IR5570 Tab Paper

[Brian8506]

2 problems. First the customer doesn't have the tab option thru the computer. I wonder if I need a different driver. Second when they run the tab paper as a copy job, the print on the tab comes washed out. I saw a post on the knowledgebase about the lower transfer guide plate and adjusted accordingly evn varied the position. Played with some sep and trans spec to see if I could improve it. As of now it's not real bad but I get an occasional washed out image on the tab and too many of them have a bleeding look to them. Tab paper seems to be traveling thru the sep area ok. The image looks like the tab, which is on the trail edge, is riding up the drum. I replaced the lower fuser roller and bearings for obvious reasons and thought this might help the entry into the fuser since it looks like the tab is over the transfer area as the lead egde enters the fuser. 32 years and never had anybody run tab paper(that I know of). If anybody has a little experience with this it would be great.

[teckat]

Tab paper can be inserted into a regular print job,
using the Sheet Insertion in PCL driver
Open a Word document formatted for tab printing.
Select File, then Print.
Pick the desired imageRUNNER driver and click Properties.
Click on the Paper Source tab, and select the drawer on the imageRUNNER that is loaded with tab paper
Switch the bullet to Paper Type and select Tab paper.
Hit the Tab Position button and set the separation width.
Click Apply and OK.
Print the document by clicking Print.

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imageRUNNER 5570 / 6570 / 7200 / 8070 / 8500 / 85 / 85+ / 9070 / 105 / 105+ / 7085 / 7095 / 7105, imagePASS M1 / M2 / M3 / S1 / S2, imagePRESS C1 / C6000 / C6000VP / C7000VP, imagePRESS Server Q1 / T1 / A1100 / A2000 / A2100 / A3000 / A3100

Create tab originals that can be printed onto tab paper by the imageRUNNER
Tab originals can be created using Microsoft Word on a Windows-based computer. 1.Launch Microsoft Word and Open a new document.
2.Click File and select Page Setup.
3.Click on the Paper Size tab and set the orientation to Landscape.
4.Then click on the Margins tab and set the Top Margin at .2".The Bottom Margin can stay as set and the Left and Right Margin should be set to zero (0).
5.Click OK.


6.You will then receive the following message.When you receive this message, click Ignore.


7.Now, click Format and select Tabs.The alignment of your tabs should be centered, left, or right depending on the type of tabs you want.This instruction uses 5 bank tabs with center alignment.Your first tab will be set from the left edge of the paper to the center point on the first tab, which in this case is 1.5".Your succeeding tab stops will be 2" from the first and so on, since tabs should be 2" tabs.
8.So, click in the Tab Stop Position field and set a tab at 1.5", click on Center in the Alignment section, then click Set.Your next tabs will be at 3.5", 5.5", 7.5", and 9.5".When all your tabs are set, click OK.

9.Now you are ready to type your text.Press the Tab key once and type the text for the first tab (ex. Chapter 1).
10.Press the Enter key, then hold down the Ctrl key and press Enter to go to a new page.Each tab should be on a separate sheet of paper.
11.On Page 2, press the Tab key twice to get to the second tab stop and type your text (ex. Chapter 2).Continue in this manner to type the text for all 5 tabs.
12.Now, save the document.
13.Now you are ready to print the file.When you click Print, you will receive the following message


14.Click Yes and the file will print.Each printed page will show the text in the format needed to copy onto your stock using the Tab Paper special feature on the imageRUNNER.

[teckat]

imageRUNNER 5570 / 6570 / 7200 / 8070 / 8500 / 85 / 85+ / 9070 / 105 / 105+ / 7085 / 7095 / 7105, imagePASS M1 / M2 / M3 / S1 / S2 Printing To Tabs on the imageRUNNER Connected with the imagePASS M1 / M2 / M3 / S1 / S2
Printing to tabs is available using the imagePASS M1 / M2 / M3 / S1 / S2 Drivers. 1. Main Unit Settings
Before printing, load tab paper in either of the lower 2 drawers (drawer 3 or 4) using the Tab Feeding Attachment Kit-A1. You must then program the device to recognize the tab stock by doing the following:

1. Select "Additional Functions"
2. Select "Common Settings"
3. Select "Store Paper Type"
4. Select Drawer 3 or 4
5. Select Tab paper
6. Select "OK" and return to main screen.
2. Main Unit Settings for imageRUNNER 7200 / 8070 / 8500 / 85 / 85+ / 105Printing onto Tabs from the ImagePASS PCL Print Driver
1. From your desktop, select "Settings" and then "Printers" from the Windows Start menu.
2. Select imageRUNNER PCL Printer Driver
3. Select "Printer", then "Properties"
4. Select "Device Settings" tab
5. Select "Form to Tray Assignment"
6. Select "Drawer 3 or Drawer 4" (Depending which paper source has been loaded with tabs)
7. Under "Paper Type" select Tab paper
8. Close the driver window
Launch the file that you will be printing onto tabs:

