Printing on both sides of sheets

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

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:

After creating a document, open the Printing Preferences dialog box in the document's native application.
The [Printing Preferences] dialog box appears.
To 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.
Click the [Detailed Settings] tab.
In the [Menu:] box, click the [Edit] icon.
In the [2 sided:] list, select [Open to Left] or [Open to Top].
Change any other print settings if necessary.
To 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.
Click [OK] to close the printer preferences dialog box.
Print the document using the print function in the document's native application.

For the PCL 5e printer driver:

After creating a document, open the Printing Preferences dialog box in the document's native application.
The [Printing Preferences] dialog box appears.
Click the [Setup] tab, if it is not already selected.
In the [Duplex:] list, [Open to Left] or [Open to Top].
Change any other print settings if necessary.
Click [OK] to close the printer preferences dialog box.
Print the document using the print function in the document's native application.

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