[cups.general] 4 pages per side on a Samsung printer

[Helge Blischke]

Pierre Frenkiel wrote:

>   hi everybody,
> 
> I have the following problem when I print any pdf file,
> either with acroread or okular, on a Samsung ML-2850:
> I always get 4 pages per side, which makes the printout
> almost impossible to read.
> I think that this comes from the filter called by lpr.
> With evince, I get 1 page per side, but I suppose that it's
> because evince doesn't use lpr.
> 
> This problem occurs for all pdf files, even for a 1 page file.
> 
> I have exactly the same problem with xfig:
> the xfig print windows shows: Fig size 18.4cm x 22.0cm
> which is what I get when I print on any printer other than
> the Samsung. On the Samsung, I get a fig size of 9.2cmx11cm
> 
> I have no problem with my 2 other printers (HP BIJ and HP Photosmart)
> which excludes a problem of software settings. Anyway, I checked the
> settings in system-config-printer, acroread and okular: they
> are all for 1 page per sheet.
> 
> Any idea on how to solve this problem?
> 

>From the Samsung web site I learned that the printer provides built-in n-up 
printing. So check your printer's preferences. If in doubt, post the PPD you 
use.

Helge