The HP 5000 is indeed 1200 dpi. I don't consider 600 dpi good enough for publishable-quality music -- e.g., aliasing (stairstepping) is visible on angled beams and cresc./decresc.
I had a lot of problems with jamming when I had a duplexer for my HP 5000 (ultimately I returned it). I bought a refurbished unit in 2004, and it wouldn't duplex 11x17 at all. You may remember Andrew Stiller, who was a frequent contributor to the Finale mailing list before he passed away; he had a lot of experience with the HP 5000 duplexer and advised cleaning the rollers with alcohol, which did help. According to Andrew -- I think he had gone through 2 duplexers at that point -- the duplexer works fine when new, but deteriorates significantly over time, until after a couple of years of heavy use it won't work at all (even cleaning the rollers didn't help at that point). Since a new unit was unavailable even in 2004, I chalked it up to a flawed design and went back to manual duplexing. I hope HP has learned to make more reliable duplexers over the years. The one in my HP M712DN does seem much more "industrial strength" than the HP 5000 duplexer, and I've been using it for more than 2 years without a single jam. I'm keeping my fingers crossed. -Lee -----Original Message----- From: Finale [mailto:finale-boun...@shsu.edu] On Behalf Of Williams, Jim Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2018 7:53 AM To: finale@shsu.edu Subject: Re: [Finale] printing advice Isn’t the 5000 a 1200 dpi printer? I bought two of them for $25, mixed & matched parts, replaced one separator pad and got a workhorse. I could swear it’s 1200 dpi... Does anyone have trouble with the duplexer jamming? If so, is there a good fix? Sent from my iPhone, so please pardon all the typos. > On Apr 28, 2018, at 10:10 AM, Chuck Israels <cisra...@comcast.net> wrote: > > And I forgot another thing: there is a way (in the menus on the printer > settings) to have the printer print a page that has its IP address (it > sometimes randomly generates a new one). Don’t remember where that is, but > there is printer setting that prints out a page with "Printer Information”. > I keep a copy of the IP address it prints out taped to the side of the > printer so I can tell the Mac where it is, if it doesn’t find it > automatically. > > Every time something like this happens and I think I need a new printer, a > cure turns up and the HP 5000N soldiers on. > > For B&W large format — others have recommended a Ricoh model, but I am still > using the HP. > > Chuck > >> On Apr 28, 2018, at 6:57 AM, Robert Patterson <rob...@robertgpatterson.com> >> wrote: >> >> I think Chuck's suggestion of dropping and re-adding the printer is the >> right first step. It looks like HP has stopped supporting the 5000. If >> dropping and re-adding it doesn't work (as Chuck suggested), I have some >> further suggestions. >> >> 1) Download the appropriate driver from the hp website and reinstall it. It >> looks like your driver may not have been updated since macOS 10.6. But it >> still might work. >> >> 2) Create a virtual machine of a lower macOS version and print from there. >> I did this for years with my previous large-format printer, which ceased to >> function correctly starting with Mavericks. Considering my usage patterns, >> for me it was not a noticeable hardship to start up the virtual for a print >> job. >> >> 3) If you are in the mood for a new printer, I just bought a HP Color >> Laserjet CP5225 that I am very happy with. With the manual feeder I can go >> as large as 12.5"x18.5". (The tray goes up to 11x17.) It is not super-fast, >> but the results are so much better than my previous printer which had been >> slowly dying for a number of years. (And it isn't any slower than that one >> was.) Plus it does color! It's not great for photo printing, but for adding >> color accents to a document it is perfect. It is larger and heavier than I >> would like. If I live long enough to replace it, I probably won't try to >> move it again by myself. It really needs two people to lift it safely. >> >> Final note: if you order a CP5225, make sure you get the one that has an >> automatic duplexer. You have to manually duplex oversize (larger than >> 11x17) sheets, but it is very handy for 11x17 and smaller, and it adds >> almost no additional cost. >> >> >>> On Sat, Apr 28, 2018 at 8:25 AM, dfr...@smcm.edu <dfr...@smcm.edu> wrote: >>> >>> Hello all, >>> I’ve been using an HP5000 printer for a very long time. It still works >>> great. I installed a card that allowed it to print via ethernet (so, in >>> essence, it is a HP5000N). It is a 600dpi, large-format, laser printer. >>> >>> I use a MacBook, running Sierra (not High Sierra). Suddenly, with the last >>> system upgrade from Apple (to 10.12.6), the printer is no longer found. >>> >>> Is anyone on the list using a setup similar to mine, who experienced the >>> same problem and has a solution? >>> >>> Or, perhaps, could someone make recommendations for a reliable printer >>> that can print up to 12x18? >>> >>> Hoping for help! >>> >>> David Froom >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Finale mailing list >>> Finale@shsu.edu >>> https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale >>> >>> To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: >>> finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu >> _______________________________________________ >> Finale mailing list >> Finale@shsu.edu >> https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale >> >> To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: >> finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu > > Chuck Israels > cisra...@comcast.net > (360) 201-3434 > > 8831 SE 12th Ave. > Portland OR 97202 > > <chuckisraelsjazz.com> > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > Finale@shsu.edu > https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > > To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: > finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu
