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Booklet: Adjusting the Staple Center Position

You can adjust the staple center and paper fold positions.

As an example, how to adjust the staple position when it is misaligned upward (backward) by 1.5 mm from the center of the papers is explained below.

• Meaning and Purpose of Staple Center Position Adjustment

  • When the staple position of saddle stitch stapling is misaligned from the paper half-fold position (center of paper), this function allows you to move the staple position forward or backward by specifying the desired value.

  • Negative values move the staple position forward (downward).

  • Positive values move the staple position backward (upward).

• When to perform

  • When the staple position of saddle stitch and the paper half-fold position (center of paper) are misaligned

•Intended Environment

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.

•Precautions

  • Adjust the staple paper width before using this function.

  1. Measure the current misalignment 'a' of the staple position using a ruler.

    • Measure the difference between paper center position (1) and staple position (2) (= Width 'a').

  2. On the touch panel of the main body, press [Adjustment] on the [MACHINE] screen.

  3. Press [Finisher Adjustment] on the [Adjustment Menu] screen.

  4. Press [Saddle Stitcher Adjustment] on the [Finisher Adjustment] menu.

  5. Press [Staple Center Position] on the [Saddle Stitcher Adjustment] menu.

  6. Enter the adjustment value and press [Set].

    Example: Move the staple position downward (forward) by 1.5 mm.

    Item

    Setting

    Current Data

    Moving 1.5 mm downward (forward) (-15)

    • Press [+/-], [1], [5], and [Set] to enter the value [-15]. This moves the staple position 1.5 mm downward (forward).

    • Press the keypad on the screen to set the value.

    • Use [+/-] to specify the value to be positive or negative.

    • The values are in 0.1 mm increments. (1 = 0.1 mm)

    • Pressing [Print Mode] switches the mode to print mode, which allows you to print the original.

  7. Print the original again and check the staple center position for misalignment.

    Repeat the above steps until the desired staple center position is obtained.