[Finishing] Tab (Settings)

Saves print data temporarily in a hold queue in the printer. This function is useful when you want to perform proof printing. You can set a data name from [Details] ([Hold Details] Dialog Box).

Suspending Printing

[Secure Print]

Attaches a PIN to the print data and stores it in the printer. This function is useful when printing confidential documents etc.

Secured Printing

[Store]

Stores the print data in a mail box in the printer. You can set the data name and storage destination from [Details] ([Store Details] Dialog Box).

Saving Print Data

[Interrupt Print]

Interrupts the print job being processed at the printer to print another print job.

[Promote Print]

Prints the print job before other print jobs after the current print job is finished.

[Edit and Preview]

Combines multiple files into one when printing. You can also view a print preview and change the print settings. If you select [Lock], the printer driver is locked in [Edit and Preview] mode. This function is useful for restricting the output methods of clients in a shared printer environment.

Combining Multiple Files

[Lock] can only be set when the printer driver screen is displayed from the Start menu (see Changing the Default Settings).

[Print Style]

Enables you to switch between 1-sided and 2-sided printing. Depending on the printer model you are using, you may also be able to select booklet printing and perfect binding.

1-sided and 2-sided Printing

Booklet Printing

Perfect Binding

When you select [1-sided Printing] or [2-sided Printing] for [Print Style]:

[Print with Mixed Paper Sizes/Orientations]/[Print in Different Orientations]

Select this setting when printing data in which the page size and orientation settings differ from page to page. Click [Details] ([Detailed Settings] Dialog Box ([Finishing] Tab)) to set the binding locations and widths.

[Binding Location]

Enables you to select the binding location. Click [Gutter] to set the gutter width.

If you change [Orientation], [Binding Location] is changed to "Left" or "Top." At this time the long edge/short edge positional relationship is maintained.

[Finishing]

When printing multiple copies, enables you to set the order of pages and whether to staple the pages.

[Off]

Follows the application setting.

[Collate]

Outputs the specified number of copies in page order.

[Group]

Outputs the specified number of copies with all pages having the same page number grouped together.

[Staple + Collate],[Staple + Group],[Eco (Staple-Free) + Collate],[Eco (Staple-Free) + Group]

Outputs the pages in the order specified for [Collate] or [Group] stapled together. "Eco (Staple-Free)" is a crimp binding method that does not use staples, and can be used when a finisher that supports binding without staples is installed. You can set the position of the staples in [Staple Position].

You cannot use normal stapling and staple-free binding at the same time.

If you change [Orientation] in the [Basic Settings] or [Page Setup] tab, the staple positions will revert to their default positions. For stapling in a single position, this is "top left," and for two positions it is "top."

If the staple positions specified in [Staple Position] in the driver and the "binding location" specified in the application do not match, the staple position is changed to "Top left."

Setting the Finishing Method

[Offset]

Outputs each copy of the document so that it is offset relative to the copy before and after it. This function is useful for separating each copy. You can set how many copies are offset in [Number of Copies for Offset].

Required option: Finisher

Required condition: Select [Basic Settings]/[Finishing] tab - [Finishing] - [Collate]/[Group]/[Staple + Collate]/[Eco (Staple-Free) + Collate]/[Staple + Group]/[Eco (Staple-Free) + Group]

Supported paper sizes: A3, B4, A4, B5, Letter, 11x17, and Legal

Supported paper sizes vary according to the printer model you are using.

[Rotate]

Outputs each copy of the document at a 90 degree angle relative to the copy before and after it. This function is useful for separating each copy.

This setting is not available when an optional finisher is attached.

Required condition: Select the [Basic Settings] or [Finishing] tab → [Finishing] → [Off].

Supported paper sizes: A4, B5, and Letter

[Hole Punch]

Outputs the document with multiple holes for ring binding.

Required options: Finisher and puncher unit.

Supported paper sizes:
When binding location is short edge: A3, B4, A4, B5, Letter, 11x17, and Legal.
When binding location is long edge: A4, B5, and Letter.

