Why can't we write the error code messages??

[fixthecopier]

A customer called the shop with a paper tray code the other day. So I call the customer and told him it meant something was wrong with the lift on the paper tray. He got a bit of an attitude and said "Why don't it say that then"? I replied that then I would get dumbass calls saying there was something wrong with the paper tray. It occurred. to me at that point that is why techs do not get to program the messages. Some would come out as "Hey Stupid, you left part of the jam in the machine" or "Please go find someone smarter than you to operate this machine"
What code would you come up with?

[mrwho]

I'd put this one on every user-related error

[OMD-227]

'Error processing your file..... Its shit'

[OMD-227]

JAMMED.
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[Stirton.M]

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[ToshibaTech]

I think it was some of the Minoltas that just said "Please wait for a while." Always cracked me up.

[blackcat4866]

The TASKalfa's have a voice function and a pop-up printer monitor (if you want it). You can also custom program the messages. In class we programmed all kinds of fun messages. My personal favorite was "Hey dumbass, load the paper on the other side of the tray." The messaged played back on the users PC.

It gets pretty annoying when the voice module is on all the time. =^..^=

[Stirton.M]

Hey, the Press C8000 has a voice message option too...programmable in several languages too...not sure if it can do custom messages tho....

And ya, I could see that getting old in a hurry....

Nice gimmick...but does it walk the dog?

[fixthecopier]

The HP laserjet 8000 the techs print to, says it is "low on BBQ sauce". It made me look twice.

[mojorolla]

Yes, the Di Konica Minoltas had the space shuttle graphic and said "please wait for a while"....classic!

[Shadow1]

Had to work on a lexmark with a squeek buried deep in the drive. Thought I got it, but it came back in a few days. When I came back to hose it down with grease the second time the display read "Still Squeaking" instead of "Ready" and "Silence is golden" instead of "Offline" and "Care to try again?" for "Warming up"

Needless to say it was in the IT department and we had just taken over their printer maintenance.
I thought about changing it to "Smartass" when I left, but my manager probably wouldn't have thought it was funny.

[ZOOTECH]

Had to work on a lexmark with a squeek buried deep in the drive. Thought I got it, but it came back in a few days. When I came back to hose it down with grease the second time the display read "Still Squeaking" instead of "Ready" and "Silence is golden" instead of "Offline" and "Care to try again?" for "Warming up"

Needless to say it was in the IT department and we had just taken over their printer maintenance.
I thought about changing it to "Smartass" when I left, but my manager probably wouldn't have thought it was funny.

I didn't know that IT people had a sense of humor.

[KenB]

I didn't know that IT people had a sense of humor.

Only the newbies. It passes quite quickly.

[Jules Winfield]

I didn't know that IT people had a sense of humor.

You should see them laughing it up once the copier guy leaves...

[nmfaxman]

I used to tell Konica customers to watch the whale while it is warming up.
Watch real close and it will do a flip.
It never did and nobody ever admitted they watched the screen the whole 5 minutes.