Hi Mark & All, On 02/02/2008, Mark M Lambert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > hi Pew, I'll try and give you some help with this ... > > > On Fri, 2008-02-01 at 14:12 +1100, pew_from_hobart wrote: > > > I am using my Dell Dimension 8200 computer system with a Dell AIO 922 > > (Printer / Scanner). > > > *snip* > > > > Also, the only size for printer paper is "Letter" whereas I need to > > use the metric size "A4". How do I install the metric paper sizes?!? > > I'm a bit confused by the above statement. What do you mean by "the only > size for printer paper is Letter"? Are you getting this message from a > program? If so, what program, and how do you get this message?
I was using OpenOffice.org 2.3's Writer program and when I select printer properties the only paper size selectable is "Letter". As I said, I need to use the metric size of "A4". I noticed today that when I select printer properties in Firefox, I can select A4 size. I re-checked Writer and still I can only choose "Letter". My attempts to print a page from Firefox result in the printer doing nothing at all. > My main questions are: What are my options for using this printer to > > print stuff? How can I test it? As I said, I recently installed > > re-inked colour and black cartridges in it. Could this be the > > problem?!? (printer has messages warning of low ink levels, but I'm > > told this is normal for re-inked cartridges.) > > It sounds like your main stumbling block is the problem you describe > below ... > > > > The printer LCD window says something about "load paper then press the > > menu key" but when I press the menu key it fails to load the paper. I think the message in the LCD window of the printer referred to the printer trying to do some kind of alignment cleaning. I have not been able to get that message again (printer asking me to load paper again). This sounds like a hardware problem, not a Ubuntu problem as such. Is > the paper inserted into the printer correctly? It should be less than > 100 sheets, firm against the right hand side. Are you using too many > sheets? IS the paper torn, wrinkled or folded? Does the printer LCD > display anything when you press the menu button? I have tried both with about 20 or so sheets and also with a single sheet of A4 paper. The paper is NOT torn, wrinkled or folded. My suggestion is fiddle with the paper and printer until you get rid of > the "Load paper" message then get back to us. If it is a new printer you > can ring the Dell support line and they may help you get this initial > problem sorted. The load paper message is gone. This is not a new printer. Actually it is so old that the model of printer has been superseded and Dell no longer sell cartridges for it... that's why I had to use re-inked cartridges. Note also that I tried to print a web page Firefox and I could not get any response from the printer. It did not even try to load paper. Cheers > Mark > > Yours Faithfully and Frustrated, PEW ;-)))) -- Fond Regards, Peter Eric (aka 'pew') WILLIAMS My free website is: http://pewtas.googlepages.com (or) http://tinyurl.com/yuyejs (please visit my free website and let me know what you think about it.)
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