Various Printing Options

Double-Sided Printing

Standard double-sided printing
Folded Booklet double-sided printing

The EPSON Stylus C82 Series supports double-sided printing. There are two types of double-sided printing available. Standard double-sided printing allows you to print the odd-numbered pages first. Once these pages are printed, they can be reloaded to print the even-numbered pages onto the opposite side of the paper. Folded Booklet double-sided printing allows you to make single-fold booklets. Refer to the appropriate section below.

Note:
This feature is not available with Mac OS X.

Note:
  • The double-sided printing feature is not available when the printer is accessed over a network or is used as a shared printer.
  • Depending on the media type, stacks of up to 30 sheets can be loaded into the sheet feeder during double-sided printing.
  • Only use media types that are suitable for double-sided printing. Otherwise, the printout quality may deteriorate.
  • Depending on the media type and the amount of ink used to print text and images, ink may bleed through to the other side of the paper.
  • The surface of the paper may be smeared during double-sided printing.

Standard double-sided printing

Follow the steps below to print odd- and even-numbered pages onto opposite sides of the sheet.

Access the printer driver.
Accessing the Printer Software for Windows
Accessing the Printer Software for Macintosh

Select the desired Type setting under Paper Options on the Main menu (Windows).

Select the desired Media Type setting in the Print dialog box (Macintosh).
Media Type Settings

Under Paper Options on the Main menu (Windows), select the desired Size setting for the original print data.

In the Page Setup dialog box (Macintosh), select the desired Paper Size setting for the original print data.

Select the Double-Sided Printing check box on the Page Layout menu (Windows) or in the Page Setup dialog box (Macintosh).

Click Margins. The following dialog box appears.

Specify the edge of the paper where the binding will be placed. You can choose between Left, Top, and Right.

Specify the width of the binding margin in the Binding Margin text box. You can enter any width from 3 mm to 30 mm.

Note:
The actual binding margin may be different from the specified settings depending on your application. Experiment with a few sheets to examine actual results before printing the entire job.

Click OK to return to the Page Layout menu (Windows) or Page Setup dialog box (Macintosh). Then, click OK to save your settings.

Load paper in the sheet feeder, and then send the print job from your application. Instructions for generating the even-numbered pages will be displayed while the odd-numbered pages are printed.
Loading Single Sheets

Follow the on-screen instructions to reload the paper, or reload the paper as shown in the illustration below.

Note:
  • The paper may curl during printing due to the amount of ink used. Should this occur, slightly curl the sheets in the opposite direction before reloading them into the printer.
  • Align the sheet stack by tapping its edges against a hard, flat surface before reloading the stack into the printer.
  • Follow the instructions provided when reloading the printouts. Paper jams or improperly placed binding margins may occur if the printouts are not reloaded correctly.

Once the paper is reloaded, click Resume to print the even-numbered pages.


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Folded Booklet double-sided printing

You can also make single-fold booklets using the double-sided printing feature. To create a single-fold booklet, the pages that appear on the outside (after the booklet is folded) are printed first. The pages that will appear inside the booklet can then be printed after the paper is reloaded into the printer as shown in the illustration below.

Single-fold booklet
: Binding Edge

A booklet can be created by printing pages 1 and 4 on the first sheet of paper, pages 5 and 8 on the second sheet of paper, and pages 9 and 12 on the third sheet of paper. After these sheets are reloaded into the sheet feeder, you can then print pages 2 and 3 on the back of the first sheet of paper, pages 6 and 7 on the back of the second sheet of paper, and pages 10 and 11 on the back of the third sheet of paper. The resulting pages can then be folded and bound together into a booklet.

Use the following steps to create a booklet as described above.

Access the printer driver.
Accessing the Printer Software for Windows
Accessing the Printer Software for Macintosh

Select the desired Type setting under Paper Options on the Main menu (Windows).

Select the desired Media Type setting in the Print dialog box (Macintosh).
Media Type Settings

Under Paper Options on the Main menu (Windows), select the desired Size setting for the original print data.

In the Page Setup dialog box (Macintosh), select the Paper Size for the original print data.

Select the Double-Sided Printing check box on the Page Layout menu (Windows) or in the Page Setup dialog box (Macintosh). Then, select the Folded Booklet check box.

Click Margins. The Margins dialog box appears.

Specify the edge of the paper where the binding will be placed. You can choose from Left, Top, and Right.

Note:
When Portrait is selected as the Orientation setting on the Main menu (Windows) or in the Page Setup dialog box (Macintosh), the Left or Right binding positions are available. The Top binding position is supported when Landscape is selected as the Orientation setting.

Specify the width of the binding margin in the Binding Margin text box. You can enter any width from 3 mm to 30 mm. The specified margin width will be used on both sides of the fold. For example, if a 10-mm margin is specified, a 20-mm margin will be inserted (a margin of 10 mm will be placed on each side of the fold).

Portrait Landscape
: Folding Edge
: Margin

Click OK to return to the Page Layout menu (Windows) or Print dialog box (Macintosh). Then, click OK to save your settings.

Load paper in the sheet feeder, and then send the print job from your application. Instructions for printing the inside pages will be displayed while the outside pages are printed.
Loading Single Sheets

Follow the on-screen instructions to reload the paper, or reload the paper as shown in the illustration below.

Note:
  • The paper may curl during printing due to the amount of ink used. Should this occur, slightly curl the sheets in the opposite direction before reloading them into the printer.
  • Align the sheet stack by tapping its edges against a hard, flat surface before reloading the stack into the printer.
  • Follow the instructions provided when reloading the printouts. Paper jams or improperly placed binding margins may occur if the printouts are not reloaded correctly.

Once the paper is reloaded, click Resume to print the inside pages.

Once printing is complete, fold the sheets and bind them together using a stapler or other binding method.


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