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9. Access the Print dialog.
&See “Accessing the Printer Driver for Mac OS X” on page 15.
10. Select Print Settings from the pop-up menu.
11. Select plain papers as the Media Type setting.
12. Make the settings that you want to use to print. See online help for details of Print 
Settings.
 
						

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13. Select Auto Duplex Printing Settings from the pop-up menu.
14. Select the Auto Duplex Printing check box.
15. Select the Binding edge setting.
16. Select one of the Document Type settings. This automatically adjusts Print Density and 
Ink Drying Time.
Note:
If you are printing high-density data, such as photos or graphs, we recommend adjusting the 
Print Density.
17. Load paper into the printer, and click Print.
&See “Loading Paper” on page 22.
Folded Booklet Double-sided Printing (for Windows only)
Manual double-sided printing
Use the following steps to create a folded booklet.
Note:
Folded booklet double-sided printing function is available only when manual double-sided printing 
is set.
 
						

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1. Access the printer settings.
&See “Accessing the Printer Driver for Windows” on page 14.
2. Click the Main tab, then select one of the following Quality Option settings:
❏Draft for rough drafts with reduced print quality
❏Text for text-only pages
❏Text & Image for higher quality pages with text and images
❏Web for web pages
❏Photo for good quality and speed
3. Select Rear Tray as the Source setting.
4. Select the appropriate Type setting.
&See “Selecting the Correct Paper Type or Media Type” on page 29.
 
						

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5. Select the appropriate Size setting.
6. Select Portrait (tall) or Landscape (wide) to change the orientation of your printout.
7. Click the Page Layout tab and select the Duplex Printing check box. Then select 
Manual and select the Folded Booklet check box.
8. Click Margins to open the Margins window.
 
						

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9. Specify the edge of the paper where the binding will be placed. You can choose Left, 
Top, or Right.
Note:
When you select Portrait as the Orientation setting, the Left or Right binding positions are 
available. The Top binding position is available when you select Landscape as the Orientation 
setting.
10. Choose cm or inch as the Unit setting. Specify the width of the binding margin.
* : Folding edge
** : Margin
You can enter any width from 0.12 to 1.18 inches, or from 0.3 to 3.0 cm. The specified 
margin width will be used on both sides of the fold. For example, if you specify a 1 inch 
margin, you will get a 2 inch margin (a margin of 1 inch will be placed on each side of 
the fold).
11. Click OK to return to the Page Layout window. Then click OK to save your settings.
12. Load paper into the rear sheet feeder, then send the print job from your application. 
Instructions for printing the inside pages will be displayed while the outside pages are 
printed.
&See “Loading Paper” on page 22.
13. Follow the on-screen instructions to reload the paper.
Note:
❏The paper may curl during printing due to the amount of ink used. Should this occur, slightly 
curl the sheets in the opposite direction before reloading them.
❏Align the sheet stack by tapping its edges against a hard, flat surface before reloading it in 
the printer.
Portrait Landscape
 
						

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❏Follow the instructions provided when reloading the printouts. Otherwise, paper may jam or 
the binding margins may be incorrect.
❏If a paper jam occurs, refer to the following.
&See “The Paper Jams” on page 165.
14. Once the paper is reloaded, click Resume to print the inside pages.
15. Once printing is complete, fold the sheets and bind them together using a stapler or 
other binding method.
Fit to Page Printing
You can use the Fit to Page printing function when you want to print, for example, a letter 
size document on another size paper.
Fit to Page printing automatically resizes your page to the paper size you select. You can 
also resize your page manually.
 
						

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Printer Settings for Windows
1. Access the printer settings.
&See “Accessing the Printer Driver for Windows” on page 14.
2. Click the Main tab, then select one of the following Quality Option settings:
❏Draft for rough drafts with reduced print quality
❏Text for text-only pages
❏Text & Image for higher quality pages with text and images
❏Web for web pages
❏Photo for good quality and speed
3. Select the paper source as the Source setting.
4. Select the appropriate Type setting.
 
						

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&See “Selecting the Correct Paper Type or Media Type” on page 29.
5. Select the appropriate Size setting.
6. Select Portrait (tall) or Landscape (wide) to change the orientation of your printout.
7. Click the Page Layout tab, then select the Reduce/Enlarge Document check box.
8. Do one of the following:
❏If you selected By Output Paper Size, select the size of the paper you are using 
from the drop-down list.
❏If you selected By Percentage, use the arrows to choose a percentage.
9. Click OK to close the printer settings window.
After completing the steps above, print one test copy and examine the results before 
printing an entire job.
 
						

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Printer Settings for Mac OS X 10.5
1. Access the Print dialog.
&See “Accessing the Printer Driver for Mac OS X” on page 15.
2. Click the dbutton to extend this dialog.
3. Select the printer you are using as the Printer setting, and then make suitable settings.
Note:
Depending on your application, you may not be able to select some of the items in this dialog. 
If so, click Page Setup on the File menu of your application, and then make suitable settings.
 
						

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4. Select Paper Handling from the pop-up menu.
5. Select the Scale to fit paper size.
6. Make sure that the appropriate size is displayed in Destination Paper Size.