This article outlines important considerations when using the Double-sided Printing feature with some HP roll printers that have the "Roll workflow" option.
Advised to use in RIP action
This first point is not a limitation but an advice for the limitations coming below, it is advised to use Rip action to perform verification before printing to avoid media and ink waste.
Aborting job
If you abort a job, you should abort side A and side B, linked sides cannot be deleted automatically. If you don't delete the sides will not be able to link them anymore between the next jobs and this could result in an error in the print.
Manual Side B
(To use a different image between side A and side B)
- Pages should have the same size
- Rotations should be done manually or at least be verified in the spooler before printing (cf. limitation 1)
- If side B rotation is wrong, you should abort side A and side B to do it manually (cf. limitation 2)
The orientation of side B depends on the orientation of the top of the image of side A, there are two cases of use, and a wrong orientation can be detected easily with the preview in the spooler (require to know the file orientation).
Two examples of page orientation with good and wrong cases:
Case 1: image in landscape orientation
In landscape orientation, the preview of side B in the Spooler should be "top oriented bottom" to be good.
Case 2: image in portrait orientation
In portrait orientation, the preview of side B in the Spooler should be in the same orientation as side A,
Case OK: You can print the side A and go to your next jobs.
Case NOT OK: You should abort Side A and Side B and verify the orientation of Side A to rotate Side B manually
Let's show you a practical case that is wrong at first in landscape orientation:
Wrong case in landscape orientation (case 1)
You need to abort side A and side B to rotate in another way side B.
Do side A as before, then, in this case, you need to set a rotation of 180° manually to the side B:
180° setup for landscape orientation
The preview of side B in the spooler is "top oriented bottom", now you can send side A to print.
Then this is a practical case that is good for portrait
Good case in portrait orientation
In this case, side A and side B are well-oriented (same orientation for portrait), you can already print side A.
If side B is on the wrong side, you can abort the job (side A and side B) and then rotate side B manually
Rotation of 90° counterclockwise when the job is not oriented correctly