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* When a hole punch module is installed

Problem

Check

Solution or cause

Stapling position is
not correct
(including saddle
stitch).

Stapling position not set properly?

Check the stapling position setting. (See page
3-4.)

The finisher/saddle
stitch finisher does
not operate.

Are any finisher/saddle stitch finisher
covers open?

Close all covers. (See step 7 on page 3-7 and
step 7 on page 3-11.)

Message indicating need to remove paper
from the stapler compiler displayed?

Remove all remaining paper from the stapler
compiler. (For the stapler compiler, see "Part
names" on page 3-2.)

Stapling cannot be
performed (including
saddle stitch).

Message to check the staple unit
displayed?

Remove jammed staples. (See pages 3-9 and
3-10.)

Message to add staples displayed?

Replace the staple cartridge. (See pages 3-7
and 3-8.) Check that a staple cartridge has
been installed. (See pages 3-7 and 3-8.)

Different sizes of paper mixed together?

Stapling cannot be performed on mixed paper
sizes.

The paper is badly curled.

The quality and type of some papers may
cause bad curling that prevents stapling.
Take the paper out of the tray or bypass tray,
turn it around, and reload it so that the top and
bottom edges are reversed.

Saddle stitch cannot
be selected.

The paper type of the selected paper tray
is set to heavy paper.

Saddle stitch is not possible on heavy paper.
However, when cover insertion is selected,
saddle stitch is possible on a single sheet of
heavy paper inserted for use as a cover.

The punch hole
positions are not
correct.*

The punch function is not set to the correct
punch positions.

Check the allowed hole punch positions. (See
page 3-5.)

Cannot be punched.*

Message to check the punch module
displayed?

Dispose of punch scraps. (See page 3-10.)

Mixed paper sizes.

Punching is not possible when different paper
sizes are mixed together.

The paper is badly curled.

The quality and type of some papers may
cause bad curling that prevents punching.
Take the paper out of the tray or bypass tray,
turn it around, and reload it so that the top and
bottom edges are reversed.

The inserter enables blank sheets or printed sheets to be added to copy and print output as covers or inserts
without printing. The inserter also allows feeding of heavy paper that cannot be fed from the other trays.
Printed output can also be fed one set at a time from the inserter for stapling or punching without performing
stapling or staple sorting finishing (see "Loading paper" (page 3-15)).
When feeding from the inserter for pamphlet copying (page 5-6), cover or insert copying (page 5-11), or
transparency insert copying (page 5-22), select "INSERTER" in step 3 of "Setting the paper type and paper size"
(page 2-10), and be sure to perform steps 4 through 7. In step 8, make sure that the checkboxes below "PRINT",
"COPY", and "DOC. FILING" are selected. If any of these checkboxes are not selected, touch them so that a
checkmark appears.
When feeding from the inserter for pamphlet copying (page 5-6), cover or insert copying (page 5-11), or
transparency insert copying (page 5-22), select the inserter in the tray settings. The inserter attributes can also
be selected in the custom settings (see page 2-13).

Specifications are subject to change for improvement without notice.

Paper tray
Place blank or printed paper here to be inserted.

When loading paper, adjust this guide to the width of the paper.

Top cover
Open for misfeed removal.

Inserter operation panel
Stapling and punching can be performed directly
from the inserter operation panel without using the
machine operation panel. 

Paper guide lever
Release the paper guide lock to remove misfed paper.

Front cover
Open this cover to remove misfed paper from the
finisher or saddle stitch finisher.

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To install the inserter...
An optional finisher or saddle stitch finisher must be installed (page 3-2).

Name

Inserter (AR-CF2)

Paper weight

60 to 256 g/m

2

 (16 lbs. to 68*lbs.) *For index paper, equivalent to 140-lbs.

Paper types

Plain paper, special paper (transparency film, coloured paper, paper with punch holes,
tabbed paper, etc.)
(Consult your retailer for more information on special papers that can be used.)

Paper size

A 3 ,   B4 ,   A 4 ,   A 4 R ,   B 5 ,   B 5 R ,   A 5 R ,   1 1 "   x   1 7 " ,   8 - 1 / 2 "  x   1 4 " ,   8 - 1 / 2 "   x   1 3 " ,   8 -
1 / 2 "   x   1 1 " ,   8 - 1 / 2 "   x   1 1 " R ,   7 - 1 / 4 "   x   1 0 - 1 / 2 " R ,   5 - 1 / 2 "   x   8 - 1 / 2 " R

Paper capacity

Max. 100 (80 g/m

2

 (20 lbs.))

