Printer is wasting paper?! Help

When I come in every morning there is a stack of pages my printer has printed over night. The pages are black except for the top left hand corner has random characters (M, 0M,b0M,*b0M). What can I do to stop this from happening and wasting paper?

What printer model? How is the printer connected? What operating system?
Bob Headrick, HP Expert
I am not an employee of HP, I am a volunteer posting here on my own time.
If your problem is solved please click the "Accept as Solution" button ------------V
If my answer was helpful please click the "Thumbs Up" to say "Thank You"--V

Similar Messages

Printer wasting paper

My printer is wasting paper using sometimes up to 20 pages to print a single page document. It prints a smal portion of the document then spits out that sheet and contiues where it left off on the new sheet.I have checked all my settings and everything appears to be correct. Can someone please help me correct this??

Sorry to hear about your troubles. Could you post a little more information about your setup? Here is a quick list that should allow us to troubleshoot the issue.
What printer your using?
What operating system your using?
What application you are printing from?
Thanks!
-Sean
-------------How do I give Kudos? | How do I mark a post as Solved? --------------------------------------------------------

Printer wireless pages waste paper and ink

I just attached my new laptop to the wireless printer and each print adds a statistic report about what has been printed.This does not occur in the usb connection.
I don't need to waste paper or ink.
I only see fax report settings with scrolling through using the arrows.
How do I turn off wireless printer page report?
HP Officejet Pro 8600 e-All-in-One Printer
This question was solved.
View Solution.

Hi @treat2day,
I see by your post that the printer is printing out a statistic page after every print job is sent by the wireless connection.
I can help you with this.
Update the printer's firmware. HP Officejet Pro 8600 e-All-in-One Printer - N911a Drivers.
Select your operating system, click next, click the link for firmware.
What operating system are you using? How to Find the Windows Edition and Version on Your Computer.
Please provide in detail the results if you are still having issues.
Have a nice day!
Thank You.
Please click “Accept as Solution ” if you feel my post solved your issue, it will help others find the solution.
Click the “Kudos Thumbs Up" on the right to say “Thanks” for helping!
Gemini02
I work on behalf of HP

C4400 only prints 1/3 of a photo on 4 X 6 photo paper. Filled out printer setup perfectly! Help!

C4400 only prints 1/3 of a photo on 4 X 6 photo paper. Filled out printer setup perfectly! Help!

Fritzk,
Some other useful info would be connection method to the printer and the application we are printing from, as well as if other printing (docs etc) work or not. But in the mean time lets also go through some of the basics together. Lets make sure the printer is set properly for photos using printing preferences:
-Click the start button and then select devices and printers.
-Right click your printer and select printing preferences.
-In the new window that appears on the left you will see printing shortcuts. There will be one marked as photo or some variation - select that. To the right ensure that the size is set to 4x6.
-Click ok to close the window and save the changes.
Try the print again. If it does not resolve anything lets move on to making sure we have no software tripping us up. Try downloading and running the print and scan doctor located here: http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c03275041&cc=us&dlc=en&lc=en - It can fix a lot on its own and if not give us a better idea of what is going on. Let us know the results.
If all the software components check out use this article as it handles partial prints under unique circumstances: http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c01892627&cc=us&dlc=en&lc=en
Give the steps listed under windows a try and let us know if it helps.
Best of Luck!
You can say thanks by clicking the Kudos Star in my post. If my post resolves your problem, please mark it as Accepted Solution so others can benefit too.

Officejet Pro L7555..grabbing print roller crumbling paper at feed then jams! HELP!

I have an Officejet Pro L 7555 and the grab roller in the right rear of the paper feed tray is grabbing and pulling the paper to the right and crunching it and causing a paper jam every time now for past 2 weeks. I have followed the online instructions and pulled the duplexer and cleaned the rollers I can get access to. But I cannot find any grab rollers anywhere?? So I went into the papertray with a flashlight and see one grey roller that drops down to feed the paper and that is exactly where it is pulling the paper to the right and crunching it and then it jams every time.
I need help trying to figure out if this is a fixable problem or if it is cheaper to buy a new printer???
HELP!!!
John [removed personally identifiable information]

Hi jjbrunoii,
Welcome to the HP Forums!
I see that you are unable to feed paper as it gets jammed with your HP Officejet Pro L7555, and I am happy to help you with this printing issue!
Please take a look through this guide. 'Paper Jam' Message Displays on the Control Panel or the Computer.
If you have done all the steps within that guide, then please call our technical support at 800-474-6836. If you live outside the US/Canada Region, please click the link below to get the support number for your region. Country-language selector.
Hope this answers your question, and thank you for posting!
RnRMusicMan
I work on behalf of HP
Please click “Accept as Solution ” if you feel my post solved your issue, it will help others find the solution.
Click the “Kudos Thumbs Up" to say “Thanks” for helping!

C4580 Borderless Printing on Plain Paper?

