Manual Duplex printing with Canon ip4200

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Martin ©¿©¬

Hi
I read the earlier thread about manually duplexing on the canon ip to
provide better print outs
Can anyone tell me how to do this please?
I can do it with Word, but not with Excel, Publisher and downloaded
instruction manuals or web pages.
The option isn't available on my printer preferences
 
There is no such thing as manual duplexing on any printer. For those
who choose to not use the duplex feature on printers that have them they
can just turn the paper over and print on the other side. Now if one is
printing web pages that are over a printed page long you need to use the
duplex facility to print on both sides of the paper unless you trick the
printer.
 
measekite said:
There is no such thing as manual duplexing on any printer.
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You're proly gonna go into some kind of mental shock or have a heart
attack when you hear this so you might want to sit down and have 911 on
speed dial ready, ok.

Most all software applications that have a print function also have a
"manual duplex" function that can be selected.

I know, I know, you're proly gasping for breath (not my fault) right now
but that's really true.
Amazing, huh?
You may now want to hit that speed dial button with 911 on it if you're
not feeling well.
Frank
 
Hi
I read the earlier thread about manually duplexing on the canon ip to
provide better print outs
Can anyone tell me how to do this please?
I can do it with Word, but not with Excel, Publisher and downloaded
instruction manuals or web pages.
The option isn't available on my printer preferences
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Are you sure ?
I have a pixma ip5200R and I think the printerdriver is similar to yours.
Just below the checkbox where you choose duplex there is another checkbox
named "automatic".
If you decheck this the printer will print every second page and when
finished a picture pops up showing you how to turn and reinsert the paper to
print on the other side.
I suppose you could call this "manual duplex"

regards
Niels
 
Hi
I read the earlier thread about manually duplexing on the canon ip to
provide better print outs
Can anyone tell me how to do this please?
I can do it with Word, but not with Excel, Publisher and downloaded
instruction manuals or web pages.
The option isn't available on my printer preferences
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I find it hard to believe that. My Canon S520 has a manual duplex feature
in it's printer preferences.
 
Jerry said:
I find it hard to believe that. My Canon S520 has a manual duplex feature
in it's printer preferences.
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That information, while easily understood even by 5 yr olds is far
beyond the very limited mental capacity of our resident troll,
meashershithead.
And no one really cares.
Frank
 
Are you sure ?
I have a pixma ip5200R and I think the printerdriver is similar to yours.
Just below the checkbox where you choose duplex there is another checkbox
named "automatic".
If you decheck this the printer will print every second page and when
finished a picture pops up showing you how to turn and reinsert the paper to
print on the other side.
I suppose you could call this "manual duplex"

regards
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Thank you Niels
I was unaware of the function of unchecking the 'automatic' checkbox
However, no picture pops up showing how to turn and reinsert the paper
to print on the other side, but I can work that out fine
My main problem is that once the printer has finished printing the
first side/s and I turn the pages over, the printer just sits doing
nothing as if waiting for instruction, but I cant work out what to do
Can u offer any help please?
 
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My main problem is that once the printer has finished printing the
first side/s and I turn the pages over, the printer just sits doing
nothing as if waiting for instruction, but I cant work out what to do
Can u offer any help please?
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Hello Martin
That is because you have to press the "OK" button on the picture/screen that
normally pops up to continue printing
My best guess is to reinstall the printerdriver or even better to download
the newest printerdriver and install that.
regards
Niels
 
At 18:53:32 on Sun, 29 Jul 2007 Niels Erik opined:-
Hello Martin
That is because you have to press the "OK" button on the picture/screen that
normally pops up to continue printing
My best guess is to reinstall the printerdriver or even better to download
the newest printerdriver and install that.
regards
Niels
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Or might you have to press the Resume button on the printer?
 
Hello Martin
That is because you have to press the "OK" button on the picture/screen that
normally pops up to continue printing
My best guess is to reinstall the printerdriver or even better to download
the newest printerdriver and install that.
regards
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Hi Niels
I reinstalled the printer driver and it is behaving properly now
<hip-hip>
That's another tick in the something new I've learnt today box
Thank you
 
Martin said:
Hi
I read the earlier thread about manually duplexing on the canon ip to
provide better print outs
Can anyone tell me how to do this please?
I can do it with Word, but not with Excel, Publisher and downloaded
instruction manuals or web pages.
The option isn't available on my printer preferences
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NO NO NO!
ATTENTION!

People here suggested you that you use the driver option for manual
duplexing.

This is not correct. Unfortunately in my tests (ip4300), the print
quality of this kind of manual duplex IS THE SAME OF THE AUTOMATIC
DUPLEX. That is, grey dithered prints, using dye based black and colors
to emulate the grey. (you might want to check this by yourself because I
don't have the printer near me now, but I am 90% positive)

In order to have "normal" prints with the pigment black, you have to NOT
USE the duplex from the driver at all. Unchecking the "automatic" is not
enough.

So you are correct: if Excel, Publisher etc... don't allow you to print
only even or odd pages (which I am unsure because I don't use these
programs), you are screwed. Your only other option would be to really
print 1 page at a time with only 1 loaded sheet, so that the printer
goes out of paper each time and you have the time to reinsert it, turned.

There is another option: you can buy the FinePrint software. This was
the way I was manually duplexing with earlier printers which didn't
provide the duplex option in the driver. It allows you to manually
duplex a batch of print jobs in one shot, print booklets, preview
prints... I kinda recommend it, I used it for years and it was good for
its purpose. (no affiliation)
 
Niels said:
<Martin ©¿©¬ @nohere.net> skrev i en meddelelse
I have a pixma ip5200R and I think the printerdriver is similar to yours.
Just below the checkbox where you choose duplex there is another checkbox
named "automatic".
If you decheck this....
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ATTENTION: THIS WON'T SOLVE THE OP'S PROBLEM!!
Please read my other post in this thread.
 
Hi igfg
By coincidence I have FinePrint too, but I was interested to see if I
could manually duplex with the ip4200 software to give me another
option. Having tried, I think I'll just stick with FinePrint
Thanks for your reply
 
Martin ©¿©¬ @nohere.net wrote in 4ax.com:
Hi
I read the earlier thread about manually duplexing on the canon ip to
provide better print outs
Can anyone tell me how to do this please?
I can do it with Word, but not with Excel, Publisher and downloaded
instruction manuals or web pages.
The option isn't available on my printer preferences
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It should be on your printer preferences, it is on mine (an ip5000)

Ifnot, you could try printing ethe odd pages, then the even pages in
bacwards order (with the aleady printed pages insterted into the top
feeder, printed pages top down, blank surface out).
 
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