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• What does it mean if the film is cloudy?
• What does it mean if the film has ripples?
• What does it mean if the film has bubbles?
• Can I use my roll laminator to mount photographs to foam core / board?
• How is the film loaded into the laminator?
• Why would I want cooling fans in my roll laminator?
• How is the lamination film separated from the laminator?
• How long does it take a roll laminator to warm up?
• Why are the rollers not running?
• What is a cold laminator?
• What is a roll laminator?
• The printer can"t detect paper?
• The printer test paper frequently
• The ink drop from the printhead during printing
• The LCD shows ink cut regularly during printing
• The LCD shows that" internal error shut down Bad carriage paper sensor"
• The LCD shows that " internal error shut down carriage axis failure"
• The LCD shows that
• The pictures will show squares and ink cut during printing.
• The colors of the picture transplace when printing
• The LCD show nothing or show something unclear?
• Why the printing width is not enough?
• When the printer is initializing, the ink carriage bump the left side of the machine
• What programs do I need in order to print to an Epson printer?
• What is the difference between an eight color printer and a ten color printer?
• When would I use photo black vs. matte black.