Printer default scaling to 58 %

How do i change the default setting for my printer Running OSX 10.8.4. Printer Brothers MFC-J451ODW. Just does this with Safari and Express invoice, sold in app store.

Triple-click anywhere in the line below to select it:
ls -@Oen L*/P*/*.custompresets.* | open -f -a TextEdit
Copy the selected text to the Clipboard (command-C).
Launch the Terminal application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Terminal in the icon grid.
Paste into the Terminal window (command-V).
A TextEdit window will open with the output of the command. Post the contents of that window (not the Terminal window), if any — the text, please, not a screenshot. The title of the window doesn't matter, and you don't need to post that.

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How set printer defaults for a printer

My motivation is to have my wife's new MacBook always print double-sided. Currently she needs to select the preset that we've made for printing duplex, but that's easy to forget to do.
OS is 10.4.7
Is there a way to set the printer defaults in this OS?
I want to have duplex just be the default, even after reboot, and if she wants to print single-sided then she'd need to select the other preset.
BTW: If it makes a difference -- We're using a Xerox 8550DP, for which the duplex selection is in the standard place of Print -> Layout -> Two-sided -> Long-edged binding
(Some other printers require using the duplex selection in their own printer's section under that Copies & Pages dropdown menu but not this one.)
Maybe I'm just not a very good searcher. I searched many here, MacFixit, MacWorld magazine, generally on the web. Looked in my David Pogues's Tiger book and Andy Ihnatko's Tiger book. I came up with nothing about setting printer defaults at all.
I bet I can tweek it in a pref file. I hope I don't have to resort to a hack to do something this standard.
Any help or pointers would be greatly appreciated!
PB G4, MacMini (Tiger Server), MacBook Pro Mac OS X (10.4.5)

I think you can do this. Set up a two-sided setting,
and save it. Print with it. Then find the preference
file com.apple.print.custompresets.plist, choose Get
Info, and lock it.
If you want to save another setting, you will have to
unlock it.
Hey this is only a workaround but it is a pretty darned good workaround, especially because it's not too invasive (only locking a pref file at the user level) and what's stored in that custompresets.plist file is com.apple.print.lastPresetPref, which is probably the key to your suggestion. I think I understand it, anyway.
I followed that procedure, created a Custom Preset with duplex turned on which I named "Standard Duplex", then locked the file you suggest that's in my user's home Library. It survived app switching and a reboot. It seems to work great, and I can still use the Standard setting as well if I want to. I even chose the custom setting and although it's locked the temp changes I made were enacted (I chose to print this page, scaled to fit a #10 envelope) and that worked too. The Standard or other presets can still be chosen when you want to use those, and the app remembers the last setting through the rest of the session, it's just that upon opening an app the default is now my custom "Standard Duplex". This does what I want.
I think this is a great workaround. I'm going to go load it onto my wife's MacBook. I suppose I should mark this solved even though there's no real, y'know, user-manual way to do this. Maybe something I'll just hope is a feature in Leopard.
Thank you Bruce and all the other helpful folks who pondered on this one! Heh, I'm sure 1/2 of the tree population thanks you too.
PB G4, Mac Mini G4, MacBook Pro, MacBook Mac OS X (10.4.7)

#*$!%! Can't figure out how REALLY to set the printing defaults so they STICK for everything

PLEASE DON'T REPLY HERE. PLEASE REPLY TO MY IDENTICAL POST AT
http://h30434.www3.hp.com/psg/board/message?board.id=Software&thread.id=5348
On our 6-month old HP OfficeJet Pro 8500 Wireless A909g, we can't seem to figure out how to set the DEFAULT printing parameters so they really apply to all docs (unless we designate otherwise for a particular doc, of course). When we set them, sometimes they work for the next doc, and sometimes they revert back to an earlier setting.
There seem to be three ways to set parameters for the printer: Properties, Printing Preferences or Printing Defaults on the Advanced tab. (We really thought Printing Defaults on the Advanced tab would do it, since it's so hard to find, but ... NOT.)
My partner thinks it's an HP conspiracy to sell more ink because the reversion is to General with Color (the most ink-intensive, as far as I can figure out). We are trying to fix the machine to start always with Fast-Economical/Black Ink Only. Sometimes it's there and sometimes we have to re-jigger first. We still have to check every time.
Also, I want to fix every job to "Print Back to Front" because the printer shoots out the pages face up. Again, sometimes it's there, and sometimes we have to re-set before the job.
Also, whether we get the default we had set or we re-jigger first, the settings don't stick for every worksheet in an Excel workbook. Or sometimes not even every page.
So, who out there has the 100% foolproof guide to NAILING DOWN THOSE SETTINGS FOR EVERYTHING?
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http://h30434.www3.hp.com/psg/board/message?board.id=Software&thread.id=5348

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HOW DO I CHANGE MY PRINT SETTINGS SO THAT THEY STAY SET TO MY PRINTER DEFAULTS?????????????????????????????????????????

