• danA
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    1 year ago

    Strange. You could try go to its web UI (just go to the printer’s IP in your web browser) and disable both sleep and auto power off, and see if that helps? You can also change those option through the menu on the printer itself.

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      1 year ago

      I don’t print a lot (average 1 page a day), so having the printer actively “awake” and consuming electricity all the time is pretty wasteful. So that wouldn’t move it into the category of “not evil” for me.

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        1 year ago

        That makes sense. Too bad the sleep mode isn’t working well for you :(

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          To me it’s just part and parcel of owning a printer. They’re awful devices, but one I unfortunately need to use on occasions.

          That said, the university printers aren’t bad. I’ve only threatened to throw them out of the window once. 😀