| There is nothing more frustrating as a photocopying | | | | - Paper jam. |
| machine that isn't working. Your boss wants | | | | - Repeatedly pressing buttons. |
| photocopies yesterday and the photocopying machine | | | | - Forgetting to put the original inside the copying |
| isn't working properly. If it's not a paper jam, it's printing | | | | machine. |
| solid grey blocks or worse it is printing blank pages. An | | | | - Putting paper so it faces the wrong side down and |
| error message comes up that is meaningless and the | | | | so on. |
| photocopier manual required for translating these | | | | - Pulling out copies before they've finished printing. |
| photocopier error messages is no where to be found. | | | | - Using poorly re-manufactured toners etc. |
| Did you see a message at the end of the film that | | | | - The photocopier isn't plugged in. |
| said & no photocopiers were harmed in the | | | | - The hamster (mentioned earlier) ate through the |
| making of this production?" Neither did I. | | | | power cable. Another common form of photocopier |
| Most photocopier problems are caused by human | | | | abuse is verbal. This takes the form of swearing and |
| error so we really only have ourselves to blame for | | | | name calling. However unpleasant this may be, there is |
| photocopiers going wrong and not working properly. | | | | as yet no evidence to suggest that verbal abuse is |
| Common photocopier problems include: | | | | harmful to the photocopier machine. So if you must |
| It's been reported that 23% of the reasons why | | | | abuse your photocopier, do so verbally, all be it quietly |
| photocopiers break down is due to staff sitting on | | | | so as not to offend colleagues. |
| them to photocopy their bottoms. You can therefore | | | | To avoid all of the above photocopier problems simply |
| massively reduce your photocopier repair costs by not | | | | don't do them. |
| allowing staff to sit on the copier machine. There are | | | | More ways to avoid photocopying nightmares. |
| some great YouTube videos of staff doing just this | | | | |
| and falling though the glass of the photocopier and | | | | 1. Don't blame the photocopier because your passport |
| suffering painful consequences not to mention a painful | | | | photos make you look like the UK's most wanted. |
| disciplinary meeting with the boss. If however you are | | | | 2. Don't set the number of copies to 999 and leave the |
| the boss, you have only yourself to blame. Shame on | | | | room to have a nice relaxing cup of coffee without |
| you! | | | | first checking that you put the original into the |
| Other man made causes for photocopier problems: | | | | photocopier, right way up. |
| - Forgetting to plug in the photocopier. | | | | 3. More important, when double side printing, don't set |
| - Forgetting to turn the photocopier on. | | | | the number of copies to 999, and forget to turn the |
| - Spilling drinks on the photocopier. | | | | paper sheets over so you get 999 copies with both |
| - Getting food stuck on the photocopier, crumbs etc. | | | | sides of print on one side of paper. |
| - Wrong sized paper. The error messages read: too | | | | Conclusion: If you want to avoid photocopier room 101 |
| thick, too thin, too small, too wide etc. | | | | be good to your photocopier and your photocopier will |
| - Hitting, banging, kicking, dropping the photocopier. | | | | be good to you. |
| - Wrong toner, empty toner, clogged toner, faulty toner. | | | | |
