Re: Printers - a list of those that can do long prints?

[Glenn Barry <glenn@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Read between the lines

Peter Shute wrote:

> On Tue, 28 Dec 1999 12:14:18 +1100, pshute@xxxxxxxxxxxxx (Peter Shute)
> wrote:
>
> >Does anyone know of a website that lists these models properly?
>
> It appears that noone has actually sat down and made a list of which
> models can do "banner" prints. Apart from the models people have
> mentioned in their replies, I'm still left seaching printer
> manufacturers' websites.  It's very frustrating because often the very
> latest printers aren't listed, and also a lot of older models.
>
> One thing that confuses me is that NONE of the websites I've looked in
> mentions the actual length limit.

44 inches for the Epsons With a photoshop plugin called R9 from
www.bulldogproducts.com  this limit is apparently overcome. The plugin is
however only for the Epsons.

> The only clue they give is that
> "banner" printing is allowed. Then they give the size of the "banner"
> paper as either A4 or Letter!  At first I thought "banner" must be a
> type of special paper, but I'm beginning to suspect that they are
> referring to fanfold paper!

It comes in Rolls.

>
>
> Is this correct? If so, don't the folds in the paper cause a quality
> problem? Is it possible to put in a long, uncreased, strip of paper?
> If so, is there any special technique to get it to work? (HP 810
> manual says there must be at least 15 sheets in tray for it to work.)
>
> If fanfold paper must be used then I feel that I might as well just
> use A4 sheets and stick them together.
>
> As for the actual limits, 44" has often been mentioned in this list
> for Epsons.  I've no clue at all for other brands, although I think I
> saw 5' mentioned on a box of banner paper for the HP695C. The HP
> website has a document dealing with the programming required to print
> "banners" from DOS. It reveals that all that is happening is that
> successive A4 or Letter (only) pages will be printed without a gap or
> formfeed in between in banner mode. This would imply that there is no
> hardware limit, but that the printer driver would be required to
> assemble a series of pages. I suspect that there would be a limit to
> what the HP driver would allow. Anyone know what it is?
>

A link that I had hiding in another folder http://www.pixation.com/. There
is a free postscript rip available for download and one of the most
curious machines that I have seen in a long time. Well worth a a look as
apparently the driver allows you to print multi page billboards!! I
haven't tried it yet but for that I am going to.

Glenn

>
> I wonder if one of the hardware newsgroups would be a better source of
> information?
>
> Peter Shute

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