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Duplexer modes
The duplexer allows you to print on both sides of the paper. First the printer prints
on one side of the paper in the usual manner. Then it sends the paper to the
duplexer, which turns it over to allow printing on the other side. Figure 8 shows
the path through which paper travels when printing in the duplex mode.
Binding setups
The term binding refers to the manner in which printed pages of paper are joined
together when pages are joined together (by gluing, stitching, etc.) in book form.
The two possible types of binding are long-edge binding, in which pages are
joined together along their long edge; and short-edge binding, in which they are
joined together along their short edge. In selecting a binding type, you must also
consider the orientation of the printed page. You can use long-edge or short-edge
binding with either landscape or portrait printing.
Depending on the binding type and print orientation, the duplexer provides four
types of binding setups. These are: (1) portrait, long-edge, (2) portrait, short edge,
(3) landscape, long-edge, and (4) landscape, short-edge. Figure 9 shows these
binding setups.
With portrait, long-edge binding and landscape, short-edge binding [setups (1)
and (4) in Figure 9], text on both sides of the paper is oriented in the same
direction.
With portrait, short-edge binding and landscape, long-edge binding [setups (2)
and (3) in Figure 9], text on the rear side of the paper is printed upside down with
respect to that on the front side.
Mode Selection
You can enable the duplexer by selecting the Duplex mode option using the
MODE key on the printer’s control panel, or by means of PRESCRIBE or PCL
mode selection commands.