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  1. Paul W.

    does the HP Deskjet 842C do two sided printing?

    I got this printer used, but not included was the accessory duplexer unit that goes in the back. Is such an accessory available for this printer? Failing that, Is there a way to do manual two sided printing? I'm familiar with that technique, but I don't see that option in the driver menu. I'm...
  2. Paul W.

    printer is "seeing double"

    Thanks to you both... one thing, as I continue, when do I quit the Alignment utility? In other words, how many cycles are necessary? I did six, after I had reached 5's in two of the tests and a 4 in the third test. I've looked at several on-line helps for this utility but cannot find how to know...
  3. Paul W.

    printer is "seeing double"

    @PeterBJ Happy to report some progress. Ran the alignment utility, the one that's under "Maintenance" in the software. My print is noticeably sharper. Still a ways to go but much better. What would help is knowing when to stop. Am I supposed to end up with all 5's? I think I had 5-5-4 and...
  4. Paul W.

    printer is "seeing double"

    @PeterBJ : Here is yet another print, this time it's a crop of that foliage tip as it looked in the original print, before my prints began to print double. Note, even though it's a bit fuzzy (handheld again) it's not double.
  5. Paul W.

    printer is "seeing double"

    Excuse the lack of color correction in the closeup... I was photographing under a tungsten lamp, handheld. Didn't want to take the time to white balance it, but it does the job.
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