Using the Canon PC Printer 80 (with ScreenScan equipment)

 

      The Canon PC Printer 80 machines are microfilm/fiche readers attached to printers.  These machines have the light purple ScreenScan equipment bordering their screens and also have light purple consoles attached to them.  On the fourth floor, these are the two machines farthest from the office on either side.  A Canon PC Printer 80 is also located on the sixth floor, but is currently out-of-order.

 

  1. Remove the media from its box and dust wrapper or dust sleeve 

 

2a. To print from microfilm, load the film onto the axle on the left of the film carrier.  The reel must clear the raised area at the axle’s base or film will not wind correctly onto the take-up reel.  On these machines, the loaded film should come down from the top of the reel.  (Note: Each type of machine has an illustration of properly loaded film.)

 

2b. To print from fiche, pull the fiche carrier toward you until the glass plate is raised.  Place the fiche under the glass plate on the fiche carrier.

 

3.   Turn on the power switch located on the bottom right side of the machine.  Advance and rewind buttons located on the film carrier will scroll through the microfilm.  If using fiche, you will need to manually slide the carrier to find the desired place.

 

4.   Position the page to be copied within the lines marked on the screen.  Only the image within these lines will be copied. 

 

  1. Make sure that the image is in good focus and legible on the screen.  Adjust zoom and focus using the controls located on the compound lens.  The film carrier may also be rotated to orient the image on the screen.

 

  1. Press the button labeled “Print” on the ScreenScan controls.

 

  1. When finished with microfilm, rewind the film onto its original reel, remove the reel, replace the dust wrapper, and return the reel to its box.  When finished with microfiche, return it to its dust sleeve.