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Hi,

This is my first post in the forum and it's fair to say I know very little about dye sub printing, so here goes.

I recently bought a secondhand Omlec OP900 off fleebay for the princely sum of £39. The printer was listed as untested/showing a media error. I was told the printer was being used very recently at a theme park based in the midlands so is believed to be working.

My question is, can anyone recommend somewhere that I can either buy cheap media/part used etc so I can test the printer before I buy new (priced at £130ish)? Or if there is alternative media to the manufactures (Citizen) media?

I bought the printer to test the market as I have a events photography business, if it proves successful I may invest in a smaller more portable unit. But for the moment I just want to see how popular it proves.

thanks for reading, any advice very much welcomed as I'm a noob to say the least!

Rich

Or if anyone can recommend a forum that may be able to answer my question that would also be very helpful.

Hi Rich,

I've not seen this printer before, but having looked on the Photosmart website it looks like a printer that prints a finished photo onto special paper using a thermal head.

On this forum we are printing with sublimation ink onto a transfer paper, then using a heat press to apply the ink onto a variety of items, e.g. mugs, coasters, polyester material.

I don't think your printer works the same way as the ones I am familiar with, and probably explains the lack of answers, sorry I can't be of more help.

Skye

Thanks for the reply Skye, very much appreciated.