Finisher-AM1/Saddle Finisher-AM2/Puncher Unit-BT1/Puncher Unit-BU1

The Finisher-AM1 and Saddle Finisher-AM2 are equipped with the following finishing modes: Collate, Group, Offset, and Staple.

The Saddle Finisher-AM2 is also equipped with the Saddle Stitch mode.

If the Puncher Unit-BT1/Puncher Unit-BU1 is attached, the Hole Punch mode can also be used.

Parts and Their Functions

Finishing Modes

Paper Sizes that can be Output

CAUTION
Do not place your fingers or hands on the finisher when the finisher is in use. Doing so may result in personal injury or damage to the finisher. 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 your hand in the part of the tray where stapling is performed (near the rollers) if a finisher is attached, as this may result in personal injury.

CAUTION

Do not place your fingers or hands on the finisher when the finisher is in use. Doing so may result in personal injury or damage to the finisher.

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 your hand in the part of the tray where stapling is performed (near the rollers) if a finisher is attached, as this may result in personal injury.

IMPORTANT
Do not place anything other than output paper in the trays of the finisher, as doing so may damage the trays. Do not place anything under the trays of the finisher, as doing so may damage the trays. If paper that is less than 64 g/m2 is used for the cover page, the paper may be creased when saddle stitched. If paper that is less than 64 g/m2 is used for the cover page when the Booklet Trimmer-D1 is attached, the paper may be trimmed with uneven edges. If the width of the paper you are using is small, the paper may be saddle stitched with uneven edges. In this case, check the width of the paper. If the width of the paper you are using is small, the paper may be stapled (Corner/Double) with uneven edges. In this case, check the width of the paper. If the width of the paper you are using is small when the Booklet Trimmer-D1 is used, the paper may be trimmed with uneven edges. In this case, check the width of the paper. If you create a saddle stitched booklet using coated paper or inserted sheets for the cover, the image printed on the page after the cover may stick to the back of the cover, or back of the inserted sheets, depending on the type of coated paper you are using. If you create a saddle stitched booklet or Staple (Corner/Double) mode using coated paper or inserted sheets for the cover, the copy sets may dirty the surface (toner streaks) of the cover depending the type of coated paper you are using. If you create a saddle stitched booklet using coated paper for the cover, cracks may appear around the fold of the cover, depending on the type of coated paper you are using. If you use the Staple (Corner/Double) mode to staple multiple copy sets using coated paper for the cover, the staples of copy sets may dirty the surface of the cover of copy sets that have already been output, depending on the type of coated paper you are using.

IMPORTANT

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

Do not place anything under the trays of the finisher, as doing so may damage the trays.

If paper that is less than 64 g/m2 is used for the cover page, the paper may be creased when saddle stitched.

If paper that is less than 64 g/m2 is used for the cover page when the Booklet Trimmer-D1 is attached, the paper may be trimmed with uneven edges.

If the width of the paper you are using is small, the paper may be saddle stitched with uneven edges. In this case, check the width of the paper.

If the width of the paper you are using is small, the paper may be stapled (Corner/Double) with uneven edges. In this case, check the width of the paper.

If the width of the paper you are using is small when the Booklet Trimmer-D1 is used, the paper may be trimmed with uneven edges. In this case, check the width of the paper.

If you create a saddle stitched booklet using coated paper or inserted sheets for the cover, the image printed on the page after the cover may stick to the back of the cover, or back of the inserted sheets, depending on the type of coated paper you are using.

If you create a saddle stitched booklet or Staple (Corner/Double) mode using coated paper or inserted sheets for the cover, the copy sets may dirty the surface (toner streaks) of the cover depending the type of coated paper you are using.

If you create a saddle stitched booklet using coated paper for the cover, cracks may appear around the fold of the cover, depending on the type of coated paper you are using.

If you use the Staple (Corner/Double) mode to staple multiple copy sets using coated paper for the cover, the staples of copy sets may dirty the surface of the cover of copy sets that have already been output, depending on the type of coated paper you are using.

NOTE
The name of the puncher unit may differ according to the regions.

Parts and Their Functions

External View


Saddle Finisher-AM2	Finisher-AM1

1.	Top Cover Open this cover to remove jammed paper. (See "Clearing Paper Jams.")
2.	Front Cover Open this cover to replace the staple cartridge, remove jammed paper, or clear a staple jam in the stapler unit and saddle stitcher unit. (See "Maintenance" and "Problem Solving.")
3.	Booklet Tray (Saddle Finisher-AM2 Only) Prints that are saddle stitched are output to this tray.
4.	Auxiliary Booklet Tray (Saddle Finisher-AM2 Only) Pull out the auxiliary tray if you are making a large size booklet.
5.	Output Tray B Prints are output to this tray. You can set the Tray Designation mode to designate this tray for outputting prints when using certain functions. (See "Output Tray Designation.")
6.	Output Tray A Prints are output to this tray. You can set the Tray Designation mode to designate this tray for outputting prints when using certain functions. (See "Output Tray Designation.")

