Printing tasks
Using Duplex Bind
Printing on both sides of the paper reduces printing costs. When you select duplex bind printing in the printer driver or Duplex Bind in the Finishing Menu on the operator panel, you must select either long edge or short edge binding. Duplex Bind defines the way duplexed pages are bound, and how the printing on the back of the sheet
The two values for Duplex Bind are:
Long Edge Assumes binding along the long end of the page (left edge for portrait orientation and top edge for landscape orientation). The following illustration shows
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Portrait
Landscape
Short Edge Assumes binding along the short edge of the page (top edge for portrait orientation and left edge for landscape orientation). The following illustration shows
Back of sheet
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Binding |
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Back of | Front of |
sheet | next sheet |
Front of next sheet
Landscape
Portrait
Duplexing a print job
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