SD-511 Saddle Stitcher

INSTALLATION MANUAL
Applied Machine: FS-534

Caution: No. Name Shape Q’ty

Lifting the machine in an awkward position or
transporting it in a poorly balanced position could 8. Installation
result in personal injury. When transporting the manual
machine, assign an adequate number of persons 1
to the job and ensure that each person can take a set
good position of not being excessively loaded.
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I. Accessory parts
No. Name Shape Q’ty
After unpacking, be sure to get rid of the
1. Exit tray packaging materials and keep them out of
the reach of children.
1 Putting the head in the plastic bag
involves danger of suffocation.
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2. Exit tray cover Note:

This manual provides the illustrations of the acces-
sory parts and machine that may be slightly different
1 in shape from yours. In that case, instead of the
illustrations, use the appearance of your machine to
follow the installation procedure. This does not
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cause any significant change or problem with the
3. Exit lever procedure.
1
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4. Guide plate

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5. Rail (Right)
without hook
1

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6. Rail (Left)
with hooks
1

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7. Screw
6
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II. Installation procedures 4. Using the pin removed in step 3, attach the exit
lever to the supplied exit tray cover.
Note: Note:
When mounting the saddle stitcher, mount it Make sure that the pin is fully inserted into the
before mounting the finisher to the machine. holder.
1. Turn off the machine and unplug the power cord
from the power outlet.
2. Remove the saddle unit and all other accessories
from the shipping carton and remove the protec-
tive tape and protective materials.

Holder
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5. If the finisher is mounted on the machine, remove

the finisher.
Note:
For the finisher removal procedure, see installa-
A3ERIXC032DA tion manual for finisher (FS-534).
6. Open the front door of the finisher.
3. Remove the pin from the supplied exit lever. 7. Remove the front cover of the finisher (six
screws).

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8. If the stapler unit is positioned toward the front of 11. Open the guide plate and attach the C-clip
the finisher, move it to the rear turning the dial removed in step 9.
shown in the illustration.

Dial
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9. Remove the C-clip from the supplied guide plate.

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12. Remove seven screws that hold the cover

shown in the illustration on the left side of the fin-
isher.
Note:
A connector is connected to the cover.
C-clip
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10. Attach the guide plate to the finisher.

Note:
Insert the two projections located at the end of the
guide plate into the holes on the plate inside the
finisher.

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13. Tilt the cover and remove the connector.

Remove the cover.

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14. Attach the supplied left and right rails. (two supplied screws each)
Note:
• Align the end of the rail with the front end of the plate of the finisher.
• Put the rail along downward to screw.

< Left > < Right >

With hooks

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15. Plug in the two connectors and attach the exit tray cover to the finisher.
(Seven screws removed in step 12)

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16. Pull the left rail out completely from the finisher.
17. Hold the area of the saddle unit shown in the illustration with one of your hands and lift it. Hold the left rail
with your other hand. Fasten the saddle unit to the left rail by fitting the tab on the rail into the slot located
on the rear side of the saddle unit and then the other tab into the slot on the front side by slightly bending
the front side of the rail.
Note:
• Make sure that the guide plate described in step 11 is opened.
• Put the saddle unit close to the rail and move the saddle unit parallel to the rail. Be careful so that the
saddle unit does not come into contact with the finisher in the area A.
• When fitting the tabs on the rail into the slots, be careful not to slide the rail back into the finisher.
Caution:
• Be careful not to drop the saddle unit or hurt your fingers by the rails.
• When fastening the saddle unit to the rail, be careful not to topple the finisher.

Front Rear

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18. Pull the right rail out completely and fit the boss 20. Remove the screw shown in the illustration from
of the saddle unit into the positioning hole on the the front of the saddle unit.
rail.
Caution:
Be careful not to hurt yourself while pulling the rail
out.

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21. Remove the screw shown in the illustration from

the back of the saddle unit.

Boss
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19. Attach the saddle unit to the rails. (one supplied

screw each for left and right)

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22. Insert the three pantograph hooks of the saddle

unit into the holes on the rear inside the finisher.

Pantograph
Hook

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23. Secure the pantograph. (one screw removed in III. Adjustments
step 21)
If each mode are out of specifications,
make the following adjustments.
1. Select Finishing → Fold/Bind.
2. Make copies in finisher mode and check the sta-
tus of the Half-Fold, Center Staple & Fold and Tri-
fold.
Note:
When copying in the Center Staple & Fold mode, 5
originals need to be set on the document feeding
tray.
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<Half-Fold/
<Tri-fold>
Center Staple & Fold>
24. Connect the three pantograph connectors to the
finisher.

