Any time I print a document in pdf format, I get what I call alien language.

If you're saying this happens to PDF's you download from web sites the only thing I can suggest is to uninstall and reinstall Adobe Acrobat, as something has gone horribly wrong with it. PDF stands for portable document format, it's sole purpose is to transmit documents in a way that always prints the same. If it's not doing that, it's broken.

If these are PDF's you are creating, by "printing" to a virtual printer that generates PDF, there's some issue with that virtual printer software's settings. Without knowing what it is, I couldn't guess. Try PDFMachine by Broadbear Software, it's excellent.

go to printers and then select your printer and set as default

that will print your doc, instead of saving it as a pdf

Hi

Your question is not clear.

Sometimes using technical jargon makes it harder for people to understand each other (this applies to both askers and answerers).

I always advise askers to use normal language as much as possible and answerers to do the same and where jargon is unavoidable, to explain as they go along.

Please post again to clarify what you mean by "..a duplex to pdf..", in normal language not in technical jargon.

A PDF is not a real, physical document. It is a digital document on a computer or a webpage created in PDF format.

A Duplex document is a real document, printed on both sides of each sheet of paper.

If you are trying to scan a multiple page Duplex Document using the Sheet Feeder of your scanner, the ink on the reverse side may be getting caught up in, affecting and/or staining one of the rollers in the Sheet Feeder.

The bottom roller in most non-industrial Scanner Sheet Feeders expects to touch only the plain reverse side of a sheet of paper as it is passed through and turned over to rest on the Platten (scanning surface) of the scanner ready to be scanned.

Multifunction printers with built in scanners and sheet feeders and duplex printing capability are designed in a way that makes them more forgiving of dealing with duplex printed paper.

Duplex printing printed in a laser printer is less likely to cause a problem as long as it is allowed to dry thoroughly. Inkjet printing that is allowed to drry thoroughly should also be okay.

If the scanning is being attempted very soon after printing, then the wetness of the printing may be the problem.

Sheet Feeders that handle duplex printed sheets invariably become stained and need periodic cleaning.

If the document is not too long, you may have to scan it manually, page-by-page.

If the document exists as a PDF somewhere on your computer or on the internet, then it is unclear why you would need to scan it. This is why your question is puzzling.

Post a further comment, if this answer does not help you solve the problem.

I hope this helps.

well if you really needed a pdf printing concern, you may add an option which is Multi Page Description Language Controller Module. the post script printing language will be activated and you won't have to wait for the computer to process the pdf document on a gdi format (microsoft). what's more is that your mac computer can also directly print to the dp-8045.

that's it
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I believe you are misunderstanding what you're "telling" the computer to do. You are telling the computer (I assume in Microsoft Word, but perhaps elsewhere) to generate an electronic document in PDF format. (I believe PDF stands for Portable Document Format)
It uses a printing metaphor because like a paper copy, the PDF file is designed for people to read, not edit the document you have created. Also, some PDF-making software methods involve pretending to be a printer, which allows the user to make a PDF file in any program that would normally only output your work to a printer.
Most people, when wanting to print a PDF document onto paper, open it with Adobe's Acrobat Reader (which is free software) and print the document from there. For sharing a document that you want no changes to, this is a superior option to sending people an MS Word .doc (or .docx) file, which does not have its information "locked" onto virtual pages in the file.

I hope this helped!

u need to have pdf2doc convertor from converting pdf file to doc format. once converted to doc format, u may make changes and save it. then use doc2pdf convertor to convert the saved document yo pdf format.

Try this

For Adobe Acrobat Professional 9:

1. Choose File > Print.
2. Click on Advanced.
3. Choose Postcript Options.
4. Under Font and Resource Policy, select "Send for Each Page".
5. If "Print as Graphic" is checked, it must be unchecked, as well as "Send As Group" if it does not uncheck itself when you select "Send for Each Page"
6. Save it as a custom configuration.

PDFs are designed to print using Postscript language.
The problem will occur with any non-Postscript printer. You can get better results on Windows printers by clicking on the "Advanced' button in the Print dialogue window. Then check 'Print as Image'.

This has worked well for me.