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Printing on Both Sides of the Paper
Phaser® 8500/8550 Color Printer
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Printing on Both Sides of the Paper
This section includes:
■ Automatic 2-Sided Printing on page 3-24
■ Manual 2-Sided Printing on page 3-26
Automatic 2-Sided Printing
Automatic 2-sided printing is available from all trays. Before printing a 2-sided document,
verify the following requirements:
■ The printer is a Phaser 8500DN, Phaser 8550DP, Phaser 8550DT, or Phaser 8550DX
configuration.
■ The paper weight is within the appropriate weight range: 60–120 g/m
2
(16–32 lb. Bond).
The following specialty media should not be used for 2-sided printing:
■ Transparencies
■ Envelopes
■ Labels
See also:
Supported Paper and Media on page 3-3
Printer Configurations on page 1-4
Binding Edge Options
When you use the printer driver to select 2-sided printing, also select the binding edge, which
determines how the pages turn. The actual outcome depends on the orientation (portrait or
landscape) of images on the page, as displayed in the following illustrations.
Portrait Landscape
Bind on Side Edge
Flip on Long Edge
Bind on Top Edge
Flip on Short Edge
Bind on Side Edge
Flip on Short Edge
Bind on Top Edge
Flip on Long Edge