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Book Spread Print: Imposing Mixed Sized Original in Book Spread

This function imposes the larger original in a book spread when printing the original, which has a different size for each page, as a booklet. For example, when printing original data including A4 and A3 documents, finish A3 documents in book spreads.

In this section, you can check how to finish the printed document while actually operating with sample data (sample E).

•Example Introduced in This Section

•Intended Environment

Operating system

Windows 7

Application

Adobe Acrobat XI Pro

Printer driver

PS Plug-in Driver

Image Controller

Image Controller IC-603

Mounted finisher

Saddle Stitcher SD-506

* The sample screen may be different from the actual display depending on your system environment and application version/revision.

•Samples

  • Sample E: E_sample.pdf

  • Provided in the "/contents/sample/" folder on the [User's Guide CD] supplied with this machine.

•Workflow

STEP 1: Setting printer driver

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STEP 2: Checking the finishing

Check the finishing of the printed document, then make adjustments with reference to the link if needed.

•Recommended Combination

  • Stamp: You can insert Date/Time, Page Number and Copy Number in each page at the time of printing. ([Stamp] tab of the printer driver. Refer to Stamp.)

  • Full bleed: Print without page margins of the original. ([Layout] tab of the printer driver. Refer to Layout.)

•Precautions

Setting printer driver

Set the following items in the printer driver.

Menu item

•Imposition (Booklet)

•Binding Position

•Book Spread

•Original Size

•Original Orientation

•Paper Size

•Paper Tray

Also, set the following on the [Print] window of Application.

•Copy Count

•Choose paper source by PDF page size

  • When setting in the printer driver, make sure that there are no previous settings left in each item in the tabs [Layout], [Finishing], [Cover], etc.

  1. Open the original data with the application, and then click [Print] on the [File] menu.

    Sample E (E_sample.pdf) is used in this example.

  2. Select the printer to use for printing and click [Properties].

  3. Click the [Layout] tab, and then set the following items.

    Example:

    Item

    Setting

    [Imposition]

    [Booklet]

    [Binding Position]

    [Left Bind]

    [Book Spread]

    Checked

    [Original Size]

    [A4]

    [Original Orientation]

    [Portrait]

    [Paper Size]

    [Default]

    • If the specified settings on the preview are not displayed, click [Acquire Device Information] on the [Configure] tab to obtain the device information.

  4. Click the [Paper] tab, and then click [Acquire Tray and Paper Data].

    When the tray and paper data is acquired, a green checkmark is displayed.

    • If the tray and paper data could not be acquired, a red x checkmark is displayed. Check if an optional paper tray is correctly mounted.

  5. Select a tray in [Paper Tray], and then click [OK].

    Example: Here, the explanation assumes that papers (A3: Short Edge) have been set in [Tray 2].

  6. Enter [Copies] on the [Print]screen, then select [Choose paper source by PDF page size], and then click [Print].

    Printing starts. When the printing is completed, go to "Checking the finishing" and check the finishing of the printed document.

Checking the finishing

Check the finishing of the printed document. Check the following items, and then make adjustments if needed.

Check item

Check point

Adjustment method

Finishing size / Paper type

  • Has it been set to the specified [Paper Size]?

  • Has it been printed on papers in the specified tray?

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Alignment of the front side and back side (use the sample chart)

Are the print positions of the front side and back side the same?

-> Shifted either upward, downward, leftward or rightward: Image shift adjustment

Both Sides Adjust: Adjusting the Image Shift

Are the print positions of the front side and back side the same?

-> The scale has been changed: Adjustment for the vertical magnification and horizontal magnification

Both Sides Adjust: Adjusting the Horizontal/Vertical Magnification

Check the width of gutter (page interval)

Is the image on the gutter chipped or is there a gap in the image on the book spread?

Book Spread Print: Adjusting the Gutter

Check the half-fold position

Is the half-fold position displaced from the center of the paper?

Booklet: Adjusting the Fold Position

Check the staple center positions

Are the staple positions displaced from the center of the paper?

Booklet: Adjusting the Staple Center Position

Check the staple pitch

Is the interval of the staples reasonable?

Booklet: Adjusting the Staple Pitch

Check the image quality

Are the image quality and colors stable without any fluctuation?

-> The image quality and colors are unstable: Carry out the corrective operations

In case of the following symptoms, carry out the corrective operations.

  • Each position of YMC colors does not match with each other

  • The image is grainy or has small dots or white spots

  • A white line appears at the same position

Execute Adjust Operation: Adjusting in Adjustment Mode

Have the colors been reproduced just as expected?

-> Far from what is expected

Image Quality: Using Spot Colors

Image Quality: Registering an Alternative Color (RGB -> CMYK)

Image Quality: Registering an Alternative Color (CMYK -> CMYK)

Image Quality: Adjusting the Tone Curve