Paper conveying

Centre reference

Power supply

Supplied from machine

Dimensions

When paper tray is folded up: 285 (565*) mm (W) x 585 mm (D) x 1120 mm (H)

(11-15/64" (22-1/4"*) (W) x 23-3/64" (D) x 44-7/64" (H))

Not including stopper  (40 mm (1-37/64")) when attached to machine
* Including paper tray

Weight

Approx. 24 kg (Approx. 53 lbs.)

When loading paper in the inserter, load the paper face up. If the paper has a top edge and bottom edge, load in
the same top-bottom orientation as the original. Adjust the paper guide on the paper tray to the width of the paper.
When using tabbed paper, place the paper as follows:

Load the paper back
side up. 
The top side is
inserted first.

The relation of copies and tabbed sheets is shown below.

The inserter can be used for stapling or punching without performing a copy operation. These functions are selected
at the operation panel of the inserter.

[PUNCH] key
When a punch module is installed on the finisher
or saddle stitch finisher, punch holes can be
added to blank paper or printed paper. The
indicator lights when this function is selected.
[STAPLE] key/indicator
When this function is selected, each set of output
is stapled and delivered to the finisher or saddle
stitch finisher tray. (Note that the sets are not
offset.) Press this key until the icon light of the
desired staple position lights up. ("

" pamphlet

stapling can only be selected when a saddle stitch
finisher is installed)

[START] key/indicator
After selecting punch or staple settings with key

 or key 

, place the paper to be punched or

stapled on the inserter tray and press this key.

Back side

Inserted first.

Back
side

1st sheet

4th sheet

1st sheet

Back
side

2nd sheet

3rd sheet

4th sheet

5th sheet

Back
side

Tabbed paper 4th sheet (back side)

Tabbed paper 1st sheet (back side)

5th sheet

Back
side

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NOTES
● Do not use tabbed paper when operating the inserter manually.
● The punching and stapling functions cannot be used when the finisher or saddle stitch finisher has failed, or

when the functions are prohibited* in the key operator programs (page 11 of the key operator's guide).
* Disabling of stapler/Disabling of punch/Disabling of finisher/Disabling of inserter

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■ Alarm display

If the [START] key indicator on the inserter operation panel is blinking and the [PUNCH] key or [STAPLE] key
indicator is also blinking or solidly lit, operation will not start when the [START] key is pressed. Resolve the
problem as indicated below, depending how the indicators are lit or blinking.

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■ Using the inserter

For paper sizes that can be stapled or punched, see the finisher and saddle stitch finisher specifications on
page 3-2.
Some paper types cannot be stapled or punched (see "NOTES" on page 3-3). Do not use these paper types.

Load the paper face up.
When performing
pamphlet stapling, place
the paper so that the
opened pages are face
up as shown.
Adjust the paper guide
to the size of the paper.

Press key 

 on page 3-15 for stapling or pamphlet

stapling. Press key 

 on page 3-15 for punching.

The selected mode lights up.

Make sure that the
[START] key light is
illuminated green and
then press the [START]
key.

[PUNCH]

indicator

[STAPLE] indicator

[START]
indicator

Cause

Solution

Any one of the indicators is solidly lit.

Blinks red

A paper size that cannot 
be fed has been loaded.

Use paper that is a suitable 
size for punching, stapling, or 
saddle stitching (page 3-3).

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-

-

Solidly 
lit

Blinks red

The paper type of the 
inserter is set to heavy 
paper.

Heavy paper cannot be 
used.

Blinking

-

-

-

-

Blinks  red

The finisher or saddle 
stitch finisher tray is full.

Remove the paper from 
the tray.

The hole punch scrap 
container in the punch 
module on the finisher or 
saddle stitch finisher is full.

Discard the hole punch 
scrap (page 3-10).

-

Any one of the 
indicators is blinking.

-

Blinks red

The finisher or saddle 
stitch finisher tray is full.

Remove the paper from 
the tray.

The finisher or saddle 
stitch finisher is out of 
staples.

Replace the staple 
cartridge (page 3-7).

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-

Blinking

Blinks red

The saddle stitch tray on 
the saddle stitch finisher is 
full.

Remove the paper from 
the saddle stitch tray.

The saddle stitch finisher is 
out of saddle stitch staples.

Replace the saddle stitch 
staple cartridge (page 3-8).

Paper guide

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Pamphlet stapling can only be used when the saddle
stitch finisher (AR-F16) is installed.
When using pamphlet stapling, stapling and
punching cannot be used in combination.