Copying Single-Sided Originals with 2-Sided and Combined Printing

This section explains how to combine and print a multiple pages (two or four pages) on one side or both sides of paper.

Important

  • This function is only available when the original is set in the ADF, not when it is set on the exposure glass.

  • To combined copy, the paper size used for printing copies must be set to A4, Letter or Legal.

  • To use 2-sided copy, the paper size used for printing copies must be set to A4, A5, B5 JIS, Legal, 51/2 × 81/2, Letter, Executive, 8 × 13, 8 × 10, 81/2 × 13, 81/2 × 12, 81/2 × 132/5, 81/4 × 13, Folio, 16K, or Government Legal.

  • The types of paper that can be used for 2-sided copy are plain paper 1, plain paper 2, middle thick, thick 1, recycled, special paper 1 to 3, preprinted, cardstock, and letterhead.

There are following copy modes. Select a copy mode according to your original and how you want the copy outputs to appear.

Combined copy on one side

In this mode, a two or four-page original is combined and printed on one side of paper.

1S 2Org->Cmb 2on1 1S

Original Orientation

Copy

Illustration of original orientation

Illustration of combined copy on one side

Illustration of original orientation

Illustration of combined copy on one side

1S 4Org->Cmb 4on1 1S

Original Orientation

Left to Right

Top to Bottom

Illustration of original orientation

Illustration of combined copy on one side

Illustration of combined copy on one side

Illustration of original orientation

Illustration of combined copy on one side

Illustration of combined copy on one side

Combined copy on both sides

In this mode, a multiple-page original is combined and printed on both sides of paper.

1S 4Org->Cmb 2on1 2S

Original Orientation

Top to Top

Top to Bottom

Illustration of original orientation

Illustration of combined copy on both sides

Illustration of combined copy on both sides

Illustration of original orientation

Illustration of combined copy on both sides

Illustration of combined copy on both sides

1S 8Org->Cmb 4on1 2S

Original Orientation

Left to Right, Top to Top

Left to Right, Top to Bottom

Front

Back

Front

Back

Illustration of original orientation

Illustration of combined copy on both sides

Illustration of combined copy on both sides

Illustration of combined copy on both sides

Illustration of combined copy on both sides

Illustration of combined copy on both sides

Illustration of combined copy on both sides

Illustration of combined copy on both sides

Illustration of combined copy on both sides

Original Orientation

Top to Bottom, Top to Top

Top to Bottom, Top to Bottom

Front

Back

Front

Back

Illustration of original orientation

Illustration of combined copy on both sides

Illustration of combined copy on both sides

Illustration of combined copy on both sides

Illustration of combined copy on both sides

Illustration of combined copy on both sides

Illustration of combined copy on both sides

Illustration of combined copy on both sides

Illustration of combined copy on both sides

1S Orig->2S Copy

In this mode, one-sided pages are printed on the front and back sides of paper without being combined.

Original Orientation

Top to Top

Top to Bottom

Illustration of original orientation

Illustration of front and back sides of paper

Illustration of front and back sides of paper

Illustration of original orientation

Illustration of front and back sides of paper

Illustration of front and back sides of paper

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