SADDLE STITCH FINISHER

The saddle stitch finisher can automatically place two staples for centerline binding of prints or copies and fold them along the centerline. An optional hole punching unit is available for installation into the finisher.

Part names and functions

Stapler compiler

Paper to be stapled is stacked temporarily.

When printing on

post cards or envelopes, remove the output from here.

Offset tray

Output which is stapled or offset will be delivered to this tray.

Saddle stitch tray

Saddle stitched output is delivered here.

Top cover

Open for misfeed removal.

Stapler section

Open the front cover and pull out this section to replace the staple cartridge

or to remove jammed staples.

Front cover

Open to replace the staple cartridge, to remove the misfed paper, or to remove jammed staples.

NOTES

●Do not press on the saddle stitch finisher (particularly the offset tray).

●Use caution when near the offset tray during printing as the tray moves up and down.

●To install the saddle stitch finisher, a duplex bypass/inverter unit and either a stand/1 x 500 sheet paper drawer, a stand/3 x 500 sheet paper drawer, or a duplex module/2 x 500 sheet paper drawer must also be installed.

Specifications

Name

SADDLE STITCH FINISHER (AR-F13)

 

 

 

 

Paper size

 

 

Upper paper tray:

 

Face up output: Same as paper specifications of machine

Paper size/Useable paper

Face down output: 12" x 18", 11" x 17", 8-1/2" x 14", 8-1/2" x 13", 8-1/2" x 11", 8-

 

 

1/2" x 11"R, 7-1/4" x 10-1/2"R, 5-1/2" x 8-1/2", A3W, A3, B4,

 

 

A4, A4R, B5, B5R, A5

 

Lower tray:

11" x 17", 8-1/2" x 11"R, A3, B4, A4R

 

 

 

Paper weight

 

Upper tray: 17 to 80 lbs. or 64 to 300 g/m2 for face up output

 

 

17 to 54 lbs. or 64 to 200 g/m2 for face down output

 

Lower tray:

17 to 28 lbs. or 64 to 105 g/m2

 

 

 

 

Paper types

 

 

Upper tray: Same as paper specifications of the machine

 

Lower tray: Plain paper only

 

 

Number of trays

2 (offset tray + saddle stitch tray)

 

 

 

Upper paper tray:

 

Non-stapling: 1000 sheets of paper: 8-1/2" x 11", 8-1/2" x 11"R, A4, A4R, B5, B5R

 

 

(21 lbs. or 80 g/m2)

 

 

500 sheets of paper: Sizes other than 8-1/2" x 11", 8-1/2" x 11"R,

 

 

A4, A4R, B5 or B5R (up to 10 envelopes or postcards inside the

Tray capacity

 

staple compiler; alignment is not guaranteed)

Stapling:

Maximum of 30 sets or 1000 sheets of 8-1/2" x 11", A4 or B5

 

 

 

paper (50 sets maximum for vertically fed paper stapled at one

 

 

location in the upper left corner). Maximum of 30 sets or 500 sheets

 

 

of other paper sizes.

 

Lower tray:

Stapled print capacity is (6 - 10) sheets x 10 sets or (1 - 5)

 

 

sheets x 20 sets.

 

 

 

 

 

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