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Canon MX-310 Can't print greyscale
Posted: Wed Sep 29, 2010 3:06 pm
by jayweitekamp
I've looked all over the settings but nowhere to be found is the option to print in greyscale. I'm using the printfab driver to communication via LPR to a Netgear DPR-1260 and all is fine printing in color .. Any Help
Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2010 8:56 am
by zedonet
Hello,
the setting is in the print dialog, section "PrintFab Settings", tab "Color":
Mode = "Grayscale" (black ink only)
or
Mode = "Gray Photo" (uses a bit of CMY color inks for smoother dithering)
Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2010 1:36 pm
by jayweitekamp
thanks, it was hidden under a tab of the application name (i.e printing from firefox there was a pulldown called firefox)
Posted: Fri Oct 01, 2010 8:59 pm
by jayweitekamp
one last question, is there a way to have the queue/drivers default to greyscale instead of me having to purposely select it each time I print
Posted: Mon Oct 04, 2010 10:02 am
by zedonet
Hello,
please change the default in TurboPrint Control -> "Configure".
Some applications use the "root" printer configuration defaults instead of the user defaults (especially on older Linux distributions).
To change the root defaults, start TurboPrint Control from a terminal windows with
sudo turboprint
Posted: Mon Oct 04, 2010 1:23 pm
by jayweitekamp
is turbo print the same as PrintFab? I have a printfab toolbox under the applications folder in my mac but no turboprint. the printfab toolbox doesn't allow me to set the default color to greyscale
Posted: Mon Oct 04, 2010 2:19 pm
by zedonet
Please excuse the mistake - TurboPrint is our printer driver for Linux.
For PrintFab you could create a "preset" for greyscale printing - see the PrintFab PDF manual, page 32 "Creating Printer Presets".