Printer uses duplex printing even when set to 'one side only'

[vaughanhughes]

I can’t find a way to turn off duplex printing in Dorico. Under ‘Duplex Printing’ I set it to ‘one side only’, but my printer still prints both sides. Is there something I’m missing here?

[bobmusic]

I don”t know your setup, but I had this same problem on macOS , but only when using AirPrint, not with USB. The solution was to not select the default macOS driver when setting up the printer, but instead the dedicated driver from the manufacturer of the printer.

[Lillie_Harris]

Is your printer a Brother, by any chance?

Force Brother to print NON-duplex

Hi Dorico-Team, I have a strange problem in Dorico (3): My Printer always prints duplex even though I set the duplex mode in Dorico explicitly to one side only. I do not know this problem from other applications - a workaround is to first export as PDF and then use the normal system dialog from any PDF reader, which actually does what I tell it to do regarding duplex printing. Is there another possibility to print from Dorico? I remember that at the first time I used the printer (Brother MFC-2…

[bobmusic]

My printer is a Brother HL-L2360D. The default Apple- AirPrint- driver always printed in duplex. Selecting the brother-driver solved the problem. On their website they also offer a Wireless Setup-Assistant.

[vaughanhughes]

I’m using usb and the dedicated driver (on a Mac). I’ve gotten around the problem by exporting a PDF and deselecting the double sided option when printing it. A bit awkward!

[vaughanhughes]

Thanks everyone. The printer is a canon MG3600. The problem was solved by changing the default settings on my Mac. I followed the instructions on this video:

https://youtu.be/s9HzqdYO8u4