Duplex network printing

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Hi,

I have a HP Laseret 8000 series printer. Every time I try to change the default simplex printing to duplex and save it, I get an error saying that the duplex unit is not installed. This behaviour occurs in both KPDF and Adobe Acrobat Reader. But if I just change the settings and print the document, it prints in duplex mode without a problem.

I have to print out quite a lot of documents, so it’s very annoying to have to specify that I should print in duplex mode everytime. Any suggestions?

Thanks.

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Sorry, an incorrect description there…

This behaviour occurs in both KPDF and KGhostView. But if I just change the settings and print the document in Adobe Reader, it prints in duplex mode without a problem. I cannot get it to print in either KPDF or KGhostView.

Thanks.

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On Tue, 2009-02-03 at 23:36 +0000, taro curly wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have a HP Laseret 8000 series printer. Every time I try to change the
> default simplex printing to duplex and save it, I get an error saying
> that the duplex unit is not installed. This behaviour occurs in both
> KPDF and Adobe Acrobat Reader. But if I just change the settings and
> print the document, it prints in duplex mode without a problem.
>
> I have to print out quite a lot of documents, so it’s very annoying to
> have to specify that I should print in duplex mode everytime. Any
> suggestions?

There’s an option in there somewhere to override and force it to
have a duplexer… don’t remember where… but probably did change
it through the printer properties on some KDE panel.

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On 2009-02-03, taro curly <taro_curly@no-mx.forums.opensuse.org> wrote:

> I have a HP Laseret 8000 series printer. Every time I try to change the
> default simplex printing to duplex and save it, I get an error saying
> that the duplex unit is not installed. This behaviour occurs in both
> KPDF and Adobe Acrobat Reader. But if I just change the settings and
> print the document, it prints in duplex mode without a problem.

You have a big desk. :slight_smile:

How did you configure that beast ? CUPS? Lpr for transport ?

> I have to print out quite a lot of documents, so it’s very annoying to
> have to specify that I should print in duplex mode everytime. Any
> suggestions?

If you define duplex printing to be default in CUPS, that should do it.
Check your driver’s settings.

PS: What release of openSUSE are you using ?

–
Elevators smell different to midgets

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:slight_smile: It’s on the network. It seems to be CUPS and lpr for transport. I have not configured this, it has been in the lab since I don’t know when.

I am using openSUSE 11.1.

I am not entirely new to Linux, but I am not extremely familiar with it either. Where should I look for the driver settings of the printer?

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@cjcox,

Thanks. I did find it in the Printers section of the KDE control panel. (KMenu -> Personal Settings (Configure Desktop) -> Peripherals -> Printers).

Choose the printer, right-click and choose Configure.

The setting does get saved.

Thanks.