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Install 2 identical printers on one computer

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Clarckos Posted messages 10085 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   -

Hello,

Thank you very much for your upcoming help :)

My problem is simple but I can't find a clear answer :(

I have an Epson ET8500 printer that I use for printing. Sometimes I need to print a certain amount, like 150 pages a day in superior quality. It takes a lot of time.

Is it possible to buy the same printer and connect it to my computer to divide my printing time by two?

A document of 75 pages on one side and another 75 on the other? Or will the computer not differentiate between the two identical printers?

Thanks

Max


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    MFC17250 Posted messages 848 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   13
     

    Hello no it can't be possible

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  2. brucine Posted messages 25314 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   4 198
     

    Hello,

    The issue is not hardware-related; we can install the two printers under two different names, but we cannot simultaneously open the same document while printing odd pages on one side and even pages on the other.

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  3. Clarckos Posted messages 10085 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   941
     

    Hello.

    Let's suppose:

    1/ Installation of the first printer > We rename it in the devices ET8500 - A

    2/ Installation of the second printer > We rename it in the devices ET8500 - B

    3/ Opening the 150-page document

    4/ We launch the print menu in the software where the document was opened, choosing to print pages 1 to 75 on ET8500 - A

    5/ We launch this menu again, but choosing to print pages 76 to 150 on ET8500-B

    The prints are launched, we just have to wait and gather everything.

    After that, there is a cost for purchase and maintenance (cartridges).

    Don't hesitate to tell me if I'm wrong.

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    1. MFC17250 Posted messages 848 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   13
       

      Okay, but we don’t have to buy an identical printer, we can use another printer regardless of the brand? Just out of curiosity, but given your explanations, this would indeed be possible; I will do a test.

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      1. Clarckos Posted messages 10085 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   941 > MFC17250 Posted messages 848 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention  
         

        Totally agree with you MFC,

        I was just picking up on the hypothesis that the requester raised, maybe they wanted a visual uniformity of the printers, and perhaps with the same printing capacity of pages per minute ;-)

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