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FAQs & Troubleshooting

Date: 01/09/2008 ID: faq00000646_001

Where is the Manual Duplex setting option in the Mac OS X 10.3 driver or greater?

Refer to the instructions below:


Manual duplex printing from the paper tray

  1. Choose "Print" from the File menu and open the Print dialogue box.
  2. Choose the "Paper Handling" option in Presets.
  3. Choose "Even numbered pages" and click on Print.
    Repeat the step 1 - 3 until you have printed all the even-numbered pages.
  1. After the even pages are printed, remove them from the output tray, flip over the paper and place back into the paper tray, so that the printed pages face up, with the bottom edge first.
  2. Again choose the "Paper Handling" option in Presets as you did in Step 2.
  3. Choose "Odd numbered pages" and click on Print.



Manual duplex printing from the manual feed slot
  1. Open the manual feed slot cover.
  1. Using both hands, slide the manual feed slot paper guides to the width of the paper that you are going to use.
  1. Using both hands put the paper in the manual feed slot with the side that is going to be printed on first facing up.

  1. Choose "Print" from the File menu and open the Print dialogue box.
  2. Choose the "Paper Handling" option in  Presets.
  3. Choose "Even numbered pages" and click on Print.
    Repeat the step 3 - 6 until you have printed all the even-numbered pages.
  1. After the even pages are printed, remove them from the output tray, flip over the paper and place back into the manual feed slot, so that the printed pages face down, with the top edge first.
  2. Again choose the "Paper Handling" option in  Presets as you did in Step 5.
  3. Choose "Odd numbered pages" and click on Print.  Repeat steps 7-9 until you have printed all the odd-numbered pages.

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HL-2140, HL-2150N, HL-2170W

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