MG5350 duplex printing

[John Wallace]

I have just discovered, by accident, that this printer has a facility for duplex printing. However, I cannot work out why it did it because there is no tick box for double sided in the print dialog box.

So my two questions are:
- Why did it suddenly print automatic double-sided without apparently a pronpt, and
- How can I acquire the missing double-side tick box.

I'm running a Mac on Sierra.

 

[Emulator]

See:- https://www.printerland.co.uk/product/canon-mg5350-/117141

 

[stratman]

See:- https://www.printerland.co.uk/product/canon-mg5350-/117141

Sorry. I looked at your link but still don't understand how OP's printer does duplex printing without him directing printer to do so via a setting.

Auto Duplex has meant the printer will print duplex once you've told it to do so (setting selection). Otherwise there is Manual Duplex where you manually feed the paper back through upside down to print the other side.

 

[John Wallace]

As usual, I was confused by information on the web. There are two ways:
- in the print dialog box, you set the lower box from the drop-down menu to 'Duplex printing and margin, then tick the 'duplex printing' box.

- Or, on the printer screen, you navigate using the scroll wheel via Copy/Print settings/change paper type to Matte/2-sided

I must have set it by mistake, either on the scroll wheel or on the dialogue box.

All the time I've had this printer, I never realised you could perform duplex printing.

There you go!

 

[stratman]

All the time I've had this printer, I never realised you could perform duplex printing.

It's like Christmas in September.

 

[John Wallace]

I've now written in large writing the following three things on my wall:

1. Switch off, wait ten seconds, switch on.
2. Check the batteries
3. Read the manual

That should solve 99 percent of problems.

Happy Christmas!