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Phaser 6500 Color Laser Printer
User Guide
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Printing on Both Sides of the Paper
This section includes:
• Automatic 2-Sided Printing Guidelines on page 81
• Binding Edge Options on page 81
• Automatic 2-Sided Printing on page 82
• Manual 2-Sided Printing on page 82
Note: Automatic 2-sided printing is available for the Phaser 6500DN printer configuration. Manual
2-sided printing using Tray 1 is available for both Phaser 6500 configurations. The PCL 6 print
driver for Windows is the only one that supports manual 2-sided printing. For details, see
Performing Manual 2-sided Printing from Tray 1 on page 82. However, you can use the manual
feed slot to print 2-sided pages one sheet at a time using the PostScript driver. For details, see
Performing Manual 2-sided Printing from the Manual Feed Slot on page 83.
Automatic 2-Sided Printing Guidelines
Before printing a 2-sided document, verify that the paper is a supported size for the tray. For a list of
supported sizes, see Supported Paper on page 48.
Do not use the following media for automatic 2-sided printing:
• Transparencies
•Envelopes
•Labels
• Any die-cut specialty media, such as business cards
•Cardstock
•Glossy cardstock
Binding Edge Options
When you use the print driver to select 2-sided printing, you also select the binding edge. The binding
edge determines how the pages turn. The actual outcome depends on the orientation (portrait or
landscape) of images on the page, as shown in the following illustrations.
Portrait Landscape
Flip on Long Edge Flip on Short Edge Flip on Long Edge Flip on Short Edge