NOTE
The Output Tray A/B aligns output paper by its two alignment guides. You can adjust the position of these guides. For more information, see "Paper Alignment on Finisher Tray A/B."

Internal View

1.	Punch Waste Tray (Puncher Unit-BT1/Puncher Unit-BU1) Pull out the punch waste tray to remove punch waste. (See "Removing Punch Waste (Puncher Unit-BT1/Puncher Unit-BU1).")
2.	Staple Waste Tray Pull out the staple waste tray to discard the staple waste. (See "Removing Staple Waste (Finisher-AM1/Saddle Finisher-AM2).")

Finishing Modes

The Finisher-AM1 and Saddle Finisher-AM2 are equipped with the following finishing modes:

Collate Mode

The prints are automatically collated into sets arranged in page order.

Group Mode

All prints of the same original page are grouped together into sets.

Offset Mode

The print output is shifted alternately to the front and back of the tray.

The paper is output in a vertical (portrait) or horizontal (landscape) orientation, depending on the orientation of your originals. For example, for A4R originals, the paper is output in the horizontal direction. For A4 originals, the paper is output in the vertical direction.

Staple Mode

The 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:

Corner Staple Area		Double Staple Area

1 Upper Left 2 Upper Right 3 Lower Right 4 Lower Left		5 Left Side 6 Right Side

If originals are placed in the feeder:

Corner Staple Area		Double Staple Area

1 Upper Right 2 Upper Left 3 Lower Left 4 Lower Right		5 Right Side 6 Left Side

Saddle Stitch Mode

Prints are made into booklets, consisting of pages folded and stapled in the centre.

Hole Punch Mode

Two or four holes are punched in the printed sheets.

The hole punched areas are shown in the illustration below.

Platen Glass	Feeder

* Hole Punched Area

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

Puncher Unit-BT1


2 Holes	4 Holes
* 80 mm

Puncher Unit-BU1

4 Holes

*1 21 mm

*2 70 mm

Saddle Fold Mode

The machine folds multiple sheets of paper into half its size.

IMPORTANT
The following paper sizes can be stapled: Double staple: A3, A4, A4R, or custom size (182 mm x 182 mm to 297 mm x 432 mm) Corner staple: A3, A4, A4R, or custom size (210 mm x 182 mm to 297 mm x 432 mm) You cannot staple vellums, transparencies, clear film, labels, or envelopes. The following paper sizes can be saddle stitched: 330 mm x 483 mm, 305 mm x 457 mm, 320 mm x 450 mm (SRA3), A3, A4R, or custom size (210 mm x 279.4 mm to 330.2 mm x 487.7 mm) You cannot saddle stitch vellums, transparencies, clear film, pre-punched paper, tab paper, labels, or envelopes. The following paper sizes can be hole punched: When the Puncher Unit-BT1 is attached Two holes: A3, A4, A4R, custom size (182 mm x 182 mm to 297 mm x 432 mm), custom size (297.1 mm x 182 mm to 304.8 mm x 457.2 mm) Four holes: A3, A4, custom size (257 mm x 182 mm to 297 mm x 432 mm), custom size (297.1 mm x 182 mm to 304.8 mm x 457.2 mm) When the Puncher Unit-BU1 is attached Four holes: A3, A4, A4R, custom size (182 mm x 182 mm to 297 mm x 432 mm), custom size (297.1 mm x 182 mm to 304.8 mm x 457.2 mm) You cannot punch holes in 1-sided coated 5, 1-sided coated 6, 2-sided coated 5, 2-sided coated 6, matte coated 5, matte coated 6, textured 7, textured 8, vellums, transparencies, clear film, pre-punched paper, labels, or envelopes. The following paper sizes can be saddle folded: 330 mm x 483 mm, 305 mm x 457 mm, 320 mm x 450 mm (SRA3), A3, A4R, or custom size (210 mm x 279.4 mm to 330.2 mm x 487.7 mm) You cannot saddle fold vellums, transparencies, clear film, pre-punched paper, tab paper, labels, or envelopes. In the following cases, output paper may not be aligned, or may fall down from the tray: When using thin paper (due to the temperature, humidity, characteristics of the paper type, or paper curling) When the hole punch mode is set When using custom paper sizes, and both the Hole Punch mode and the Offset mode are set, the edge of paper may become curled or creased. In this case, set the Offset mode to 'Off'.

IMPORTANT

The following paper sizes can be stapled:

Double staple: A3, A4, A4R, or custom size (182 mm x 182 mm to 297 mm x 432 mm)

Corner staple: A3, A4, A4R, or custom size (210 mm x 182 mm to 297 mm x 432 mm)

You cannot staple vellums, transparencies, clear film, labels, or envelopes.

The following paper sizes can be saddle stitched: 330 mm x 483 mm, 305 mm x 457 mm, 320 mm x 450 mm (SRA3), A3, A4R, or custom size (210 mm x 279.4 mm to 330.2 mm x 487.7 mm)

You cannot saddle stitch vellums, transparencies, clear film, pre-punched paper, tab paper, labels, or envelopes.