[Fold]

Folds pages when outputting them. Clicking [Fold Details] enables you to specify the fold direction (when you select [C-fold], [Saddle Fold], [Half Fold], [Accordion Z-fold] or [Double Parallel Fold]).

Folding

When you select [Booklet Printing] for [Print Style]:

[Booklet]

In the [Detailed Settings for Booklet] Dialog Box, you can configure detailed settings such as gutter, displacement correction, etc.

Booklet Printing

[Saddle Stitch Setting]

Prints a booklet folded in half and saddle stitched (stapled in the middle). Trimming cuts the edges of the pages so that they are all in alignment.

Required option: Saddle Finisher

[Trim Settings]

These settings are available when you set [Fold + Saddle Stitch + Trim] or [Fold + Trim] for [Saddle Stitch Setting].

[Apply Device Settings]

Follows the printer setting.

[Specify Trim Width of Fore]

Trims the opening edges only. You can specify a desired trimming width.

[Specify Trim Width of Fore and Top/Bottom]

Trims the opening, top, and bottom edges. You can specify a desired trimming width.

[Specify Finishing Width]

Specify only the width of the finishing size for trimming.

[Specify Finishing Width and Height]

Specify only the height of the finishing size for trimming.

Required options:
Fore trimming (specifying finishing width): Saddle finisher and trimmer.
Fore, top and bottom trimming (specifying finishing width and height): Saddle finisher, trimmer, and top/bottom trimmer

The same value is applied for both top and bottom trimming widths (if you specify 3.0 mm (0.11 inches), both the top edge and bottom edge of each page are trimmed by 3.0 mm (0.11 inches)).

If the finished size after trimming is 190.0 mm (7.48 inches) or less, the top and bottom trim settings may not be correctly applied.

The finishing size width and height settings, and range that you can set, differ according to the output page size.

[Finishing Width] and [Trim Width of Fore], and [Finishing Height] and [Trim Width of Top/Bottom] are linked. Although you can enter values in increments of 0.1 mm or less for [Trim Width of Fore] and [Trim Width of Top/Bottom], when you press the [OK]/[Apply] button, units of 0.1 mm or less are truncated. For [Finishing Width] and [Finishing Height], values recalculated from truncated set values are set.

[Offset]

Required option: Finisher

Required condition: Select [Basic Settings] tab → [1-sided/2-sided/Booklet Printing] → [Booklet Printing] → [Saddle Stitch Setting] → a setting that does not execute trimming
or [Finishing] tab → [Print Style] → [Booklet Printing] → [Saddle Stitch Setting] → a setting that does not execute trimming

Supported paper sizes: A3, B4, A4, B5, Letter, 11x17, and Legal

When you select [Perfect Binding [1-sided]] or [Perfect Binding [2-sided]] for [Print Style]:

[Setting List]

You can confirm the current settings as a list. Clicking [Perfect Binding Settings] ([Perfect Binding Settings] Dialog Box) enables you to change the settings.

Perfect Binding

[Paper Output]

Enables you to specify which tray the paper will be output to.

If an optional finisher is attached, you may not be able to specify the output destination depending on settings such as saddle finishing etc.

[Stack Details]

If you set where to stack in the stacker in [Paper Output], display the [Stack Details] dialog box and configure the details settings for the stacker.

Required conditions

Select a large capacity stacker from [Device Settings] tab → [Stacker].

Set where to stack in the stacker in [Paper Output]

[Specify Number of Copies to Stack]

Enables you to specify the number of copies to stack in [Number of Copies to Stack] when you have selected one or more stackers from [Paper Output].

[Advanced Settings]

[Advanced Settings] Dialog Box ([Finishing] Tab) enables you to configure detailed finishing settings.

[Restore Defaults]

Returns all the settings to their standard (default) values.

[View Settings]

Enables you to check the current settings in a list.

[Language Settings]

Enables you to select the display language.