[Nhcoll-l] Fwd: DataMax I-Class printer

[Peter Rauch]

For those of you who may have printer models similar to the one described
by the manual (URL below), perhaps your ribbon-transport problems may be
resolved by the manual's maintenance procedures ?

Peter

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From: Peter Rauch <peterar at berkeley.edu>
Date: Tue, Dec 13, 2016 at 10:09 AM
Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] DataMax I-Class printer
To: Alexandra Snyder <amsnyder at unm.edu>

Dunno if this manual refers (sufficiently well) to your exact model, nor
whether you already have a Maintenance Manual for you printer. Maybe this
manual can give you some hints about adjustments beyond cleaning the print
head ?

https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.datamax-2Doneil.com_assets_maint-5Fmanual_I-2DClass-5FMaint.pdf&d=CwIBaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=KmIcJeGzcrq6rJL3WTZr4Mtkk88_q6z5Tj6oqpQ_X0M&s=hfmud00cOzvUbzooMAcaziN_R1wIAbraHL3ybntwwW8&e= 

Peter


On Tue, Dec 13, 2016 at 9:41 AM, Alexandra Snyder <amsnyder at unm.edu> wrote:

> Our museum currently uses a DataMax I-Class thermal transfer printer.  We
> purchased this printer sometime around 2005 and has been shared by 6 of our
> divisions.  The print quality is no longer good, with letters and lines of
> print wiped out by wrinkled print film that is not transferring lettering.
> This is especially critical when printing the small labels (arthropods
> and parasites) with bar code and 2pt lettering.  Over the past 11 years
> or so, we have been able to correct these problems and have continuous good
> print quality.  However, in that past two months, despite our tweaking
> and adjustments, we can no longer remedy the problems.
>
> We have cleaned the printer head but beyond that (adjusting heat setting,
> etc.) nothing has worked.
>
> I am seeking some advice.  Since many of us have been using the DataMax
> printer for over 10 years, I wonder if any of you have experienced this
> problem...i.e., have we maxed out the DataMax?  I would consider our use
> moderate to heavy so should we be looking for a printer head replacement or
> should we consider buying a new printer?  A lot of work is now on hold and
> we need to resolve this soon.
>
> Thank you in advance for any information/opinion.
>
> Lex
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> Alexandra M Snyder, Collections Manager-Fishes
> Museum of Southwestern Biology MSC03-2020
> University of New Mexico Albuquerque NM 87131
> PH./FAX 505.277.6005     amsnyder at unm.edu
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