Ring Binding
This section explains how to bind sheets with a ring comb.
Two ring binding options are available for your output:
Printed sheets are punched and then bound by ring combs
Printed sheets are punched for ring combs binding but not bound
You can specify the ring binding settings using the display panel or the printer driver.
To specify the settings using the display panel, see "Basic Copying", Copy and Document Server Reference.
You cannot ring bind or punch on thick paper heavier than 216 g/m2 (80 lb. Cover), and following paper type.
Plain Paper 2, Preprinted, Prepunched, Bond, Cardstock, Translucent, Label
This machine cannot ring bind sheets that are larger than the following sizes and/or have more than the following number of punch holes:
: A4
/23 holes
/ 
: 81/2 " 
11 "/21 holes
Only the long side of the paper can be ring bound or punched.
This machine can ring bind some brands of tab stock paper, but not all.
This function is available through the PCL 6 and the PostScript 3 printer driver. When using this function using the PostScript 3 printer driver, see PostScript 3 Supplement
When binding sheets with ring combs, make sure the number of printed sheets is between 2 and 100. If there is only one sheet, it will be punched for ring comb binding, but not bound.
If you are using 50-sheet type ring combs, you can bind up to 50 sheets of Plain Paper or 16 sheets of Thick Paper (Middle Thick, Thick 1, Thick 2) into a single booklet. If you are using 100-sheet type ring combs, you can bind up to 100 sheets of Plain Paper or 33 sheets of Thick Paper (Middle Thick, Thick 1, Thick 2) into a single booklet.
The maximum thickness of a bound booklet is 5.5 mm (for 50-sheet type ring combs) or 11 mm (for 100-sheet type ring combs). If the thickness of the stacked sheets exceeds the maximum during operation, the Ring Binder stops functioning and the sheets remain inside the binder. If this happens, you must remove the sheets from the binder.
Ring bound booklets are delivered to the ring binder tray. Up to 11 sets (with a 100-sheet type ring comb) can be stacked on the tray.
Hole punched sheets without binding are delivered to the ring binder tray. Up to 100 sheets (with a 100-sheet type ring comb) can be stacked on the tray.
To specify the settings using the printer driver, see the printer driver Help.
