printing a PDF, only getting blank pages.

[tech-wreck]

i'm trying to print out a PDF quotation for a client, but every time the printer just spits out blank pages. does it matter that it was an email attachment? when viewed as HTML, it will print, but rather small and without the logo images and stuff.
i'm using Win7x64, Firefox 29 and i have the latest drivers installed from the canon website. it's a pixma mp250, if it helps.

 

[hang-the-9]

Are you opening up the PDF in Adobe Reader then trying to print? Try going into the print options and select "print as image".

 

[tech-wreck]

no. i haven't installed adobe reader, i tried to print it from firefox. i've not needed to print a pdf until this afternoon, so i've just used FF to view/save them.
i'll install reader and try that.

 

[tech-wreck]

ah, success!
which means firefox is broken...

thankyou, Mr. 9

 

[hang-the-9]

ah, success!
which means firefox is broken...

thankyou, Mr. 9

It's not really broken, you need the Adobe Reader app to read the file properly. If you had it installed and opened it in the web browser, you probably would have been OK.