duplex printing - two printers - only one will duplex

>
> I am wondering about the Duplexing issues with LO.
>
> I still am running 3.4.5 64-bit DEBs install on Ubuntu. [plus a Vista
> laptop].
>
> I have two printers that have a duplexer as part of the printer.
>
> Epson Artisan 810 inkjet.
> HP Laserjet 2300dn.
>
> I have had the Epson since 3.3.2 or 3.3.3 came out.  I never could get
> it to print out a duplex document [i.e. print on both sides of the
> sheet].  I always has to print/export to a PDF file and use the PDF
> viewer to print the document with the duplex option.
>
> Today, I just setup a HP Laserjet 2300dn, and I just printed a document
> using its duplex option.  It worked.
>
> So here is my question:
> Does anyone know why LO will not print out a two sided document using
> the Epson Artisan 810 inkjet printer, but it will print the same
> document out duplexed [double sided] with the HP Laserjet 2300dn?

>
> It seems weird that duplexing will not work for one printer but it will
> for the other.
>
> If I want to print out a color document, two-sided, I have to
> print/export it to a PDF file and then print out the PDF file using the
> duplex option for the Epson printer.  LO's print manager [?] will not
> print the document 2-sided to the Epson printer, even though it shows up
> as one of the print options.  But when printing to the "new" HP Laserjet
> 2300dn printer, I click on the duplex option and it works fine.
>
> So any clues what is needed to get the Epson inkjet printer to print out
> a duplex sheet [a tri-fold brochure] when I go through the printer menu
> system and select the duplex option over the default one-sided printing?
>
>
>

> On 04/02/2012 10:56 AM, webmaster-Kracked_P_P wrote:
>> I am wondering about the Duplexing issues with LO.
>>
>> I still am running 3.4.5 64-bit DEBs install on Ubuntu. [plus a Vista
>> laptop].
>>
>> I have two printers that have a duplexer as part of the printer.
>>
>> Epson Artisan 810 inkjet.
>> HP Laserjet 2300dn.
>>
>> I have had the Epson since 3.3.2 or 3.3.3 came out.  I never could get
>> it to print out a duplex document [i.e. print on both sides of the
>> sheet].  I always has to print/export to a PDF file and use the PDF
>> viewer to print the document with the duplex option.
>>
>> Today, I just setup a HP Laserjet 2300dn, and I just printed a document
>> using its duplex option.  It worked.
>>
>> So here is my question:
>> Does anyone know why LO will not print out a two sided document using
>> the Epson Artisan 810 inkjet printer, but it will print the same
>> document out duplexed [double sided] with the HP Laserjet 2300dn?
> It's nothing to do with LO, it's the printer driver.
>
> I have never had problems printing duplex on my Epson Workforce 635...
> until I updated one of my machines to Ubuntu 12.04. This was driving me
> nuts as my other systems all print to the printer (it's networked) just
> fine.

> The problem is that Ubuntu; in their effort to 'dumb down' the system,
> automatically installs the 'new & improved' ESCPR driver(s). For some
> reason the ESCPR drivers do not include two-sided (duplex) printing.
>
> I finally compared drivers in the other machines & found that I had
> previously installed the full packaged driver from Avasys/Epson:
> epson-inkjet-printer-workforce-635-nx625-series_1.0.1-1lsb3.2_i386.deb
> or
> epson-inkjet-printer-workforce-635-nx625-series_1.0.1-1lsb3.2_amd64.deb
> [64bit]
>
> vs
> epson-inkjet-printer-escpr_1.1.2-1lsb3.2_i386.deb
> or
> epson-inkjet-printer-escpr_1.2.0-1lsb3.2_i386.deb
>
> I'd recommend that you go to:
> <http://avasys.jp/eng/linux_driver/download/lsb/epson-inkjet/escp/>
> and download the full driver for your printer:
>
> <http://linux.avasys.jp/drivers/lsb/epson-inkjet/stable/debian/dists/lsb3.2/main/binary-i386/epson-inkjet-printer-stylus-photo-px810fw-series_1.0.0-1lsb3.2_i386.deb>
> or
> <http://linux.avasys.jp/drivers/lsb/epson-inkjet/stable/debian/dists/lsb3.2/main/binary-amd64/epson-inkjet-printer-stylus-photo-px810fw-series_1.0.0-1lsb3.2_amd64.deb>
>
> Install & select that driver in your Print setup. Now see if you can
> select and print two-sided/duplex.
>
> I'll try to remember to file a bug report at
>   <https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/epson-inkjet-printer-escpr/>
> and see if I can get Till Kamppeter to take a look at it.
>
> I'm not snipping the following as this is in response to an old post, so
> I'll leave in place for archive purposes.
>
>> It seems weird that duplexing will not work for one printer but it will
>> for the other.
>>
>> If I want to print out a color document, two-sided, I have to
>> print/export it to a PDF file and then print out the PDF file using the
>> duplex option for the Epson printer.  LO's print manager [?] will not
>> print the document 2-sided to the Epson printer, even though it shows up
>> as one of the print options.  But when printing to the "new" HP Laserjet
>> 2300dn printer, I click on the duplex option and it works fine.
>>
>> So any clues what is needed to get the Epson inkjet printer to print out
>> a duplex sheet [a tri-fold brochure] when I go through the printer menu
>> system and select the duplex option over the default one-sided printing?
>>
>>
>>
>
>

>
> LO is the only package that will not print duplex with the Artisan
> printer.  ALL other packages that print use Ubuntu's menu system for the
> printer.  LO seems to use their own.
>
> But, LO will duplex with the HP laser printer.
>
> SO
> if it is the drivers, and not LO, then tell my why it is only LO that
> give me this problem?

> On 06/27/2012 04:32 PM, webmaster-Kracked_P_P wrote:
>> On 06/27/2012 07:15 PM, NoOp wrote:
> ...
>> LO is the only package that will not print duplex with the Artisan
>> printer.  ALL other packages that print use Ubuntu's menu system for the
>> printer.  LO seems to use their own.
>>
>> But, LO will duplex with the HP laser printer.
>>
>> SO
>> if it is the drivers, and not LO, then tell my why it is only LO that
>> give me this problem?
> I don't have to tell you anything. I'm offering a suggestion based upon
> my newly discovered issue with Ubuntu 12.04 & an Epson Workforce 635. If
> you are going to get snotty about it, then you can PO... I've better
> things to do with my time.
>
> . Printing from LO now that I've resolved my issue:
> File|Print|General|click printer|click 'Properties'|Paper:Duplex:On'
> works for me. Previously all options to select Two-Sided/Duplex were
> greyed out. YMMV with your printer.
>
>> Thunderbird, Firefox, and other packages that use the Ubuntu printer
>> menu all will duplex just fine for the Artisan, but LO will not.
> That wasn't clear to me in the OP.
>
>> I have not tried duplexing with the Ubuntu 12.04/MATE laptop, but I
>> rarely use it with anything that needs printing.
>>
>> This is the driver that I use with 10.04 since I needed to install it
>> manually, but 12.04 went after its own.
>>
>> "epson-inkjet-printer-stylus-photo-px810fw-series_1.0.0-1lsb3.2_amd64.deb"
> And that is the driver you select in your print setup? (it's a basic
> question as some click the first/only driver and don't bother to check
> to see if they are actually selecting the individually installed driver
> - or select the gutenprint etc. Anyway it's worth a double check).
>
> ...
>
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