2002-05-24 Was this printer made in China? I've seen boxes from China with "cu" instead of the superscripted 3. Such as cu m, instead of m^3.
Were they still using DPI? John ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Frysinger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, 2002-05-23 23:18 Subject: [USMA:20179] HP wide format printer > We just received an HP 800 series wide format printer today. Unfortunately > the printer is rated for 42 inch wide paper (apparently a standard wide > format paper width, provided on rolls. But the directions included a step > which required us to make creases in the paper receiver bin's flexible liner. > All the dimensions were given in centimeters with no non-SI units mentioned! > My impression is that the paper and printer industry forced the paper > dimension statements but that the HP company opted for SI units. Of course, > it has an e-mark and a CE mark so it's intended for sale in the EU. > > Alas, the crate it was packed in is marked as having a volume of "907 cu dm". > Perhaps Chris, Louis, or Leonardo can comment on acceptable labels on packing > materials for goods imported into the EU. Why do they accept "cu dm" instead > of "dm3"? Will that change at the end of 2009, do you suppose? > > Jim > > -- > James R. Frysinger University/College of Charleston > 10 Captiva Row Dept. of Physics and Astronomy > Charleston, SC 29407 66 George Street > 843.225.0805 Charleston, SC 29424 > http://www.cofc.edu/~frysingj [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cert. Adv. Metrication Specialist 843.953.7644 >