I want to do borderless printing on a plain piece of letter size (8.5 x 11 in) paper. When I select borderless though the HP software tells me I can only do this with photo paper which I don't want because it just wastes ink. I'm printing on normal paper so is it possible to print borderless on normal paper?
Running Win7.
Thanks.

Hello Bill7520,
Take a look at this document, and it will explain and show you how to do what you are asking. Please let me know if this helps.
Good luck!
↙-----------How do I give Kudos?| How do I mark a post as Solved? ----------------↓

Cannot get MF4890w to stop printing double sided. HELP!

I print from various applications and from MS Word there is no 2-sided option to uncheck...even in every dialoguw box and window I try and find one. It printes double sided EVERYTIME and it is starting to actually waste paper as I am having to reprint several times to no avail.
How can I completely disable two-sided printing on this machine?
Thanks

Hello BigBevo,
I'm sorry to hear about the difficulty with enabling 1-sided printing and am glad to help. A common cause of the issue can be due either to the Print Side setting requiring adjusting or confirming that single-sided printing is enabled in the printer driver for your operating system. Depending on your OS and version, the setting may be found on the Finishing tab of the driver in Windows, or, as a radio button under Print Style in the Basic drop-down menu of the Print dialog box on a Mac.
To review how to check the Print Side setting and if Print Side Priority is set, click here.
Once reaching the FAQ area you can access the Article, "Selecting the Print Side (MF4890dw/MF4880dw Only)" by typing in the article name.
However, if further assistance is needed, please Contact Us.
Did this answer your question? Please click the Accept as Solution button so that others may find the answer as well.

Designjet 130 printer with Epson paper?

Anyone tried printing with a Designjet 130 printer on Epson paper stock? The reason I ask is I'm considering replacing my Epson 4000 with a Designjet 130r and still have a lot of Epson paper stock on hand. I guess I'd be on my own as far as developing the ICC profiles for the various paper types. Money is tight and I hate to waste the paper, on the other hand I don't want to spend any more money on ink for the 4000, most of which ends up in the maintenance tank due to constant pen clogs and cleaning cycles.

This forum is focused on consumer level products. For the Designjet you may have better results posting in the HP Enterprise Designjet forum here.
Bob Headrick, HP Expert
I am not an employee of HP, I am a volunteer posting here on my own time.
If your problem is solved please click the "Accept as Solution" button ------------V
If my answer was helpful please click the "Thumbs Up" to say "Thank You"--V

Wasted Paper?

I would like to know why between the computer & printer the printer always wastes one sheet of paper?
No matter what HP printer I have had or Mac, the printer wastes paper every time.
Think og all the people out there printing a document and a sheet of paper is wasted along with some wasted ink???
PLS. STOP the madness!

Hi Blzr,
I believe in saving trees! I noticed you said you had a Mac. I can't help but wonder if maybe the following patch would stop the madness Critical HP Print Driver Update to address printing of an extraneous page.
This HP Print Driver Update fixes an issue with HP Inkjet products that causes an additional page to be printed after the intended document has completed.
I hope this resolves the issue you are experiniencing.
Please click the Thumbs up icon below to thank me for responding.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Please click “Accept as Solution” if you feel my post solved your issue, it will help others find the solution.
Sunshyn2005 - I work on behalf of HP

Hp deskjet 1510 not print A5 size paper

just we buy the all in one 1510 printer, in advance option there in option to print A5 size paper

Hello Dheerajdro,
Welcome to the HP Support Forums!
If I understood correctly, you are wondering if the Deskjet 1510 will print on A5 paper. A5 paper is not listed under the supported paper types.
To see which media sizes are supported, please review the below screen shot.
To view source: Printer Specifications for the HP Deskjet 1510 and Deskjet Ink Advantage 1510 All-in-One Printer Ser....
Regards,
JERENDS
I work on behalf of HP
Please click “Accept as Solution” if you feel my post solved your issue, it will help others find the solution.
Click the “Kudos Thumbs Up" to the left of the reply button to say “Thanks” for helping!

Crystal report printing in halfsize paper

Hi Guys,
     Can you help me printing my crystal report 2008 report in half sheet?
i want to print it in size 8x6. i did create a printing profile in printer and set it in default.
but when i click the print button and check the preferences it always on "Letter" though i set the "halfsheet" profile in default.
"halfsheet" profile size is 8x6. when i manually select the halfsheet the printing is good. but when i dont changed it the
report print in Letter mode. can you please help me?
thanks
-karlo

Hi Sastry,
          Yes i do have admin rights to set the default profile of printer. and it also installed on the same computer i am printing. when i check the printer. the default is "halfsheet" where the size is 8x5.5.
but when i try to print, and check the preferences, it always show on "letter" and its consuming the whole letter size page when i try to print. and when i try to print the report and select the halfsheet, all is doing fine. its just to time consuming for the user to set the profile and print.
Hi Don
          I did configuring the page size of the report but whenever i try to make it on 8x5.5 landscaape is auto select. but i need is portrait type since im printing on continues paper.

