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<p class="MsoNormal">We have been using Datamax I class printers for years (~10). A recent project produced 50000 labels in 2.5 years; very durable and reliable.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">A few points to save aggravation:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">stick with 300 dpi; we have found 600 dpi too fine when using smaller fonts (Franklin Gothic medium, 6 pt)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">during initial setup make sure the print speed is significantly slowed down from default, and raise the print temperature too.
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<p class="MsoNormal">windows drivers make label setup easy, but generally it is not quite WYSIWYG; margins can vary a bit from what is seen on the screen<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">If you go this route I can send you all the setting we use, and some windows label templates if you want them.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best, Eric<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Eric A. Lazo-Wasem<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Senior Collections Manager<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Peabody Museum of Natural History<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Yale University<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">170 Whitney Ave.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">New Haven, CT 06520<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">203 432-3784<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Nhcoll-l <nhcoll-l-bounces@mailman.yale.edu> <b>
On Behalf Of </b>Tonya.Haff@csiro.au<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Sunday, January 13, 2019 6:10 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> nhcoll-l@mailman.yale.edu<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Nhcoll-l] Thermal printer<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU">Hi all,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU">Can any of you recommend a good (reliable, easy to use) thermal printer? We want one primarily for printing onto Tyvek paper and plastic adhesive labels (not barcoding).
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU">Thanks!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU">Tonya<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">---------------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Dr Tonya Haff<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Collections Manager<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Australian National Wildlife Collection<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">National Research Collections Australia, CSIRO<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Canberra, Australia
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Phone: (+61) 02 62421566<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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