Exit direction

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<Half-fold skew adjustment>

1. Unfold the paper that exits the machine and lay
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the paper with the ridge facing up.

25. Close the guide plate opened in step 11.

26. Close the front door of the finisher opened in
step 6.
27. Place the supplied exit tray on the finisher.

Exit direction
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28. Mount the finisher to the machine.

Note:
For the finisher mounting procedures, see installa-
tion manual for finisher (FS-534).
29. Plug the power cord into the power outlet and
turn on the machine.

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2. Check the crease for deviation 5. Incline the guide plate assy shown in the illustra-
(Measure width A1 and A2). tion and adjust the skew.
Reference: A1 - A2 = 0 ± 1.0 mm Note:
Crease Incline the guide plate assy forward or backward
A1 according to the deviation of the crease.

A2

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3. Loose the two screws at the right side of the sad-

dle unit as shown in the illustration below. [If the staple positions deviate as shown below]
Incline the guide plate assy backward.
Crease

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4. Loose the two screws at the left side of the saddle

unit as shown in the illustration below. [If the staple positions deviate as shown below]
Incline the guide plate assy forward.
Crease

Screw
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6. Tighten the four screws loosen in step 3 and 4.

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<Half-fold position adjustment> 4. Display the Service Mode screen.
1. Unfold the paper that exits the machine and lay (For details of how to display the Service Mode
the paper with the ridge facing up. screen, see the Service Manual.)
5. Touch “Finisher.”
6. Touch “FS-FN adjustment.”
7. Touch “Half-Fold Position.”
8. Check that “ALL” is displayed in reversed.

[If the crease deviates as shown below]

Using the key, set the numeric value and
touch “OK.”

Exit direction
A
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2. Fold the paper shown in step 1 in half and unfold

it again.

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[If the crease deviates as shown below]

Using the key, set the numeric value and
touch “OK.”

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A
3. Check the crease for deviation
(Measure width A).
Reference: 0 ± 1.0 mm

A
Crease
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9. Touch “OK.”
10. Touch “Exit” on the Service Mode screen.
11. Make copies again and check the crease posi-
tions deviate.

Crease produced in step 2

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<Center staple position adjustment> [If the Staple positions deviate as shown below]
1. Unfold the paper that exits the machine and lay Using the key, set the numeric value and
the paper with the ridge facing up. touch “OK.”

Exit direction
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2. Check the staple position for deviation from the [If the Staple positions deviate as shown below]
crease (Measure width A). Using the key, set the numeric value and
Reference: 0 ± 1.0 mm touch “OK.”

A Staple position A

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3. Display the Service Mode screen. 8. Touch “OK.”

(For details of how to display the Service Mode 9. Touch “Exit” on the Service Mode screen.
screen, see the Service Manual.) 10. Make copies again and check the staple posi-
4. Touch “Finisher.” tions deviate.
5. Touch “FS-FN adjustment.”
6. Touch “Center Staple Position.”
7. Check that “ALL” is displayed in reversed.

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<Tri-fold position adjustment> Second fold position adjustment
First fold position adjustment 1. Display the Service Mode screen.
1. Check the width of the first fold position “a.” (For details of how to display the Service Mode
screen, see the Service Manual.)
2. Touch “Finisher.”
Second fold
First fold 3. Touch “FS-FN adjustment.”
4. Touch “2nd Tri-Fold Adjustment.”
5. Check that “ALL” is displayed in reversed.
6. Enter a value with or key and touch
“OK.”
• To make width a greater: Enter the value of .
• To make width a smaller: Enter the value of .
7. Touch “OK.”
8. Touch “Exit” on the Service Mode screen.
a c 9. Make copies again and check the second fold
b positions deviate.
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Reference: Unit: mm
Normal value
Section Item Standard
A4R 8.5x11R 16KR
a 95 89.4 88 ±2
Fold b 102 96 92 ±2
position
c Not specified

2. Display the Service Mode screen.

(For details of how to display the Service Mode
screen, see the Service Manual.)
3. Touch “Finisher.”
4. Touch “FS-FN adjustment.”
5. Touch “1st Tri-Fold Adjustment.”
6. Check that “ALL” is displayed in reversed.
7. Enter a value with or key and touch
“OK.”
• To make width a greater: Enter the value of .
• To make width a smaller: Enter the value of .
8. Touch “OK.”
9. Touch “Exit” on the Service Mode screen.
10. Make copies again and check the first fold posi-
tions deviate.

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