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Staple: Imposing A4 Original on A4 Paper by 2 in 1 (2 in 1 + 2-Sided)

Impose an A4-size PDF document with 32 pages on A4 papers by 2 in 1 (reduced size) and print on 2 sides, and then finish with staple.

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

• 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

Finisher FS-532

* 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.)

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

  • 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 Setting.)

• Precautions

Setting printer driver

Set the following items in the printer driver.

Menu item

•2-Sided

•Imposition (2 in 1)

•Binding Position

•Original Size

•Original Orientation

•Paper Size

•Staple

•Paper Tray

•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 A (A_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

    [Imposition]

    [2 in 1 (Full Size)]

    [Binding Position]

    [Top Bind]

    [Original Size]

    [A4]

    [Original Orientation]

    [Portrait]

    [Paper Size]

    [A4]

    [Fit to Paper Size]

    Check

  4. Click the [Finishing] tab, and then set [Staple].

    Item

    Setting

    [Staple]

    [2 Positions]

    • Select either "Wide/Narrow/Narrow+."

    • Setting [Punch] allows you to make punch holes (2 holes, 3 holes, 4 holes, or Swedish 4 holes). Mount Punch Kit PK-522 to Finisher FS-532.

  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 (A4: Long 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: 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 staple positions

Is the staple interval (positions) of two staples correct?

Staple: Adjusting the Staple Position

Check the staple paper width

Is there any misalignment in stapled paper (misalignment in the paper stack)?

Staple: Adjusting the Staple Paper Width

Adjustment for the vertical positions of punch holes

Is the center between punch holes displaced from the center of the printed paper?

Punch: Adjusting the Punch Vertical Position (Crosswise Direction)

Adjustment for the horizontal positions of punch holes

Are the punch holes positioned properly from the edge of the printed paper?

Punch: Adjusting the Punch Horizontal Position (Paper Feed Direction)

Adjustment for the tilt of punch positions

Are the punch positions not tilted?

Punch: Adjusting the Tilt of Punch 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