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Two-Sided Copying

This mode enables you to make two-sided copies from one-sided or two-sided originals, or make one-sided copies from two-sided originals.
IMPORTANT
For information on the modes which cannot be set in combination with this mode, see "Unavailable Combination of Functions."
You may not be able to make two-sided copies on some types of paper, depending on the paper.
NOTE
If you are copying in the 2-Sided mode, align the top edge of the original with the back edge of the platen glass (by the arrow in the top left corner), or with the back edge of the feeder.
The 2-Sided mode you have selected is displayed above [2-Sided] on the Regular Copy Basic Features screen.
Paper used to make two-sided copies must conform to the following specifications:
Paper size: A3, A4, A4R, A5R, or custom size (139.7 mm × 182 mm to 297 mm × 487.7 mm) (free size paper cannot be used for two-sided copying)
Paper weight: 52 to 220 g/m2
When copying, to cancel this setting, press [2-Sided] → [Cancel Settings].
1-Sided to 2-Sided
This feature enables you to make two-sided copies from one-sided originals, or to print two successive pages of a document stored in a Mail box onto both sides of a sheet of paper.
IMPORTANT
Make sure to place originals with a horizontal (landscape) orientation, such as A4R and A5R, horizontally. If these originals are placed vertically, the back side of the copy is printed upside down.
NOTE
If there are an odd number of originals, the back side of the last copy is left blank. (The machine's counter does not count the blank page as a copy.)
If the 2-Sided mode is used with the Different Size Originals mode, the copies of different size originals will be printed as one-sided copies on paper of their respective sizes. If you want to make two-sided copies with different size originals, you must select the paper size beforehand.
1.
Place your originals → press [Options] → [2-Sided].
2.
Press [1-Sided2-Sided].
To set the orientation of two-sided copies, press [Set Details] → select the type of two-sided orientation → press [OK].
[Book Type]:
The front and back sides of the copy will have the same top-bottom orientation.
[Calendar Type]:
The front and back sides of the copy will have opposite top-bottom orientations.
3.
Press [OK].
4.
Press .
2-Sided to 2-Sided
This feature enables you to make two-sided copies from two-sided originals.
NOTE
If you place your originals in the feeder, both sides of two-sided originals can also be scanned simultaneously.
If you placed your originals on the platen glass, follow the instructions displayed on the screen to scan each side of the originals.
1.
Place your originals → press [Options] → [2-Sided].
NOTE
If Auto Collate in Function Settings (from the Settings/Registration screen) is set to 'On', the Collate or Offset Collate mode is automatically set when you place your originals in the feeder. (See "Auto Collate.")
2.
Press [2-Sided2-Sided].
To set the orientation of the originals and the copies, press [Set Details] → select the type of two-sided orientation for the originals and the copies → press [OK].
Original
[Book Type]:
The front and back sides of the original have the same top-bottom orientation.
[Calendar Type]:
The front and back sides of the original have opposite top-bottom orientations.
Copy
[Book Type]:
The front and back sides of the copy will have the same top-bottom orientation.
[Calendar Type]:
The front and back sides of the copy will have opposite top-bottom orientations.
3.
Press [OK].
4.
Press .
2-Sided to 1-Sided
This feature scans both sides of originals that are placed in the feeder and make one-sided copies on different sheets of paper.
IMPORTANT
Make sure to place originals with a horizontal (landscape) orientation, such as A4R and A5R, horizontally. If these originals are placed vertically, the back side of the copy is printed upside down.
NOTE
If you place your originals in the feeder, both sides of two-sided originals can also be scanned simultaneously.
If you want to place your two-sided original on the platen glass, use the Job Build mode in Options to execute 2-Sided1-Sided copying. (See "Job Build.")
1.
Place your originals in the feeder → press [Options] → [2-Sided].
NOTE
If Auto Collate in Function Settings (from the Settings/Registration screen) is set to 'On', the Collate or Offset Collate mode is automatically set when you place your originals in the feeder. (See "Auto Collate.")
2.
Press [2-Sided1-Sided].
To set the orientation of the originals, press [Set Details] → select the orientation of the originals → press [OK].
[Book Type]:
The front and back sides of the original have the same top-bottom orientation.
[Calendar Type]:
The front and back sides of the original have opposite top-bottom orientations.
3.
Press [OK].
4.
Press .
Book to 2-Sided
This feature enables you to make two-sided copies from facing pages, or from the front and back sides of a page in bound originals, such as books and magazines.
Left/Right Two-sided
This setting makes two-sided copies from facing pages.
Front/Back Two-sided
This setting makes two-sided copies from the front and back sides of a page.
IMPORTANT
Only A4 paper can be used for Book2-Sided copying.
If you select [Front/Back 2-Sided], the front side of the first two-sided page and the back side of the last two-sided page are left blank. (The machine's counter does not count the blank pages as copies.)
Place your original on the platen glass. The Book2-Sided mode cannot be used when the original is placed in the feeder.
1.
Place your original on the platen glass → press [Options] → [2-Sided].
To make copies in the correct page order, begin copying from the first open page of the book or bound original.

Place your original face down, making sure that its top edge is aligned with the back edge of the platen glass (by the arrow in the top left corner).
2.
Press [Book2-Sided].
3.
Press [Set Details] → select the desired type of two-sided layout → press [OK].
[Left/Right 2-Sided]:
The facing pages of a book or bound original are copied onto the front and back sides of a single sheet of paper.
[Front/Back 2-Sided]:
The front and back sides of the left page, or the front and back sides of the right page, are copied onto the front and back sides of a single sheet of paper.
4.
Press .
To copy the next two facing pages, turn the page of the original → place your original on the platen glass → press .
5.
When scanning is complete, press [Start Copying].