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printer ML-2510_Series doesnt seem to be able to print two sided(short edge)

Asked by daviddou82

printer ML-2510_Series doesnt seem to be able to print two sided(short edge):

I have set the options at system>administration>printing

I set the tab on the common options to Twosided long edge and the printer only prints single sided

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LEGOManiac (bzflaglegomaniac) said : 		#1

Under "common options" did you put a check beside "Duplex Unit".

Also, specifically, what type of driver did you install.

I have an HP Colour Laserjet. In the MS Windows world, I once installed the PostScript driver for this printer only to discover that the PostScript driver didn't support duplex even though the printer did. I haven't run into this particular problem with Ubuntu so I can't say whether that's a problem here or not, just that it happened to me under Windows.
Checking it now, I see that my driver under Ubuntu is a Postscript driver so that kills that idea.

I have been having some Duplex problems of my own which I won't go into here. What I have noticed is that Ubuntu doesn't always listen to what you set the options to. It is also possible to set the options while printing. For example, if you open a document in OpenOffice Writer, there is an option under the file menu called "Printer Settings" which has a button called "Properties"

If I compare my settings right now I get the following:

From within OpenOffice->Printer Settings->Properties, Duplex says it will flip on short edge. This is the last setting I used.

However, if I look at System->Administration->Printing and select the printer properties, it says Duplex will flip on long edge (default).

I believe the settings done within the application override whatever the current system settings are. The system settings only apply to applications that don't allow you to set the options themselves, or where you haven't set them.

Have a close look at the application you are trying to print from and see if the settings there conflict with your system settings.

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Best LEGOManiac (bzflaglegomaniac) said : 		#2

Under "common options" did you put a check beside "Duplex Unit".

Also, specifically, what type of driver did you install.

I have an HP Colour Laserjet. In the MS Windows world, I once installed the PostScript driver for this printer only to discover that the PostScript driver didn't support duplex even though the printer did. I haven't run into this particular problem with Ubuntu so I can't say whether that's a problem here or not, just that it happened to me under Windows.
Checking it now, I see that my driver under Ubuntu is a Postscript driver so that kills that idea.

I have been having some Duplex problems of my own which I won't go into here. What I have noticed is that Ubuntu doesn't always listen to what you set the options to. It is also possible to set the options while printing. For example, if you open a document in OpenOffice Writer, there is an option under the file menu called "Printer Settings" which has a button called "Properties"

If I compare my settings right now I get the following:

From within OpenOffice->Printer Settings->Properties, Duplex says it will flip on short edge. This is the last setting I used.

However, if I look at System->Administration->Printing and select the printer properties, it says Duplex will flip on long edge (default).

I believe the settings done within the application override whatever the current system settings are. The system settings only apply to applications that don't allow you to set the options themselves, or where you haven't set them.

Have a close look at the application you are trying to print from and see if the settings there conflict with your system settings.

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daviddou82 (daviddou82) said : 		#3

Thanks LEGOManiac, that solved my question.