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From: samalone@athena.mit.edu (Stuart A. Malone)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: ImageWriter II Sheet Feeder
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Date: 25 Mar 91 19:02:48 GMT
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I like the print quality of my ImageWriter II much better when I hand-feed
single sheets using friction feed than when I pin-feed continuous paper.  The
friction feed seems to avoid problems with the top line getting squished,
inconsistant top margins, and wasted paper between printouts.  The only
drawback is having to sit around and hand-feed paper to the printer, so I'm
considering buying Apple's automatic sheet feeder.

I'm hoping that someone who has used Apple's ImageWriter II sheet feeder can
answer some questions for me:

1. Does it reliably feed single sheets, or do sheets tend to stick together
   and get jammed in the printer?  How often do jams occur?

2. Do certain kinds of paper work better than others?

3. Is is easily removable for times when I must use pin-fed paper, like
   pin-fed checks?  (I'm pretty sure that you can't use pin-fed paper with
   the sheet feeder in place.)

4. Can I use "laser labels" in my ImageWriter once I have a sheet feeder?
   (Assuming, of course, that I have appropriate layout software.)


Other comments on the ImageWriter sheet feeder are also welcome.

				--Stuart A. Malone
				samalone@athena.mit.edu