In response to the question about why the label type matters: Whether the label type matters or not depends on the printer.
The problem with laser labels in inkjet printers is that some of the early inkjet printers used a water soluble ink that beaded and smeared on some surfaces. Some of the laser labels have a very thin polymer coating that is designed to work in the hot environment of laser printing and this, particularly, caused beading issues. I don't remember which model it was, but I believe it was the early Brother models. So the labels with the "inkjet" type were specifically designed to avoid the beading effect. Conversely, the labels designed for laser printing had a different adhesive that would survive the hot environment. This was different from that used on the inkjet printers and in some cases, inkjet labels would come off the sheet during laser printing and jam the laser printer. I believe that most of the manufacturers have changed their ink formulations so that inkjet ink behaves better and it isn't as critical as it used to be and that most of the "laser" labels will work in an inkjet printer. Likewise, I think the adhesive formulation has changed and the inkjet labels will work ok in the laser environment, but it is still prudent to buy the correct labels if there is a choice. On Sunday, April 22, 2012 2:13:56 PM UTC-5, Eric Caron wrote: > > hello listers, > > If anyone out there is using a Canon MP 620 printer with > Digit-Eyes I'd love to find out if you had any difficulty getting this > printer to print labels correctly. I'll be checking in with Cannon and > trying a different package of labels soon, but in the meantime I can't seem > to get the Avery 8160 labels to work with this printer. they print just a > bit too high. As this seems to be a pretty common printer I'm wondering if > anyone has all ready solved this problem. Also if it is working well for > you perhaps you could let me know which labels you are using successfully > with this printer? > > I've been very impressed with the Digit-Eyes web site and the > available support. But, I have this one last step to conquer, before > exploring all the possibilities of this app. > > Eric Caron > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en.
