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macman11393
Mar 3, 2010, 08:43 PM
My printer is printing words backwords and I have no idea why and don't know what to do to fix it
It's a HP officejet J5750 All-in-One
And its weird cause I printed one page fine when I plugged it in and the rest are backwords

cdad
Mar 3, 2010, 08:57 PM
Have you checked to see what type of paper it is set to? It may be set to transparency. That is about the only time I can think of for backwards printing. That would be for pages you want displayed in an overhead projector.

macman11393
Mar 3, 2010, 09:02 PM
Where would I find that transparency setting if you could give me a idea on it

cdad
Mar 3, 2010, 09:05 PM
Usually when you print something a box pops up ? If it does that is your "print que" and it should show the printer your printing to and you can click the settings option for it. It should also have the information as to what paper it thinks it is using as well as print quality.

macman11393
Mar 3, 2010, 09:09 PM
I don't see transparent anywhere in there sorry and I see what you mean on the print que and I even checked the advance options and still not getting anywhere

cdad
Mar 3, 2010, 09:13 PM
Does it show the paper that you are suppose to be using? Like 8 1/2 X 11 or something along that line? Or photographic?

macman11393
Mar 3, 2010, 09:17 PM
It asks paper type which is only two options and its ether regular or bright white which I tried both and no help.. and I can't find a single thing on size

cdad
Mar 3, 2010, 09:34 PM
You may have to read the manual that came with it or look at their website. Im don't even know what kind of printer it is so Im making basic suggestions. Have you tried printing from other programs like notepad or do a print screen to see if that comes out correct?

KISS
Mar 3, 2010, 09:43 PM
Is it mirrored?

macman11393
Mar 4, 2010, 04:59 PM
Yea if I print of a web site or notepad it's the same but its not mirrored ether

cdad
Mar 4, 2010, 05:06 PM
What type of printer is this ?

macman11393
Mar 4, 2010, 05:59 PM
What type of printer is this ?

Its in the main question I had

cdad
Mar 4, 2010, 06:07 PM
Issue
After downloading and installing Windows XP Service Pack 3 on the computer, the HP product prints text and images backwards or as a mirror image of what appears on-screen when printing from any program.
Solution
To resolve the issue, turn off mirror imaging in Printer Preferences . To do this, use the following steps:
1.From the Windows taskbar, click Start and then click Control Panel .
2.If your computer is in category view, click Printers and Other Hardware , and then click Printers and Faxes . If your computer is in classic view, click Printers and Faxes .
3.Right-click the HP product from the list of printers, and then select Properties . The Properties dialog box displays.
4.From the General tab, click Printing Preferences . The Printing Preferences dialog box displays.
5.Click the Advanced tab.
6.Under Printer Features , click Mirror Image , click the down arrow ( ) to the right of the field, and then click Off .
7.Click OK to apply the change.


Ref:
Text and Images Print Backwards After Installing Windows XP Service Pack 3 on the Computer HP Officejet J5750 All-in-One Printer - HP Customer Care (United States - English) (http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c01585779&cc=us&lc=en&dlc=en&product=3301740)

macman11393
Mar 4, 2010, 06:36 PM
Ah man it worked for a few pages and then went to backwards and then I tried to do the steps again and it won't go back to normal thanks though

cdad
Mar 4, 2010, 06:38 PM
Make sure that when you go to make changes you click apply and not just click OK. Also right after the change you might want to try a reboot of both printer and computer.