Saturday, 23 May 2009

Prevent costly call out charges

In these hard times where money rarely rolls up on our drive way, businesses and households alike have had to find inventive ways to cut the costs and limit uneccessary extravagancies. Now, although the internet and emails have been able to store documents of all types, there is still a need and demand for the paper document and therefore, the printer and or copier machine! Now, even though printer and copier prices have been rapidly dropping over the last few years the costs for servicing them have not. Particularly if you do not have a maintenance contract. The market for printers and photocopiers has steadily been dominated by the likes of Canon and HP and Canon in particular have won reviews for price, quality and overall cost of ownership (read reviews).

Many households and even businesses are not covered by any form of maintenance contract on their printers or copiers, just waiting for them to brake down before either replacing them or, calling out a engineer for a possible $100 a pop! Now, unlike your standard household electronics such as tv's, stereo systems or fridges, printers and copiers need some form of maintenance and cleaning to prolong their life and possibly save you hundreds or thousands of pounds on maintenance costs or the cost of a new machine.

The good thing is, that just like changing your own engine oil or brake pads on your car, there is nothing stopping you from doing the same level of repair on your printer/copier. Of course, there are certain things best left to the professionals, but with the right hands-on approach and a little knowledge, you can quite easily solve many of the regular types of issues that crop up when using printers and copiers. Now, the internet being what it is today, no more is knowledge just in the hands of the priviledged. I speak as a trained copier and printer engineer for over 23 years, when I tell you that at least 50% of service calls could have been solved by the customer themselves if they had been shown or had access to certain technical information. Naturally, if you struggle changing a light bulb then please stop reading now. Otherwise, you can find a multitude of downloadable service manuals for canon printers here and for canon copiers here.

For those of you who are already printer or copier engineers but just need the relevant canon copier, printer or even camer manuals then you are most welcome. These manuals I use myself!

Anyway, hope this helps many people

Jay

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1 comment:

  1. I think you make a good point that we need to know the basics of most our technologically related items. I don't want to have to pay someone every time I have problem with my canon copier or my camera. It makes sense to try and figure it out yourself first and try to save yourself some money. http://stores.abmcopier.com

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