Print Preview on 9015?

[glnz]

Just bought a new OfficeJet Pro 9015 (1KR42A).

Does the 9015 have "Print Preview"?  I had that on an older printer (8500-A909g), but I know HP discontinued Print Preview on later models.

This is what it does:

Show preview before printing.
Enables the Print Preview utility to display the layout of a document immediately before a print job begins.

So, does it exist on the 9015?  If not, how can I get it somehow?

Thanks.

[Dragon-Fur]

@glnz 

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[glnz]

Dragon-Fur - thanks for info and links.  I am aware of those preview options in Firefox, Word, etc.

However, Print Preview in the software for the 8500 was much better - I could toggle it on as a permanent setting in the 8500's Printer Preferences and always and automatically see a preview of the first 2-4 pages whenever I hit CTRL + P from any app, without having to make a detour in that app.   And then go to print with a keystroke.  Tremendously helpful. - saves paper, time and ink (which is why HP discontinued it).

So, if it's not there in the Printing Preferences software for my new 9015, is there a way to get it somehow?

Thanks.

[Dragon-Fur]

@glnz 

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There might be something you can glean from searching for "Cntrl-P printing options" on the 'net.

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[glnz]

Dragon-Fur - you wrote "the method was no longer viable with more modern software requirements, application advancements, and printer features".

Really?  The 8500 software with Print Preview worked fine on my XP, Win 7 Pro, Win 8 and 8.1 Pro and Win 10 Pro 64-bit operating systems through two days ago when my 8500 started leaking.  Print Preview was very viable.  HP didn't have to change anything.

HP doesn't even have to reinvent the code to add it to 9015 and other models - they have it.

As I said - HP's motive is obvious.

As you said, it's gone.

[glnz]

bump

[glnz]

Update - My new initial efforts are going well so far. 

• I powered down the 9015 and disconnected its AC cord.
• I unplugged my home router from the internet by disconnecting its WAN ethernet cable, which was connected to Verizon FIOS.  The router remained on as a router for my home LAN.
• I connected the LAN side of the router to the 9015 by ethernet cable.  Per the 9015 user guide, this will automatically switch off the WiFi on the 9015, and I know that the 9015 grabs tons of unwanted HP programming via WIFi, which I don't want.
• I made sure that my old now-leaking 8500 was still on and connected by cable to the router (but with the print cartridge drawer up so it won't try to clean printer heads and leak more)..
• I powered up the 9015 and waited.
• I followed the 9015 user guide instructions to do two things, from the printer's own touch screen:
  • Restore Factory Defaults
  • Cold Reset to remove all settings
• I noted the printer's new IP address on my LAN - that was easy to find on its small screen - 192.168.1.##.
• Using Firefox on my Win 10 PC, I went to that IP and successfully accessed the 9015's Embedded Web Server.  I adjusted a few minor settings,
• Now, the crux part 1 - I went to Devices and Printers on my Windows 10 Pro 64-bit PC and saw:
  • the icon for my old 8500 (still connected to its original IP port), with the good old name "HP Officejet Pro 8500 A909g Series", and it is the Default printer.
  • an icon for the 9015 but only for its WSD port with a name of "HPFCED** (HP OfficeJet Pro 9010 series)"
  • NO ICON for the 9015 by its LAN IP address - just what I wanted to see !!!
• The crux part 2 - right-clicking the icon for the 8500, I added a TCP/IP port for the 9015's LAN IP address and left that selected.
• I checked Printing Preferences and saw that my old list was still there, and made sure my favorite added Preference was the default (with Print Preview on).
• I have now made many test prints, with all first getting Print Preview as I want, and with the ability to change my Print Preferences as always (my favorites being my saved Preferences for Draft Black & White and Draft Color).  These prints are a bit slower than on my old 8500, but fast enough.  At home, I rarely print many pages at once. 
  • Scan to Network Folder (shared folders on my PCs) cannot be programmed successfully - constant errors - but I know this is because my Win 10 Pro 64-bit logs on WITHOUT a logon password.  Last go-round, I found that if I add a password, this will start to work.  I don;t want to add a password to log on to my PC, but we'll see.
  • However, putting a document on the glass or in the feeder on the 9015 and then scanning from the printer's EWS on my browser using its Scan tab does work.  Note that I first had to turn on Webscan in the EWS's Settings - Security - Administrator Settings.
• I reconnected the WAN side of my router to my FIOS, and all tests continues to go well.
• I have not yet checked fax settings.
• Note that I have not installed ANY programming for the 9015, not even the IT Administrators' Basic Drivers.  As far as I can tell, the only HP programming on my Win 10 PC is what I had gotten a long time ago for my 8500.

I'll post more as I go along.  But looks like I can keep this printer.

Thoughts?

[glnz]

UPDATE - after rebooting my Win 10 PC, the printer shows greyed out in Devices and Printers and print jobs do not print.  I found that the problem is in "See What's Printing" - it sets the printer to "Use Printer Offline" on the PC reboot,  Easy to fix.

Also, on reboot of the PC, the new Added Port tends to disappear.  But it's easy to re-add, and I don't reboot my PC often.

However, any thoughts on how to prevent these small glitches on reboot?

Thanks.