C6280: Can't select automatic two-sided printing

[DaleBr]

If I am correct, I believe that you need to set up both, WIRED and WIRELESS connections between you computer and your printer , and then select which type of connectivity you want to use from a dialog box that pops-up when you want to print.

I am not sure if you can use WIRELESS , if you have the cable connected. I don't remember but my gut feeling is "No".

If you are using two different printers this shouldn't be a problem, since they are separate devices.


Mine printer us set up with two connection types;

USB (meaning a wired connection)
Wireless Network (or similar)

I currently using an HP e-6520/6525 All-in-One Printer. It has a couple if quirks, but yields a nice printout when the quicks don't arise.

It comes with a nicer a nicer (mire robust) piece of software than the HP Solution Center, but all considered, the HP Solution Center is decent and fairly easy to use.

DaleBr

[Bob_Headrick]

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@MSS1 wrote:

PS - where is the "accept as solution" button?

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The "accept as solution" button is not available to you because you did not start the thread here - the accept is for the originator of the thread.

You can click the "thumb's up" for any posts you found useful.

[DaleBr]

OK...that makes sense.


Thanks

DaleBr

[MSS1]

Thanx! I did!

[MSS1]

Where do you set up the connections? The pop-up print box only shows available printers, not connections. Only one printer for both wired and wireless Win 7 computers.

[DaleBr]

If I am correct, you use the same install CD or driver downloaded from HP's web page that you did to make a wireless connection.

Once you do this, you will have two separate printer drivers: one for the Wired connection and one for the Wireless connection. You choose which one to use when you decide to print.

DaleBr

[MSS1]

thank you.  The CD no longer works. I'm not sure I want to re-install the driver again, as Solution Center now working. Maybe I'll call HP directly since I had a "ticket."

[DaleBr]

OK:

but you can't install the HP Solution Center by itself.

It's part of the printer driver's installation.


DaleBr

[Bob_Headrick]

The connection is set up as follows:  click Start, Devices and Printers, right click on the Photosmart 6200 Series, select Printer Properties, Ports.  Directly wired ports will be something like USB001: (or perhaps another number).  Wireless ports will have have names like CNxxxxxxxx and will be called HP Network Re-discovery Port Monitor or HP Standard TCP/IP Port.

Printer's will generally not work with both wired and wireless connections at the same time.  I usually set them up as wireless (or wired network) so they can be shared with all the computers in the house.

[MSS1]

In my Win 7 device window, HP_192......YG Standard TCP/IP Port for Fax/Printer (copy 2) is checked.  Available ports are LPT1,2,3 Printer Ports (with my device copy 1 indicated for LPT1, some COM serial ports.  The USB001 port is "Virtual port" and also lists my fax/printer (no copy indicated). There is also a FILE and a DOT4 HP port.

I don't know what "wired network" means. I do have another computer networked wirelessly to the HP.

Does this mean that my printer port is wireless, even though I have it corded to the computer? (And printer "dings" off if I unplug the cord from printer.)

Since it's working, maybe it doesn't really matter.