From: tinnews on 19 Mar 2010 08:00 David Rance <david.rance(a)spamoffrance.org.uk> wrote: > On Thu, 18 Mar 2010 wrote: > > >Arthur Entlich <e-printerhelp(a)mvps.org> wrote: > >> Other than hand feeding each page, one at a time, I know of no way to > >> absolutely prevent a misfeed or double feed. > >> > >> Further, paper printed on one side already tends to develop a "tooth" > >> from swelling with the ink, and even texture from the ink itself, and so > >> pages tend to get "stuck" together during feeding. > >> > >> Most inkjet printers were never designed for duplex printing. I do > >> believe HP and Canon have some, and you might want to look into them. > >> They print each side of the paper before moving to the next sheet, > >> flipping it over during the printing process. > >> > >Yes, my HP Officejet 7310 does double sided printing (and even double > >sided copying!). As you say it prints both sides of each sheet as it > >goes, it's very slow doing this because it does an ink-drying wait > >after printing the first side of each sheet. > > But that time can be adjusted to make the waiting minimal. > I've never bothered because I also have a (B&W) laser that does double-sided so it's not that often that I use the 7310's ability. -- Chris Green |