Printing on Both Sides of Paper (Duplex Printing)

You can print on both sides of a sheet of paper.

  • Duplex printing is available for the following paper sizes.

    A4, B5, Letter, Legal (13 inches), Legal (13.5 inches), Legal (14 inches), Executive, 16K (197 mm x 273 mm, 195 mm x 270 mm, 184 mm x 260 mm), Custom size

    Duplex printing is not available for A5, A6, Statement, DL, C5, C6, Com-9, Com-10, Monarch, Photo (4x6 inch), and Photo (5x7 inch).

  • Duplex printing is available for the following media weight.

    60 to 120g/m2 (16 to 32 lb)

    Do not use media weight other than the above, because paper jams result.

Note

This function may not be available for some applications.

Memo

When printing on custom size paper, duplex printing is available for the following width and length ranges.

  • Width: 182 to 216 mm (7.2 to 8.5 inches)

  • Length: 257 to 356 mm (10.1 to 14.0 inches)

  1. Close the faceup stacker.

  2. Open a file.

  3. Select [Print] from the [File] menu.

  4. Click [Preferences].

  5. Select [Long Edge] or [Short Edge] from [2-Sided Printing] on the [Setup] tab.

  6. Change other settings if necessary, and then click [OK].

  7. Click [Print] on the [Print] screen.

    Printing starts.

  1. Close the faceup stacker.

  2. Open a file.

  3. Select [Print] from the [File] menu.

  4. Click [Preferences].

  5. Select [Long Edge] or [Short Edge] from [2-Sided Printing (Duplex)] on the [Setup] tab.

  6. Change other settings if necessary, and then click [OK].

  7. Click [Print] on the [Print] screen.

    Printing starts.

  1. Open a file.

  2. Select [Print] from the [File] menu.

  3. Click [Preferences].

  4. Select [Flip on Long Edge] or [Flip on Short Edge] from [Print on Both Sides] on the [Layout] tab.

  5. Change other settings if necessary, and then click [OK].

  6. Click [Print] on the [Print] screen.

    Printing starts.

  1. Close the faceup stacker.

  2. Open a file.

  3. Select [Print] from the [File] menu.

  4. Select [Setup] from the panel menu.

  5. Select [Long-Edge Binding] or [Short-Edge Binding] from [Duplex].

  6. Change other settings if necessary, and then click [Print].

    Printing starts.

  1. Open a file.

  2. Select [Print] from the [File] menu.

  3. Select [Layout] from the panel menu.

    Memo

    • If setting details are not displayed in the print dialog box for Mac OS X 10.7 to 10.10, click [Show Details] at the bottom of the dialog box.

    • If the print option is not displayed in the print dialog box for Mac OS X 10.6.8, click the disclosure triangle next to the [Printer] drop-down list.

  4. Select [Long-Edge binding] or [Short-Edge binding] from [Two-Sided].

  5. Change other settings if necessary, and then click [Print].

    Printing starts.