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Which Printer Prints on Top Side of Paper?
Does anyone know of any Laser Printers which print on the top side of
the paper? The circa-1985 HP 3si and 4si printers print on the top side of the paper. We used to use a 3si to print AP checks. However, the 8150 and 4100 printers print on the bottom side of the paper. I called HP and the sales rep said all their printers print on the bottom. The problem: Prepaid checks are stacked just like your personal checkbook: check 1 on top, then check 2, finally to check 500 on the bottom. We have 5000 pre-printed checks like this. On the HP 4100, using Tray 2 (which holds 500 sheets), the printer will print check 1 first, but it prints on the back side of the check -- no good. If I turn the stack of checks over, then the printer will print first on check 500, then check 499, etc -- so the check numbers are reversed, however, it does print on the proper side of the paper. There are 5 solutions I see: 1. Print using Tray 1. However, it only holds about 30 checks, and it exposes checks to theft more. 2. Print using Tray 2, but manually re-shuffle all 500 pages first. This is time-consuming and error prone. We will print nearly 10,000 checks this year via this printer. 3. Buy the duplexing unit, print with Tray 2, and change the program to print a blank page followed by a check for each check. 4. Find another printer which prints on the top side of the paper. 5. Next year, order the checks to be printed in reverse order. Any suggestions? Thank you VictorReinhart |
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Which Printer Prints on Top Side of Paper?
VictorReinhart wrote:
The problem: Prepaid checks are stacked just like your personal checkbook: check 1 on top, then check 2, finally to check 500 on the bottom. We have 5000 pre-printed checks like this. On the HP 4100, using Tray 2 (which holds 500 sheets), the printer will print check 1 first, but it prints on the back side of the check -- no good. If I turn the stack of checks over, then the printer will print first on check 500, then check 499, etc -- so the check numbers are reversed, however, it does print on the proper side of the paper. Talk to a print shop about getting the checks you already have restacked in the right order. They should have equipment to do this; in fact, if it's the same shop that printed them for you, they might do it for free. -- Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota * USA |
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Which Printer Prints on Top Side of Paper?
VictorReinhart wrote:
Does anyone know of any Laser Printers which print on the top side of the paper? The circa-1985 HP 3si and 4si printers print on the top side of the paper. We used to use a 3si to print AP checks. However, the 8150 and 4100 printers print on the bottom side of the paper. I called HP and the sales rep said all their printers print on the bottom. My ancient HP laserjet 5P prints on the top always. So hes a lying toad. Well hes a salesman of course. Wants your money, not your problem. Send the printer back unless he comes up with a solution. Then phone up all the printer salesmen you can find and tell them they will make a sale if their printer works for you, but it must be demonstrated first. The problem: Prepaid checks are stacked just like your personal checkbook: check 1 on top, then check 2, finally to check 500 on the bottom. We have 5000 pre-printed checks like this. On the HP 4100, using Tray 2 (which holds 500 sheets), the printer will print check 1 first, but it prints on the back side of the check -- no good. If I turn the stack of checks over, then the printer will print first on check 500, then check 499, etc -- so the check numbers are reversed, however, it does print on the proper side of the paper. There are 5 solutions I see: 1. Print using Tray 1. However, it only holds about 30 checks, and it exposes checks to theft more. 2. Print using Tray 2, but manually re-shuffle all 500 pages first. This is time-consuming and error prone. We will print nearly 10,000 checks this year via this printer. 3. Buy the duplexing unit, print with Tray 2, and change the program to print a blank page followed by a check for each check. 4. Find another printer which prints on the top side of the paper. Thats the cheapest option. If you are printing that many cheques, a penny pinching bodge is not for you. The existing printer will be gratefully received in some other department I am sure. 5. Next year, order the checks to be printed in reverse order. maybe. Any suggestions? Thank you VictorReinhart |
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Which Printer Prints on Top Side of Paper?
