Printer maintanance

CheapToad · 26-May-06, 08:13 PM

Is there anyway I can get my printer to automatically (daily) print a sheet in order that the ink does not dry.

Nerdz · 26-May-06, 09:58 PM

Lol, the ink doesnt dry out from day to day. You will be wasting ink by doing so. However, I think your supposed to realign the cartridges if its not printing straight.

Hak Foo · 27-May-06, 12:42 AM

You could throw a print job into Task Scheduler.

Aside: The moving parts do get wonky if left alone. I have a Samsung laser I love to death, but I left it be for a year or so without a single job, and it became a lot harder to get to feed. After running about 50 sheets through, it became more tolerant but less than perfect.

reflux · 27-May-06, 06:15 AM

Yeah, it's not going to die after a day or so. I've left mine for weeks at a time and it's still been absolutely fine. If you havent used it for a few months then I'd recommend running a test page before you print, but with modern printers the ink doesn't dry out quickly like it used to.

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Nerdz Sir Knight of Spamalot Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Water-hoe-Bury, CT Posts: 6,587	Lol, the ink doesnt dry out from day to day. You will be wasting ink by doing so. However, I think your supposed to realign the cartridges if its not printing straight. __________________ I still fold "No amount of Experimentation can Prove Me right, It only takes one to prove me Wrong"-Albert Einstein

27-May-06, 12:42 AM	#3 (permalink)
Hak Foo Apex Elite Tech Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,231	You could throw a print job into Task Scheduler. Aside: The moving parts do get wonky if left alone. I have a Samsung laser I love to death, but I left it be for a year or so without a single job, and it became a lot harder to get to feed. After running about 50 sheets through, it became more tolerant but less than perfect. __________________

27-May-06, 06:15 AM	#4 (permalink)
reflux Sempr0n? Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Leeds/Ipswich, UK Posts: 3,520	Yeah, it's not going to die after a day or so. I've left mine for weeks at a time and it's still been absolutely fine. If you havent used it for a few months then I'd recommend running a test page before you print, but with modern printers the ink doesn't dry out quickly like it used to. __________________

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