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The Staple Finisher-A1/Booklet Finisher-A1 are equipped with the following finishing modes.

• When removing paper from the tray of the finisher, do not place your hands on the output tray of the finisher. The tray may move upward and your hands may get caught.

• Do not place anything other than output paper in the trays of the finisher, as doing so may damage the trays.

• The Finishing modes cannot be set for paper less than 16 lb bond (60g/m²). Do not select the Finishing modes.

• If the Collate or Group mode is set, the output trays move downward as the stack of paper that is output increases in quantity and thickness. Once an output tray has reached its stacking limit, subsequent prints are automatically delivered to the next available tray. If all of the available trays have reached their stacking limits, printing stops temporarily. Remove all of the output paper from the trays. The trays move upward, and printing resumes.

• Collate Mode

Prints are automatically collated into sets arranged in page order. The collated print sets can be shifted by pressing [Offset].

• Group Mode

All prints of the same original page are grouped together. The grouped print sets can be shifted by pressing [Offset].

• Offset Mode

The print output is shifted alternately to the front and back of the tray, in a vertical (portrait) orientation, or a horizontal (landscape) orientation, depending on the orientation of your originals. For example, if you place LTRR originals, the paper is output and shifted in the horizontal direction. If you place LTR originals, the paper is output and shifted in the vertical direction.

• If you press [Shift] when either the Collate or Group mode is set, each set of prints is shifted about 1 1/4" (30 mm) before output.

• Staple Mode

Prints are automatically collated into sets arranged in page order and stapled. Prints are stapled in the following places:

• If an original is placed on the platen glass:

• If originals are placed in the feeder:

• If the Staple mode is set, the output trays move downward as the stack of paper that is output increases in quantity and thickness. Once an output tray has reached its stacking limit, or after 100 sets of prints or the predefined height has been output, printing and stapling stop temporarily. Remove all of the stapled prints from the output tray, and printing and stapling resume.

• You can corner and double staple 11" × 17", LGL, LTR, LTRR and EXEC paper.

• You cannot staple tracing paper, transparencies, labels, or envelopes.

• Do not pull copies or prints out of the output area while they are being stapled. Remove the copies or prints after they are output to one of the output trays.

• The Staple-G1 is standardly equipped on the Staple Finisher-A1.
  

• The Staple-G1 and Staple-P1 are standardly equipped on the Booklet Finisher-A1.
  

• If you want to use the Staple mode with more than 50 sheets (20 lb bond (80 g/m²)) of 11" × 17", LGL or LTRR paper, or 100 sheets (20 lb bond (80 g/m²)) of LTR or EXEC paper, the copies/prints are only offset but not stapled. In addition, when selecting coated or heavy paper, you may not be able to use the Staple mode even if the number of sheets, including sheet insertions or job separators, is below the set limit of a finisher.
  

• If the number of sheets exceeds 50 (regardless of the paper size) when both the Staple-H1 and Staple Cartridge-H1 are attached, the sheets are not stapled and only collating is performed.
  

• If the machine stops while stapling and the message <Load staples.> appears, almost all of the staples have been used, and the staple cartridge must be replaced. To proceed, replace the staple cartridge. (See "Maintenance.")

• Saddle Stitch Mode

The Saddle Stitch mode enables you to make booklets, consisting of pages that are folded and stapled in the center.

• The Saddle Stitch mode is available only if the Booklet Finisher-A1 is attached.

• The maximum number of sheets that can be saddle stitched differs depending on the paper weight and type. (Including one cover sheet (maximum 110 lb cover (300 g/m²).))

Paper other than coated paper:	20 sheets (16 lb bond to 21 lb bond (60 to 81.4 g/m2))
	10 sheets (22 lb bond to 28 lb bond (81.5 to 105 g/m2))
Coated paper:	5 sheets (29 lb bond to 110 lb index (106 to 209 g/m2))

• You cannot saddle stitch tracing paper, transparencies, pre-punched paper, tab paper 1, tab paper 2, labels, or envelopes.

