Staple Position Adjustment

This function allows you to adjust the staple pitch (position) between two staples.

As an example, this section explains how to make the staple pitch 2 mm narrower on Finisher FS-532 when the staple pitch is 140 mm.

• Meaning and Purpose of Staple Position Adjustment

  • When the staple pitch (position) between the two staples is too wide or too narrow, this function allows you to adjust the staple position (staple pitch) by specifying the desired value.

  • Negative values make the pitch narrower.

  • Positive values make the pitch wider.

• When to perform

  • When you want to adjust the staple pitch (position)

•Intended Environment

Image Controller

Image Controller IC-604

Mounted finisher

Finisher FS-532

* The sample screen may be different from the actual display depending on your system environment.

  1. Print the original and measure the pitch 'a' between the staples using a ruler.

    Staple pitch 'a' is made narrower by 2mm in this example.

  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 Staple Finisher Adjustment on the Finisher Adjustment menu.

  5. Press Staple Finisher(Main) Adj. on the Staple Finisher Adjustment menu.

  6. Press Staple Position Adjustment on the Staple Finisher(Main) Adj. menu.

  7. Press 2 Position Pitch(140mm). Enter the following value and press Set.

    Example: Make the staple pitch for 2 Position Pitch(140mm) narrower by 2 mm.

    Item

    Setting

    2 Position Pitch(140mm)

    Narrowing by 2 mm (-2)

    • Press 2 Position Pitch(140mm), +/-, 2, and Set to enter the value [-2]. This makes the staple pitch 2 mm narrower.

    • supplementary explanationPress the keypad on the screen to set the value.

    • supplementary explanationUse +/- to specify the value to be positive or negative.

    • supplementary explanationPressing Print Mode switches the mode to print mode, which allows you to print the original.

  8. Print the original again and check the staple pitch.

    Repeat the above steps as necessary.