Posted by maddieNJ on 10/31/07 10:48am
Msg #218993

PDF dual tray printer help

Ok, how do you folks print PDF files with both legal and letter pages scanned in? I can't get my printer to cooperate. It'll just print on whatever tray it was last set out instead of doing the legal on legal and the letter on letter. Ugh technology!

Reply by Phillip/TX on 10/31/07 10:50am
Msg #218996

select the box on your printer screen that says print by size of document, that way if the document is letter it will print on letter, if legal will print on legal.

You will also need to change the setting on this screen for the paper source to automatic.

Reply by maddieNJ on 10/31/07 10:54am
Msg #219001

Phillip - are you using

Adobe Reader or do you have the full version of Adobe?

Reply by Phillip/TX on 10/31/07 10:59am
Msg #219008

Re: Phillip - are you using

I have Adobe 8.0, but that does not have anything to do with what I am talking about. When you tell the document to print, you get the printer window that pops up that should show your printer listed in the top... close to the bottom you will see a box that will need to be checked, that states print using PDF size... if you check this box and then tell the printer what paper source (at the top of the printer screen) that you want it to do auto select, the documents will print on the correct paper size.

Reply by maddieNJ on 10/31/07 12:44pm
Msg #219028

Re: Phillip - are you using

The reader version I was using (5) did not have that option (printing the way the PDF file was). So I had to upgrade to 8.

Reply by Elaine Sedlock on 10/31/07 10:52am
Msg #218997

Maddie, I don't know what everyone else does, but another member with a lot of experience told me to just use legal for everything. That is what I will be doing from now on. Good luck!

Reply by Kathy/ID on 10/31/07 10:53am
Msg #219000

on your print screen you should have a check box that says "Choose paper source by pdf page size". it will be without the quotes though.

Reply by maddieNJ on 10/31/07 10:55am
Msg #219003

What version of Acrobat Reader are you using? I have 5.0 and do not see that option... maybe an upgrade is in order?

Reply by Phillip/TX on 10/31/07 10:57am
Msg #219006

Does not have anything to do with your reader... it is on your printer screen that pops up when you tell it to print.

But I have Adobe 8.0, just FYI.

Reply by Kathy/ID on 10/31/07 10:59am
Msg #219007

Re: PDF dual tray printer help Ver 7.0

I have ver 7.0

Reply by Phillip/TX on 10/31/07 10:55am
Msg #219004

I would not suggest to print everything on legal, if the title/mortgage company wanted it all on legal it would be scanned that way.

This is not the professional way to handle this situation, merely correcting your printing source would be the correct avenue.

And this comes from a SA with several years experience.

Reply by GF_CA on 10/31/07 10:55am
Msg #219002

See message # 73560 n/m

Reply by Carolyn Bodley on 10/31/07 11:30am
Msg #219011

Re: First you have to "tell" your printer what size paper is

in each tray -- this is done through printer setup. Have you read your printer manual?

Reply by Ndwa on 10/31/07 12:02pm
Msg #219015

Hardware setup procedure

Don't know what kind of printer you have, but the common setup is in "Control Panel" under "Printer Properties". This is where you tell the computer your printer have that addt'l tray option to select from.

Reply by maddieNJ on 10/31/07 12:11pm
Msg #219017

Re: Hardware setup procedure

I have an HP Laser Jet 1300.
I set it up so it knows there are two trays now. First is letter, 2nd is legal.
I open up the PDF in version 8.
Tell it to print.
Clicked "choose paper source by PDF page size"
Under printer properties, under paper options source is set as "automatically select"

Go to print and it still prints either all letter or all legal depending on what is under advanced paper output (letter or legal).

What am I missing?

Reply by Phillip/TX on 10/31/07 12:13pm
Msg #219018

Re: Hardware setup procedure

Reboot your system, now that you have it all set, and turn the printer off as part of the reboot. That will sometimes help.

Reply by Allison O on 10/31/07 12:29pm
Msg #219025

Re: Hardware setup procedure

reset, still won't do it. Unreal.

Reply by maddieNJ on 10/31/07 12:38pm
Msg #219026

Finally!!

I did it! I had to go to HP's site and download an updated PCL 6 driver. That did it! Thank you everyone for your help!

Reply by Phillip/TX on 10/31/07 2:29pm
Msg #219060

Congrats Maddie!!!! I am glad you got it to work!!! n/m