The printer guides & Tips category contains guides and tips for printing in general. This category is not specific to any manufacturer therefore the information in this category will crossover brands. This category is not specific to laser or inkjet printers. Furthermore tips for print drivers, scanning, and faxing would be included in this category. The items in this category are designed to help people get the most from any printer or office equipment they use. They are based on a technician with 23 years experience point of view.
Many of the posts are designed to help people with the operation of their printers. Guides and tips interacting with drivers, applications, or operating systems are found in this category. These posts are based on real world experience with the most relevant information for any end user.
The posts here are designed to help people choose which paper or all-in-one is right for them. The guides and tips are designed to give the most relevant information someone would need interacting with their equipment.
When your printer is not pulling paper it’s a frustrating experience. Any printer that uses paper can run into paper jams. I’ve ran into this issue many times and have some simple steps to fix this issue. These apply to inkjet or laser printers since they both use the same paper feed system. While this…
Paper jams happen to both inkjet and laser printers. They also happen at the least convenient times. The causes of paper jams vary. Any printer will have on average 1 paper jam for every 1,000 pages printed. While printer jams can’t be 100% eliminated, there are steps you can take to prevent paper jams from…
Printers jam because they detect either a late signal or stationary signal from a paper sensor. In other words, the paper didn’t move as expected through the printer. This is true for inkjet or laser printers since they feed paper the same way. Printer repair technicians are often asked why do printers jam? The most…
Part of the reason people buy printers for home is printing photos. Home printers are handy for printing web pages, documents, and of course photos. While any 4 color inkjet printer is adequate for these tasks, sometimes you want that next level print quality for photos. I had a small photo printer which I used…
I was recently asked to recommend a printer for printing wedding invitations. They want to reduce costs and a print shop took a little too much out of their budget. Actually, printing wedding invitations yourself is a terrific way to save some money with little sacrifice for the big day. This is a task you’ll…
If you want to find the best sublimation printer for your needs, I’ve found the most important factors to consider are cost, paper size, and ease of use. While other factors such as speed, print quality, and extra features are important for any printer. A printer’s role determines the chief factors. For example, office printers…
Even though this site is dedicated to printers, I thought I’d cover scanning as well. Whether using a scan driver or changing settings at a control panel, here’s a guide and some tips to help you get the most from your scanner. Typically most scanners have settings for: an original type image type resolution advanced features for…
If you need some help choosing which print driver to use we can help. So, you’ve got a printer and head to their support page to get a driver for your printer model. There you’re met with an alphabet soup of PCL, PS, PCLm, UFRII, MP, KMX, KPDL, and Universal. A printer manufacturer may not…
If you’re curious about sublimation but not ready to invest into all the equipment, then there are alternatives. Instead of getting the required sublimation printer, you can order sublimation prints. Yes, there are many places both online and in person to get sublimation prints made. This way you don’t need to invest in a sublimation…
Here’s a gift guide to help with some gift ideas for that technician in your life. Whether they do simple home repairs or fix the space shuttle you can’t go wrong with this gift guide. I’ve worked on printers for many years now. This is a list of tools and things that have made my…
Sublimation is quickly becoming popular with small businesses and crafters alike. For a small investment and little instruction anyone can start doing heat transfers. It doesn’t take much to get good results transferring designs to polyester fabric or rigid blanks. A computer is a given. Plus there are free apps to make high quality computer…
Sublimation is a popular method for making custom t shirts. You can do it at home with relatively small investment in time and materials. Also, you don’t have to be an expert at sublimation to get the best results. As long as you follow the instructions your t shirts will turn out great! If you…
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