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I'm looking for a good way to tell someone that I want to inform them of
something, but I don't actually need them to do anything for me. Something
like "Just so you know, the printer is broken." As in, I'm not personally
affected, but I thought the person in charge would want to be told. If I just
say that it's broken, it sounds like a request to fix it so I can use it. I'm
looking for the part that tells them not to worry about me personally.

Some searching turned up "言っとくけど" but based on the example sentences
[here](http://ameblo.jp/englishartwork/entry-10369799409.html), I'm not sure
it means quite the same thing. Can anyone suggest an expression? Thanks.
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Just so you know
I think you probably can say  
"[念]{ねん}のため(に)(or [一応]{いちおう})[伝]{つた}えとくけど、プリンタ[壊]{こわ}れてるよ/[故障]{こしょう}してるよ"  
"念のため(に)(or 一応)伝えておきますが、プリンタ壊れてますよ/故障してますよ。"(polite)  
"念のため(に)(or 一応)[言]{い}っとくけど、プリンタ故障してるよ。"  
"念のため(に)(or 一応)言っておきますけど、プリンタ故障してますよ。(polite)"  
or maybe more casually  
"(あ、)そうそう、(~~さん、)プリンタ故障してるよ/してますよ。"  
"(あ、)そうだ、そう言えば(~~さん、)プリンタ故障してるよ/してますよ。"
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An alternative to Chocolate's answer is the adverb `ちなみに`.
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