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111 • Printer Settings in Windows
2-sided (duplex) printing 
The duplex unit adds the function of two-sided printing, using less paper and making 
large documents easier to handle. It also  enables booklet printing, which uses even 
less paper. 
• For Letter, A4, Legal 13, 13.5 and 14 and Custom paper sizes
• Paper stocks from 20 to 28 lb. US Bond (75 - 105 g/m
2). 
To carry out Duplex Printing:
1. Select File > Print and click the Properties button. 
2. Select the input tray (Tray1, Tray2 [optional], Multi Purpose Tray) from the 
Source drop down.
3. In the Duplex printing drop down menu, se lect either Long Edge (Auto) or Short 
Edge (Auto) according to your printing preferences. 
4. If you require further information, click the Duplex Help button.
5. Click the Print button.Note
The steps in the process relate to Windows XP PCL. Other operating 
system windows may appear slightly di
fferent, but the principles are the 
same.
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112 • Printer settings in Mac OS X
Printer settings in Mac OS X_________
The information in this section is based on Mac OS X Tiger (10.4). Other versions may 
appear slightly different, but the principles are the same.
PCL emulation
Setting printing options
You can choose your printer and select options for how you want your documents to 
print from the Print dialog box.
To set your printer options:
1. Open the document you want to print.
2. To change the paper size or page orientation, select File > Page Setup. For a 
description of each option, see  “Page setup options” on page 114
3. Close the Page Setup dialog box.
4. Select File > Print.
5. Select your printer from the Printer drop-down menu.
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113 • Printer settings in Mac OS X
6.To change any printer driver settings, select the required options from the 
Settings drop-down menu. You can select  more options from the Copies & Pages 
menu. For a description of these options, see “Print Options” on page 115
7. Click the Print button.
Saving driver settings
You can save a set of printer driver options to use for future documents.
1.Open the document you want to print.
2. To change the paper size or page orientation, select File > Page Setup.
3. Select Save As Default from the Settings drop-down menu.
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114 • Printer settings in Mac OS X
4.Select File > Print.
5. To save the current printer driver settings as a preset, select Save As from the 
Preset menu.
6. Enter a name for your preset and click OK.
Changing the Default Printer and Paper Size
The following steps describe how to change your default printer and the paper size 
options.
1.Select Apple menu > System Preferences.
2. Click the Print & Fax icon.
3. Select your printer in the Selected Printer in Print Dialog drop-down menu.
4. Select your required paper size in th e Default Size in Page Setup drop-down 
menu.
Page setup options
This section provides a description of  the page setup options available to you.
Page attributes
You can select Save As Default to use the current Page Setup settings as a standard \
for all documents.
Format for
Allows you to select your printer model before changing options such as Paper Size 
and Orientation.
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Paper size
Select a paper size to match your documents and the paper loaded in the printer. The 
paper margin is 4.2mm at all edges. To specify your own paper sizes, select  Manage 
Custom Sizes ...
Scale
You can scale documents up or down to fit onto different paper sizes. To fit your 
document on a specific paper size, select Options in the Paper Handling drop-down 
menu in the Print Options dialog box  (see “Print Options” on page 115).
Orientation
You can select a portrait or landscape option. When using landscape, you can rotate 
the document 180 degrees.
Print Options
Copies & Pages
Copies 
This option allows you to enter the number of  copies to print. If you select Collate, all 
pages of the document will print before the next copy prints.
Pages
You can select whether to print all pages of a document or just a section of it.
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Layout
Pages per sheet
You can shrink multiple pages and print them on a single sheet of paper. For example, 
choosing 4-up will tie four of your docume nt’s pages across a single sheet of paper. 
You can control the order in which the documents are tiled and also choose to 
surround each document page with a border.
Two-sided
You cannot use the two sided printing options  in this panel. Use the options in “2-
sided (duplex) printing” on page 111 instead.
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Scheduler
This option lets you choose whether to print your document immediately, or defer 
printing until later. You can also assign a priority to a print job.
These features are useful if you are printing  large documents that take a long time to 
print.
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Paper Handling
Page order
You can choose to print your document in the normal page order (1,2,3...) or reverse 
order (...3,2,1).
Print
This option allows you to choose whether to print only odd or even number of pages. 
This is useful if you are using manual dupl ex for which you first print all odd pages, 
re-insert the paper in the printer and then print all even pages.
Destination paper size
Scale documents to fit on the size of paper in your printer. For example, you can take 
a document formatted for A3 and print it on A4 paper using an A4 printer.
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119 • Printer settings in Mac OS X
Cover page
Choosing a cover page may help you identify your printed document in a large pile of 
paper. This is useful in a busy office with many people sharing the printer.
Duplex
Using the duplexer, you can print on both sides of the paper. 
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Long Edge Binding prints pages that read like a normal book. 
Short Edge Binding prints pages that read like a notepad. 
Paper source
This option allows you to select the paper tray to use for your print job.
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