[48569] in Hotline Meeting
macgregor printer
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Alicia Allen)
Thu Sep 23 08:17:37 1999
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Date: Thu, 23 Sep 1999 08:17:15 -0400
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From: Alicia Allen <iggy@MIT.EDU>
Cc: rccsuper@MIT.EDU
Hi,
Could you look into the MacGregor printer please? It is located at their
front desk.
thanks,
Alicia
>To: rccsuper@MIT.EDU
>Cc: mendelc@MIT.EDU
>Subject: Re: desk printer
>Date: Wed, 22 Sep 1999 22:57:42 -0400
>From: Melissa A Kanemasu <mkanemas@MIT.EDU>
>
>
>I don't think it is the toner since someone shook
>the toner cartridge right before the printout.
>Let me explain the problem a little bit better.
>
>The text that is printing actually comes out fine;
>there are no light areas on that text. However,
>I think there is something wrong with how the paper
>is feeding into the printer. The paper somehow
>gets raised in a few areas, and then these areas
>must rub on something inside the printer picking
>up some light printing or ink shading.
>
>Melissa
>
>
>>This actually sounds like you are running out of toner.
>>You can take the toner out and shake it and put it back in in the hopes
>>that that will get a little more life out of the cartridge, but its really
>>time to buy a new one. In case you're not aware, toner is something the
>>dorm is supposed to provide.
>
>>Alicia
>
>At 5:52 PM -0400 9/22/1999, Mendel Chuang wrote:
>>>Hi,
>>> The MacGregor desk printer seems to be having a physical printing
>>>problem
>>>that I can't fix. I was wondering if you guys know how to handle those
>>>kind of problems, or do you know who I'm suppose to contact?
>>>Mendel
>>>MacGregor Rec Room Chair
>>>
>>>>To: mendelc@MIT.EDU
>>>>Subject: desk printer
>>>>Date: Wed, 22 Sep 1999 14:58:20 -0400
>>>>From: Melissa A Kanemasu <mkanemas@MIT.EDU>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Just wanted to let you know that there is a
>>>>problem with the Macgregor printer. All
>>>>the sheets that come out have some lightly
>>>>printed/shaded areas down the middle of the
>>>>paper. It seems to be a problem with how
>>>>the paper is going in, not the paper itself,
>>>>as a resident tried bringing his own paper
>>>>down and it still didn't work.
>>>>
>>>>Melissa Kanemasu
>>
>
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