User GuideIM 7000/8000/9000

Stapling Copied Pages

When copying an original consisting of more than one page, you can staple each copy together as a set.

Illustration of stapling copied pages

For details about the paper size and number of sheets that can be stapled, see the following section:

List of Specifications for Standard Functions

Important

Note

  • You cannot staple paper set in the bypass tray.

1Press [Copy] on the Home screen.

Operation panel screen illustration

2Select the staple key on the Copy screen.

Operation panel screen illustration

To specify another staple position, press [Finishing][Staple], and then select the staple position.

Operation panel screen illustration

When selecting [Center], also specify the settings for [Book] to fold the paper in half like a booklet.

Binding Copied Pages

3Place the original.

  • When specifying the staple function, place the original in the correct orientation.

    Basic Procedure for Copying Documents

  • When specifying [Top 1] or [Bottom 1], the maximum size of the originals that can be rotated from the readable orientation for copying is A4 or 81/2 × 11. When copying originals larger than A4 or 81/2 × 11, place the original in the same orientation as the paper loaded in the paper tray.

  • To select the paper automatically by specifying [Left 2], [Top 2] or [Slant], set [Copier / Document Server Settings][Paper/Paper Input][Auto Tray Switching] to [With Image Rotation].

  • When you specify the paper to use, the image will be rotated according to the staple position. If the staple position is not appropriate, the warning screen appears.

  • When you use Staple together with Combine/Double Copies, check the orientations of the original and the paper to use.

    Specifying Staple together with Combine/Double Copies

4Press [Start].

When placing the originals on the exposure glass, press [Finish Scn] after scanning all of the originals.

Note

  • To copy originals in different sizes and staple the copied paper, specify [Mixed Sizes] and [Auto Paper Select]. You can staple paper copied from an original consisting of different sizes that have the same dimension on one side, such as "A4 and A3" or "81/2 × 11 and 11 × 17".

  • Copying Mixed-size Originals

  • You can change the staple key displayed on the Copy screen to the key for another staple position.

  • Finishing

  • The staple keys displayed on the Copy screen and the staple locations displayed when pressing [Finishing][Staple] differ depending on the finisher attached.

  • When stapling sheets larger than B4 Landscape size, draw out the extension tray of the finisher tray.

  • Contact your service representative to specify the staple setting to be canceled automatically when the number of sheets that can be stapled reaches the maximum.

Specifying Staple together with Combine/Double Copies

When specifying Staple of [Left 2], [Top 2], or [Slant] together with Combine/Double Copies, the orientation of the paper to use varies according to the orientation (Portrait/Landscape) of the original. Refer to the following table to set the original and paper:

When [Original Orientation] is set to [Readable Direction] or [180 Degrees]

Functions set together

Staple position

Left 2/Slant

Top 2

Combine

2 Pages

8 Pages

When the original orientation is Portrait:

  • Select a paper with Landscape.

When the original orientation is Landscape:

  • Select a paper with Portrait.

When the original orientation is Portrait:

  • Select a paper with Portrait.

When the original orientation is Landscape:

  • Select a paper with Landscape.

4 Pages

When the original orientation is Portrait:

  • Select a paper with Portrait.

When the original orientation is Landscape:

  • Select a paper with Landscape.

When the original orientation is Portrait:

  • Select a paper with Landscape.

When the original orientation is Landscape:

  • Select a paper with Portrait.

Double Copies

When the original orientation is Portrait:

  • Select a paper with Landscape.

When the original orientation is Landscape:

  • Select a paper with Portrait.

When the original orientation is Portrait:

  • Select a paper with Portrait.

When the original orientation is Landscape:

  • Select a paper with Landscape.

When [Original Orientation] is set to [90 Degrees Counterclockwise] or [90 Degrees Clockwise]

Functions set together

Staple position

Left 2/Slant

Top 2

Combine

2 Pages

8 Pages

When the original orientation is Portrait:

  • Select a paper with Portrait.

When the original orientation is Landscape:

  • Select a paper with Landscape.

When the original orientation is Portrait:

  • Select a paper with Landscape.

When the original orientation is Landscape:

  • Select a paper with Portrait.

4 Pages

When the original orientation is Portrait:

  • Select a paper with Landscape.

When the original orientation is Landscape:

  • Select a paper with Portrait.

When the original orientation is Portrait:

  • Select a paper with Portrait.

When the original orientation is Landscape:

  • Select a paper with Landscape.

Double Copies

When the original orientation is Portrait:

  • Select a paper with Portrait.

When the original orientation is Landscape:

  • Select a paper with Landscape.

When the original orientation is Portrait:

  • Select a paper with Landscape.

When the original orientation is Landscape:

  • Select a paper with Portrait.