A printer is a device used for printing text and/or graphics from the computer.

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Toner flaking off of printed paper on Ricoh MP5000

I have a Ricoh Aficio MP5000 and I am having an issue, albeit an intermittent one, where you can flake the toner off of a printed page. I imagine this has something to do with an error within the ...
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Can I print a Model diagram at 200% zoom without cutting off in vs 2010?

In visual studio 2010, I would like to print a Model diagram (A .edmx file), at 200% zoom. So I switch to landscape view and up the scale. Printing goes as planned, except that whatever the zoom made ...
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Why cannot print with Canon 1120 in Linux Mint 14 Quantal?

Trying to install this printer in Ubuntu 12.04 and 12.10, I have succeeded after following the steps described here. The same procedure worked in Linux Mint 14 for a time. But now it stopped working. ...
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Print from iPAD without Airprint or WiFi [migrated]

Consider the following configuration I have a Wifi iPAD without 3G support. I also have an HP printer without WIFI support. My printer supports USB I am planning to buy a 3G Wifi Router I ...
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Zebra GK420 printer internal memory

Is there a way to store label format (as ZPL file) into printer's memory and recall it to print labels? I possible to set some "parametric" fields? For example I need to print a label with a standard ...
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Canon ImageCLASS MF6580 prints blank

I found a discarded MF6580, which is printing blank sheets. I replaced the C106 toner cartridge in it, but it still prints blank. Is there anything else I can try, or is it just garbage?
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Block user access to printer settings in Windows 7/8

I have a small computer lab set up. It is half Mac and half Windows. On the Macs, I am using the built-in parental controls to stop users from changing printing preferences. However, on the Windows ...
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Check which printer is online

I have one machine with Windows 7 - Ubuntu 12.04 dual boot, i installed and shared over the network my printer on every two operating systems, naming it printer-windows on w7 and printer-linux on ...
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iPad WiFi portable printer [closed]

I am looking for a portable, battery powered printer with AdHoc WiFi capability, that an iPad can connect to and print. I read this article: ...
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Best Way to Calibrate Printer to Generic Ink

I bought refillable ink cartridges for my Canon MP550 and generic ink bottles from a Chinese store. I have so far managed to manually adjust the color options in the printer dialog to match the ...
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Printing to physical printer via a PDF printer

I am looking for a solution to print to a physical printer via a PDF printer (eg. Bullzip). I would need this because Bullzip has the possibility to use a predefined pdf document as the background of ...
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Printing slides via lpr: How to get 4-up in landscape correctly?

If I have some pages of text, I can use lpr -o sides=one-sided -o landscape -o number-up=4 -o number-up-layout=btlr -o fitplot -P myprinter to print the text 4-up landscape. The layout is ---------- ...
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Is it possible to print out all the content of multiple files of different type in a directory with many sub-folders to a printer in a single click?

Is it possible to print out all the content inside multiple files of different type in a directory with many sub-folders to a printer in a single click? I am not asking for a directory listing or ...
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Unwanted space between characters when printing

When I print a document I sometimes get enormous spaces between characters. It happens randomly because in another document the same font is printed correctly. The printer is HP Laser Jet 2100M. I ...
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How to delete parallel ports on Windows XP SP3

Im trying to delete the extra parallel ports that come with Windows XP SP3. I've tried deleting the ports through the method recommended by Microsoft ie through Printer & Faxes/File/Server ...
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does an inkjet printer size a pdf differently than a laser printer?

I developed a script to generate a sized PDF template for customers to download. On my laser printer it prints to size. But my customer just printed it on a inkjet, and it's smaller by about 1/4". I ...
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Xerox D95 support on linux?

I failed to find any official or unofficial driver for this printer. Usually for my brother and canon printers i can get away by using a close model (e.g. using the driver for DCP-8060 to print on a ...
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Printer over the network

The printer is able to accomodate 10 users printing at the same time, but there are almost 30 users connecting to the printer. I just want to ask, is there a way or is this possible if the driver of ...
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Universal document converter Alternative?

I have been using Universal document converter(UDC) which can print any file to almost any file format e.g. to PDF,JPG etc. I am looking for any Open source alternative for that, any ides?
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Cannot change default paper size in CUPS

I'm running suse 12.1x86 (Gnome 3) with cups 1.5.x (guessing, I'm not at my pc right now). We have a network-connected Xerox printer and recently we changed its IP. Connection to the printer was ...
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use linux printer configuration in windows

I'm having the following problem: I have a ubuntu 12.04 lts machine and a network printer. The network printer is correctly configured in ubuntu, so I can print from my ubuntu machine. Furthermore I ...
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Printer printing a small picture on top of same big picture

I am trying to print out a picture, and for some reason the printer is printing out a small picture in the corner of the same big picture. I can not find any help on how to fix this. I am sick of ...
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Printers keep reappearing despite printer GPP being deleted

Seem to be stuck with a couple of printers which keeps reappearing. I can delete them from device manager but as soon as I scan for new hardware they reappear again. This printer was came originally ...
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Why can this one user not print to a printer that someone else in the same office can print to?

Ok, here's the details guys: I have 2 users in one room Hooked up to an Epson Printer. The printer is relatively old, old enough that it has to be plugged into the Old Printer port in a relay box ...
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Printing PDF causes printer to go Offline (A data transmission error occurred.)

