Print Braille 
> production?  This would be something that could conceivable 
> affect the software.
> 
> But the material in the embosser shouldn't affect DBT at all. 
>  However, if the material requires that we adapt the way we 
> are controlling the Braillo 200, then I would expect a 
> problem, because we don't make any such adaptation for 
> different materials.  Perhaps somebody at a Braillo can 
> enlighten us; we'll check.
> 
> I do recommend using DBT 10.5 only for testing at this point, 
> although the bugs do appear to have been relatively few.
> 
> - Peter
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tesfaye Mihretu [mailto:Tesfaye.Mihretu@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2004 8:37 AM
> To: duxhelp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; mark.gaunt@xxxxxxxxx; Anita 
> Munshi; Debbie Gillespie
> Cc: Peter Sullivan
> Subject: Print Braille Embossing Problems
> 
> Hello David and All,  I thought everything was fine with Beta 
> 3 until We run into Print Braille production.  Here at the 
> CNIB, we produce a substantial number of print Braille 
> children books every year.  This is Braille that is Embossed 
> on a clear plastic sheets and collated with print.
> 
> The problem with beta 3 is, embossed Braille on clear plastic 
> is missing all kind of dots all over the pages.  For example, 
> the word "did" changes to "bab".  Everytime we are using 
> clear plastic sheets for embossing we get error message that 
> reads "printing error on Briallo 200 would you like to cancel 
> or retry"  I could be wrong but I have a feeling this has to 
> do with the plastic we use.  Mind you, we have been using the 
> same raw material for years for same purpose.
> 
> 
> I used Braillo 200  and BRF/DXB files that was created in DBT 
> 10.4.  Any ideas why this is happening and any solutions.  
> Also is it ok for us to use Beta 3 or 4 for production or 
> should we stick to testing only.  
> 
> Thanks
> Tesfaye
> CNIB Library
> 
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