Clueless about auto duplex printing on laser printers? Don’t worry we’ve got you covered. Auto duplex printing is basically printing on two sides of the paper automatically. Yes, it means that you don’t have to flip the pages manually when you want two-sided printed pages.
But how do you do that? Is there a special switch that you need to flip? Read on to find out!
Manual VS Auto Duplex Laser Printer
Manual duplex printing can achieve the same result as automatic duplex printing — the only difference is that you will have to turn the page over yourself to print the other side.
On the other hand, in auto duplex printing, the printer does the flipping for you. This saves you time, money, effort, and paper!
An auto duplex laser printer helps you to enjoy higher print quality, faster print speeds, cleaner prints, lower print costs, and more efficient printing.
Check out some of Brother’s best Laser Duplex Printers:
Here are some additional tips to enhance your printing efficiency:
Two Ways to Optimize Printing Speed
1. Use a Laser Printer
Compared to inkjet printers, laser printers usually print more quickly, regardless of whether your prints are in color or monochrome (black and white).
2. Use Auto Duplex
As mentioned previously, auto duplex printing saves you the hassle of manually flipping the pages. Just press print, make yourself a cup of coffee, and come back with double-sided prints!
How To Do Auto Duplex Printing
Setting up duplex printing can change your printing routine and reduce costs. All you have to do is to follow the steps below:
Windows
1. Select the print command in your application. Click File > Print – options may vary depending on your application.
2. Select Brother HL-XXXX Series (where XXXX is the name of your model) and click Properties or Preferences button.
Some programs have a different Print window and Properties or Preferences may not be listed. You may need to click on another button (ex. Setup) or tab before accessing the printer driver settings.
3. Next to Duplex / Booklet, select ‘Duplex’.
4. Click the Duplex Settings button.
5. Select the desired Duplex Type – Portrait/Landscape.
6. Select Binding Offset if you want to specify the offset for binding in inches or millimeters.
7. Change any other printer driver settings if desired.
8. Select OK and Print.
Mac
- Select the print command in your application. Click File > Print – options may vary depending on your application.
2. Select Brother HL-XXXX Series
3. If Printer and Presets are the only options on the Print Window, click the Show Details button on the bottom to expand the Print Window. Then, click the blue down arrow to the right of the printer name to expand the Print Window.
4. Click on the drop menu (Copies and pages or the name of the application and click on Layout).
5. Choose ‘Long-edge binding’ or ‘Short-edge binding’.
6. Change any other printer driver settings if desired.
7. Click Print to print the document.