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How to Print Multiple Pages onto a Single Sheet (When Using the PCL 6 Printer Driver)

1Click the menu button of the application you are using, and then click [Print].

2Select the printer you want to use.

3Click [Preferences].

4Click the [Frequently Used Settings] tab.

You can also click the [Detailed Settings] tab, and then click [2 Sided/Layout/Booklet] in the "Menu:" box.

5Select the combination pattern in the "Layout:" list, and then specify the method for combining pages in the "Page Order:" list.

This function allows you to print 2, 4, 6, 9, or 16 pages at reduced size onto a single sheet and to specify a page ordering pattern for the combination. When combining 4 or more pages onto a single sheet of paper, four patterns are available.

The following illustrations show example page ordering patterns for 2- and 4-page combinations.

2 Pages per Sheet

Orientation

From Left to Right/Top to Bottom

From Right to Left/Top to Bottom

Portrait

Illustration of combine printing
Illustration of combine printing

Landscape

Illustration of combine printing
Illustration of combine printing

4 Pages per Sheet

Right, then Down

Down, then Right

Left, then Down

Down, then Left

Illustration of combine printing
Illustration of combine printing
Illustration of combine printing
Illustration of combine printing

To draw a border line around each page, select the [Draw Frame Border] check box in [2 Sided/Layout/Booklet] in the [Detailed Settings] tab.

6Change any other print settings if necessary.

7Click [OK].

8Start printing from the application's [Print] dialog box.