Adobe Acrobat Pro 9.5.0 will not print SRA3 size paper

I created an Adobe InDesign file 320x450mm (SRA3) and saved it as a a High Quality PDF. However, when I print from Adobe Acrobat Pro 9 with SRA3 paper size settings, it defaults to A4 and the printer will not register the SRA3 paper size request. The tech from Canon updated the printer driver which increased print dialog options such as Paper Handling, Paper Source etc. (which I didn't have before) and spent over an hour running tests. We both agreed there was a software issue since there were not issues from other software:
I can print SRA3 files from InDesign and Microsoft Word, but not Adobe Acrobat Pro.
This is an ongoing problem since I often receive artwork in PDF format at this size.
My workaround is to place the PDF into InDesign, line up the crops by eye and print to SRA3 paper which works fine until I need to do a double sided print which becomes slightly innacurate and often time consuming.
Canon printer driver specs:
V2.0
iR-ADV C5045/5051 PS (UK)

What happens if you select other paper sizes? Also ensure that 'choose paper source by PDF page size' is not checked at your print dialog.
Kindly let us know your results and if possible please forward us your pdf at [email protected]
Looking forward to help you out.
Thanks
-sonal

How to print on photo paper with HP Photosmart 7520 on iphoto '11

Dear All,
I have a very serious problem. I've tried so many settings and configurations without success.
Very simple. I cannot choose the photo tray in any way and I cannot print on photo paper.
I get everything on A4 format.
The printer is working fine wih other software (e.g. HP studio).
I can't believe I'm the only one.
Please help!
tks ;-)

Hi,
I came across such issues using AirPrint from Mac OS.. probably an Airprint bug.
Go to Print & Scan and click the plus sign.
From the extended add a printer dialog select the Photosmart 7520.
Open the Use drop-down and select the HP Photosmart 7520 from teh list (Instead the default AirPrint option)
Additionally from the iPhoto print dialog click Print, the OS print dialog will appear.
Set the Paper Source as Photo Tray under the Paper Type/Quality menu.
Shlomi

HP LaserJet 200 colorMFP M276nw-Can't print custom sized paper

HP LaserJet 200 colorMFP M276nw
I'm trying to print on a custom page Size (95mm x 171mm) but it starts printing about a third way down the page so the whole text insint printed. I adjusted the paper tray to the right size, canged the page size to my custom size. I tried to scale to destination paper size but the custom size wasn't in the drop-down menu (To get to the destination paper size: Mac OSX-File>Print>Paper Handling>Destination Paper Size area>Scale to Fit Paper Size box> Drop down list | Windows-Print>Properties or Prefrences>Effects>Print Document On box>Drop down list) So I don't know what the problem is because the size in bigger than the minimum(76mm x 127mm)
PLEASE HELP!

Welcome to the HP Forums dancer200013,
I see by your post that the custom size isn't printing correctly on the Mac or Windows computers.
I can help you with this issue today.
On the Windows computer, click on start, control panel, printers and faxes, right click the printer, left click properties, click preferences, the effects tab should be selected as actual size. Then select the Paper/Quality tab. Click on the custom button. Type in the size, type in a name you want to use, select save and OK. (if the name is too long the save button won't be active)
Close the preferences window and reopen it again.
Then on the paper/quality tab or Printing Shortcuts tab. Under paper size select the new paper size by the name you just created.
Test the printer.
Hope this helps.
Have a nice day.
Thank You.
Please click “Accept as Solution ” if you feel my post solved your issue, it will help others find the solution.
Click the “Kudos Thumbs Up" on the right to say “Thanks” for helping!
Gemini02
I work on behalf of HP

Using windows 7, how do I get my Officejet Pro K8600 to print to 13x19 paper?

I purchased a laptop with Windows 7. Now I cannot get my Officejet Pro K8600 to print correctly to 13x19 paper. It prints onto 13x19 paper but everything is 8.5 x 11 in size. I click print, click properties, change the paper to Super B 13x19, hit ok, the box shows the 13x19 paper with the images filling the paper, I click ok for it to print and it prints the image 8.5 x 11 in size on the 13x19 paper instead of filling the 13x19 paper. I did not have this trouble (and still don't) with my old laptop with XP. Is it the operating system or is it a wrong setting in properties? I have tried to compare the properties settings in both computers, but I cannot find any differences. I don't think it's the driver....please help!
This question was solved.
View Solution.

Hello HW,
Try this: go to Devices and Printers and right-click on the Officejet Pro K8600 and click on Printer Properties. Go to the tab called Advanced and click on the button called Print Processor. Select Winprint and click OK. Try another printout and see if it works now. If you still see the same issue see if there's a scaling option on the print dialogue in the application you're printing from.

Printer is wasting paper?! Help

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for