Notes on the fold function

Follow these precautions when using the fold function.

Folding will be canceled under the following conditions:

When a paper type that cannot be folded is selected ^*1
When a paper size that cannot be folded is selected
When the combination of the specified paper orientation and folding direction define an impossible fold.
When multifold is specified but the number of sheets exceeds the maximum number available for the multifold function
If you apply the staple function in combination with half fold, letter fold-in, letter fold-out, double parallel fold, or gate fold
When the paper is fed from the optional interposer tray

*1 The fold function is not supported for Thin Paper, Middle Thick Paper, Thick Paper1, Thick Paper 2, Thick Paper 3, Letterhead, Translucent Paper, OHP(Transparency), Cardstock, Label Paper, and Tab Stock.

When the following functions are set while folding output, the job is reset:

Staple ^*1
Punch

*1 Can be selected with Z-fold, but not in conjunction with booklet staple. Z-fold functions except booklet staple can be used together.

Restrictions on Z-folding

If the first page of a print job meets one of the conditions listed below, the job will be automatically rotated by 180 degrees. (When printing a landscape-direction job, do not specify [Rotate by 180 Degrees].)
Printing conditions
- paper orientation: LEF; print direction: Portrait; staple: Right top/Right 2
- paper orientation: SEF; print direction: Landscape; staple: Left top/Left 2/Left top slant
- Print jobs that contain a mixture of portrait- and landscape-print direction pages are output as follows when Z-fold is applied:
  - When [Rotate by 180 Degrees] is not specified
    Portrait pages: lower portion of the page will be folded
    Landscape pages: left side of the page will be folded
  - When [Rotate by 180 Degrees] is specified
    Portrait-oriented pages: upper portion of the page will be folded
    Landscape-oriented pages: right side of the page will be folded

Depending on the environment in which the printer is used and the type of paper it is printing on, the fold function can cause toner smearing and dirtying of the printed surface.
To use the Z-fold function, you must set the Z-fold support tray. For details about how to set the Z-fold support tray, see "When Folded Paper Is Not Properly Aligned", Troubleshooting.
Folded prints that are delivered to the folding unit tray may be stacked with their folds open. If this happens, the position of the folds is unaffected and the prints will still be output in sequential order. Stacked prints can be easily separated in the order they were delivered. To prevent their folded sections overlapping, configure the printer to deliver folded prints to the finisher upper tray or finisher shift tray.
Remove the Z-fold support tray when delivering prints to the shift tray without using the Z-fold function. If you leave the Z-fold support tray in place, prints are not stacked properly.
When stapling Z-folded paper, fewer sheets than normal can be stapled together. This is because a single Z-folded sheet is equivalent to 10 non-Z-folded sheets.