We have a fleet of new Canon LBP 6680 printers which are running fine except for one person. In fact, I'm not convinced it's a Canon printer issue as the problem she is having also occurs on the new ...
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Disable beep after each print Xerox 7125

I have a Xerox WorkCentre 7125. It beeps after every successful print, which is unnecessary. How can I disable the beep? Software Version 71.21.21
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CPrintDialog::OnInitDialog does not get called every time [duplicate]

I am using MyPrintDialog extended CPrintDialog. The problem is: OnInitDialog() method of MyPrintDialog does not get called on first time when the application try to open Print dialog. I am trying to ...
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Why do printers have resident fonts, and how do I use them?

Many printers specify that they have resident fonts--often dozens of them. I could understand why this was necessary years ago, when perhaps the choice was to use a resident font or to print the whole ...
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Select different printer based on paper size automaticly

I have the following problem: I have got two printers (an A4 printer and an A3 printer) I created 2 printers on the computer named very clearly A3 Printer and A4 Printer. But apparently that's too ...
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Enabling Bold and Color with LPT parallel printer

I know how to echo text to my HP Deskjet 420 printer on lubuntu with bash: echo -e "line of text" > /dev/lp0 Is there a way to print text that is bold or in color? Should I echo some sort of ...
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LPT Printer Indents Text When Printed

I originally posted this at Stack Overflow but I thought it would be more appropriate here: My LPT? printer (HP Deskjet 420) is indenting text when I print to it: echo -e "this is text" > ...
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What causes those horizontal color streaks on my printer's output?

Ever since I acquired it, less than a hundred pages ago, this printer's paper output has featured horizontal bands - the denser the color, the denser the streaks. The printer is a Canon i-SENSYS ...
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Printer prints strange characters instead of bounding box

A while back some of our printers seemed to be acting up when printing files from our Axapta 3.0 program. Whenever a bounding box should be encompassing the text, the (I believe) printercode is being ...
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How can I see a log of printed files?

In my office, we have a great laser printer/hole puncher/stapler/duplexer that I use for 99% of my printing. Unfortunately, it is at the other side of the building. While the exercise is obviously ...
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Clearing the memory of a Canon 9500 photo printer

I am using a Canon 9500 series printer with a Mac Mini using Adobe Photoshop Elements 8 and Canon EasyPrint Pro to print a 13 x 19 poster on glossy paper. However when I get to actually printing it, ...
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Recognized printer not printing

I connected an HP 1000 J110 to my server which I access via ssh. Listing the USB ports it recognized it. Also I Pasted the PPD on the /etc/cups/ppd/ folder... Is the ppd my pc uses to print when ...
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Does my printheads need cleaning / changing?

I've just put new ink in my old printer that wasn't printing well. This didn't solve the problem. I'm thinking I may have to clean or change the printheads but I'm not sure this will solve the ...
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Can I set up the printer in Word to print in black even if the file has colours?

How can I set up the printer in Word to print in black even if the file has colours? I noticed if the file has coloured parts, they are not printed. My printer, Canon MP190, has only black ink. One ...
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HP 1100dtn printer driver on Windows 7 x64

Having upgraded from Windows XP to Windows 7 x64, I am unable to find a suitable driver for my HP Inkjet 1100dtn printer. Visiting HP site and searching Google suggests using HP 1000's drivers as an ...
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Toner leaking onto drum?

So I have a Dell 3130n where the black toner cartridge is possibly leaking. The drum gets the 2 streaks at the margin, which is pretty common (we have several such printers at the office). However, ...
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Epson sx235w wi-fi printer

My printer was working fine up till 3 weeks ago and then an error message appeared saying "unable to print". I've tried re-installing cd software but printer not found. It keeps saying driver not ...
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CUPS network printer and Windows 7 x64

I have a HP LaserJet 2200d printer connected to my Ubuntu Server 12.04, and I can print files locally with lpr command. Here's the output of lpstat: cce@puntti:~$ lpstat -p -d printer ...
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Remove “On Server-Name” from network printers

I'd like to remove the on ServerName from network printers. The name becomes rather long when it is fully qualified IE "Color Printer on someserver.someverylongdomain.local" instead of just "Color ...
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Does the type of toner bought matter when refilling a toner cartridge?

I need to buy some toner for a HP Laser Jet 8550N, and I have discovered that you can't just buy "black" toner or "cyan" toner, instead the refill bottles are branded to specific printers, and the ...
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adobe acrobat pro document sizes [duplicate]

Is there seriously no way to take a PDF that is a larger size and simply change it to 8.5x11? It's an InDesign file. Resizing it in indesign will be a real pain because i only have CS3. I can't ...
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How can I prevent “Cannot connected journal server” error when I try to connect a printer?

In my company, I try to connect a printer with Device and Printers->Add a printer->Add a network printer way. But I realize then this printer is not a network printer, it is an IP based printer. ...
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Custom Firmware for Printers

Is there a way to replace the factory firmware that came with the printer with a custom firmware that allows you to use aftermarket or generic ink cartridges? A search on google doesn't reveal much ...
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Cannot print to a networked printer

Where I work we have many networked printers and all of them work fine except for a single Brother black and white printer. It has worked in the past but no one is able to print to it now. Normally ...
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What would cause an HP LaserJet P2015 to stop printing despite being “Ready” and online on Windows 7?

My HP P2015 printer has worked flawlessly for a few years. Lately, I can print to it sometimes and it prints fine, from my Windows 7 computer, but often it locks up, not willing to print jobs that end ...
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Can't Find Driver for HP Deskjet 712c Windows XP

The instructions on HP's website indicate that this driver comes with Windows XP and does not need to be downloaded. I have the original CD that came with the printer, but that fails saying it is not ...

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