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Fold: Gate-Fold

Mount Folding Unit FD-503, and then finish the PDF document with Gate-Fold.

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

• Example Introduced in This Section

•Intended Environment

Operating system

Windows 7

Application

Adobe Acrobat X Pro

Printer driver

PS Plug-in Driver

Image Controller

Image Controller IC-602

Mounted finisher

Folding Unit FD-503

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

•Samples

  • Sample C: C_sample.pdf

  • Provided in the "/contents/sample/" folder on the accompanying CD-ROM.

•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.)

  • Sort/Group: When printing two or more sets, you can output by set or by page. ([Finishing] tab of the printer driver) Refer to Finishing.

  • 1-sided or 2-sided print on a page basis: You can set 1-sided or 2-sided print for each page. ([Page Setting] tab of the printer driver. Refer to Page Settings.)

•Precautions

Setting printer driver

Set the following items in the printer driver.

Menu item

•2-Sided

•Original Size

•Original Orientation

•Paper Size

•Gate-Fold

•Folding Direction

•Paper Tray

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

•Copy Count

  • 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 C (C_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

    [2-Sided]

    Check

    [Original Size]

    [A3]

    [Original Orientation]

    [Landscape]

    [Paper Size]

    [A3]

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

  4. Click the [Finishing] tab, and then set [Fold] and [Folding Direction].

    Example:

    Item

    Setting

    [Fold]

    [Gate-Fold]

    [Folding Direction]

    Check [Outside]

  5. 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 the paper tray for Option is correctly mounted.

  6. 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 1].

  7. On the [Print] screen, enter the [Copies] and click [OK].

    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: Both Sides Adjust

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 gate-fold position

Is the folding position of the Gate-Fold correct?

Fold: Adjusting the Gate Folding Positions