"The Natural Philosopher" wrote in message ... VictorReinhart wrote: Does anyone know of any Laser Printers which print on the top side of the paper? The circa-1985 HP 3si and 4si printers print on the top side of the paper. We used to use a 3si to print AP checks. However, the 8150 and 4100 printers print on the bottom side of the paper. I called HP and the sales rep said all their printers print on the bottom. My ancient HP laserjet 5P prints on the top always. So hes a lying toad. Well hes a salesman of course. Wants your money, not your problem. Send the printer back unless he comes up with a solution. Then phone up all the printer salesmen you can find and tell them they will make a sale if their printer works for you, but it must be demonstrated first. The problem: Prepaid checks are stacked just like your personal checkbook: check 1 on top, then check 2, finally to check 500 on the bottom. We have 5000 pre-printed checks like this. On the HP 4100, using Tray 2 (which holds 500 sheets), the printer will print check 1 first, but it prints on the back side of the check -- no good. If I turn the stack of checks over, then the printer will print first on check 500, then check 499, etc -- so the check numbers are reversed, however, it does print on the proper side of the paper. There are 5 solutions I see: 1. Print using Tray 1. However, it only holds about 30 checks, and it exposes checks to theft more. 2. Print using Tray 2, but manually re-shuffle all 500 pages first. This is time-consuming and error prone. We will print nearly 10,000 checks this year via this printer. 3. Buy the duplexing unit, print with Tray 2, and change the program to print a blank page followed by a check for each check. 4. Find another printer which prints on the top side of the paper. Thats the cheapest option. If you are printing that many cheques, a penny pinching bodge is not for you. The existing printer will be gratefully received in some other department I am sure. 5. Next year, order the checks to be printed in reverse order. maybe. Any suggestions? Thank you VictorReinhart Most Okidatas print on the top side. Regards, Rene |
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Which Printer Prints on Top Side of Paper?
On Jan 15, 7:26 pm, The Natural Philosopher wrote: My ancient HP laserjet 5P prints on the top always. So hes a lying toad. Well hes a salesman of course. Wants your money, not your problem. Send the printer back unless he comes up with a solution. Then phone up all the printer salesmen you can find and tell them they will make a sale if their printer works for you, but it must be demonstrated first. I think what the OP was after is, if you stick a stack of paper in the tray, it picks up the paper, turns it over as it sends it to the topside to get printed on. The 5P was the same way. Pretty much any laser printer with the tray UNDER the toner cartridge will be this way. Unless you use the fold-down tray, like he said. If you want to print on letterhead from the slideout tray, you load it facing down. His checks come facing up, in a certain order. The IIIsi and 4si printers had the tray in the front of the machine, the paper path was straight to the developing drum. If you can find a decent one, a cheap alternative is the HP LaserJet 5L, 6L and 1100. There are probably others that load like that as well. Raymond |
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Which Printer Prints on Top Side of Paper?
Silicon Sam wrote:
I think what the OP was after is, if you stick a stack of paper in the tray, it picks up the paper, turns it over as it sends it to the topside to get printed on. The 5P was the same way. Pretty much any laser printer with the tray UNDER the toner cartridge will be this way. Unless you use the fold-down tray, like he said. If you want to print on letterhead from the slideout tray, you load it facing down. His checks come facing up, in a certain order. Yes. The IIIsi and 4si printers had the tray in the front of the machine, the paper path was straight to the developing drum. If you can find a decent one, a cheap alternative is the HP LaserJet 5L, 6L and 1100. There are probably others that load like that as well. Whoa there! It's about ten boxes of checks that can probably be restacked/collated/combobulated. Let's not get the "I can't believe it's a class-action lawsuit" line of printers involved. -- Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota * USA |
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Which Printer Prints on Top Side of Paper?
Warren Block wrote: Whoa there! It's about ten boxes of checks that can probably be restacked/collated/combobulated. Let's not get the "I can't believe it's a class-action lawsuit" line of printers involved. -- Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota * USA Hey, never said I was a fan of them. But if you are only using it to print checks..... May work for a while anyways! I got rid of my LJ4000 and went to a 5000 so I could print 11x17 prints. This is my 10-12th different HP printer. Lost count. First was that boat anchor LaserJet I converted to a LaserWriter Plus. Raymond |
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