On Saturday 09 July 2016 18:28:27 Doug wrote: > On 07/08/2016 11:45 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: > > On Friday 08 July 2016 21:35:30 Gene Heskett wrote: > >> Greetings all; > >> > >> I bought, about a month ago, a big Brother MFC, proclaimed that it > >> could do 11x17 prints when single sheet fed from the slot in the > >> rear. > >> > >> Its a Brother MFC-J6920DW. > >> So having a rockhopper output file that has been exported as a pdf > >> by inkscape, I ordered up a ream of 11x17 28lb paper from wallies. > >> > >> But I'll be switched if I can find a setting anyplace that will > >> make it use a sheet of it fed thru the rear slot/door. > >> > >> Anybody here got the magic incantation to keep it from shrinking > >> the image to unusability on the paper in the two front trays? > >> > >> Thanks. > >> > >> Cheers, Gene Heskett > > Slightly OT: Do you have an 11 x 17 scanner? If wo, what kind?
Yes, with an ADF too, on top of the printer. Works well too. > > --doug > > > Call in the St. Bernards, I found it. With the pdf loaded into > > evince I was able to set "current page" in its printer dialog, then > > it called the system gizmo, and on the 2nd tab was a paper selection > > pulldown that had the 11x17 selection available. And darned if it > > didn't work! Biggest problem was getting the paper started straight > > enough. Very poor and downright flimsy guidance hardware for the > > rear big sheet/odd size input port. > > > > Job done and now I know how. ;-) > > > > > > Cheers, Gene Heskett Cheers, Gene Heskett -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene>
