MFC-5895CW
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Print on both sides of the page. (Manual 2-sided/Duplex Printing)
Although your Brother machine does not support Automatic 2-sided(Duplex) printing (the machine automatically prints on both sides of a sheet of paper), you can manually print on both sides of a page.
- If your Brother machine is connected to a PC, you will use the Print Odd Pages and Print Even Pages settings in your printer driver. See PROCEDURE A: USING A PC TO PRINT ON BOTH SIDES OF A PAGE
- If your Brother machine is connected to a Macintosh, you will use the Print Odd Pages and Print Even Pages settings in the Print Dialog Box of the application you are printing from. See PROCEDURE B:USING A Macintosh TO PRINT ON BOTH SIDES OF A PAGE
For example, if you are using a PC and want to print a 10-page file on 5 sheets of paper, you must set the printer driver to print all odd-numbered pages in reverse order (9, 7, 5, 3, 1) first, print the odd-numbered pages, reload the printed pages into your Brother machine, set the printer driver to print all even-numbered pages in normal order (2, 4, 6, 8, 10), then print the even-numbered pages.
PROCEDURE A: USING A PC TO PRINT ON BOTH SIDES OF A PAGE
To print on both sides of a page using a PC, please follow these steps:
- Open the printer driver.
- Choose the BASIC tab.
- Check REVERSE ORDER.
- Choose the ADVANCED tab.
- Click OTHER PRINT OPTIONS.
- Choose PRINT ORDER.
- Check PRINT ODD PAGES.
- Click OK.
- Your Brother machine will print all of the odd-numbered pages.
- After your Brother machine has printed the odd-numbered pages, remove them from the output paper tray.
- Before you go to the next step, make sure the printed pages are dry.
- Empty the paper tray completely.
- Do not add the printed pages to the top of a stack of unprinted paper.
- Put the printed pages back into the paper tray, top page first with the printed sides face up.
- Make sure the pages are completely flat before you put them back in the paper tray.
- If you are printing in Portrait orientation, insert the paper so that the top edges of the images at the back of the tray.
- If you are printing in Landscape orientation, insert the paper so that the top edges of the images are at the right-hand side of the tray.
- In the printer driver, choose the BASIC tab.
- Un-check REVERSE ORDER.
- Choose the ADVANCED tab.
- Click OTHER PRINT OPTIONS.
- Choose PRINT ORDER.
- Check PRINT EVEN PAGES.
- Click OK.
- Your Brother machine will print all the even-numbered pages on the reverse sides of the odd-numbered pages.
GUIDELINES FOR PRINTING ON BOTH SIDES OF THE PAPER:
- If the paper is thin, it may wrinkle.
- If the paper is curled, flatten it and put it back in the paper tray.
- If the paper is not feeding correctly, it may be curled. Remove the paper from the tray, flatten in, and reload it
PROCEDURE B: USING A Macintosh TO PRINT ON BOTH SIDES OF A PAGE
To print on both sides of a page using a Macintosh, please follow these steps:
- Open Print dialog. (Click here to see the details of how to open Print dialog.)
- Choose Paper Handling from the pop-up menu.
- Choose Reverse for Page Order. Then choose Even Only for Pages to Print (For Mac OS X 10.2 - 10.4, Even numbered pages for Print) .
- Click Print.
- Your Brother machine will print all of the even-numbered pages.
- After your Brother machine has printed the even-numbered pages, remove them from the output paper tray.
- Before you go to the next step, make sure the printed pages are dry.
- Put the printed pages back into the paper tray with the printed sides face up.
- Make sure the pages are completely flat before you put them back in the paper tray.
- If you are printing in Portrait orientation, insert the paper so that the top edges of the images at the back of the tray.
- If you are printing in Landscape orientation, insert the paper so that the top edges of the images are at the right-hand side of the tray.
- In the application's print dialog box, choose Paper Handling from the pop-up menu.
- Choose Normal for Page Order. Then choose Odd Only for Pages to Print (For Mac OS X 10.2 - 10.4, Odd numbered pages for Print).
- Click Print.
- Your Brother machine will print all the odd-numbered pages on the reverse sides of the even-numbered pages.
GUIDELINES FOR PRINTING ON BOTH SIDES OF THE PAPER:
- If the paper is thin, it may wrinkle.
- If the paper is curled, flatten it and put it back in the paper tray.
- If the paper is not feeding correctly, it may be curled. Remove the paper from the tray, flatten in, and reload it.
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