I've got a new HP all in one printer, C5280, which I am very pleased with.
With my old Epson, paper was loaded in a top tray at about a 60 degree
angle and came out the front; the HP paper is loaded flat in the front
and it appears to be turned through 180 degrees before being ejected at
the front.
Now the machine is not that big so the paper turn must be quite tight
and I would have thought this may be a problem with labels.
Any comments, positive or negative, about this system.
Geoff Lane <datemasde.t1m@gishpuppy.com> wrote:
>I've got a new HP all in one printer, C5280, which I am very pleased with.
>
>With my old Epson, paper was loaded in a top tray at about a 60 degree
>angle and came out the front; the HP paper is loaded flat in the front
>and it appears to be turned through 180 degrees before being ejected at
>the front.
>
>Now the machine is not that big so the paper turn must be quite tight
>and I would have thought this may be a problem with labels.
>
>Any comments, positive or negative, about this system.
>
>Geoff Lane
Generally speaking with all printers, labels and envelopes do not enjoy tight
turns. Labels can come loose and envelopes can crease. This is no more an issue
with HP than any other printer but the straighter the paper path the more
tolerant the printer is to special media.
Tony
MS MVP Printing/Imaging
Tony <tonythebengaltiger@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Generally speaking with all printers, labels and envelopes do not enjoy tight
> turns. Labels can come loose and envelopes can crease. This is no more an issue
> with HP than any other printer but the straighter the paper path the more
> tolerant the printer is to special media.
Just to add to that, some printers have a door that provides a
straight-through paper path.
(Some manufacturers also say "straight-through" when they mean "only has
to go through five nine-degree bends instead of six".)
I've got an *old* HP printer, DeskJet 882C, which I have been very pleased
with for eight years! No problems with the flat front feed, with labels,
envelopes, even heavy (110 lb, 200g/m²) card stock). In fact I prefer this
system because it permits installing the printer on the desk under a low
shelf.
Andy I.
"Geoff Lane" <datemasde.t1m@gishpuppy.com> wrote in message
news:fmdbbh$39d$1@news.datemas.de...
: I've got a new HP all in one printer, C5280, which I am very pleased with.
:
: With my old Epson, paper was loaded in a top tray at about a 60 degree
: angle and came out the front; the HP paper is loaded flat in the front
: and it appears to be turned through 180 degrees before being ejected at
: the front.
:
: Now the machine is not that big so the paper turn must be quite tight
: and I would have thought this may be a problem with labels.
:
: Any comments, positive or negative, about this system.
:
: Geoff Lane
Geoff Lane wrote:
....
> With my old Epson, paper was loaded in a top tray at about a 60 degree
> angle and came out the front; the HP paper is loaded flat in the front
> and it appears to be turned through 180 degrees before being ejected at
> the front.
....
> Any comments, positive or negative, about this system.
Every system has its good and bad points. I dislike the top-load method
very much because it makes for dirty printer innards. I recently cleaned
great amounts of household dust out of a Brother laser printer that I
bought used. Dust is the enemy of such delicate things as precision
laser drum coatings. I'd hope that engineers have more horse sense than
this when designing products, but obviously, the marketing folks outvote
them. We can do better as consumers by not buying self-destructing junk
like this.
Hp inkjets have a reputation, I think, for paper feed trouble. I've done
nicely with three HP inkjets. My secret is simple: I fan the paper on
from both sides when loading. This is classic standard procedure in the
commercial printing trade. Again, just horse sense.
What I'd have preferred, however, with my own printers, would have been
a user-selectable paper path option. My Panasonic dot matrix printer
offers the user _three_ paper feed options. That's thoughtful (it's
ribbons are not -- they're the forerunner of our ink ripoffs).
Andy wrote:
> Hi Geoff,
>
> I've got an *old* HP printer, DeskJet 882C, which I have been very pleased
> with for eight years! No problems with the flat front feed, with labels,
> envelopes, even heavy (110 lb, 200g/m²) card stock). In fact I prefer this
> system because it permits installing the printer on the desk under a low
> shelf.
Your last comment is an advantage I hadn't thought of.
> What I'd have preferred, however, with my own printers, would have been
> a user-selectable paper path option. My Panasonic dot matrix printer
> offers the user _three_ paper feed options.
That would be good, this is the first HP I've had and I suppose, if the
paper feed was a problem then HP would not sell printers.
Geoff Lane wrote:
> I've got a new HP all in one printer, C5280, which I am very pleased
> with.
>
> With my old Epson, paper was loaded in a top tray at about a 60 degree
> angle and came out the front; the HP paper is loaded flat in the front
> and it appears to be turned through 180 degrees before being ejected
> at the front.
>
> Now the machine is not that big so the paper turn must be quite tight
> and I would have thought this may be a problem with labels.
>
> Any comments, positive or negative, about this system.
>
> Geoff Lane
Sometimes it is. If the labels are not new but have been around for a
while some will begin to peel off as they make the tight turn,
especially if they are small. This also has the potential for a jam.
I've got a new HP all in one printer, C5280, which I am very pleased with. With my old Epson, paper was loaded in a top tray at about a 60 degree angle and came out the front; the HP paper is loaded flat in the front and it appears to be turned through 180 degrees before being ejected at the front. Now the machine is not that big so the paper turn must be quite tight and I would have thought this may be a problem with labels. Any comments, positive or negative, about this system. Geoff Lane
Generally speaking with all printers, labels and envelopes do not enjoy tight turns. Labels can come loose and envelopes can crease. This is no more an issue with HP than any other printer but the straighter the paper path the more tolerant the printer is to special media. Tony MS MVP Printing/Imaging
I think that is what the original poster was saying. It depends on the size, quality, and date of the labels.
Andy wrote:
> Hi Geoff,
>
> I've got an *old* HP printer, DeskJet 882C, which I have been very pleased
> with for eight years!
The 800 series had paper feed problems of all kinds and was one of the
worst HP printers. The 900 series is much improved.
> No problems with the flat front feed, with labels,
> envelopes, even heavy (110 lb, 200g/m²) card stock). In fact I prefer this
> system because it permits installing the printer on the desk under a low
> shelf.
>
> Andy I.
>
>
> "Geoff Lane" <datemasde.t1m@gishpuppy.com> wrote in message
> news:fmdbbh$39d$1@news.datemas.de...
> : I've got a new HP all in one printer, C5280, which I am very pleased with.
> :
> : With my old Epson, paper was loaded in a top tray at about a 60 degree
> : angle and came out the front; the HP paper is loaded flat in the front
> : and it appears to be turned through 180 degrees before being ejected at
> : the front.
> :
> : Now the machine is not that big so the paper turn must be quite tight
> : and I would have thought this may be a problem with labels.
> :
> : Any comments, positive or negative, about this system.
> :
> : Geoff Lane
>
>
>
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