Print Duo (Both Sides)
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A Duo enabled printer will allow you to select both sides in the driver, Printing Preferences:
- Control Panel
- View Devices and Printers
- Right click your printers icon
- Printing Preferences
- You can then set your colour preference for each side. (colour or monochrome)
- If your printer is Not Duo enabled the duplex printing option will be greyed out.
*See below if your printer is Duo enabled on the display but is actually greyed out in the driver settings.
How do I know if my printer is enabled to print both sides (Duo)?
Power the printer on and when it has initialised the Display will contain the word: DUO = Double sided is enabled.
| Duo is Not Enabled
⛔️ |
Duo is Enabled
✅ |
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No ‘Duo’? Your printer is a single sided printer.
It may be possible to purchase an online Duo Upgrade (300, 600, D, K, Ultima):
- Sign-up for or Sign-in to your Magicard Support Account.
- Register your printer.
- If an upgrade is possible for your registered printer the option will be displayed.
* My printer is Duo Enabled on the display but the duplex option is greyed out in Printing Preferences?
This could be a sign that the driver has lost communication to the printer and could be the result of a number of causes.
If you are connected to the printer via USB.
- Power off the printer.
- Go to control panel> devices and printers and remove all Magicard icons.
- Then reboot the pc.
- Once back up power on the printer.
- Wait a couple of minutes and in Devices and printers should be a new Magicard icon.
- Right click that icon and select Printing preferences. On the printer tab set it to both sides ( this should now be available to select)
- Then set your color formats on the card front tab and card back tab. (colour or monochrome)
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