1. Select "File", then "Print"
2. Once the driver window appears, select "Properties"
3. Page size should read "Letter"
4. Select "Paper Source" tab
5. Select "Paper Type" radio button
6. Select "Tab Paper"
7. Select "OK"

Printing onto Tabs from the imagePASS PS Print Driver
1. Select "File", then "Print"
2. Once the driver window appears, select "Properties"
3. Select "Paper Source" under the Fiery Printing tab
4. In the "Page Size" area, select letter
5. Under "Media Type" select "Index Tabs"
6. Click "Apply" Button
7. Click "OK"
8. Click "OK" again.

Note: If tabs are not printing on the actual tab area, try adjusting the "Select Tab Position" [0-254]. A setting between [100-150] will position the output in the center of the tab, both vertically and horizontally.

Printing onto Tabs from the imagePASS Macintosh PS Print Driver
1. Select imageRUNNER PS Printer Driver
2. Under "Printer Features" select "Paper Source 1"
3. Under "Media type" select "Index Tab" in the drop down window
4. Click "Print"

[teckat]

When running tabs through the machine, the print on the tab is washed out.
If the print on the tab is washed out, when running tab paper, change the setting of fuzzy in service mode to three. To change the value of Fuzzy, perform the following.

Service Mode > Copier > Option > Fuzzy.
The default for fuzzy is 0, but in this case, set fuzzy to 3

SERVICE MODE:
COPIER>OPTION>BODY>FUZZY (turning on/off fuzzy control)
0: enable fuzzy control (default)
1: low humidity mode (for pre-transfer charging current level lower than standard)
2: normal humidity mode
3: high humidity mode (for pre-transfer charging current higher than standard)
When set to '1' through '3', the machine executes the appropriate modes independently of the reading of the environment sensor.

[Brian8506]

I'll try it early next week teckat. Thanks for all the advice!!!

[Brian8506]

Teckat: Are you saying tab paper can only be run using an Imagepass controller? This machine isn't equipped with one.

[teckat]

You do not need to have an imagePass attached.

Tab paper can be loaded in Paper Drawer 3 or 4.
adjust the paper drawer to hold tab paper.
Use the Tab Paper Feeding Attachment to load tab paper. The Tab Paper Feeding
Attachment includes the one-touch supports, tab paperweight bar, and underlay sheet.
Register Paper Type as TAB in 3 or 4 tray
Load tab paper into either Paper Drawer 3 or 4, and you can copy onto the tabs
using the Tab Paper Creation mode.
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press [Special Features].
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[Brian8506]

Thanks teckat. Tabs print fine and customer can run them as print jobs. I appreciate your help!!

[teckat]

Thanks teckat. Tabs print fine and customer can run them as print jobs. I appreciate your help!!

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[Brian8506]

I spoke too soon. Customer has pre printed tab paper. They say they cant run it as a blank sheet insertion when they set tray 3 or 4 to tab paper. It doesnt allow it. I suggested they set the tray to plain paper which they can but it wont feed. Misfeeds every page out of the tab drawer. If they place plain paper in the tab drawer it will feed without a problem. Im gonna see the machine tomorrow and hopefully I can fully understand what the machine will allow them to do and not allow them.

[teckat]

Brian- check your PM/ I sent u the 5570/6570 Copy Guide/ Explains it All


Customer needs to Use the Tab Paper Feeding Attachment to load tab paper.
The Tab Paper Feeding Attachment >
includes the one-touch supports, tab paperweight bar, and underlay sheet.

The Cover/Sheet Insertion (Tab Paper) mode cannot be used with>
the Auto Zoom, Zoom Program, Auto XY Zoom, Entire Image, Group, Offset Group, Rotate Collate, Rotate Group, Staple (Top Right Corner, Bottom Right Corner, or Right Double), Saddle Stitch, Book 2-Sided, Two-page Separation, Image Combination, Shift, Booklet, Transparency Interleaving, Margin, Frame Erase, Image Repeat, Mirror Image, Form Composition, or Tab Paper Creation mode.

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NOTE
• When making copies on tab paper, check that the position of the tabs is correct.
• To insert tab paper, it is necessary to register the type of paper in Paper Drawer 3 or 4 as
tab paper in Register Paper Type in Common Settings (from the Additional Functions
screen).
• Tab paper is always copied on. If you do not want to print on the tab paper, insert blank sheets of paper in each place where you want the tab paper to go.
• Images in the area which is to be shifted, but not within the tab area, may cause the
copies to have black streaks or appear as dirty.