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The HP DeskJet 2755e is popular as a budget printer, but it has no automatic duplexer. Every double-sided print requires a manual paper reload. This guide shows you exactly how to do it without wasting paper or getting pages out of order.
HP DeskJet 2755e Duplex Capability
The 2755e is a single-pass inkjet. Its output tray delivers pages face-down, the printed side faces down when paper exits the tray. This is the key detail that determines how you reload paper for the second pass.
Step-by-Step: Windows (HP DeskJet 2755e)
Step 1. Print odd-numbered pages first
Open your document. Press Ctrl+P. In the print dialog, look for a Pages or Page Range setting. Select Odd pages only. Set the printer to the HP DeskJet 2755e and click Print.
Step 2. Wait for odd pages to finish
Let all odd-numbered pages print completely before touching the paper. Note how they exit the tray, face-down, in order (page 1 on top of the stack in the tray).
Step 3. Reload paper for the 2755e's face-down output
Take the printed stack out of the output tray. Flip the stack over so the printed side now faces UP. Keep page 1 at the top. Load this stack back into the input tray with the printed side facing up and the top of the pages feeding in first.
Step 4. Print even-numbered pages
Back in the print dialog, change to Even pages only. Click Print. The even pages will now print on the backs of the odd pages in the correct order.
Step-by-Step: Mac (HP DeskJet 2755e)
- Open your document and press Cmd+P
- In the print dialog, click Show Details
- Find Paper Handling in the dropdown
- Set Pages to Print to Odd Only
- Print odd pages. Retrieve them from the output tray.
- Flip the stack as described above (printed side up, page 1 on top, fed in first)
- Back in Print → Paper Handling, change to Even Only
- Print even pages
The Paper Reload Diagram for HP DeskJet 2755e
After odd pages print (face-down output):
- Page 1 is at the top of the output stack (face-down)
- Flip the entire stack, now page 1 is at the top, face-up
- Load into input tray: face-up, top of pages entering the feeder first
- Even pages will print: page 2 on the back of page 1, page 4 on the back of page 3, etc.
Getting this wrong produces either upside-down backs or pages printed in the wrong order. Use DuplexReady to automate this logic.
Easier Method: Use DuplexReady
Instead of managing odd/even page printing manually, DuplexReady automates the whole process:
- Go to duplexready.com
- Upload or drag in your PDF
- Select "HP DeskJet" or "Face-down output" as your printer type
- DuplexReady reorders the pages and produces two PDFs: front sides and back sides
- Print front sides → reload paper as directed → print back sides
This eliminates all guesswork about odd/even pagination and paper orientation.
Print double-sided on your HP DeskJet 2755e without the hassle
DuplexReady handles the page reordering automatically, free, browser-based, no install.
Try DuplexReady FreeFAQ
No. The HP DeskJet 2755e does not have an automatic duplexer. All double-sided printing must be done manually by printing one side, reloading the paper, and printing the other side. This is true for most HP DeskJet printers in the budget range.
This means you reloaded the paper in the wrong orientation. For the HP DeskJet 2755e (face-down output), the reload sequence should be: flip the stack so printed side faces up, then load with the top of the pages entering the feeder first. If pages are still upside-down, try rotating the stack 180 degrees before reloading.
Yes, using DuplexReady's booklet mode. It reorders your PDF pages into booklet signatures so when you fold the sheets in half after manual duplex printing, the pages appear in the correct reading order.