This one issue is probably the one thing that would make me abandon Firefox FOREVER (besides the problems with Flash). If I change print settings for ONE COPY I have nothing but HELL trying to get my print settings BACK to my PRINTER defaults. Why can't Firefox be like the REST of the computer world and have the PRINTER DEFAULTS override Firefox?????
I made a change yesterday and I have NOT been able to get it changed BACK to the defaults.
Is thois too complicated?

Hello Grillmark55 , any luck if you [https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/fix-printing-problems-firefox#w_reset-firefox-printer-setting Reset Firefox printer setting] ? , if the above link is not helpful then see: [https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/fix-printing-problems-firefox#w_reset-firefox-printer-setting Reset all Firefox printer settings]

Change Printer Default Page size to A4 from Letter in Firefox

Firefox overides printer default page size every time I print. I need Firefox to print to A4 but it automatically sets the Page size to Letter. I have to manualy change the size each time I print.
There are no options in Firefox to change this setting permanently. I am running the latest version of Firefox on Windows XP.
In control panel the default page size is set to A4 which Internet Explorer and other applications use correctly.
Thanks,

I solved it! For anyone having a similar problem try this.
Change the default printer, choose another one.
Change something in that printer and close firefox.
Reopen firefox and choose yet another printer (not the first one).
Change something in that printer and close firefox again.
Reopen firefox and choose the first printer. Select A4 as default paper and close firefox one last time.
Reopen firefox and the problem should be gone. Weird, innit?

Change printing default presets?

Whenever I print, currently on an Epson NX420, I have to go in and change one of the presets for color options to OFF (no color adjustments) and I'd like this to be the default. Some pages seem to take a very long time to print if I haven't changed this setting.
I can create a new preset; but would like to change the default altogether.

You can change the printer defaults via the CUPS web page. But by default, the CUPS page is blocked. To enable it, open Terminal and type "sudo cupsctl WebInterface=yes" (without the quotation marks). Enter the admin password when prompted and then refresh the browser view.
With CUPS web page open, select the Printers tab and then select the printer you want to modify. Then from the Administration drop menu, change to "Set Default Options".
This will show a new page with four menu headings (links); Options Installed, General, Banners and Policies. Select General.
Scroll down the list until you find the option you want to set as default.
With the option select you then need to scroll down the list to the bottom of the page where you will see the ‘Set Default Options’ button.
When you click the 'Set Default Options' button you will then be presented with an authentication window. Enter the account name and password that has been set as the admin for this Mac. And then press the Log In button. You will then see another page stating that the information change is completed.
You can now exit the CUPS admin page and check that the change is set.

Windows 8 - printer default preferences per profile

Hello,
Let me begin with stating that I have no idea if this question is in the correct forum, so I apologize prior to asking. Maybe someone could point me in the right direction if so.
The issue I'm having is pretty simple, I have 5 Dell XPS laptops running windows 8 x64, about 20 users on the domain and a bizhub c454 network printer. The printer is installed locally on the laptops using the port/ip option. When a user logs
in, the default printer settings - 1/2 sided, color/grey scale etc.... do not stick when a different user logs in, even when I set them under the advance tab (printer defaults). Looking for help with this while trying to avoid using the server
as a print server or any print server for that matter.
Any help is greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
Erik

Hi,
We may have several options to try to implement. Just for your reference but I have no such environments for testing these methods:
Option 1: Try to config the INF file with your prefered configuration and deploy this driver for all users.
Option 2: You can configure one computer and export the configuration registy keys and use Logon script to deploy to others. [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Printers\DevModePerUser] and [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Printers\DevModes2]
Option 3: If you have printer server, you can refer to this article:
Defining default printer setting for all users (including network users)
http://kb.nicelabel.com/index.php?t=faq&id=148
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Option 4:
Get help from the printer manufacturer to get detailed settings.
Hope these could be helpful.
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Printer defaults not propogating down to clients

I've set up a copy of server 08 r2 as a print server for my organization. It is currently managing the print jobs for 5 printers, all Ricoh/Lanier. When I set up printer defaults like two-sided black and white the defaults do not show up on the print properties
page for clients. I've replaced the driver by Ricoh/Laniers recommendation but the settings still do not apply to the clients. Any thoughts on how to force the settings out to desktop clients?

