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imagePRESS V900/V800/V700 Customer Expectations Document
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imagePRESS V900/V800/V700 Customer Expectations Document
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7.29 GBC eWire Pro Wire Binding System
NOTE
eWire units installed in field with serial numbers starting with EA through GL may
require a modification to support 'F' size element. If the eWire customer with a
serial number in this range would like to use the 'F' size element, please have
the service team review the Technical Publication on "Availability of 'F' Element
Update" and contact Canon USA Service.
7.29.1 Binding Specifications
Item
Specification
Required Equipment
Multi Function Professional Puncher-C1
Restricted Equipment
Not compatible with the Inspection Unit-B1
Not compatible with the imagePRESS Printer Kit-J1
Speed
Up to 140 sheets-per-minute
Paper
Weight
Plain
20 lb bond – 100 lb cover (75 g/m
2
– 300 g/m
2
)
Coated
32 lb bond – 110 lb cover (115 g/m
2
– 300 g/m
2
)
Tabs
47 lb bond – 80 lb cover (176 g/m
2
– 216 g/m
2
)
Book composition
2 covers (121 g/m
2
– 300 g/m
2
), body (75 g/m
2
– 210 g/m
2
)
Sheet size
LTR (LEF (Long Edge Feed))
Tabbed stock
LTR – 3, 5, 8, 10 tabs
Die/punched hole type
eWire Round or eWire Square
Wire supply format
Continuous wire spool with paper carrier
Book count (per spool)
1/4" wire
16,700 loops
522 books
5/16” wire
10.400 loops
325 books
3/8” wire
8,200 loops
256 books
7/16” wire
5,900 loops
184 books
1/2" wire
4,350 loops
136 books
Bound book size (wire
size, sheet capacity
and max book thickness)
1/4" wire
16,700 loops
15 – 30 sheets 3 mm
5/16” wire
10.400 loops
31 – 50 sheets 5 mm
3/8” wire
8,200 loops
51 – 60 sheets 6 mm
7/16” wire
5,900 loops
61 – 70 sheets 7 mm
1/2" wire
4,350 loops
71 – 80 sheets 8 mm
Bound book drawer
capacity (wire size and
capacity)
1/4" wire
35 books
5/16” wire
35 books
3/8” wire
35 books
7/16” wire
30 books
1/2" wire
25 books
12 With the imagePRESS Server N500/P400 controllers, the Perfect Binder, Multi Function Professional Puncher, and
GBC eWire accessories can be attached, but inspection mode is not available. With the PRISMAsync controller, the
Perfect Binder, Multi Function Professional Puncher, and GBC eWire cannot be attached.
62 Clear covers are not supported.
63 Not supplied with the GBC eWire Pro Wire Binder.
64 Sheet capacity based on 20 lb bond (75-80 g/m2) paper, less approximately 10 sheets (1 mm) to accommodate front and rear
covers at a max of 110 lb cover (300 g/m2)
65 Ten sheets of 75 – 80 g/m2 paper is approximately 1 mm thick.
66 Book drawer capacity may be slightly lower when binding books with front and rear covers that weigh less than 80 lb cover
(216 g/m
2
). Some extra books may continue to be bound after the book drawer capacity has been reached, if sheets are
already being bound by the print engine.
