Reference Guide
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Printing two-sided jobs
Printing two-sided jobs
Note
Do not
print two-sided jobs on transparencies, labels, envelopes, or heavy paper.
To print a two-sided job using the PCL 6 driver (Windows):
1.
Select manual two-sided printing in the driver:
a.
From the
File
menu, select
.
b.
Select the PCL 6 driver and click the
Properties
button.
c.
Click the
Page Layout
tab, then select
Manual 2-sided Printing
.
d.
Choose a binding preference.
e.
If desired, check the
Instruction page
checkbox to print instructions for printing
the second side of the job.
f.
Click the
OK
button to save the driver settings for this job.
2.
If the rear face-up output tray is open, close it.
3.
Print the job.
The printer prints the even-numbered pages only.
4.
To print the back sides (odd-numbered pages), insert the prints
face down
in the
multi-purpose tray. The direction you load the paper depends on the orientation and
the binding preference.
5.
When the message to print the second side appears in the PCL driver dialog box, click
the
OK
button.
The printer prints the back sides of the pages (odd-numbered pages).
To print a two-sided job using another driver, first print the even-numbered pages, then
insert the printed pages face down in the multi-purpose tray and print the odd-numbered
pages.
Portrait
Bind - Long Edge
Portrait
Bind - Short Edge
Landscape
Bind - Short Edge
Landscape
Bind - Long Edge
Top
of the page
entering the
printer first
Bottom
of the
page entering the
printer first
Left edge
of the
page entering the
printer first
Right edge
of the
page entering the
printer first