Add Cover

This mode enables you to set the machine to automatically add front and back covers. You can use a different type of paper from that used for the main document. You can also set whether to copy on the front and back covers.

You can select colored paper, heavy paper, and other paper types for the front and back covers.

*1 Printed Front Cover

*2 Printed Back Cover

IMPORTANT
Make sure to set the paper type correctly, especially when using heavy paper or other special types of paper. If the type of paper is not set correctly, it may adversely affect image quality. Moreover, the fixing unit may become dirty, or the paper could jam, and a service repair may be needed.

Press

(Main Menu) → [Copy].

Press [Options] → [Add Cover].

Select the type of cover and printing → press [OK].

To select the paper for the front and back cover, press [Change] for <Select Paper> → select the paper → press [OK].

IMPORTANT
Select the same size paper for [Front Cover] and [Back Cover]. If you set a different paper size for the front cover, back cover, or sheet insertions, the paper sizes for the other features are automatically changed to the new paper size. However, changing the paper source for a feature to a source with the same paper size does not change the settings for the other features. Before feeding paper from the Document Insertion Unit-N, load paper into the Document Insertion Unit-N and specify the paper size. To feed paper from the Document Insertion Unit-N, select [Sheet Inserter 1] or [Sheet Inserter 2]. If paper is being fed from the Document Insertion Unit-N for the current job, press [Change Insert. 1 Ppr.] or [Change Insert. 2 Ppr.] to select paper for the covers.

IMPORTANT

Select the same size paper for [Front Cover] and [Back Cover].

If you set a different paper size for the front cover, back cover, or sheet insertions, the paper sizes for the other features are automatically changed to the new paper size. However, changing the paper source for a feature to a source with the same paper size does not change the settings for the other features.

Before feeding paper from the Document Insertion Unit-N, load paper into the Document Insertion Unit-N and specify the paper size.

To feed paper from the Document Insertion Unit-N, select [Sheet Inserter 1] or [Sheet Inserter 2]. If paper is being fed from the Document Insertion Unit-N for the current job, press [Change Insert. 1 Ppr.] or [Change Insert. 2 Ppr.] to select paper for the covers.

NOTE
If you select [Leave Blank] for the front and/or back cover, the machine inserts a sheet of paper from the paper source selected in step 3 to be used as the front and/or back cover. If you feed cover paper from the Document Insertion Unit-N, select [Leave Blank]. If you are using paper that already has printing on it (e.g., a company logo) as front cover or back cover, select [Leave Blank]. Otherwise, the machine will copy on the preprinted paper. If you select [Print on Front Side], [Print on Back Side], or [Print on Both Sides] for the front and/or back cover, the machine inserts a sheet of paper from the paper source that you selected in step 3 to be used as the print's front and/or back cover. The machine then copies on the front side, back side, or both sides of the front and/or back cover.

NOTE

If you select [Leave Blank] for the front and/or back cover, the machine inserts a sheet of paper from the paper source selected in step 3 to be used as the front and/or back cover.

If you feed cover paper from the Document Insertion Unit-N, select [Leave Blank].

If you are using paper that already has printing on it (e.g., a company logo) as front cover or back cover, select [Leave Blank]. Otherwise, the machine will copy on the preprinted paper.

If you select [Print on Front Side], [Print on Back Side], or [Print on Both Sides] for the front and/or back cover, the machine inserts a sheet of paper from the paper source that you selected in step 3 to be used as the print's front and/or back cover. The machine then copies on the front side, back side, or both sides of the front and/or back cover.

Press [Close].

IMPORTANT
If [Staple] is selected, for the total number of sheets that can be stapled, including front and back covers, see "Maximum Number of Sheets You Can Staple."

NOTE
If you are copying on the front cover, back cover, or sheet insertions, these sheets are included in the count of the total number of copies made. If these sheets are left blank, however, the machine's counter does not count them as copies. If you want to set both [Add Cover] and [Insert Sheets], select the same paper size. If you feed front covers and back covers from the Document Insertion Unit-N, you cannot print on the front covers and back covers.

NOTE

If you are copying on the front cover, back cover, or sheet insertions, these sheets are included in the count of the total number of copies made. If these sheets are left blank, however, the machine's counter does not count them as copies.

If you want to set both [Add Cover] and [Insert Sheets], select the same paper size.

If you feed front covers and back covers from the Document Insertion Unit-N, you cannot print on the front covers and back covers.