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Print on Both Sides of Letter or A4 Paper and Cut the Paper in Half (Automatic 2-sided Printing and Cutting) (Windows)

Your machine automatically resizes Letter documents to fit Half Letter paper or leaves Half Letter documents in their original size, prints them side-by-side on both sides of Letter paper, and cuts the paper in half.
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This function is available for both Letter and A4 paper. In these instructions, substitute 'A4' for 'Letter' and 'A5' for 'Half Letter,' as applicable.
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  • Before printing, install your machine's printer driver on a computer connected to your machine. To install the driver, go to your model's Downloads page at support.brother.com/downloads.

  • Make sure the jam clear cover is closed.
  • If paper is curled, straighten it and put it back in the paper tray.
  • Use regular paper. DO NOT use bond paper.
  • If the paper is thin, it may wrinkle.
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You can print Letter or A4 documents without resizing both sides and still have the machine cut the paper in half. Your machine prints two 2-sided Half Letter size printed pages - one featuring the top half of the original document, and the other featuring the lower half of the original document.
  1. Select the print command in your application.
  2. Select your model's name, and then click the printer's properties or preferences button.
    The printer driver window appears.
  3. Click the Basic tab.
  4. In the Orientation field, select the Portrait or Landscape option to set the orientation of your printout.
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    If your application contains a similar setting, we recommend that you set the orientation using the application.

  5. Click the Page Size drop-down list, and then select the Letter or Half Letter option.
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    If you load A4 size paper in the tray, select the A4 or A5 option.
  6. In the Cut Print field, select the Cut Print checkbox.
  7. If you selected the Letter option from the Page Size drop-down list, select the Fit to Cut Page option.
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    If you select the No Resize option, your machine will print Letter documents without resizing.
  8. Click the 2-sided / Booklet drop-down list, and then select 2-sided.
  9. Click the 2-sided Settings button.
  10. Select one of the options from the 2-sided Type menu.
    When 2-sided is selected, four types of 2-sided binding are available for each orientation:
    (The listed binding options are not available when Letter is selected in the Page Size drop-down list with the No Resize option selected in the Cut Print field.)
    Option for Portrait
    Description
    Long Edge (Left)
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    Long Edge (Right)
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    Short Edge (Top)
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    Short Edge (Bottom)
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    Option for Landscape
    Description
    Long Edge (Top)
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    Long Edge (Bottom)
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    Short Edge (Right)
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    Short Edge (Left)
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  11. Click OK to return to the printer driver window.
  12. Change other printer settings, if needed.
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    The Borderless feature is not available when using this option.

  13. Click OK again, and then complete your print operation.
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