Hello. We have an Apple LaserWriter8500 printer that has a duplex printing unit. The printer is configured to print on both sides of a sheet by default (e.g. if I print a document with unix lpr command, they print on both sides). However, I couldn't manage to make my Win2k desktop to print dual-sided output on that printer although I am sending the jobs to the same LPRng queue (routed through Samba 2.2.5). I have the Apple LW8500 driver installed but nowhere in the printer or page settings I can find the option for selecting either simplex or duplex output. I did select the option that says something like "duplex unit installed" in the printer properties (by the way, this option shows up when I browse the printer properties of the printer shared from the server, the printer that has been added to the printer control panel does not have this option in it's properties). I have tried printing to a file and it seems to me that Win2k explicitly disables duplex output in the produced postscript file. Did anyone else manage to print dual-sided output on Apple LW8500 from Win2k? How did you do it? -akop
Akop Pogosian wrote:>Hello. We have an Apple LaserWriter8500 printer that has a duplex >printing unit.I can't speak for W2k, but under 98 we use the Adobe PS driver, and if you have selected the correct PPD and told it that the duplex unit is installed, then the option for duplexing is on the same tab as the paper size in the printer setup dialog. Simon -- Simon Hobson, Technical Services Engineer Colony Gift Corporation Limited Lindal in Furness, Ulverston, Cumbria, LA12 0LD Tel 01229 461100, Fax 01229 461101 Registered in England No. 1499611 Regd. Office : 100 New Bridge Street, London, EC4V 6JA.