DCP-9020CDW
FAQs & Troubleshooting |
Print on both sides of the paper (2-sided/duplex Printing).
- Select Letter, Legal, or Folio sized paper when using the automatic 2-sided printing function.
- Make sure the back cover is closed.
- If paper is curled, straighten it and put it back in the paper tray.
- Use regular paper or thin paper. DO NOT use bond paper.
- If the paper is thin, it may wrinkle.
- When you use the manual 2-sided printing function, it is more likely there will be paper jams or poor print quality.
Click the link below for your case.
Windows® users
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Select the print command in your application. Generally you can click File => Print, but the option may vary depending on your application.
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Select Brother [model name] Printer (where [model name] is the name of your model), and then click the printing properties or preferences button.
The printer driver window appears.
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Click the Portrait or Landscape option to set the orientation of your printout.
If your application software contains a similar layout function, we recommend using the one in the application -
Click the 2-sided / Booklet drop-down list, and then select the 2-sided or 2-sided (Manual) option.
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Click the 2-sided Settings button.
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Select one of the options from the 2-sided Type menu. When 2-sided is selected, four types of 2-sided binding are available for each orientation:
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Select the Binding Offset check box if you want to specify the offset for binding in inches or millimetres.
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Change other printer settings, if needed.
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Click OK.
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Do one of the following:
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For automatic 2-sided printing, click OK again, and then complete your print operation.
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For manual 2-sided printing, click OK again and follow the on-screen instructions for loading the paper and completing the print job.
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For automatic 2-sided printing, click OK again, and then complete your print operation.
Macintosh users
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From an application, such as Apple TextEdit, click the File menu, and then select Print.
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Select Brother [model name] (where [model name] is your model name).
(For Mac OS X v10.6.8)
For more page setup options, click the triangle beside the Printer pop-up menu.
(For OS X v10.7.x or later)
For more page setup options, click the Show Details button. -
Click the Orientation button that matches the way you want the document to print.
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For automatic 2-sided printing, do the following:
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Click the application pop-up menu, and then select Layout.
The Layout setting options appear.
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Select the Short-Edge binding or Long-Edge binding option for the Two-Sided print setting.
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Change other printer settings, if needed.
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Click Print.
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Click the application pop-up menu, and then select Layout.
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For manual 2-sided printing, do the following:
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Click the application pop-up menu, and then select Paper Handling.
The Paper Handling options appear.
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In the Pages to Print pop-up menu, select Even Only.
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Change other print settings, if needed.
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Click Print.
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After the machine prints the even-numbered pages, remove the printed pages from the output paper tray.
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Make sure the pages are completely flat, and put the paper back in the tray, blank side facing down.
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Repeat from Step 1 to Step 3, selecting the same printer and settings you used to print the even-numbered pages.
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Click the application pop-up menu, and then select Paper Handling. The Paper Handling options appear.
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In the Pages to Print pop-up menu, select Odd Only.
- Click Print.
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Click the application pop-up menu, and then select Paper Handling.
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