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we moved from the UK to the US a year ago, which meant a voltage switch, some things have switches you can flick on them, others like my sewing machine were low enough watts such that a voltage transformer was comparatively cheap, but the cost of one for our printer/scanner was more than a new printer/scanner.

My usage profile of such an item is a small amount of regular printing, the odd google map, that kind of thing. Very very occasional scanning. Very very occasional printing a photograph. Plus moderately regular use of it as a stand alone copier, mostly for resizing templates, basically for crafty use.

We didn't get one initially, it was low on our priority list and we're walking distance from Kinkos, so we barely missed it and we finally got a new one in August, a gift from my parents. I thought I'd checked out all the features. We've printed no problem, once I figured out Windows Vista, I've scanned no problem, then today, for the first time I wanted to resize and applique motif, I went to press the buttons to fine they weren't there, the only resize facility was "fit to page". So I had no choice but to involve the computer, which wasn't exactly straightforward, as I've not had to do this before.

I stomped around a lot, I couldn't figure out whether I'd not checked it had this facility, assuming it would have given our previous one was low end at the time it was bought about 4 years ago, or whether I had checked it out and the info had been misleading. Eventually looked at the specs page, which says it resizes 25%-400%, so I presume I saw that and thought it was fine, but it's very misleading, I know it's not me failing to follow the instructions and it can do this, I just don't know how, as the interface simply isn't one that could have this kind of input, so I've no idea what it means. I suggested to DH he contact the manufacturer and complain about being misled, I doubt he will, he just kind of grunted.

I feel better now I've got that off my chest, it was a right faff having to involve the computer, I guess I'll have to resign myself to taking a trip to kinkos next time I want to resize something.

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Anne Rogers
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On Tue, 16 Oct 2007 00:15:21 -0500, Anne Rogers wrote (in article ):

(((HUGS))) I hate days like that.

Maureen

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Maureen Wozniak

Anne, if you bring up the "preferences" for your printer on the computer - there should be an 'advanced' button - that page will give you the option to resize your print job. Don't feel bad, I only bothered to investigate it on my own printer a couple of months ago. Hope that it works for you too! jennellh

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jennellh

On my printer, there is an options button and an enter button. The options button takes you through all your options. When you find the correct option, you must press the enter button. I kept overlooking that part in the printer manual, lol. It definitely won't do what you want without pressing the enter button. I hope this helps. My HP printer that I use for scanning and printing text is about 5 years old. I can also use the print software for the printer that is on my computer to do some of it. It works the same way.

Sherry Starr

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Sherry Starr

On Oct 16, 1:15 am, Anne Rogers wrote: If cars were as complicated to use as computers, we would still be riding horses and probably be better off for it. Except for the exhaust.

John

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John

I unearthed that eventually, but for a device that claims to be a copier, I didn't expect to have to switch on the computer, we didn't have to on our old one and there was a lot of functionality built into the scanner/printer combo itself. Having to separately scan then print to so anything other than the absolute basics is like winding back to the days when they were separate devices.

Anne

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Anne Rogers

LOL, though with our most recent car, I have had to look up a couple of things in the manual, but only peripheral stuff. What drives me most nuts is my husband works for Microsoft, you'd think we have a home computer that actually worked running Windows!

Anne

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Anne Rogers

Just be grateful, Anne, that your DH is not a plumber. You can live just fine without a printer. Polly

"Anne Rogers" . What drives me most

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Polly Esther

Your scanner/printer software doesn't have the ability to choose sizes? Debra in VA See my quilts at

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Debra

The software is photo management software, which gives you the ability to resize by choosing a different size from a standard range, like printing out wallet size, 4*6 etc. it seems only to provide stuff for dealing with photos, not anything else you might scan. But that's not really the issue, I had thought I was able to do these things without even switching on the computer, my previous all-in-one was bottom of the range 4 years ago and had an interface like a basic photocopier where without being attached to a computer you could select to increase of decrease something by percentages, I thought this one could too. So software isn't really the issue, it's having to switch the computer on at all that is the issue.

Cheers Anne

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Anne Rogers

LOL, our computer is on a work surface that runs parallel to out kitchen work surface, DH still fails to see that the tap spraying out backwards is a problem, it's not quite hitting the computer, but it's not far off, maybe when it hits the computer he might realise it's a problem.

Cheers Anne

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Anne Rogers

Welcome to the idea of progress in the US. Evidently the digital camera industry has succeeded in limiting software abilities for certain hardware items. For my current scanner I use the software package that came with the previous scanner and I have very few limits. I have a separate printer, and neither machine has a drive for any portable memory cards. I don't mind turning on the computer at all.

I don't think I've ever seen an all-in-one computer peripheral that had buttons and would work like a stand alone copier and though. If you want to copy a page and simply enlarge or reduce the size without turning on a computer you will probably need to buy a stand alone copy machine. Debra in VA See my quilts at

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Debra

We had this on our previous machine, it was an Epson, CX5200, I think, it was bought in the UK, but I saw one in Goodwill with a US plug on it, so I'm pretty sure they did make it for the US market, it wasn't the absolute cheapest all-in-one at the time, but near the bottom end of the market about 4 years ago, so they certainly did exist.

Cheers Anne

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Anne Rogers

My son works for Microsoft. If I call to ask any questions about anything in anyway remotely computer related he says, "One moment please, let me connect you with our support staff".....then I hear him sort of cover the receiver and yell......"Hey, can anybody put down their Xbox long enough to help this woman!" He's at home mind you. Then I hear the receiver being rattled around through papers and clunked about......then he comes back on with his Lily Tomlin "Ernestine" impression saying......."A gracious hello to you...~snort, snort~...may I please have your credit card number, expiration date and 3 digit security code before we begin, Mizzzzzzz VEE-Dill." Still puzzled where the that kid gets his sense of humor. *sigh*

Val

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Val

There are many that can be used stand-alone, such as Epson Stylus and Brother MFC machines. They can have a fax built in as well, but if they have a copy button, then they can work as a copier. Mine also have resizing options on the machine itself, although I usually do resizing with my software to make sure it's what I want as I never seemed to get the picture positioned right in the copier.

Anne, what brand is the machine?

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KittyG

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