One way to work around the problem is to modify the default Presets that are built-in to the driver. The only downside (apart from the complexity) is that you have to push out a new print queue each time you want to change the Presets. See the proceedure
below.
Install the free 7-Zip file compression program
Download the driver file from the Ricoh website
Expand the driver files as normal
Install the standard driver on a PC,
Create the presets you want to make the default.
Export the additional presets to a json text file using
Manage Presets.
Open the json files with a text editor,
make sure the name_id field matches the json filename without the extension.
The folder where the driver is expanded to should contain file called
rica66cf.cfz, (this file is actually a compressed directory).
Open the 7-Zip program.
Navigate to the rica66cf.cfz file,
right click the file and select 7-Zip > extract
Select the same folder as the driver files as the destination,
a new folder called rica66cf will be created.
In the decompressed folder navigate to the gui/shortcut folder.
The folder will contain a list of the standard presets that come with the driver.
Open the shortcut_settings.json file with a text editor (notepad)
modify the factory_shortcuts field to include all the defaults you want to be included in the modified driver (separated with commas and enclosed in Quotations)
make sure the name is the same as the json file without the extension as per 5.1 above.
Save the file.
Using 7-Zip navigate back to the original rica66cf.cfz compressed file.
Right click and select Open Outside.
The directory structure of the compressed file is shown in
7-Zip,
Navigate to the gui/shortcut folder
In windows explorer, navigate to the expanded
rica66cf folder
Drag and drop your modified shortcut_settings.json file on to the open shortcut folder in 7-zip
Confirm to replace the original Ricoh file.
Also drag and drop the additional json shortcut files on to the same window, these will be added to the compressed folder.
Close the 7-Zip window to save the compressed file.
Open the OEMSETUP.INF file in the driver folder with a text editor,
Modify the DriverVer field and increment the driver version e.g from 12/14/2012,1.2.0.0 to 04/15/2013,1.2.0.1 .
Save the file.
You can now delete the uncompressed (rica66cf) folder
Install the driver on the server by selecting the OEMSETUP.INF and share out as you would normally do.
Presets should be installed.

Setup printer defaults settings in BI reports

Hi,
Our client has given us some new requirements to be able to setup printer defaults settings in BI reports so that when the user opens up the report the printing format is set for them. All the user has to do is refresh the BI report and then it will print correctly for them, with Headers and Footers.
Now, I know we can not do this with the Query Designer, but we may be able to do it with workbooks, but what I dont know is if there are other options we can take to do this. Such as the Report Designer? I have never used the Report Designer so I dont know if we can build reports using the Report Designer and that the user can access and run this report from somewhere such as the portal.
Can any one please help in this regard.
Regards,
Sharma

Hello,
Check this links
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Changing Printer Default Setting

Hello Folks,
I got a requirement to change the printer default settings, but its not reflecting in ALV Reports.
Any inputs? want to change layout to X_65_255
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        destination    = usr01-spld
        immediately    = 'X'
        copies         = l_count
        list_name      = l_text
        new_list_id    = 'X'
        line_size      = 255
        abap_list      = 'X'
        line_count     = 65
        layout         = 'X_65_255'
        receiver       = sy-uname
        no_dialog      = 'X'
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        i_bypassing_buffer            = 'X'
        is_variant                    = alv_disp_variant
        i_save                        = 'A'
        i_default                     = 'X'
        is_layout                     = alv_layout
        is_print                      = alv_print
        it_toolbar_excluding          = alv_excl_func
      CHANGING
        it_outtab                     = $alv_outtab[] "because with
        it_fieldcatalog               = alv_fieldcat
        it_sort                       = alv_sorttab
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        invalid_parameter_combination = 1      "header line when density
        program_error                 = 2
        too_many_lines                = 3
        OTHERS                        = 4.

