Book Spread Print: Imposing Mixed Sized Original in Book Spread
When printing original data including A4 and A3 documents, finish A3 documents in book spreads.
In this section, you can check how to finish the printed document while actually operating with sample data (sample E).
Install Finisher FS-532 mounted with Saddle Stitcher SD-510 on this machine (refer to Output Setting).
•Example Introduced in This Section
Original Data and Output Image
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 E: E_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
•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
•Book Spread
•Original Size
•Original Orientation
•Paper Size
•Paper Tray
Also, set the following on the [Print] window of Application.
•Copy Count
•Choose paper source by PDF page size
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 E (E_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]
[Book Spread]
Check
[Original Size]
[A4]
[Original Orientation]
[Portrait]
[Paper Size]
[Default]
If the specified settings on the preview are 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].
Enter [Copies] on the [Print] screen, then select [Choose paper source by PDF page size], and then click [Print].
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 |
| - |
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 | |
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 width of gutter (page interval) | Is the image on the gutter chipped or is there a gap in the image on the book spread? | |
Check the half-fold position | Is the half-fold position displaced from the center of the paper? | |
Check the staple pitch | Is the interval of the staples reasonable? | |
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.
| 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 |
Is the brightness or contrast reproduced as expected? -> Far from what is expected |
