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11-16-2011 12:19 PM
Hi there,
I'm using my parents' old LaserJet 1200 printer, but I have some problems:
- It won't print in Duplex
- I can select to print multiple pages per sheet, but then he will simple resize one page and print the rest on normal size on individual pages
This are my specifications:
- Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
- LaserJet 1200 series
- HP Universal Printer PCL6 driver
12-13-2011 01:50 PM
This printer is a manual duplex printer. For more informtion on manual duplexing, see pg. 71 of the Users Guide found on hp.com.
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12-14-2011 11:40 AM
There are 2 different places that you can set settings for duplex printing. One is in the printer properties/preferences settings from your devices and printers folder and the other is from your application print preferences. Make sure you have set the default settings in the printer properties/preferences settings in your devices and printers folder. Then make sure that the application print settings are set before you get ready to print.
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12-14-2011 12:06 PM
Of course I selected the options for duplex printing. I was using douplex printing on Vista and everything worked ok. Then bought a new windows 7 PC and could not use douplex printing anymore. I also tried to uninstall and reinstall the PCL5 driver but did not solve.
There are no printer related errors in the event viewer.
01-05-2012 01:54 PM - edited 01-05-2012 01:58 PM
I have the same problem. LJ 1200 manually duplexed fine under XP Pro, Under Windows 7 pro, I've tried everything all the other forum members tried. Nothing works. Also, the 'help' from HP staffers is worthless (as always).
Larry
ps: If I remember my actions correctly, I installed various flavors of the PCL6 driver and they didn't work at all. I'm now back to running the PCL5 and / or Windows 7 native driver (both drivers appear to be behind my printer icon.
03-07-2016 11:35 AM - edited 03-07-2016 11:41 AM
At AuntieEm, I am sorry to have to say this but the link that you provided in your reply that you said pointed to the Users Guide was not for the LaserJet 1200 printer, it was for the 1220 All-in-One printer. This issue is with the LaserJet 1200. Its manuals (11 of them to be exact) are at HP LaserJet 1200 Printer series.
08-07-2017 11:28 AM
In Windows-XP and Windows-98 before it as I recall, the driver for this printer had the capability to print manual duplex, this disappeared for me when I upgraded to Windows-7, although from what I have read in other threads it was not available in Windows-Vista either. Since I never attached my LaserJet 1200 to a computer running Windows-Vista I cannot verify that.
So from my perspective it appears that beginning with the Windows-Vista driver the folks at HP forgot how to implement manual duplex mode and decided to only provide duplex capability if the printer has the hardware to perform that function. Although I suspect that the decision to no longer support manual duplex mode was made to drive people to purchase newer printers with built-in duplex capability.
For me that is an unfortunate turn of events. I used the duplex mode frequently. What I really miss is the capability to print booklets in manual duplex mode. For me, this is a good reason to keep a computer running Windows-XP. If it were not for that I would probably completely abondon Windows-XP now that I have a system that is capable of running Windows-10 at a decent speed.