FAQs & Troubleshooting

Set up my Brother machine's automatic 2-sided(duplex) or booklet print.

When 2-sided(duplex) printing:

• Use A4, Letter, Legal, or Folio size paper when you use the automatic 2-sided(duplex) printing function.
  
• Make sure that the back cover is closed.
  
• If the paper is curled, straighten it and then put it back in the paper tray.
  
• Use regular paper or thin paper. DO NOT use bond paper.
  The machine can print in 2-sided(duplex) if the print media is 60 to 105 g/m 2 (16 to 28 lb) plain paper. Printing on print media heavier than 105 g/m 2 (28 lb) will cause smears and excessive paper curling.

To set the automatic 2-sided(duplex) or booklet print in the printer driver, follow the instructions listed below:

NOTE: Illustrations shown below are from a representative product and operating system, and may differ from your Brother machine and operating system.

• Windows Users (2-Sided/Duplex or Booklet Print)
  
• Macintosh Users (2-Sided/Duplex Print)

Windows Users:

You can either set the 2-sided(duplex)/booklet print for a single job, or set the driver for so that all subsequent print jobs are 2-sided(duplex)/booklet printed.

1. Within the application you wish to print from choose the print option.
   
2. Click PROPERTIES to open the Printing Preferences window. Continue to STEP 2.

All Jobs:

1. Open Printing Preferences. (Click here to see the details of how to open Printing Preferences.)
   
2. Continue to STEP 2.

• Duplex: When you want to print on both sides of the paper automatically, choose this item.
  
• Booklet: When you want to print as a booklet automatically, choose this item. To make the Booklet, fold the printed pages down the middle. When using the booklet printing function, please note that the paper size, orientation, source and other settings must remain unchanged for the whole document.

• Duplex Type: There are four (4) types of 2-sided(duplex) binding directions available for each orientation - Portrait or Landscape.
  
• Binding Offset: If you check this option, you can also specify the offset for the binding in inches or millimeters.

BOOKLET PRINTING:

• Duplex Type: There are two (2) types of 2-sided(duplex) binding directions available for each orientation - Portrait or Landscape.
  
• Booklet Printing Method: When Divide into Sets is chose: This option allows you to fold at the center of the smaller individual booklet sets without having to change the order of the page number. You can specify the number of sheets in each smaller booklet set, from 1 to 15. This option can help when folding the printed booklet that has a large number of pages.
  
• Binding Offset: If you check this option, you can also specify the offset for the binding in inches or millimeters.

1. Choose Save As. or Save Current Settings as Preset. from the Presets dropdown box.
   
2. Type a name for the Preset and click OK.