Hi,
Ofcourse, its different issue...Can you explain me why you have used the below code
*&--GET THE EXISTING DEFAULT PARAMETERS
CALL FUNCTION 'GET_PRINT_PARAMETERS'
EXPORTING
no_dialog = 'X'
IMPORTING
out_parameters = l_t_params.
I mean you are importing the existing default parameters but you are not modifying the parameters in l_t_params. I hope you are not required above code.
Satya

Change printer default settigns for all sheets

We are running Office 2007/2010/2013. Normally, our client send us an excel file with 20 or 30 jobs (sheets).
Our Canon printer default settings is 2 sided on 1 page. When we change the default settings from 2 sided to 1 sided, we need to do it one sheet at one time. In other words, we need to do it 20 or 30 times for that excel file. We wonder
how to change the settings from 2 sided to 1 sided that will change whole book settings.
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right click sheet1=>select all sheet=>set print on one side.
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Windows 7 Thinkvantage Access Connections 5.41 does not stick to printer default

hi
i have installed windows 7 on 3 lenovo laptops (x60s, x61, t500) and installed AC 5.41 but and have configured them with 5 profiles each with their own default printer preferences but for some reason when i toggle from 1 profile to another the default printer setting does not change accordingly
this is really annoying as i have managed to print documents to the wrong printer a couple of times and it seems to be accross the board on all my windows 7 installations
is this happening to anyone else?
cheers

no i haven't
i have now deployed 5 thinkpads (x200 with lenovo windows 7 installation disk) and 4 X61 and T500's with my own windows build and downloaded all the thinkvantage software using system update (had to manually upgrade to 5.42 as system update did not pick up on the updates)
the printer default sometimes swaps over but often it just defaults to the original ms windows xps writer and not the the one i had specified.
very frustrating, luckily a lot of my users do not switch locations very often and only print from 1 location but i have some laptop roll outs planned for users who do use this printer default settings a lot and i will get some stick for this.

Cannot set printing defaults on 8500 A909g Officejet Pro Wireless

After a whole year, HP has STILL NOT told us how to set printing defaults for the OfficeJet Pro 8500 Wireless A909g all-in-one so that the default settings really stick for everything. For example, how to make the machine print everything Back-to-Front reliably.
Please go to THIS LINK for the related thread in these forums, and please provide any suggestion you may have.
Bad show, HP !

Bump - still waiting for an answer.

How to set printer default to Tray

Just purchased an Epson WorkForce 845 all-in-One. The printer has two paper trays. Paper tray #1 can be adjusted for paper size and envelopes. Tray #2 can only handle 8.5x11 inch paper. I would like to set the print default via ethernet to use tray #2, with a separate saved setting to use tray #1 for envelopes. After trying to do this via the Print & Scan System Preference in conjunction with a print dialog in Pages, the printer sent back an error message to the Epson WorkForce 845 printer status window. I eventually deleted the printer from the printer list in the System Preference and reinstalled it. Everything prints normally if each print job is set up each time in the application print dialog. That means reloading paper or envelopes after each type of print job. The solution is probably pretty simple, but so far, has eluded me. Any thoughts?
2011 iMac 20.5 inch using OS 10.7.3 with 12 MB Ram via ethernet.

I just got this printer (Workforce 845) and had similar frustrations with the unit as it defaults to print tray 1. This is the only tray that will hold 4x6 photo paper, so everything, including the test page, printed onto the photopaper.
I am running on a mac runing Lion 10.7.X
I tried many things including contacting epson and they said "On a Mac, you are unable to change the printer's default settings."
The trick is to use the printer pop up (accessed when printing) by selecting the drop down in the middle of the screen that, on my mac, shows that app's name that is running. Select the "print settings' line and set the tray to cartridge 2, then save this as the default by going to the printer 'presets' drop down (second from the top) and select'save current settings as Preset...". It's really pretty simple, but I wasted a lot of time trying all the other options, so I thought I would try to save others the hassel.
This can be seen in the user manual under: http://files.support.epson.com/htmldocs/wf845_/wf845_ug/index.html
Additional info:
Access to the printer can be gained from your browser by going to URL: http://epsonbb82c2.local./PRESENTATION/HTML/TOP/INDEX.HTML?
but this didn't help to configure the trays, but it does allow for a firmware update that I decided to try.
Epson's late response to Lion drivers (you must download these from the Web and they warn against using the CD drivers that come with the printer if you run Lion) and there poorly implimented mac s/w drivers tainted my first impressions for this product.
Epson: Hire a Mac programmer and improve your firmware!

Printer default number

Hi:
How to set a user's printer default page number to 1.
An user said:
"Once she is ready to print where it says "Print the Output to:" the number of copies should always be set to 1 but it keeps defaulting back to 0. Client goes into settings to change the number of copies but it keeps changing back to 0. Client states that all the buyers in her department have the default set to 1 and it was set by IT."
Thanks.
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