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Looking for info/service center for QMS-PS 2210

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From: Frank Durda IV
Date: Fri, 12 Jul 1996 00:00
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I recently obtained a QMS-PS 2210 for almost nothing.  It had been
used little (under 50K copies on the counter) and then it was stored
improperly (probably on its side) and badly handled (with a fork lift)
for 18 months.

When I start it, it complains about low toner but there seems to be
plenty, and if you attempt to print a test page, it reports "LASER ERROR".
After this you must cycle power to get it to do anything.

I have no manuals, and any plastic components external to the basic
chassis (except paper tray) have been lost or broken off.  On the right
side there is a place that looks like where a upper tray might go with
a small connector, but there is nothing there.   There is also no tray
on the left side for output.

So, I have four questions:

1.	Can anyone tell me what LASER ERROR is trying to tell me apart
	from an error with the laser, and could it be caused by toner
	getting down in the works?

2.	Also, does anyone know if there is a service center in the
	Dallas/Fort Worth Texas area?  A business name would be lovely.

3.	I am also curious if the manuals are still available or are in a form
	that I can print myself.   FTP/WWW site, perhaps?

4.	Is there a non-QMS equivalent for toner cartridges and other
	expendables?  The two big computer stores I visited so far said that
	if I didn't have a HP or Canon part number, they couldn't help.
	Even INMAC punted.

Thanks for any help.  Please use EMAIL if possible so as to not clutter
these groups anymore than necessary.

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From: uhclem@nemesis.lonestar.org (Frank Durda IV)
Subject: Looking for info/service center for QMS-PS 2210
Date: 1996/07/12
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