Setting paper tray on a printer from an iPad

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Setting paper tray on a printer from an iPad

when I send an image to my HP Photosmart 6510 from my iPad it automatically assumes I want a photo quality image on smaller photo paper. There is no way to set the printer to A4 plain paper from the main try in the print dialog box. How do I fix this?

the HP has the latest driver installed and the iPad has iOS 11.4.1. In don’t want to update the iOS as I am fairly certain it will cause other issues and am not convinced it will make any difference to this issue.

the iPad is connected using Airprint.

iPad Air Wi-Fi, iOS 11.2.6

Posted on Nov 7, 2018 2:22 PM

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LotusPilot

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Nov 8, 2018 2:24 AM in response to DavJam

To my knowledge, Airprint offers only basic/generic printing features. AirPrint is intended to provide basic printing support from a generic native printer driver - remember, iOS does not permit addition of manufacturers drivers for printers or anything else.

You may find that a third-party printing App (such as Printer Pro) might add or emulate some additional capabilies; another alternative might be to explore printing via an external print-server solution (e.g., Lantronix xPrintServer). A web-printing service, if your printer supports it, is likely to be your best bet.

Unfortunately, iOS is a fundamentally closed system. Unless capability can be added via an Apple approved App (or an external hardware solution), your options are very limited.

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DavJam Author

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Nov 28, 2018 2:51 AM in response to DavJam

Just to reinforce what I said previously...

There is no option setting to change the paper tray this is the basic print dialog:-

...and this is the dialog I get when I hit the printer line:-

There are no further dialogs that adjust the settings.

iPads sense local printers and "install" them without frills so I can't "uninstall" and reinstall as you might on a mac. For some reason the iPad assumed I wanted to print from the photo tray only. The work around for this is to email the image to my imac and print from there - hardy 21st century tech!!!

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babowa

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Nov 8, 2018 2:23 AM in response to DavJam

Have you contacted HP support? What did they say?

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babowa

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Nov 7, 2018 4:34 PM in response to DavJam

Well, I was finally able to access my iPad Pro and there is no problem whatsoever choosing different options. My printer is a Canon, so I'd think it's a problem with your printer. Get in touch with their support.

Here is a screenshot of my Airprint options:

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BORg529

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Nov 7, 2018 9:23 PM in response to DavJam

Another option is, it’s probaly time to buy a new printer. I had HP Photosmart 6510 printer, unfortunetly it died. So I bought newer model from Office Max. But I don’t recall having your issue with printing photos on ordinary copy paper, and I never did update the printer driver.

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DavJam Author

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Nov 8, 2018 2:23 AM in response to BORg529

Wow - so many responses! I'll answer the lot together...

babowa - haven't contacted them yet but see below

LotusPilot - I think its to do with the way I'm connected now, see below

babowa - I don't have the paper option showing - see below (nice picture)

BORg529 - nothing wrong with the printer - it works fine with the iMac and another linux machine (ex-windows)

I think the issue is that since Yosemite the AirPrint on this printer has not worked. Yosemite not only killed this connection but made another old Laserjet 4 redundant as it would not work with a parallel/USB connection. So I connected the printed to the iMac via cable. Recently I "upgraded" to High Sierra and fpund that the AirPrint starting working again - so the cable went. Now I know the iPad is separate from this cable, but somehow there has been a change and I don't know where. I did have to reinstall the printer on the iMac - perhaps that did it.

Thanks to all respondents.

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