Manual 2-sided printing

If you want to print on two sides (duplex) on paper other than the supported sizes or weights (for example, paper heavier than 105 g/m² (28 lb) or very thin paper), or if your printer does not support automatic 2-sided printing, you will have to go to the printer and reinsert the paper manually after the first side has printed. You will also have to reinsert the paper manually if you select either Correct Order for Rear Bin or Correct Order for Straight Paper Path in the printer driver. Follow the instructions in the printer driver.

If you are using card stock or heavy paper, select Correct Order for Rear Bin in the printer driver to avoid jams. Open the lower rear door (rear output bin).

To manually print on two sides (duplex)

1. Insert enough paper into one of the trays to accommodate the print job. If you are loading special paper such as letterhead, load it in one of the following ways:

   For Tray 1, load the letterhead paper with the first side down, bottom in first.

   For Tray 2 (250-sheet tray) or Tray 3 (500-sheet tray), load the letterhead paper with the first side up, top edge toward the back of the tray.

   

2. Open the printer driver.

3. Select the appropriate size and type.

4. If printing on heavy paper or very thin paper, select Correct Order for Rear Bin or Correct order for straight paper path in the printer driver.

5. Open the lower rear door (rear output bin).

   

6. On the Finishing tab, select Print on Both Sides (Manually).

7. Click OK.

8. Go to the printer. When the MANUAL FEED prompt appears, remove any blank paper from Tray 1. Insert the printed stack with the blank side up, top edge in first. You must print the second side from Tray 1.

   

   NOTE	Do not discard any blank sheets from the printed stack.

9. If prompted by a message at the control panel, press .

   NOTE	If total sheets exceed the Tray 1 capacity for manual duplex jobs, feed the top 100 sheets first and press . When prompted, feed the next 100 sheets and press . Repeat as necessary until all the sheets from the output stack have been loaded into Tray 1.