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Booklet: Imposing A4 Original on A3 Paper (Full Size Print / A4 Size Finishing)

Setting printer driver
Checking the finishing

Impose an A4-size PDF document with 32 pages on A3 papers, and then finish with the booklet function.

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

Install Finisher FS-532 mounted with Saddle Stitcher SD-510 on this machine (refer to Creating Half-Fold Booklet).

•Intended Environment

Operating system	Windows 7
Application	Adobe Acrobat XI Pro
Printer driver	PS Plug-in Driver
Image Controller	Built-in image controller
Mounted finisher	Saddle Stitcher SD-510 + 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 User's Guide CD supplied with this machine. This section describes an example procedure to print a color data sample in black and white.

•Workflow

STEP 1: Setting printer driver

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.)
Full bleed: Print without page margins of the original. ([Layout] tab of the printer driver. Refer to Layout.)

•Precautions

Prior to printing, make sure of the following when performing setting and operation.
Load the papers and configure the paper settings (refer to Paper Setting: Setting Paper for Tray / Paper Setting: Making Paper Settings / Paper Profile: Setting and Registering the Paper in the Change Individual Set Screen)
Open the paper delivery handle of the folder tray in the finisher (refer to Finisher FS-532 (Punch Kit PK-522 + Saddle Stitcher SD-510 + Post Inserter PI-502) / Saddle Stitcher SD-510).
To adjust the image positions of front and back sides of printing, make pre-output image quality adjustments. For details, refer to Procedure of Both Sides Adjust.
If you cannot set this function, make sure that the optional device has been correctly mounted.
Match the original orientation and the orientation of the paper in the paper tray.

Setting printer driver

Set the following items in the printer driver.

Menu item

•Imposition (Booklet)

•Binding Position

•Original Size

•Original Orientation

•Paper Size

•Paper Tray

Also, set the following on the [Print] window of Application.

•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.

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.
Select the printer to use for printing and click [Properties].
Click the [Layout] tab, and then set the following items.
Example:
Item
Setting
[Imposition]
[Booklet]
[Binding Position]
[Left Bind]
[Original Size]
[A4]
[Original Orientation]
[Portrait]
[Paper Size]
[A3]
- If the specified settings on the preview is not displayed, click [Acquire Device Information] on the [Configure] tab to obtain the device information.
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 an optional paper tray is correctly mounted.
Select a tray in [Paper Tray], and then click [OK].
Example: Here, the explanation assumes that papers (A3: Short Edge) have been set in [Tray 2].
On the [Print] screen, enter the [Copies] and click [Print].
Printing starts. When the printing is completed, go to "Checking the finishing" and check the finishing of the printed document.

Item	Setting
[Imposition]	[Booklet]
[Binding Position]	[Left Bind]
[Original Size]	[A4]
[Original Orientation]	[Portrait]
[Paper Size]	[A3]

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?	-
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 half-fold position	Is the half-fold position displaced from the center of the paper?	Booklet: Adjusting the Fold Position
Check the staple pitch	Is the interval of the staples reasonable?	Booklet: Adjusting the Staple Pitch
Check the image quality	Is the image quality stable without any fluctuation? -> The image quality is unstable: Carry out the corrective operations In case of the following symptoms, carry out the corrective operations. A density difference or uneven density is detected on the image. A line, unevenness, or blur is detected on the image.	Size Memory Recovery Mode: Performing an Extra Rotation of the Drum Charge Manual Cleaning: Cleaning Charging Coronas Drum Memory Recovery Mode: Performing an Extra Rotation of the Drum Drum Refresh Mode: Refreshing the Surface of the Drum Gamma Automatic Adjustment: Performing the Automatic Gamma Adjustment
Check the image quality	Is the brightness or contrast reproduced as expected? -> Far from what is expected	Image Quality: Adjusting the Tone Curve