I just got a cheap-o HP printer that features two sided printing. It seems to print on one side, suck the paper back in, and print on the other side. Does anyone know how this works? Does it flip the paper over? My guess is that it loops it back in (back facing down), probably raises the heads, and "prints upside down" the other side.
But I'd love to see a diagram or video. Can't find one, though.
posted by thirdgrader
on Feb 3, 2013 -
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My work has to produce sometimes one, sometimes two at most DVDs when we do a transfer of an older video recording to digital file. We're looking to purchase a desktop printer for use with DVDs, and I'm hoping the mefi community has recommendations!
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posted by ethel
on Jan 24, 2013 -
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Is there a better printing app for the iPad than HP eprint or Apple Airprint? One that allows you to print directly to a printer over wifi (i.e., without having another computer running and connected to the network), offers legal size printing and photo print sizes other than 4x6? Thanks!
posted by SampleSize
on Jan 22, 2013 -
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Best way to share a printer (and/or set up a print server) in a college dorm?
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posted by nickhb
on Sep 24, 2012 -
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I'm looking for the ability to print to a post-it. 3M wants too much. Any knock-offs or alternatives I could try? Must fit in a standard print tray.
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posted by NBJack
on Sep 7, 2012 -
8 answers
The library's decades-old Okidata label printer is on its way out. How does your library print spine and pocket labels?
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posted by Riverine
on Aug 21, 2012 -
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I have a Macbook with OS X 10.5.8 and Firefox 13.0.1. The printing scale under File -> Page Setup in Firefox has randomly started defaulting to 60%. So every time I restart Firefox, I have to go in there and change it back to 100% before I print anything. I can't figure out how to change it back. Is this a Firefox thing, or a printer thing?
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posted by désoeuvrée
on Jul 16, 2012 -
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Does anyone know of a good printer (online or in Chicago or DC) that can print small-run, custom-sized, double-sided, durable cards?
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posted by aaanastasia
on Dec 19, 2011 -
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How do I achieve crisp text in a Photoshop PDF, and how can I ensure that Photoshop-created type will come out OK when commercially printed?
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posted by roxie110
on Jun 21, 2010 -
28 answers
I am the sole creative and IT person for a small nonprofit. We have the opportunity to get an Epson Stylus Pro 9000 printer with inks for free. I have compatibility issues questions.
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posted by karmaville
on Mar 11, 2010 -
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My colleagues print out huge amounts of stuff they never pick up. Our mammoth printer offers a few too many ways to curb this. Help me save the rainforests please.
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posted by Iteki
on Feb 17, 2010 -
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Which of these printers (or which other one) would be best for a grad student in political science who does nothing but print lots and lots of long black and white double-sided pdf documents?
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posted by andoatnp
on Feb 5, 2010 -
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I'm looking into getting a nice printer for printing fine-art quality prints. Help me decide between a couple (Epson v. Canon), and let me know your opinion re: 'archival' quality...
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posted by actionpact
on Oct 6, 2009 -
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Just returned from fabulous 2 week holiday in New York. I Brought back Epson Artisan 800 All-in-One Printer from Staples costing $230. Unfortunately, I cannot use it in U.K., unless I plug voltage converter/transformer products. Has anyone else bought this set over there with more success?
Any advice \ information appreciated.
Please specify me What exact voltage converter product to buy & where to buy it from USA online store. Thanks.
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posted by omaralarifi
on Jan 28, 2009 -
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I want software to split, combine, tile, and imposition pages (produced by different apps) before sending the job to the printer. Can I do this without spending megabucks on Acrobat or learning to read and write PostScript by hand?
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posted by Myself
on Oct 26, 2008 -
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I need to print a 3x4-foot poster onto multiple sheets of regular sized paper, so that I can assemble the pieces to recreate the full-sized poster on a poster-board. Is there any (preferably free) software that will do this for me?
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posted by nixxon
on May 9, 2008 -
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If I wanted to do a lot of perforated window vinyl prints,
like so, what type of printer would I be looking into purchasing? Said printer would have to print large enough to print on just about any vehicle's rear windshield. And where do the major players in this industry get their materials (vinyl, ink, anything else?)?
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posted by dnthomps
on Apr 8, 2008 -
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Printer paper - I'm printing my portfolio for application to art college. Hoping to DIY so I'm looking for high quality, A3, dual-sided, matte paper for use with a Canon Pixma IX 4000 printer. I think.
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posted by rog
on Jan 28, 2008 -
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What office printer would you recommend for a graphics department for printing color ads and proofs of magazine and newspaper pages? NEED Postscript level 3 compatibility , Ethernet, good type output and a nice chunk of RAM (256mb or more). We previously had phaser 8200DP, but it's slowly dying. 11x17 and duplexing would be nice, but not required.
posted by Brandon Blatcher
on Dec 10, 2007 -
7 answers
I love printing things. Please direct me to websites with cool things to print out (e.g., interesting pdfs, stationery, stickers, posters, foldable objects, paper cd cases, quotations I should keep, anything that allows me to make the most of my printer!!)
posted by mjao
on Oct 27, 2007 -
21 answers
How can I setup automated drop folder (hot folder) printing? I would like a folder to be watched, and when a PDF gets copied to this folder it gets printed right away.
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posted by monsta coty scott
on Oct 16, 2007 -
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I need advice on an affordable inject printer that can print on paper sizes longer than 11 or 14".
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posted by mdrk
on Oct 9, 2007 -
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I'm looking for some print shops that do business cards, brochures, posters, etc. that are reasonably priced and environmentally friendly.
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posted by jruckman
on Apr 14, 2007 -
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I need a replacement 12.1" touchscreen in Phoenix, AZ, by tomorrow, or for some serious tech people to help me trick a MacDermid Colorspan 9840UV into accepting non-touchscreen input as touchscreen input.
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posted by Optimus Chyme
on Apr 13, 2007 -
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Any tips on a home repair to restore my HP inkjet to its former paper feeding glory?
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posted by j-dawg
on Feb 12, 2007 -
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I have a printer on my MacMini and I want to be able to use it for print requests from my Windows XP laptop. I was able to get it working using CUPS and the MacMini's IP address, but the problem is that since the Mac is on a DHCP wireless network, the IP address can (and has) changed. Now printing from the laptop won't work. How do I identify the Mac from the laptop without using an IP address?
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posted by ShooBoo
on Mar 16, 2006 -
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A few questions about printing digital photos in NYC, and tangentially, the legality thereof.
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posted by Vidiot
on Oct 21, 2005 -
19 answers
How the heck can I bulk print thousands of mixed documents under Windows 2000?
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posted by ph00dz
on Jun 8, 2005 -
6 answers
Why is it, when I print anything, that for minutes after the fact, the lights in my room continue to flicker?
posted by Big Fat Tycoon
on Mar 4, 2005 -
7 answers
