Canon Lbp 3300 User Guide

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2-sided Printing
This printer is equipped with a function that can perform 2-sided printing. Plain 
paper and heavy paper (91 - 120 g/m2) of A4, Legal, and Letter sizes can be used 
for automatic 2-sided printing.
IMPORTANT
•You cannot perform automatic 2-sided printing on heavy paper (121 - 163 g/m2), 
transparencies, labels, Index Card, and envelopes.
•During automatic 2-sided printing, do not touch the paper until it is output to the face-
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2-sided Printing •
When paper is fed from the paper cassette: Load the paper so that the printing side 
is facing up, as shown in the following figure.
( : Feeding direction)
 

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•When paper is fed from the manual feed slot: Load the paper so that the printing 
side is facing down, as shown in the following figure.
( : Feeding direction)
•Load paper in Cassette 2 (Only when the optional paper feeder is installed) in the 
same manner as you load paper in Cassette 1.
 

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2Open the duplex unit cover.
Holding the opening of the duplex unit cover, open it gently.
3Set the blue paper size switch lever (A) to the appropriate 
position according to the paper size for 2-sided printing.
For A4 size, draw the paper size switch lever toward you.
For Letter or Legal size, push the paper size switch lever into the printer.
IMPORTANT
When performing 2-sided printing, be sure to confirm the paper size switch lever is 
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4Close the duplex unit cover.
Holding the opening of the duplex unit cover, close it gently.
5Select [Print] from the [File] menu in the application. Select 
the name of this printer for [Name] or [Printer Name], and then 
click [Properties].
 

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6Display the [Page Setup] sheet, then from [Page Size], select 
the size of a document that you have created with the 
application.
7From [Output Size], select the size of the loaded paper as 
needed.
Leave the setting at [Match Page Size] when the page size and the size of the 
paper loaded in the paper source are the same, since there is no need to change 
the setting.
 

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IMPORTANT
The print will be automatically reduced or enlarged to fit on the page when the 
settings for [Page Size] and [Output Size] are different.
8Display the [Finishing] sheet and select [2-sided Printing] for 
[Print Style].
9Display the [Paper Source] sheet, then select [Paper Source].
Specify the same setting as the one for [Paper Source], although the setting for 
[Paper Source] changes to ones such as [First Page] or [Other Pages] when 
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10Select the paper type specified in [Paper Type].
NOTE
Load paper based on the following [Paper Type] criteria:
11Click [OK] to close the Properties dialog box.
Paper TypePrinter Driver Setting
Plain 
paper60 - 74 g/m
2[Plain Paper L]
75 - 90 g/m
2[Plain Paper]
Heavy paper (91 - 120 g/m
2) [Heavy Paper 1]
 

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12Click [OK] to start printing.
 

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Performing 2-sided Printing Manually
Since this printer can print the reverse side of previously printed paper, you can 
print both sides of the paper to which automatic 2-sided printing cannot be applied.
1Load paper in the manual feed slot.
NOTE
When printing the reverse side of previously printed paper from the manual feed 
slot, load the paper so that the printing side is facing up, as shown in the following 
figure.
( : Feeding direction)