double-sided printing layout guidelines When printing on both sides of the page using the auto-duplex unit, follow these guidelines: • When printing on both sides of a page, one side of the page is printed first. Then the page must partially exit the printer to be flipped. Do not attempt to remove the page from the printer until both sides have finished printing. • The auto-duplex unit supports U.S. Letter, U.S. Legal, U.S. Executive, JIS Executive, A4, JIS B5, and custom size media from 176 by 250 mm (6.9 by 9.9 inches) up to 216 by 356 mm (8.5 by 14 inches).
• Do not print on both sides of transparencies, envelopes, index cards, or paper lighter than 60 g/m2 (16 lb bond) or heavier than 105 g/m2 (28 lb bond). Jams might occur with these types of media. However, double-sided special media made exclusively by HP can be used with the auto-duplex unit. • To print on both sides of paper, make the selection from the software or printer driver. (For Windows, see the printer driver online help. For the Mac OS, see the Mac Help on your computer.) • If you do not use the printer driver that came with the printer, you might need to change the DUPLEX setting from the PRINTING menu (within the CONFIGURE DEVICE menu) in the LCD control panel to ON.
You can also set the layout options in the DUPLEX BINDING item. • Several kinds of paper require a specific orientation when you print on both sides of a page, such as letterhead, preprinted paper, and paper with watermarks and prepunched holes. • If you attempt to print on both sides of paper without an auto-duplex unit installed, the printer prints the document on one side of the paper. • The four orientation options for printing on both sides of a page are shown below. These options can be selected from the printer driver or from the LCD control panel by setting DUPLEX BINDING from the PRINTING menu, and ORIENTATION from the PCL menu. use and maintain hp restricted 3-17