Fold Screen

The Fold tab is displayed when Saddle-Stitcher 2 (Saddle Stitcher SD-513) and Crease Unit (Creaser Unit CR-101), or Spine Corner Forming Unit (Folding Unit FD-504) or 2-Side Slitting Unit (Trimmer Unit TU-503) is selected on the Configure tab.

Function

Option

Description

Fold

Off, Half-Fold, Z-Fold, Tri-Fold-In, Tri-Fold-Out, Double Parallel-Fold, Gate-Fold, Multi Tri-Fold, Multi Half-Fold

Set the fold function.

From the drop-down list, select the folding condition.

Folding Direction

Inside, Outside

Select whether to set the folding direction to Inside or Outside.

Multi Half-Fold Details

Fold and Staple

Off, 2 Positions, 4 Positions

Specify the number of staple positions when Fold and Staple is specified.

Trim

Off, On

Trims and aligns edges of the paper folded in half when Multi Half-Fold (Fold and Staple) is selected.

Spine Corner Forming

Off, On

Applies pressure to the spine cover of the booklet processed by Fold & Staple to perform spine corner forming.

Spine Corner Forming Strength

Weak+, Weak, Normal, Strong, Strong+

Specify the spine corner forming strength.

Number of Crease

Off, 1 Piece, 2 Pieces, 3 Pieces, 4 Pieces

Creases for paper folding are made to prevent toner from peeling when paper is being folded. Select the number of creases.

Crease Side

Front, Back

Selecting Front sets Output Order in the Finishing tab to Face Up.

Crease Position

7.0 mm to 290.0 mm

Set the crease position.

Position (1) specifies the first crease position.

Position (2) specifies the second crease position. This option is available when Number of Crease is set to 2 or more.

Position (3) specifies the third crease position. This option is available when Number of Crease is set to 3 or more.

Position (4) specifies the fourth crease position. This option is available when Number of Crease is set to 4 or more.

2-Side Slitting

Off, All Sheets, Cover Only

This function trims the top and bottom sides in the paper feeding direction to align paper sizes. Specify whether to apply 2-side slitting to all sheets or covers only.

Top Slitting

8.0 mm to 26.0 mm

Specify the slitting amount at the top in the paper feeding direction.

Bottom Slitting

8.0 mm to 26.0 mm

Specify the slitting amount at the bottom in the paper feeding direction.

Offset against Cover

-1.0 mm to 1.0 mm

All Sheets is only available. Enter the difference between slitting amounts to be applied to sheets other than covers. The setting value that is adjusted by adding or subtracting the values specified in Top Slitting and Bottom Slitting is applied to sheets other than covers.

Adjusting to the positive (+) side increases the slitting amount of the body. The covers are made higher than the body.

Adjusting to the negative (-) side reduces the slitting amount of the body. The covers are made lower than the body.

The cover height is not affected depending on whether the value is adjusted to the positive (+) side or negative (-) side.

Tips
  • Spine Corner Forming and Spine Corner Forming Strength are available only when Folding Unit FD-504 is mounted on this machine.

  • Number of Crease, Crease Side, and Crease Position are available only when Creaser Unit CR-101 is mounted on this machine.

  • Cover 2-Side Slitting, Top Slitting, Bottom Slitting, and Offset against Cover are available only when Trimmer Unit TU-503 is mounted on this machine

  • The setting value of Offset against Cover is the total value of differences between the top and bottom slitting amounts.