Lazerjet 8150dn not printing gray 2

[blegit1980]

Hi, I have a Lazerjet 8150dn. I installed the latest PS driver from HPs site. In Excel when I print a document with gray text it is automatically converted to black. This does not happen under other applications like Word where the grayscales are printed correctly. If I install a PCL driver everything works. I would like to avoid installing the PCL driver. Any insights?? Thank you

Simon

 

[hpwizzard]

Do you mean the grey text appears as solid black when you print ?
What happens if you copy some of the tables from Excell into Word if possible and print a sample page from there ?
If you are using a special font that is not recognized by the printer you might need to make some changes in the PS driver :
Open properties -> Advanced -> Printing defaults -> Advanced -> Graphics -> TrueType Font = Download as soft font.
Below these settings under Document optios check the PostScript Alternate settings and try and select a different TrueType alternate.

Lastly check the Device Settings tab and review the table for font substitues and adjust if needed.

 

[blegit1980]

Thanks for the reply, The text does appear black no matter the tone of gray I use. I tried all of the things mentionned above without success... I copied the cell from Excel to Word and the text appears gray. Any other possible solutions?? Thank you!

Simon

 

[hpwizzard]

I tested some more here... And saw the same thing.
Grey text appeared as being printed all black even when choosing Print Preview.

In the driver settings under Excell I went to the Advanced tab -> Document Options -> PostScript Alternates and set Alternate for PostScript printing to Optimize for portability.

Running a print preview of the sample Excell sheet I created showed the text a being printed correctly in gray scale now.

Please check if thís works for you as well.

Have a nice weekend

 

[LawnBoy]

Nice shot there, wiz!


"We must fall back upon the old axiom that when all other contingencies fail, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth." - Sherlock Holmes

 

[blegit1980]

hpwizzard thanks a lot. That did the trick. Do you have any idea why this option would influence the tone of gray??

Simon