Ricoh BE-C1 D046 Field Service Manual page 662

8. Appendix: SP Mode Tables
[0 to 350/0/1 mm]
Note: An adjustment in the "+" direction lengthens the distance, and an adjustment in the "-"
shortens the distance.
6964 Length Adjustment: Fan Folder
These SP codes adjust the length of the folds. The summary below describes important terms
used in these SP descriptions. For more see the "Folder FD 6500 Service Manual".
There are two types of folding:
• Long folding. The folded copy looks like an accordion with the edges of the folded surfaces aligned.
• File folding. The same as long folding but the leading edge of the bottom sheet protrudes from the
bottom of the stack. This margin can be used to fasten the leading edge into a flat binder, or it can be
punched for filing in a ring binder.
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The first example [A] is a long fold. The second example [B] is a file fold. The colored arrows show the
direction of paper feed when viewed from the right side of the folder unit. For the sake of convention, the
folds on the right sides of the stacks shown above are called "peak folds" and those on the left are "valley
folds". In Stack [A], fold ¬ is a peak fold, fold is a valley fold, ® is a peak fold, and so on.
• In a "long fold" like Stack [A], the first fold is always a peak fold.
• In Stack [B], ¬ is the leading edge fed wider than other sections of the stack, is a valley fold, ® is a
peak fold, ¯ is a valley fold, and so on.
• In a "file fold" like Stack [B], the first fold is always a valley fold (done after creating the longer bottom
sheet with the protruding leading edge). To create this difference in length, the fan fold motor feeds
the leading edge to the rear slightly farther (about 40 mm) than the other folded sections above.
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