The following paper sizes can be hole punched:

When the Puncher Unit-BT1 is attached

Two holes: A3, A4, A4R, custom size (182 mm x 182 mm to 297 mm x 432 mm), custom size (297.1 mm x 182 mm to 304.8 mm x 457.2 mm)

Four holes: A3, A4, custom size (257 mm x 182 mm to 297 mm x 432 mm), custom size (297.1 mm x 182 mm to 304.8 mm x 457.2 mm)

When the Puncher Unit-BU1 is attached

Four holes: A3, A4, A4R, custom size (182 mm x 182 mm to 297 mm x 432 mm), custom size (297.1 mm x 182 mm to 304.8 mm x 457.2 mm)

You cannot punch holes in 1-sided coated 5, 1-sided coated 6, 2-sided coated 5, 2-sided coated 6, matte coated 5, matte coated 6, textured 7, textured 8, vellums, transparencies, clear film, pre-punched paper, labels, or envelopes.

The following paper sizes can be saddle folded: 330 mm x 483 mm, 305 mm x 457 mm, 320 mm x 450 mm (SRA3), A3, A4R, or custom size (210 mm x 279.4 mm to 330.2 mm x 487.7 mm)

You cannot saddle fold vellums, transparencies, clear film, pre-punched paper, tab paper, labels, or envelopes.

In the following cases, output paper may not be aligned, or may fall down from the tray:

When using thin paper (due to the temperature, humidity, characteristics of the paper type, or paper curling)

When the hole punch mode is set

When using custom paper sizes, and both the Hole Punch mode and the Offset mode are set, the edge of paper may become curled or creased. In this case, set the Offset mode to 'Off'.

NOTE

For instructions on maintenance for the finisher, such as replacing staples, see "Maintenance." For information on clearing paper or staple jams, see "Problem Solving."

If the Finishing 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. Remove all of the output paper from the trays. The trays move upward, and printing resumes.

You cannot output stapled paper to the Tray A.

If you press [Offset] when either the Collate or Group mode is set, each set of prints is shifted the following amount before it is delivered to the output tray.

Do Not Staple:	Each set of prints is shifted approximately 20 mm. (for paper size other than A4R)
	Each set of prints is shifted approximately 15 mm. (for A4R paper)
Corner Staple:	Each set of prints is shifted approximately 20 mm.
Double Staple:	Each set of prints is shifted approximately 20 mm.

If the Staple mode is set, the output tray moves 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 200 sets of prints or the predefined height has been output, printing and stapling stop temporarily. When all of the stapled prints from the output tray are removed, printing and stapling resume.

When you are using the Staple mode, do not remove the stack of paper from the output tray during the job. Remove the stack of paper when the job has been completed.

The Staple-N1 is standardly equipped on the Finisher-AM1.

The Staple-N1 and Staple-P1 are standardly equipped on the Saddle Finisher-AM2.

If you want to use the Staple mode with more than 50 sheets (80 g/m2) of A3, A4R paper, or 100 sheets (80 g/m2) of A4 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 machine stops while stapling and the message <Load staples into the stapler unit.> appears, almost all of the staples have been used, and the staple case must be replaced. To proceed, replace the staple case. (See "Maintenance.")

The Saddle Stitch mode is available only if the Saddle Finisher-AM2 is attached.

The maximum number of sheets that can be saddle stitched differs depending on the paper weight and type. For example, when using plain paper (80 g/m2), 25 sheets of paper (100 pages) can be saddle stitched at once.

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

For information on the maximum number of sheets that can be Z-folded and stapled when the Paper Folding Unit-F1 is attached, see "Staple Mode with the Z-fold Mode."

The Hole Punch mode is available only if the Puncher Unit-BT1/Puncher Unit-BU1 is attached.

The Saddle Fold mode is available only if the Saddle Finisher-AM2 is attached.

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

Paper Sizes that can be Output

The paper sizes that can be output from the output trays of the Finisher-AM1/Saddle Finisher-AM2 are indicated below. However, some paper sizes may not be output depending on the set functions.

: Available

-: Unavailable

Paper Size		Tray A	Tray B	Booklet Tray
330 mm x 483 mm
305 mm x 457 mm
320 mm x 450 mm (SRA3)
A3
A4				-
A4R
A5R			-	-
Envelopes			-	-
Custom Size	100 mm x 148 mm to 330.2 mm x 487.7 mm		*1	*2

*1 Custom paper sizes can only be output if they are between 182 mm x 182 mm to 330.2 mm x 487.7 mm.

*2 Custom paper sizes can only be output if they are between 210 mm x 279.4 mm to 330.2 mm x 487.7 mm.

NOTE
The Booklet Tray can only be used when the Saddle Finisher-AM2 is attached. You cannot output paper whose width is less than 182 mm, such as B6 size paper, to the Output Tray B.