Printing on both sides of the paper (duplexing)

Printing on both sides of the paper (duplexing) automatically

Notes:

Warning—Potential Damage: Do not touch the duplex latch or latches while actively printing.
For Windows users

  1. With a document open, click File > Print.

  2. Click Properties, Preferences, Options, or Setup.

  3. Navigate to:

    Layout tab > Print on Both Sides (Duplex) area > Print on both sides

    • Click Long edge for print jobs with pages that are bound along the long edge of the page.

    • Click Short edge for print jobs with pages that are bound along the short edge of the page.

  4. Click the Paper/Finishing tab, and then select a supported paper type.

  5. Click OK to close any printer software dialogs.

  6. Click OK or Print.

To return to single-sided printing, repeat steps 1 and 2, and then navigate to:

Layout tab > Print on Both Sides (Duplex) area > Print on one side only

For Macintosh users

  1. With a document open, choose File > Page Setup.

  2. From the Page Setup dialog, set the printer, paper size, and orientation.

  3. Click OK.

  4. From the menu bar, choose File > Print.

  5. From the Printer pop-up menu, choose your printer.

  6. From the print options pop-up menu, choose Quality & Media.

  7. From the Paper Type pop-up menu, choose a supported paper type.

  8. From the print options pop-up menu, choose Layout.

  9. From the Two-Sided pop-up menu, choose Long-Edge binding or Short-Edge binding.

    • For Long-Edge binding, pages are bound along the long edge of the page (left edge for portrait, top edge for landscape).

      Portrait

      Landscape

      The illustration shows a print job in portrait with long-edge binding.
      The illustration shows a print job in landscape with long-edge binding.

    • For Short-Edge binding, pages are bound along the short edge of the page (top edge for portrait, left edge for landscape).

      Portrait

      Landscape

      The illustration shows a print job in portrait with short-edge binding .
      The illustration shows a print job in language with short-edge binding.

  10. Click Print.

Setting the duplex printing dry time

Using the control panel

  1. From the printer control panel, navigate to:

    the home button > Setup > the select button > Print Mode Setup > the select button > Page Dry Time > the select button

  2. Press the up or down arrow button to scroll to the dry time setting you want, and then press the select button.

Note: The dry time varies depending on the print quality selected for the print job. Select Extended to extend the dry time for your prints.

Using the printer software

For Windows users

  1. Click File > Print.

  2. Click Properties, Preferences, Options, or Setup.

  3. Navigate to:

    Layout tab > Print on Both Sides (Duplex) area > select a dry time setting

    Note: Under conditions of high humidity, or if the normal drying time does not allow the ink to dry completely, select Extended.

  4. Click OK.

For Macintosh users

  1. From the Apple menu, navigate to:

    System Preferences > Print & Fax > select your printer

  2. Navigate to:

    Open Print Queue > Printer Setup > Driver tab

    or

    Printer Setup > Installable Options

  3. From the Two-Sided Printing Dry Time pop-up menu, choose a dry time setting.

    Note: Under conditions of high humidity, or if the normal drying time does not allow the ink to dry completely, choose Extended.

  4. Click OK or Apply Changes.