SADDLE STITCH FINISHER

Troubleshooting saddle stitch finisher problems

Check the list below before calling for service.

 

Problem

 

 

 

Check

 

Solution or cause

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stapling

position is

 

 

 

 

 

 

not

 

correct

Stapling position not set properly?

Check the stapling position setting. (See

(including

saddle

pages 3-4,3-13and 3-14.)

 

 

 

 

 

stitch).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The

saddle

stitch

Are any saddle stitch finisher covers open?

Close all covers. (See page 3-10and 3-11.)

finisher

does

not

 

 

Message indicating need to remove paper

Remove all remaining paper from the stapler

operate.

 

 

from the stapler compiler displayed?

compiler referring to step 4 on page 3-8.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Message

to

check

the

staple unit

Remove jammed staples. (See page 3-8.)

 

 

 

 

displayed?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Replace the staple cartridge. (See page 3-7.)

 

 

 

 

Message to add staples displayed?

Check that a staple cartridge has been

Stapling

cannot be

 

 

 

 

 

installed. (See page 3-7.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stapling cannot be performed onto different

performed (including

Different size paper included?

size paper.

saddle stitch).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Differences in paper quality and type may

 

 

 

 

Is the paper

badly

curled,

preventing

result in bad curling of output paper. Take the

 

 

 

 

paper out of the tray or bypass tray, turn it

 

 

 

 

stapling?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

around, and reload it so that the top and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

bottom edges are reversed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The

punch

hole

The punch function is not set to the correct

Check the allowed hole punch positions. (See

positions

are

not

punch positions.

 

 

page 3-5.)

correct*1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Message

to

check

the punch module

Dispose of punch scraps. (See page 3-9.)

 

 

 

 

displayed?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mixed paper sizes?

 

 

Punching is not possible when different paper

 

 

 

 

 

 

sizes are mixed together.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cannot be punched.*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Differences in paper quality and type may

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paper is badly curled and the output paper

result in bad curling of output paper. Take the

 

 

 

 

paper out of the tray or bypass tray, turn it

 

 

 

 

is not punched.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

around, and reload it so that the top and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

bottom edges are reversed.

 

 

 

 

 

* When a hole punch module is installed

 

 

 

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