HP 2420 - Manual (Page 218)

Table 4-3 Page orientation
Orientation (Finishing tab) Flip Pages Up selected Flip Pages Up not selected
Portrait Short-edge binding Long-edge binding
Landscape Long-edge binding Short-edge binding
When Print on Both Sides is selected, the document preview image changes to show a spiral
binding along either the left edge or the top edge of the page. In addition, a folded-over corner
appears in the lower-right portion of the preview image, indicating that printing occurs on the back
side. An arrow on the folded-over corner points in the direction that the pages would be flipped if they
were bound together.
Short-side binding is for print jobs with pages that read by flipping over like the pages of a note pad.
Long-side binding is for print jobs with pages that read by turning like the pages of a book.
Booklet layout
The Booklet Layout drop-down menu, visible when Print on Both Sides is selected, offers choices
that are based on the current media size. The default setting for the Booklet Printing drop-down
menu is Off. The following options are available in the Booklet Layout drop-down menu:
■ Left Edge Binding
■ Right Edge Binding
When you select Left Edge Binding or Right Edge Binding, the document preview image changes
to show the location of the binding. If the Pages per Sheet setting is on the default setting of 1, it
automatically changes to 2 pages per sheet. If you change the Pages per Sheet setting manually to
4, 6, 9, or 16 pages per sheet, the booklet setting is disabled. See the
Printing a Booklet section of
this chapter for more information.
Book and Booklet Printing
The HP LaserJet 2410, 2420, and 2430 printer supports book and booklet printing.
A book is a print job consisting of at least two pages that can have a different media type for the front
cover, first page, other pages, last page, or back cover. Use the Front Cover, First Page, Other
Pages, Last Page, and Back Cover settings on the Paper/Quality tab (available when you select
the Use Different Paper check box) to select different media for the front cover, first page, other
pages, and back cover.
A booklet is a print job that places two pages on each side of a sheet that can be folded into a
booklet that is half the size of the media. Use the Booklet Layout drop-down menu on the Finishing
tab to control booklet settings.
Printing a Booklet
Complete the following steps to print a booklet in most software programs.
1 Click File, click Print, and then click Properties.
2 Click the Finishing tab and select the Print on Both Sides check box.
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