Copy on Both Sides of the Paper (2-sided)
Reduce the amount of paper you use by copying onto both sides of the paper.
- You must choose a 2-sided copy layout from the following options before you can start 2-sided copying.
- The layout of your original document determines which 2-sided copy layout you should choose.
- (For ADF models) For important or fragile documents, use the machine’s scanner glass.
- (For ADF models) To use the automatic 2-sided copy feature, you must load your document in the ADF.
- When you manually make 2-sided copies from a 2-sided document, use the scanner glass.
- (For models without the lever on the 2-sided tray) Select A4 sized paper when using the 2‑sided copy option.
- Portrait
- 2–sided to 2–sided
- 1–sided to 2–sided (Long Edge Flip)
- 1–sided to 2–sided (Short Edge Flip)
- Landscape
- 2–sided to 2–sided
- 1–sided to 2–sided (Long Edge Flip)
- 1–sided to 2–sided (Short Edge Flip)
DCP-L3515CDW/DCP-L3520CDW/DCP-L3520CDWE/DCP-L3527CDW
- Load your document.
- Press or to enter the number of copies you want.
- Press Copy/Scan Options.
- Press or to select [2-sided], and then press OK.
- Press or to display [Layout Long] or [Layout Short], and then press OK.
- Select flip on long edge or flip on short edge, and then press OK.
- Press or to display [2sided ⇒ 2sided] or [1sided ⇒ 2sided], and then press OK.
- Press Mono Start or Colour Start.If you are using the scanner glass, go to the next step.
- After the machine scans the page, place the next page on the scanner glass, and then press to select the [Yes] option.
- After scanning all the pages, press to select the [No] option.
DCP-L3555CDW/DCP-L3560CDW/MFC-L3740CDW/MFC-L3740CDWE/MFC-L3760CDW/MFC-L8340CDW/MFC-L8390CDW
- Load your document.
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- (For MFC-L8390CDW) Load your 2-sided document in the ADF. If you use the scanner glass for your 2-sided document, select the [1-sided⇒2-sided] option.
- (For DCP-L3555CDW/DCP-L3560CDW/MFC-L3740CDW/MFC-L3740CDWE/MFC-L3760CDW/MFC-L8340CDW) Load your 2-sided document to the scanner glass.
- Press [Copy].
- Enter the number of copies.
- Press .
- Do one of the following:
To make 2-sided copies of a 2-sided document, press [2-sided⇒2-sided].
To make 2-sided copies from a 1-sided document, follow these steps:
- To change the layout options, press [Layout], and then press [Long Edge Flip] or [Short Edge Flip].
- Press [1-sided⇒2-sided].
- NOTE
- (For DCP-L3555CDW/DCP-L3560CDW/MFC-L3740CDW/MFC-L3740CDWE/MFC-L3760CDW/MFC-L8340CDW) If you select [2-sided⇒2-sided], you cannot use the ADF. Use the scanner glass.
- When finished, press [OK]. (If the [OK] button is displayed.)
- Press [Colour Start] or [Mono Start].
If you placed the document in the ADF, the machine scans the pages and starts printing.
- If you are using the scanner glass, repeat the following steps for each page of the document:
For a 2-sided document, turn the sheet over along the long edge to scan the other side.
- Place the next page on the scanner glass, and then press [Continue] to scan the page.
- After scanning all the pages, press [Finish].
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