Xerox WorkCentre 3345/DNI: Legal duplex output and a reversing scanner feeder review

Choose it for the originals as well as the output

The Xerox WorkCentre 3345/DNI is a monochrome laser multifunction printer with an included reversing document feeder. It suits a document team that receives two-sided originals, prints automatic two-sided office pages and sends color scans to configured computer destinations.

Its feeder is the useful distinction from the 3335. It turns originals to capture their second sides automatically. That reduces manual handling, but it is not a single-pass scanner. The printer includes USB, Gigabit Ethernet, Wi-Fi, copying and separately configured analog fax.

Xerox identifies this series as no longer sold as new. Treat the specifications as an earlier-model reference, and check the exact US unit, compatible software and condition before planning a workflow around it.

Legal can travel through both duplex routines

Letter, Legal and A4 are positively supported for ordinary printing and automatic print duplex. The guide's explicit duplex table lists supported media at 60–120 gsm. In the computer driver, select the loaded size and paper type, then choose the appropriate page-turning layout.

The included main drawer holds 250 ordinary sheets and the bypass 50, totaling 300 at the stated 20 lb, 75 gsm basis. Both accept those three sizes. A separate 550-sheet accessory can raise an equipped machine to 850, but it is not included in the base configuration.

Legal originals also fit the reversing feeder. The glass supports Letter and A4, so a longer Legal document belongs in the feeder rather than being assumed to fit under the lid.

Tell the scanner which sides to read

Load suitable loose originals face up, with the first page on top and its top edge entering first. Remove staples and clips, adjust the guides and stay below the fill line. The exact configuration specifies 50 originals, rather than the conflicting approximately 100-sheet paragraph in a shared guide.

In the compatible TWAIN scanner interface, choose Scan Size and Side to Scan. Its one-sided, two-sided and short-edge two-sided choices determine which original faces enter the file. Select Image Color for color, grayscale or black-and-white capture before starting.

A duplex output setting alone does not tell the scanner to read both sides. Check the saved file, its page order and orientation after establishing the routine. The reversing mechanism is appropriate for ordinary duplex scanning, while a buyer requiring single-pass capture needs another explicitly equipped model.

USB scanning requires the right application

The original Network/USB Scan Driver release note confirms computer scanning over USB with firmware V60.001.14.000, SMPR4, or later. This is separate from placing a flash drive in the walk-up USB socket.

That release supports TWAIN over USB and network with 32-bit applications only. A supported 64-bit operating system does not remove the application restriction. Its WIA component supports USB scanning from 32-bit or 64-bit applications.

Check the actual operating system, scanner package and application together. Historical compatibility examples do not promise a driver for every current computer. If the normal application cannot use the scanner, resolve that before relying on the feeder's hardware capabilities.

Prepare the destination before sending network scans

For a shared computer folder, establish a reachable share and appropriate access rights. Add the computer address, share name and permitted login details to the printer address book. At the panel, choose the saved network destination and scan settings, then start the job.

Remote TWAIN needs the Scan Extension Web service and Remote Start enabled. Wi-Fi offers the documented network services, but the network configuration and destination still need to work. Printing successfully is not a substitute for scanner setup.

Secure Print is included for compatible computer jobs. Supply the required passcode and release the held document at the printer. The administrator can set the minimum passcode length; the held-job deletion timer also matters when a document waits for collection. Optional card readers are a separate arrangement.

Mobile devices, fax and envelopes keep their conditions

AirPrint needs HTTP, IPP and Bonjour/multicast DNS enabled. Mopria needs its supported device, Print Service and enabled printer protocol. Use the shared network and suitable subnet or discovery routing. A wired printer can serve a mobile device using that network's Wi-Fi.

Wi-Fi Direct peer printing is available separately and disabled by default. It does not establish peer computer scanning or every paper and security setting available in the full computer driver. Analog fax requires its configured telephone line.

For suitable envelopes, use the bypass with the print side up and closed flaps down and left. Confirm size and Envelope type. Recommended ordinary volume reaches 6,000 monthly pages; the 80,000 duty declaration is a different maximum. Match US toner numbers carefully, because an international sheet for this family uses different ordering codes.