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Duplex printing
Duplex printing prints on both sides of the paper. When printing for binding, the binding 
edge can be specified as required to produce the desired page order.
Printing with the Duplex Unit (models with Duplex Unit only)
Follow the steps below to print with the Duplex Unit.
1. Click the Basic Settings tab.
2. Select the Duplex check box, then select Left, Top, or Right as the Binding position.
Note:
The Duplex check box appears only when the Duplex Unit is recognized by the printer driver. 
If you selected Update the Printer Option Automatically on the Optional Settings tab, confirm 
that Duplex Print Unit is set to Installed. If you selected Update the Printer Option Manually 
on the Optional Settings tab, click the Settings button and select the Duplex Print Unit check 
box.
3. Click Duplex Settings to open the Duplex Settings dialog box.
 
						

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4. Specify the Binding Margin for the front and back sides of the paper, then select 
whether the front or back side of the paper is to be printed as the Start Page.
5. When printing for binding as a booklet, select the Binding Method check box and 
make appropriate settings. For details about each setting, see online help.
6. Click OK to apply the settings and return to the Basic Settings tab.
Doing duplex printing manually (models without Duplex Unit only)
1. Click the Basic Settings tab.
2. Make sure that the Manual Feed check box is off.
Note:
❏The manual feed function is not available when using the manual duplex function.
❏The Skip Blank Page function is not available when using the manual duplex function.
 
						

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3. Select the Duplex (Manual) check box, then select Left, Top, or Right as the binding 
position.
4. Click Duplex Settings to open the Duplex Settings dialog box.
5. Specify the Binding Margin for the front and back sides of the paper, then select 
whether the front or back side of the paper is to be printed as the Start Page.
 
						

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6. When printing for binding as a booklet, select the Binding Method check box and 
make appropriate settings. For details about each setting, see online help.
7. Click OK.
8. Execute the print job.
Note:
The alert screen appears on the computer. Click the OK button on the screen.
9. After printing on one side, reload the paper into the MP tray with the printed surface 
face-up as shown below. Then, press the NStart/Stop button.
Note:
❏Manual duplex printing may not be completed normally when printing a document for which the 
paper size, orientation, or paper source setting is set to change in the document.
❏When doing duplex printing manually with collate set on the printer driver, the printing may not 
be completed normally depending on the application you use.
❏Straighten the paper before loading it. If curled paper is loaded, it may not feed correctly.
 
						

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Displaying information about consumables with the printer driver
The amount of toner remaining is displayed on the Basic Settings tab when EPSON 
Status Monitor is installed. The Order Online button is also available. You can set the 
interval at which the information about the consumables is updated on the Consumables 
Info Settings dialog box that appears by clicking the Consumables Info Settings button 
on the Optional Settings tab.
Note:
❏The driver and EPSON Status Monitor use different methods to measure the amount of toner 
remaining in the cartridge. Because of this, the information that is displayed in EPSON Status 
Monitor and the Basic Settings tab might be different. Use EPSON Status Monitor to get more 
detailed information.
❏The country/region and URL for a web site must be specified when installing EPSON Status 
Monitor to use the function for ordering consumables online.
 
						

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Ordering Consumables
To order consumables online, click the Order Online button on the Basic Settings tab. 
See Order Online on page 88 for details.
Note:
The Order Online button is not available when you open this screen from USB Memory Print 
Maker.
 
						

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Resizing printouts
You can have your document enlarged or reduced during printing.
To automatically resize pages to fit the output paper
1. Click the Advanced Layout tab.
2. Select the Zoom Options check box, then select the desired paper size from the 
Output Paper drop-down list. The page will be printed to fit on the paper you have 
selected.
3. Select Upper Left (to print reduced page image at upper left corner of the paper) or 
Center (to print reduced page image with centering) for Location setting.
4. Click OK to apply the settings.
 
						

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Resizing pages by a specified percentage
1. Click the Advanced Layout tab.
2. Select the Zoom Options check box.
3. Select the Zoom To check box, then specify the magnification percentage in the box.
Note:
The percentage can be set between 50% and 200% in 1% increments.
4. Click OK to apply the settings.
If necessary, select the paper size to be printed from the Output Paper drop-down list.
 
						

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Modifying the print layout
Your printer can print either two or four pages onto a single page and specifies the printing 
order, automatically resizing each page to fit the specified paper size. You can also choose 
to print documents surrounded by a frame.
1. Click the Advanced Layout tab.
2. Select the Print Layout check box and the number of pages you want to print on one 
sheet of paper. Then click More Settings. The Print Layout Settings dialog box 
appears.
3.  Select the Page Order in which the pages are printed on each sheet.
 
						

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4. Select the Print the Frame check box when you want to print the pages surrounded by 
a frame.
Note:
The Page Order choices depend on the number of pages selected above, and the paper 
orientation (Portrait or Landscape) selected on the Basic Settings tab.
5. Click OK to apply the settings and return to the Advanced Layout tab.
Using a watermark
Follow the steps below to use a watermark on your document. On the Advanced Layout 
tab or Watermark dialog box, you can select from a list of predefined watermarks, or you 
can make an original watermark with text or a bitmap. The Watermark dialog box also 
allows you to make a variety of detailed watermark settings. For example, you can select 
the size, intensity, and position of your watermark.
1. Click the Advanced Layout tab.
2. Select a watermark that you want to use from the Watermark drop-down list. If you want 
to make detailed settings, click Watermark Settings. The Watermark dialog box 
appears.
Note:
If you select User Name or Computer Name from the Water Mark drop-down list, the login 
account name or computer name is printed.