HP LaserJet printers that have the letter D in their model name (D, DT, DN, or DTN) all have built-in automatic duplexing capability. These printers support 8.5 x 11, A4, 8.5 x13 and legal paper sizes.
Note: Do not print on both sides of labels, transparencies, or vellum. You may damage the printer.
Below you will find procedures for checking the printer driver abilities for Windows XP and Macintosh OS X. You will also find general printing instructions for duplexing a document.
Windows XP
- Click on the Start button,
from the menu select Printer and Faxes. The Printer
and Faxes dialog box will appear.
- Right Click on the appropriate printer.
- Select Properties from the Content Menu with
a regular left click.
- Depending on the driver installed you could see different dialog
boxes. Click on the Device Settings Tab or the Configure
Tab.
- Device Settings Tab: Scroll down the menu until you locate the Installable Options area
locate the Duplex Unit (for 2-Sided Printing). If the underlined
option is Not Installed, click on the not installed link and a drop-down will allow you to select Installed. With Duplexing installed you are now able to print on both sides of the paper in most software applications. Click the OK button when done.
OR
Configure Tab: From the Paper Handling Options area a check mark should appear next to Duplexing Unit if no check mark appears Select this option. With Duplexing selected you are now able to print on both sides of the paper in most software applications.
- Click the OK button to close the Properties dialog
box. Now close the Printer Window.
Printing a Duplex Document
When a printer has duplex installed you are able to print duplex from all your programs. Word, Excel, GroupWise, Adobe Reader .....etc. However, you can not use the Print Icon from the toolbar as this is a short cut to print the whole document without opening the Print dialog box which gives you the options to select duplexing.
- Open a document you wish to print in the duplex manner. Click
on the File Menu and select Print .
The Print dialog box
appears.
- Click on the Properties or the Preferences button (programs vary in language). The Document Properties
dialog box appears with the Layout Tab selected .
- In the Print on Both Sides area, select Flip
on Long Edge.
Note if you do nothing else your document will be bound on the long
left edge portrait like the illustration.
Note: If the Print on Both Sides is not available to you return to the top of these instructions you as need to tell the printer driver that duplexing is available.
- Selecting Flip on Short Edge will display short-edge
portrait duplexing.
- Click on the OK button to return to the Application's
Print dialog box.
- You are now ready to select the page range or change the number of
copies before sending the document to the Printer.
Note: Duplex settings will hold until you close the application or change the Print Properties and the Layout Options back to None for printing on both sides.
Duplexing on Letterhead or Preprinted Forms
With the variety of printers installed on campus you may have to go to the printer and pull down the Manual Feed Tray or pull out the Paper Tray to view the images on how to place Letterhead or Preprinted Forms in the tray so they will print correctly.
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Macintosh OS X
- Start by checking the printer driver.
- Open the Hard Drive, then the Application
Folder and the Utility Folder, then open the Printer Setup Utility. You may find the Printer Setup Utility in the dock.
- From the Printer List select the appropriate
Printer. From the Printer Setup Utility menu select Preferences.
- If the Printing button is not highlighted please select Printing.
- Re-select the printer from the left hand area. Click the Printer Setup button.
- From the Installable Options select Duplex Unit if
it is not already checked.
- Click the Apply Changes button. You can now close all the dialog boxes that pertain to the Printer Setup Utility and its Preferences.
Printing a Duplex Document
When a printer has duplex installed you are able to print duplex from all your programs. Word, Excel, GroupWise, Adobe Reader .....etc. However, you can not use the Print Icon from the toolbar as this is a short cut to print the whole document without opening the Print dialog box which gives you the options to select duplexing.
- Open a document you wish to print in the duplex manner. Click
the File Menu and select Print.
- Enter the number of copies or pages to print now before you select duplexing.
- From the Copies and Pages drop-down menu, select Layout.
- From the Two-Sided area, select either Long-edged binding or Short-edged binding. Note the sample will change to show you
how the document will print.
- Click the Print button to send the document to the printer.
Duplexing on Letterhead or Preprinted Forms
With the variety of printers installed on campus you may have to go to the printer and pull down the Manual Feed Tray or pull out the Paper Tray to view the images on how to place Letterhead or Preprinted Forms in the tray so they will print correctly.
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