What Are Media-Driven Printers, and Why Should You Care?
“Why won’t my printer just print what I want?”
If you’ve ever said this out loud (or in frustration to your printer), you’re not alone. Office printers are supposed to make life easier, but when it comes to dealing with paper jams, wrong media types, or the dreaded “held for resources” message, it can feel like they have a mind of their own.
But here’s the good news: the issue might not be your printer—it might just be the settings. Specifically, your printer might be media-driven, and understanding what that means can save you a lot of headaches.
At Strategic Technology Partners of Texas, we deal with printers daily, optimizing print environments for businesses just like yours. We’ve seen (and fixed) almost every printer problem under the sun, and one common source of confusion is understanding media-driven printers.