Finished Image of Perfect Binding

A: Body set

B: Cover

C: Head

D: Foot

[1] Back side of front cover

[2] Back side of back cover

[3] Front side of front cover

[4] Front side of back cover

[5] Spine width

[6] Cover trimming

[7] Cover lead edge adjustment

[8] Left binding (upside down for right binding)

Original: 1-sided, even number

Body set: 2-sided copying

Cover Print: OFF

Front cover original

Body set original

Back cover original

Body set output

Cover print

Original: 1-sided, even number

Body set: 2-sided copying

Cover print: ON, 1-sided

Front cover original

Body set original

Back cover original

Body set output

Cover print

Original: 1-sided, even number

Body set: 2-sided copying

Cover print: ON, 2-sided

Front cover original

Body set original

Back cover original

Body set output

Cover print

Original: 1-sided, odd number

Body set: 2-sided copying

Cover Print: OFF

Front cover original

Body set original

Back cover original

Body set output

Cover print

Original: 1-sided, odd number

Body set: 2-sided copying

Cover print: ON, 1-sided

Front cover original

Body set original

Back cover original

Body set output

Cover print

Original: 1-sided, odd number

Body set: 2-sided copying

Cover print: ON, 2-sided

Front cover original

Body set original

Back cover original

Body set output

Cover print

 

  • Both 1-sided and 2-sided copy modes are available for body sets.

  • Select whether to be blank or to be printed, and 1-sided-printed or 2-sided-printed for cover paper. Covers can also be trimmed to fit the thickness of the body set.

  • The binding direction can be either left or right.

  • The Low Power / Shut OFF setting time of the main body is applied to the Low Power /Shut OFF setting time of Perfect Binder PB-503.

  • Paper tray

  • Body set: Main Body Tray, Paper Feeder Unit PF-602m, Paper Feed Unit PF-707m, Multi Bypass Tray MB-506, Multi Bypass Tray MB-508, Large Capacity Unit LU-202m, Large Capacity Unit LU-202XL, Large Capacity Unit LU-202XLm

  • Cover: Main Body Tray, Paper Feeder Unit PF-602m, Paper Feed Unit PF-707m, Multi Bypass Tray MB-506, Multi Bypass Tray MB-508, Large Capacity Unit LU-202m, Large Capacity Unit LU-202XL, Large Capacity Unit LU-202XLm (available for cover printing), Perfect Binder PB-503 - Cover Tray, Post Inserter (Folding Unit FD-503) - Upper tray / Lower tray (unavailable for cover printing)

  • For details about the body set paper size, refer to Paper trays.

  • Paper size for cover

  • Load custom size paper of the body length (head to foot), and of the body width x2 + body thickness (1 mm or more) + (5 mm or more of trimming width if Trimming mode is specified)

  • For the maximum available size for each tray, refer to Paper trays.

  • Perfect Binder PB-503 - Cover tray: Widthwise 139 mm to 307 mm, Lengthwise 279 mm to 472 mm / Widthwise 5.46" to 12.06", Lengthwise 11.67" to 18.55"

  • Post Inserter (Folding Unit FD-503) - upper tray / lower tray: Widthwise 182 mm to 331 mm, Lengthwise 139 mm to 483 mm / Widthwise 7.15" to 13.01", Lengthwise 5.46" to 18.98"

  • Paper weight

  • Body: 62 g/m2 to 105 g/m2 / 16 lb Bond to 28 lb Bond (available paper weight can be selected from 62 g/m2 to 74 g/m2 / 16 lb Bond to 19 lb Bond, 75 g/m2 to 80 g/m2 / 20 lb Bond to 21 lb Bond, 81 g/m2 to 91 g/m2 / 22 lb Bond to 24 lb Bond, 92 g/m2 to 105 g/m2 / 25 lb Bond to 28 lb Bond)

  • Cover: 81 g/m2 to 216 g/m2 / 22 lb Bond to 57 lb Bond (available paper weight can be selected from 81 g/m2 to 91 g/m2 / 22 lb Bond to 24 lb Bond, 92 g/m2 to 105 g/m2 / 25 lb Bond to 28 lb Bond, 106 g/m2 to 135 g/m2 / 29 lb Bond to 36 lb Bond, 136 g/m2 to 176 g/m2 / 37 lb Bond to 47 lb Bond, 177 g/m2 to 216 g/m2 / 48 lb Bond to 57 lb Bond), by which the allowable weight can be limited.

