[opensuse] hp printer problem
My hp c3180 suddenly will not auto recognise photo quality paper. I've tried all types. It attempts the recognition but flashes the paper out warning light. Normal paper works fine. Google and linuxprinting.org drew a blank. Can anyone help? Cheers, Steve. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Sunday 19 November 2006 09:13, Primm wrote:
My hp c3180 suddenly will not auto recognise photo quality paper. I've tried all types. It attempts the recognition but flashes the paper out warning light. Normal paper works fine.
Google and linuxprinting.org drew a blank. Can anyone help?
Cheers, Steve. ========
What happens if you set your media to photo in your cups driver section? If when you get your kdeprinter dialog, you set it to photo paper, does it still reject it? bye, Lee -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Sunday 19 November 2006 16:16, BandiPat wrote:
On Sunday 19 November 2006 09:13, Primm wrote:
My hp c3180 suddenly will not auto recognise photo quality paper. I've tried all types. It attempts the recognition but flashes the paper out warning light. Normal paper works fine.
Google and linuxprinting.org drew a blank. Can anyone help?
Cheers, Steve.
========
What happens if you set your media to photo in your cups driver section? If when you get your kdeprinter dialog, you set it to photo paper, does it still reject it?
bye, Lee
Hi. Yep. It still rejects it. It will only print on normal photocopy paper. Any ideas? Cheers, Steve. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Monday 20 November 2006 05:46, Primm wrote:
On Sunday 19 November 2006 16:16, BandiPat wrote:
On Sunday 19 November 2006 09:13, Primm wrote:
My hp c3180 suddenly will not auto recognise photo quality paper. I've tried all types. It attempts the recognition but flashes the paper out warning light. Normal paper works fine.
Google and linuxprinting.org drew a blank. Can anyone help?
Cheers, Steve.
========
What happens if you set your media to photo in your cups driver section? If when you get your kdeprinter dialog, you set it to photo paper, does it still reject it?
bye, Lee
Hi.
Yep. It still rejects it. It will only print on normal photocopy paper. Any ideas?
Cheers, Steve. ========
Steve, My next thought is printer. Have you tried the printer on another machine or OS? If it does the same there, then I would look about replacing the printer. bye, Lee -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Monday 20 November 2006 14:38, BandiPat wrote:
On Monday 20 November 2006 05:46, Primm wrote:
On Sunday 19 November 2006 16:16, BandiPat wrote:
On Sunday 19 November 2006 09:13, Primm wrote:
My hp c3180 suddenly will not auto recognise photo quality paper. I've tried all types. It attempts the recognition but flashes the paper out warning light. Normal paper works fine.
Google and linuxprinting.org drew a blank. Can anyone help?
Cheers, Steve.
========
What happens if you set your media to photo in your cups driver section? If when you get your kdeprinter dialog, you set it to photo paper, does it still reject it?
bye, Lee
Hi.
Yep. It still rejects it. It will only print on normal photocopy paper. Any ideas?
Cheers, Steve.
========
Steve, My next thought is printer. Have you tried the printer on another machine or OS? If it does the same there, then I would look about replacing the printer.
bye, Lee
Hi I have a two box server client nfs setup here at home. Both are 10.1 and it does the same on both. It rejects HP glossy and Kodak glossy photo paper. I just tried it with Epson photo paper and ironically it works fine. I have over 100 sheets of the Kodak and really want to get this sorted. The Epson paper is really expensive in comparison. Thanks for your patience. Steve. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
* Primm
It rejects HP glossy and Kodak glossy photo paper. I just tried it with Epson photo paper and ironically it works fine. I have over 100 sheets of the Kodak and really want to get this sorted. The Epson paper is really expensive in comparison.
My experiences with Kodak *photo* paper on an Epson 925 were disastrous and wasteful. Seems that Epson inks are *not* good on Kodak *photo* paper. -- Patrick Shanahan Registered Linux User #207535 http://wahoo.no-ip.org @ http://counter.li.org HOG # US1244711 Photo Album: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/gallery2 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Hello, Primm wrote (shortened):
My hp c3180 suddenly will not auto recognise photo quality paper. I've tried all types. It attempts the recognition but flashes the paper out warning light. Normal paper works fine. ... It rejects HP glossy and Kodak glossy photo paper. I just tried it with Epson photo paper and ironically it works fine.
As far as I know there is a LED (usually with blue light) and a small optical scanning unit in the print head carrier which is used to autodetect the paper type. Perhaps it is smudged so that the autodetection results are wrong? Kind Regards Johannes Meixner -- SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Maxfeldstrasse 5 Mail: jsmeix@suse.de 90409 Nuernberg, Germany WWW: http://www.suse.de/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Monday 20 November 2006 09:01, Johannes Meixner wrote:
Hello,
Primm wrote (shortened):
My hp c3180 suddenly will not auto recognise photo quality paper. I've tried all types. It attempts the recognition but flashes the paper out warning light. Normal paper works fine.
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It rejects HP glossy and Kodak glossy photo paper. I just tried it with Epson photo paper and ironically it works fine.
As far as I know there is a LED (usually with blue light) and a small optical scanning unit in the print head carrier which is used to autodetect the paper type. Perhaps it is smudged so that the autodetection results are wrong?
Kind Regards Johannes Meixner --
To add to what Johannes suggests, it's very possible the texture of the paper is just different enough the "dirty" LED will pass the Epson paper and not the others. Are all the papers glossy or is the Epson paper different? Have you tried contacting HP support about the problem? bye, Lee -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Sunday 19 November 2006 06:13, Primm wrote:
My hp c3180 suddenly will not auto recognise photo quality paper. I've tried all types. It attempts the recognition but flashes the paper out warning light. Normal paper works fine.
Any chance you just have dusty paper sensors? -- Bob Smits Ph 250-245-2553 Fax 250-245-5531 E-mail bob@rsmits.ca -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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