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pjr202

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    Picture printing problem
    « on: August 01, 2018, 01:00:13 PM »
    Hi. My neighbor asked me to have a look at a problem he's having and I'm stumped. He wants to print pictures on 8.5 x 11 photo paper at full size but they're coming out on the full sheet of paper as 5 x 7 or even as small as postcard size. his printer has 5 x 7 photo paper in one tray and 8.5 x 11 in the other. To avoid wasting money we put some regular paper in the 8.5 x 11 tray during the troubleshooting process. Any of the adjustments we make in the regular windows photo viewer print settings are making no difference. He said he hasnt tried to print full size for over a year but when he did it he had the option to select 8.5 x 11 in the dropdown. That option isn't there now but as I understand it, 8.5 x 11 would be L which is there.

    I feel like something is overriding the settings to try to print at the best quality but I can't figure out where. I've looked in the windows options and the options for the printer. The printer is an HP Photosmart Plus B210. Any help would be most appreciated.

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      Re: Picture printing problem
      « Reply #1 on: August 01, 2018, 02:09:49 PM »
      Are all programs printing at 5x7, or only Windows Photo Viewer?
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      Re: Picture printing problem
      « Reply #2 on: August 01, 2018, 02:11:40 PM »
      Did you already search the HP site for info on HP Photosmart Plus B210?
      That printer is now very old and you may need to update the firmware for a current version of Windows.

      https://support.hp.com/us-en/product/hp-photosmart-plus-e-all-in-one-printer-series-b210/4021933/manuals

      https://support.hp.com/us-en/product/hp-photosmart-plus-e-all-in-one-printer-series-b210/4021933/model/4021934/troubleshooting

      https://support.hp.com/us-en/drivers/selfservice/HP-Photosmart-Plus-All-in-One-Printer-series---B2/4021933/model/4021934

      You may need to read all of the above.  8)

      EDIT:  Just now I see HP released new firmware yesterday. My suggestion is to try the other things first. The firmware upgrade might not be needed and just might fail. The other updates are reversible. Try the firmware last of all, but  now I don't think it is firmware.
      « Last Edit: August 01, 2018, 02:27:41 PM by Geek-9pm »

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        Re: Picture printing problem
        « Reply #3 on: August 03, 2018, 06:33:28 AM »
        Are all programs printing at 5x7, or only Windows Photo Viewer?

        I didn't try another one but he said he tried to print from google earth and got the same result. This is happening from his laptop and his desktop. The laptop is probably 10 years old (he and his wife are both 80 so they aren't worried about keeping up with tech much). The desktop is only 2 or 3 years old. From the desktop it'll actually print on the correct paper but it's too small. From the laptop it prints from the tray with the 5 x 7 paper in it. I didn't want to overload my initial post with information since I figure if I can fix the problem on one device I can do the same on the other.

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          Re: Picture printing problem
          « Reply #4 on: August 03, 2018, 06:41:53 AM »
          Did you already search the HP site for info on HP Photosmart Plus B210?
          That printer is now very old and you may need to update the firmware for a current version of Windows.

          https://support.hp.com/us-en/product/hp-photosmart-plus-e-all-in-one-printer-series-b210/4021933/manuals

          https://support.hp.com/us-en/product/hp-photosmart-plus-e-all-in-one-printer-series-b210/4021933/model/4021934/troubleshooting

          https://support.hp.com/us-en/drivers/selfservice/HP-Photosmart-Plus-All-in-One-Printer-series---B2/4021933/model/4021934

          You may need to read all of the above.  8)

          EDIT:  Just now I see HP released new firmware yesterday. My suggestion is to try the other things first. The firmware upgrade might not be needed and just might fail. The other updates are reversible. Try the firmware last of all, but  now I don't think it is firmware.

          I looked through the manual when I was at his house but didn't see anything I hadn't tried yet. I hate to keep making arbitrary changes and blow through all that overpriced ink so I was hoping someone here might know what exactly needs to be set. I understand the printer is pretty old though. I might go and try it from my desktop. We hardly ever touch it but I believe it's also windows 7. If nothing else, I can compare the settings for everything to help eliminate windows. My printer is basically brand new though.

          I'll check out all your links. I want to gather info and write stuff down before I go back over there.