  • Paper type

  • Body: Fine, Plain, Color, Coated-ML, Coated-MO

  • Cover: Fine, Plain, Coated-GL, Coated-ML, Coated-GO, Coated-MO

  • Number of sheets to be bound

  • Fine, Plain: 10 sheets min. to 300 sheets max., or within 30 mm thick

  • Colored, Coated: 10 sheets min. to 150 sheets max., or within 15 mm thick

  • Z-folded insertions: 4 sheets max. in 2-sided mode, or 2 sheets max. in 1-sided mode using Fine/Plain

Maximum number of Z-folded insertions and body sheets:

Z-folded insertions

Body sheets

Total at maximum

1 sheet

200 sheet

201 sheet

2 sheet

150 sheet

152 sheet

3 sheet

100 sheet

103 sheet

4 sheet

50 sheet

54 sheet

 

  • 1-sided or 2-sided printing is available for cover paper to feed cover paper from any one of Main Body Tray, Paper Feeder Unit PF-602m, Paper Feed Unit PF-707m, Multi Bypass Tray MB-506, Multi Bypass Tray MB-508, Large Capacity Unit LU-202m, Large Capacity Unit LU-202XL, and Large Capacity Unit LU-202XLm. Printing is not available for cover paper to feed cover paper from any one of Perfect Binder PB-503 - Cover Tray or Post Inserter (Folding Unit FD-503) - Upper tray / Lower tray.

  • Cover Trim

  • With Cover Trim specified, the machine trims the cover by the amount automatically estimated from the following formula, in the range from 30.0 mm to 40.0 mm in 0.1 mm increments.

  • (Cover lengthwise) - (Body set lengthwise 2) - (Spine cover width)

  • If the estimated amount exceeds 10 mm, the machine automatically trims the cover whether this function is activated or not.

  • Fine Adjustment of Cover Paper

  • Cover Lead Edge Adjustment: Adjusts the lateral position of front cover and body set in the range from -20.0 mm to +5.0 mm, in 0.1 mm increments.

  • Cover Trimming Adjustment: Adjusts the trimming width in the range from -5.0 mm to +5.0 mm, in 0.1 mm increments.

  • Cover Paper Image Shift Adjustment: Adjusts the position of image to be copied on the cover paper in the range from -10.0 mm to +10.0 mm, in 0.1 mm increments when setting Cover Paper Print mode.

When a booklet is created with covers fed from Main Body Tray, Paper Feeder Unit PF-602m, Paper Feed Unit PF-707m, Multi Bypass Tray MB-506, Multi Bypass Tray MB-508, Large Capacity Unit LU-202m, Large Capacity Unit LU-202XL, or Large Capacity Unit LU-202XLm while the body set size is 8.5 11 long edge feed, the maximum thickness is below 30 mm.

Without trimming: 460 mm - (216 mm  2)= 28 mm

With trimming: 460 mm - (216 mm  2) - (Cutting amount 3 mm) = 25 mm

When creating a booklet of the thickness over the above while the body set size is 8.5 11 long edge feed, use Perfect Binder PB-503 - Cover Tray or Post Inserter (Folding Unit FD-503) - Upper tray / Lower tray.

Reference

  • You can select the paper weight of the body set and covers that are available for Perfect Binder PB-503. For details, refer to Equipment.

  • The minimum/maximum number of sheets to be bound in perfect binding can be changed according to the paper weight of body set. For details, refer to Paper Count Limit for PB.

  • The machine can be set to detect the thickness of body set and to stop the binding operation temporarily if the cover width to be used is unsuitable for the body set. For details, refer to Unfitting Cover Stop.