Thermal label printer maintenance tips

ericjgough • September 10, 2015

“Where’s that IT guy? This stupid thermal label printer is down again!”

IT guys really hate hearing this. They are in the middle of a new infrastructure and they have to stop everything to plug the thermal label printer in. Really! Come on!

I know this is a complex piece of machinery and all those buttons can be very confusing. There are many things that could go wrong on a thermal label printer. Some of the problems could be with the sensor, platen rollers, ribbon sensor, printhead, power supply, ribbon supply, take-up spindle, Ethernet board, logic board, printhead carriage, or many others. It’s impossible for you (or your IT guy) to know what to do for all these problems. If there could just be some thermal label printer maintenance tips to easily read before calling for help, wouldn’t that be great?

That is why we have put together an e-book called the “10 Rules You Should Know To Keep Your Thermal Printer Operational” and would like to give it to you FREE. These tips can prevent you from annoying your IT guy and possibly saving you an unnecessary service call. Download the free report now.

I recommend you print a copy and set one near each of your thermal label printers. If you still cannot get those thermal label printers operational (or your IT guy), give us a call at 1-800-MID-COM4 Service (1-800 643-2664). We are here to help and chat us up on Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and LinkedIn!

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