officejet 7500a, how do i print duplex?

[psybathatha]

I have looked through all of the documentation and the faq and have been unable to find the answer. I have done this with plenty of other printers, where it has been an option on the advanced settings page, and I can't figure out how to do it on this printer.

[8lives]

Hi, there is no automatic duplexer option on the 7500a.

[psybathatha]

Hey thanks,

What about a manual duplex option?

[ShlomiL]

Hi,

Manual print duplexing can be done by using the Pages to Print setting as following:

From the application used to print, open the Print Dialog (File > Print)

Click the Options, Properties or Preferences button to access the Printing Preferences window.

Click the Advanced Button.

First print only the odd pages, flip the pages over (faced up), and then print only the even pages.

Regards,

Shlomi

[8lives]

Hi, just print the odd pages first then flip the output and print the even pages.

[psybathatha]

Hey Shlomi,

Thank you for the reply. With every printer that I have had during this century, there has been an option specifically for duplex printing. Meaning that I could print something, and the software would automatically print the even pages, and then once I flipped the papers over, all I had to do was hit a button and it would do the rest. I realize that it is possible to do it by manually printing odd and even pages like we had to do 15 years ago, but I print a lot of duplex and this little time saver is really useful. So you are saying that this feature has now been removed in this printer? Are there any plans to update the drive to add it?

[ShlomiL]

Hi,

Unfortunately I don't have information about any future plans, only time will say if any change will be made.

Please clarify your OS version, you may set any alternative driver as a workaround.

Regards,

Shlomi

[psybathatha]

Thanks Shlomi,

I am using windows vista 64 bit. If you know of an alternative driver, it would be greatly appreciated. Otherwise, I think I am just going to return the printer. If it lacks basic features like this, I don't want to risk finding out what else is lacking. Even my old cannon was able to do this.

[ShlomiL]

Ok, please those steps to configure a different driver, it won't affect any print quality and provide you some more print settings.

First, Open Control Penal > Printers

Right click the 7500 icon and select Properties.

Enter the Ports tab, take a note of the used port and terminate the window.

1. On the Windows taskbar, click the Windows icon ( ), and then click Control Panel .
2. Click Printers .
3. On the top of the Printers window, click Add a printer . The Add Printer wizard opens.

   

   NOTE:If the User Account Control window opens, click Allow to continue.
4. Click Add a local printer , and then click Next . The Choose a printer port window opens.
5. Select Use an existing port , select the port used by the 7500, and then click Next . The Install the printer driver window opens.
6. Click HP in the list of manufacturers.
7. Select HP Deskjet 6500 from the list of printers, and then click Next . The Name your printer window opens.
8. Type a name for the product in the Printer name box, or accept the default printer name, and then click Next . The printer driver installs.
9. After the installation completes, click Print a test page .
10. Click Finish when the test page prints.

Please let me know of any issue,

Shlomi

[ElPiloto]

The manual option is not as simple as print ODD then FLIP then EVENS.

After wasting a lot of paper, I worked out that it is SELECT REVERSE PRINT FIRST FOR ODD then ROTATE FRESH PRINT 180 CHUCK BACK IN THE TRAY PRINTED SIDE UP then PRINT EVEN.

How does a supposed all singing and all dancing PRINTER/SCANNER/FAX/EMAILER/pretty much most things, does not have a duplexing program or automatic duplexing????

If my wife didn't need to print A3...:smileyfrustrated: