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Printing on both sides of sheets

This section explains how to print on both sides of each page using the printer driver.

Important

  • Duplex printing is not possible if the paper types listed below are specified. If you want to perform duplex printing, select a paper type other than those listed below:

    • Paper loaded in the bypass tray

    • Thick Paper, OHP (Transparency), Label Paper

    • Custom Size paper

For the PCL 6 printer driver:

1After creating a document, open the Printing Preferences dialog box in the document's native application.

The [Printing Preferences] dialog box appears.

2To use an existing One Click Presets, click the [One Click Presets] tab, and then click the icon in the [One Click Preset List:] box.

If you do not wish to modify a custom setting that is already registered in the printer driver, change settings such as paper size and source tray as required, and then proceed to step 8.

3Click the [Detailed Settings] tab.

4In the [Menu:] box, click the [Edit] icon.

5In the [2 sided:] list, select [Open to Left] or [Open to Top].

6Change any other print settings if necessary.

7To save current setting in the One Click Preset List, click [Register Current Settings...]. Enter a name and comment that describe the setting, and then click [OK].

The newly registered icon appears in the [One Click Preset List:] area.

8Click [OK] to close the printer preferences dialog box.

9Print the document using the print function in the document's native application.

For the PCL 5e printer driver:

1After creating a document, open the Printing Preferences dialog box in the document's native application.

The [Printing Preferences] dialog box appears.

2Click the [Setup] tab, if it is not already selected.

3In the [Duplex:] list, [Open to Left] or [Open to Top].

4Change any other print settings if necessary.

5Click [OK] to close the printer preferences dialog box.

6Print the document using the print function in the document's native application.

Note

  • If the document contains pages with different original sizes, page breaks may occur.

Related topics

Types of duplex printing