Adjusting the Staple Center Position

You can adjust the staple center and paper fold positions.

As an example, how to adjust the staple position when it is misaligned upward (backward) by 1.5 mm from the center of the papers is explained below.

• Meaning and Purpose of Staple Center Position Adjustment

  • When the staple position of saddle stitch stapling is misaligned from the paper half-fold position (center of paper), this function allows you to move the staple position forward or backward by specifying the desired value.

  • Negative values move the staple position forward (downward).

  • Positive values move the staple position backward (upward).

• When to perform

  • When the staple position of saddle stitch and the paper half-fold position (center of paper) are misaligned

•Intended Environment

Image Controller

Image Controller IC-604

Mounted finisher

Saddle Stitcher SD-506

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

•Precautions

  • Adjust the staple paper width before using this function.

  1. Measure the current misalignment 'a' of the staple position using a ruler.

    • supplementary explanationMeasure the difference between paper center position (1) and staple position (2) (= Width 'a').

  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 Saddle Stitcher Adjustment on the Finisher Adjustment menu.

  5. Press Staple Center Position on the Saddle Stitcher Adjustment menu.

  6. Enter the adjustment value and press Set.

    Example: Move the staple position downward (forward) by 1.5 mm.

    Item

    Setting

    Current Data

    Moving 1.5 mm downward (forward) (-15)

    • Press +/-, 1, 5, and Set to enter the value [-15]. This moves the staple position 1.5 mm downward (forward).

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

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

    • supplementary explanationThe values are in 0.1 mm increments. (1 = 0.1 mm)

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

  7. Print the original again and check the staple center position for misalignment.

    Repeat the above steps until the desired staple center position is obtained.