MFC-J825DW

FAQs & Troubleshooting

FAQs & Troubleshooting

Where is the Auto 2-sided(Duplex) setting option in the driver for Mac OS X 10.3.x or greater?

Refer to the instructions below.
Note: The screens on your Macintosh will vary depending on your operating system version.


For Mac OS X 10.3 - 10.4 users:

  1. Open the Print dialogue. 
    (Please refer to the instructions, "Change the printer driver settings (For Mac OS X)".)
  2. Choose "Layout" from the pop-up menu.
  3. If you want to enable 2-sided(Duplex) Printing, choose "Long-edged binding" or "Short-edged binding" in Two-Sided.
    If you want to disable 2-sided(Duplex) printing, choose "Off."
    Print dialog- Layout

  4. Choose "Paper Handling".
  5. Choose "All pages" in Print and click Print. You can print pages on both sides of the paper.
    Print dialog- Paper Handling

For Mac OS X 10.5 or later users:

  1. Open the Print dialogue. 
    (Please refer to the instructions, "Change the printer driver settings (For Mac OS X)".)
  2. Choose "Layout" option from the print options pop-up menu.
  3. If you want to enable 2-sided(Duplex) Printing, choose "Long-edge binding" or "Short-edge binding" in Two-Sided. Automatically the Two-Sided check box is checked.
    If you want to disable 2-sided(Duplex) printing, choose "Off."
    Print dialog- Layout


  4. Choose "Paper Handling".
  5. Choose "All pages" in Pages To Print and click Print. You can print pages on both sides of the paper.
    Print dialog- Layout


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