5. Mechanical operations
5.3
2-sided printing method
• The following two types of 2-sided printing methods are available.
2-sided printing method
5.3.1
Process of 2-sided printing with a single sheet of media resident in the
system
Operation 1
• A sheet of media is fed in and the image of
the second page of the print job is printed.
Operation 2
• Just before the 1-sided printed page moves
past the exit roller, the direction of rotation of
the exit roller is reversed and the 1-sided
printed page is conveyed into the duplex
option.
Operation 3
• The 1-sided printed page being transported
through the duplex option is stopped briefly
and then fed into the main body.
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Theory of operation Ver. 1.0 Nov. 2006
2-sided printing with a single sheet of media resident in
the system
2-sided printing with two sheets of media resident in the
system (for letter and smaller sizes)
Exit roller
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