Printing On Both Sides Of The Paper (Manual Duplex Printing) - Brother HL-5130 Service Manual

CHAPTER 2 INSTALLATION AND BASIC OPERATION
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Printing on Both Sides of the Paper (manual duplex printing)

The supplied printer drivers for Windows® 95/98/Me, Windows® NT 4.0, Windows® 2000/XP,
Mac OS 8.6 to 9.2 and Mac OS X 10.1 or later (except for Mac OSX 10.2) all enable manual
duplex printing.
NOTE: The PS driver does not support manual duplex printing.
Manual duplex printing from the paper tray
When printing on both sides of the paper, follow the steps below;
(1) Choose Manual Duplex mode you need from the printer driver.
(2) The printer will automatically print all the even-numbered pages on one side of the
paper first.
(3) Remove the printed even-numbered pages from the output tray and put them back in
the paper tray, placing the paper with the side to be printed on (blank side) face down.
Follow the instructions on the computer screen.
(4) The printer will now automatically print all the odd-numbered pages on the other side of
the paper.
Manual duplex printing from the manual feed tray (For HL5130 and HL-5140)
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CAUTION:
*Before you put the sheets back in the manual feed tray, you will have to straighten them, or
you may get paper jams.
*You should not use very thin or very thick paper.
*When you use the manual duplex function, it is possible that there may be paper jams or
poor print quality. If there is a paper jam, see 4. PAPER PROBLEMS in Chapter 6.
(1) Choose the Manual Duplex printing mode from the Advanced tab, and from the Basic tab
select the Paper Source to be Manual feed.
(2) Using both hands put the paper in the manual feed tray with the side to be printed on first
facing up. Follow the instructions on the computer screen. Repeat this step until you have
printed all the even-numbered pages.
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