• The paper sizes that can be saddle stitched are: 13" × 19", 12 5/8" × 17 11/16", 12" × 18", 11" × 17", LGL, LTRR, custom size (8 1/4" × 11" to 11 3/4" × 19 1/4" (210.0 mm × 279.3 mm to 297.0 mm × 487.7 mm)), or custom size (11 3/4" × 11" to 13" × 19 1/4" (297.1 mm × 279.3 mm to 330.2 mm × 487.7 mm)).

• The accuracy of folds created in the Saddle Stitch mode may vary, depending on the paper type and the number of sheets.

• Hole Punch Mode

This function punches holes in the printed sheets.

The hole punched areas are shown in the illustration below.

The distance between the punch holes is shown in the illustration below.

• The machine automatically selects how many holes to punch depending on the selected paper size.

• Two holes: LGL, LTRR

• Three holes: 11" × 17", LTR, EXEC

• You cannot punch holes in heavy 4 (100 lb cover to 110 lb cover (257 to 300 g/m²)), 1-sided coated 4 (100 lb cover to 110 lb cover (257 to 300 g/m²)), 2-sided coated 4 (100 lb cover to 110 lb cover (257 to 300 g/m²)), textured 4 (100 lb cover to 110 lb cover (257 to 300 g/m²)), tracing paper, transparencies, pre-punched paper, labels, or envelopes.

• Only the following paper sizes can be hole punched: 11" × 17", LGL, LTR, LTRR or EXEC.

• The Hole Punch mode is available only if the Puncher Unit-BF1 is attached.

• Saddle Fold Mode

This is a mode for folding multiple sheets in 2-folds.

• The saddle folding mode is available only if the Booklet Finisher-A1 is attached.

• The paper is saddle folded with a maximum of 5 sheets (20 lb bond (80 g/m²)), and then output.

• You cannot saddle fold tracing paper, transparencies, pre-punched paper, tab paper 1, tab paper 2, labels, or envelopes.

• The paper sizes that can be saddle folded are: 13" × 19", 12 5/8" × 17 11/16", 12" × 18", 11" × 17", LGL, LTRR, custom size (8 1/4" × 11" to 11 3/4" × 19 1/4" (210.0 mm × 279.3 mm to 297.0 mm × 487.7 mm)), or custom size (11 3/4" × 11" to 13" × 19 1/4" (297.1 mm × 279.3 mm to 330.2 mm × 487.7 mm)).

• Trim Mode

The Trim mode enables you to trim the edges of the printed sheets.

• The Trim mode is available only if the Inner Booklet Trimmer-A1 is attached to the Booklet Finisher-A1.

• You caonnot trim heavy paper (210 to 300 g/m²(111 lb index to 110 lb cover)), textured paper, coated paper (210 to 300 g/m² (111 lb index to 110 lb cover)), tracing paper, transparencies, pre-punched paper, tab paper 1, tab paper 2, labels, or enveloppes.

• The paper sizes that can be used with the Trim mode are: 13" × 19", 12" × 18", 11" × 17", LGL, LTRR, or custom size (8 1/4" × 11" to 13" × 19 1/4"(210.0 mm × 279.3 mm to 330.2 mm × 487.7 mm)).

• You can trim a maximum of 20 sheets of paper (20 lb bond (80 g/m²)) (including one cover sheet (110 lb cover (300 g/m²)).

The following are paper sizes that can be output to the output trays of the machine. However, some paper sizes may not be output, depending on the set functions.

: Available

-: Unavailable

Paper Size		Output Tray
		Tray A	Tray C	Tray B	Booklet Tray
13" × 19"
12 5/8" × 17 11/16"
12" × 18"
11" × 17"
LGL
LTR					-
LTRR
STMTR					-
EXEC					-
Envelope	No. 10 (COM10)				-
	Monarch				-
	DL				-
	ISO-B5				-
	ISO-C5				-
	Nagagata 3				-
	Yougatanaga 3				-
	Kakugata 2				-
Custom Size	4" × 5 7/8" to 13" × 19 1/4" (100.0 mm × 148.0 mm to 330.2 mm × 487.7 mm)				*1

• The Booklet Tray can only be used when the Booklet Finisher-A1 is attached.

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