[Web4lib] RE: Printer questions

[Thomas Edelblute]

The N on the model number says to me that it might be a network printer.  If that is the case, I would put the IP address of the printer into my web browser and see what information I can gather on the printer.  This might yield some clues.

Thomas Edelblute
Public Access Systems Coordinator
Anaheim Public Library

From: owner-syslib-l at listserv.indiana.edu [mailto:owner-syslib-l at listserv.indiana.edu] On Behalf Of Robin
Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2008 10:37 AM
To: syslib-l at LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU; web4lib at webjunction.org
Subject: Printer questions

I recently had the staff in one particular workroom complain to me that their two color printers were using up huge amounts of colored toner, despite the fact that they only print in black (one person had been using red a little bit for some charts but said that it was minimal).

One person told me she had been informed that these machines use all colors together to print in black. Since there's a black cartridge, this seems unlikely to me, but I'm not knowledgeable enough about printers to be certain.

I am trying to find out if there's any way to print just black, using just the black cartridge, on these printers, or if we do in fact have to continue replacing color cartridges as well. These printers are heavily used and frequent replacement of all the cartridges is problematic.

Both are HP LaserJet 3600Ns.

If you can shed any light on this for me, I'd be very grateful.

Thanks!

Robin Boulton
IT Manager
St. Charles Public Library District
St. Charles, IL 60174
(630) 584 0076 x 258
Cell:(630) 918 8738
http://www.stcharleslibrary.org/
rboulton at stcharleslibrary.org<mailto:rboulton at stcharleslibrary.org>


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