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[–] NegativeLookBehind@lemmy.world 79 points 11 months ago (3 children)

PC load letter? What the fuck does that mean?

[–] andyburke@fedia.io 67 points 11 months ago (2 children)

There are still some errors where you just need to know the fix. In that case it's a baseball bat.

[–] pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online 12 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Or just filling the paper tray (that's what the error means)

[–] zurohki@aussie.zone 15 points 11 months ago

Filling the paper tray with US Letter sized paper. If you aren't in the US, you don't use it and might not even be able to buy any.

[–] BlueSquid0741@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 11 months ago

Damn it feels good to be a gangsta

[–] snooggums@midwest.social 26 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Having worked at a copy place for a few years, that one makes me laugh every time.

For those that don't know, the error is Print Cartridge needs letter sized paper to be loaded. It is just out of paper.

[–] letsgo@lemm.ee 11 points 11 months ago

You'd often get the error when there was paper in the printer though. Turns out the cause is the slightly different size between US letter page size and A4 page size. Technically the printer's correct to complain (for the same reason it'd be correct to complain about an A4 sized print while full of A5), but virtually nobody gives a shit about that difference and so the "PC Load Letter" message just translated to "You have to push that stupid button before I'll do anything because pedantry."

[–] pingveno@lemmy.ml 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Wouldn't that be the Paper Cartridge?

[–] ChrysanthemumIndica@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I believe it is Paper Cassette! And yes, I feel very old.

[–] pingveno@lemmy.ml 2 points 11 months ago

Yes, you are correct, elder one.

[–] NegativeLookBehind@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago

Wrong. It needs to be taken to a field and beaten into tiny pieces

[–] cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de 18 points 11 months ago (1 children)

The printer is obviously telling you to stuff some letters into your computer.

[–] magic_lobster_party@kbin.run 10 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Like, duh. How else is email sent? Magic?

[–] MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 3 points 11 months ago

A series of pneumatic tubes, actually!

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