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5. BINDING
5-4. Using the Guide
When side-stapling is performed, set the guides and paper holding guide on the side-stapled
paper stacker.
Place the paper on the stacker. And set the guides about 20 mm (0.79") away from the left and
right sides of the paper.
Next, set the paper holding guide about 50 mm (1.97") away from the lead edge of the paper.
However, the position of the guides and paper holding guide may change according to the paper
quality and number of sheets to be processed.
Set the guides and paper holding guide so that the curved in part faces outwards as shown in
the figure.
Set the curved in part inwards only when the paper is too big and the guides and paper holding
guide cannot be set.
Paper holding guide
Guides
Side-stapled
paper stacker
Paper holding guide
Guides
Paper
20 mm (0.79")
50 mm
(1.97")
Side-stapled paper stacker
5-5. Selecting the Ball Unit Ball
The standard plastic ball is set at shipment. If
the stapling position shifts or if paper jams
when the paper is conveyed from the stapling
to folding section, change to the steel ball
provided.
To increase the conveyance force
Use the steel ball.
To decrease the conveyance force
Use the standard plastic ball.
Ball unit
Ball
20 mm (0.79")
NOTE : The paper stacking height for the side-stapled paper stacker is about 90 mm (3.54").
As stacking paper more than this height will cause paper to jam, remove accumulated paper when performing
continuous operations to ensure this height is not exceeded.