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Perfect Binding: Printing in Cover Blank Mode

Mount Perfect Binder PB-503, and perform perfect binding for a PDF document with 32 pages in Cover Blank mode.

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

•Example Introduced in This Section

  • Mount Perfect Binder PB-503 to the main body. (Refer to Using Perfect Binder PB-503.)

  • Load the cover paper (printed) for perfect binding in the cover tray of Perfect Binder PB-503. Here, the explanation assumes to use the cover tray of Perfect Binder PB-503.

Cover paper size: Custom (Widthwise 307 mm Lengthwise 430 mm / Widthwise 12.09" Lengthwise 16.93")

•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

Perfect Binder PB-503

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

•Samples

  • Sample A: A_sample.pdf

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

•Work Flow

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.)

  • 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

•Binding Position

•Original Size

•Original Orientation

[Perfect Binding] - [Cover Print Mode]

[Perfect Binding] - [Cover Trim]

[Perfect Binding] - [Cover Tray]

[Perfect Binding] - [Cover Size]

•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.

Displaying properties

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

    Sample A (A_sample.pdf) is used in this example.

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

Setting body sets

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

    Example:

    Item

    Setting

    [2-Sided]

    Check

    [Binding Position]

    [Left Bind]

    [Original Size]

    [A4]

    [Original Orientation]

    [Portrait]

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

  2. 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.

  3. Select the tray loaded with the papers for the body sets in [Paper Tray], and then click [OK].

    • Use papers of 62 g/m2 to 105 g/m2 / 16 lb Bond to 28 lb Bond for the body sets for perfect binding.

    Example: Here, the explanation assumes that papers (A4: Long Edge) have been set in [Tray 1].

Setting cover

  1. Click the [Cover] tab, and then set each item of [Perfect Binding].

    Example:

    Item

    Setting

    [Perfect Binding]

    [Cover Print Mode]

    [Cover Blank]

    [Cover Trim]

    Check

    [Cover tray]

    [PB Cover Tray]

    [Cover Size]

    [Cover Custom Size] (Widthwise 307 mm Lengthwise 430 mm / Widthwise 12.09" Lengthwise 16.93")

    • Click [Custom Size], and then enter the paper size.

    • Use papers of 81 g/m2 to 216 g/m2 / 22 lb Bond to 57 lb Bond for the cover paper for perfect binding.

Output

  1. 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.

    For the output tray for perfect binder, refer to Making Perfect-Bound Booklets and Taking Out Perfect-Bound Books from Perfect Binder Tray.

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 cover lead edge

Is the left cover lead edge displaced with reference to the body sets in perfect binding mode?

Perfect Binding: Adjusting the Cover Paper Lead Edge

Check the position of the spine corner forming

Is the spine of the cover uniform with reference to the scanning direction without curling up or caving in when perfect-binding?

Perfect Binding: Adjusting the Spine Corner Forming Position

Check the cover alignment width

Is there any displacement, unevenness or misalignment in the body sets in perfect binding mode?

-> Sub Compile CD Width Adjustment

Perfect Binding: Adjusting the Sub Compile CD Width

Is there any displacement, unevenness or misalignment in the body sets in perfect binding mode?

-> Clamp CD Width Adjustment

Perfect Binding: Adjusting the Clamp CD Width

Is there any displacement in the alignment width in the feed direction of the body sets in perfect binding mode?

Perfect Binding: Adjusting the Cover Up/Down CD Width

Check the cover alignment position

Is there any misalignment between the body sets and cover in the direction perpendicular to the feed direction in perfect binding mode?

Perfect Binding: Adjusting the Clamp FD Position

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: Registering and Editing the Spot Color Information

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

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

Image Quality: Adjusting the Tone Curve