jmjustin6 Posted November 29, 2017 Report Share Posted November 29, 2017 Ok so a while ago Lost Dragon game me a gameboy pocket with a gameboy camera. So i finally found a reasonable priced gameboy camera and couldn't wait to try it out. I went to the local game shop and they only had 3rd party link cables made by tomee. So i got home turned everything on and connected them together. I took a picture and hit print, but i got a printer error #2 everytime i try to print it says the same thing. So i thought to myself the gameboy and gameboy camera are pal and the printer is ntsc. I even tried the camera in my original Gameboy. The game came on, but still printer error #2. So im trying to figure out the problem. I thought that all of Nintendo handhelds were region free? Or could it be the cable? Thoughts? Thanks yall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nosweargamer Posted November 29, 2017 Report Share Posted November 29, 2017 Printer error #2 means either the printer is not turned on or the printer batteries are dead or the cable is not working. jmjustin6 1 Quote The No Swear Gamer on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChtJuo040EOCTVziObIgVcg Host of The Atari 7800 Game by Game Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher and YouTube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmjustin6 Posted November 29, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2017 Printer error #2 means either the printer is not turned on or the printer batteries are dead or the cable is not working. Hmm well its definitely on and they are brand new batteries Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgrubb Posted November 30, 2017 Report Share Posted November 30, 2017 I thought that all of Nintendo handhelds were region free? Or could it be the cable? Thoughts? Thanks yall Yep, all Nintendo handhelds up until the DS Lite are region free, which I was surprised to find out considering how particular Nintendo are about protecting the integrity of their platforms. Because the screens are all LCD you don't have to worry about region specific video signal encoding either (i.e., PAL vs. NTSC). Are you sure the printer is working correctly? You can print a test message by holding down the "Feed" button while powering it on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmjustin6 Posted November 30, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2017 Ok a friend of mine had a Nintendo brand link cable and we tested it out and it works. So i need a new cable. Also its really faded. So im gonna be looking for some kind of paper replacement in the near future Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jin Posted December 1, 2017 Report Share Posted December 1, 2017 Glad you figured out the issue! As far as the print quality goes, thermal paper is one of those things that only has a couple years shelf life to it so new production thermal printer paper is necessary if you want to get legible print quality. To give you a practical example, here's a comparison of an image I printed using my Game Boy Printer. The picture on the left was printed using new production thermal paper the picture on the right (which is the same image) was printed with the long-expired official Nintendo brand thermal paper: As you can see, new production printer paper is necessary. The printer paper goes for $14.50 per 5-pack and can be purchased here: https://www.amazon.com/PMC05228-Thermal-Calculator-Paper-Rolls/dp/B0000DBMGL/ RickR, LeeJ07 and jmjustin6 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeJ07 Posted December 24, 2017 Report Share Posted December 24, 2017 I gotta get myself a Printer at some point. Such an awesome peripheral. jmjustin6 1 Quote "I'd buy that for a dollar!" -Smash T.V. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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