Printing

[Neely1]

How to get my Officejet Pro 8600 to quit printing back to front? It's annoying when pages 2-3 are two-sided, but page 1 isn't. Back to front works well when printing checks, but reports, statments, etc need to be two-sided from page 1.  

[Royal_KB]

I found a link for you which has the solution for this issue:

http://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Inkjet-Printing/printing-back-to-front/m-p/5002743#M136203

[TheCurmudgeon]

Hi Neely1,

This Mac duplexing (two-sided printing) document might help (see the FAQ for printing with an automatic duplexer).

You might also need to adjust the settings in the program you're printing from.

I hope this helps!

[Neely1]

Unfortunately, this did not resolve the issue. The issue is that page 1 is printed on a one-sided sheet, while pages 2-11 are all two-sided. Therefore, it appears that page 2 is blank in a multi-page document. I've had this printer for a while and this has just started happening in the last couple months. I haven't changed anything that I'm aware of. 

[Neely1]

I've also tried reversing the page order and that did not fix it. 😕

[JonW]

What application are you printing from?

If you are using MS Word you could investigate the First Page Special option.

[Neely1]

I'm printing from Adobe AcrobatPro.

[TheCurmudgeon]

Hi Neely1,

I'm experimenting with AcrobatPro XI to see if I can duplicate your issue, or figure out how to adjust the settings. Unfortunately, I only have Windows 10 at the moment. But I'm hoping some of the settings are similar.

What I've noticed is that if you select "Booklet" for the 2-sided print settings, it prints the single page (like a cover page), but if you select "multiple," it gives the 2 pages per sheet option.

Two other possibilities might be updated firmware (latest update for your printer is from 4/18/2016) or software (HP Easy Start can check for software updates).

Both can be found on the Officejet Pro 8600 Plus Software and Driver Downloads page.

I'm also attaching a screenshot of the settings in Windows.

Please let me know if any of this helps.

[TheCurmudgeon]

Sorry, forgot the screenshot.

[Neely1]

I think you are misunderstanding me. I want my two-sided copies to start at Page 1: page 1 & page 2 are back-to-back, page 3-4 are back-to-back, and so forth.  

Here is the problem: If I print a 3-page PDF right now, my printer sends out page 2-3 back-to-back and then page 1 (printed lastly) with a blank page on it's backside. This makes absolutely no sense. The correct way would be to print pages 1-2 on one sheet, followed by page 3 (with a blank page after 3).