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Subject: Re: Question about QMS Print Quality
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Date: Wed, 31-Oct-84 01:05:28 EST
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From: William LeFebvre <phil@rice.ARPA>
The QMS has the same print engine as the 2700, of which we have one,
so...

The XP-12 engine uses a xerographic process.  The last step of the
printing process fuses the toner to the paper with heat and pressure.
If the print smudges after it comes out of the printer, then there is
something wrong with the print engine (probably the fuser).  Beyond
that, the only thing that will get the print to smear is excessive
heat.  If the plate of the copier gets hot enough to melt the toner and
cause it to smear, then suggesting a new copier is not that far fetched
of an idea.  I have found that running the output from an XP-12 thru a
thermofax (which makes an overhead slide) causes the original to blur.
Its not so much of a smear, tho.  I can't think of anything else that
would cause such a problem.  I suppose that the toner will fuse to some
types of paper better than others.  If you are not using the type of
paper that Xerox or QMS recommends, you might try that once to see what
happens.  Holding the paper overnight shouldn't have any effect.  It
usually cools within minutes.

                                William LeFebvre
				Department of Computer Science
				Rice University
                                <phil@Rice.arpa>