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Open end
All fold plates not in use must be closed. Those fold plates are taken out and put back in (Reversed)
so the closed end is towards the center of the machine. The paper does not enter them. A Z-fold or
trifold is performed in plates 1 and 2, with 3 and 4 closed, and so on.
HOW TO SET EACH FOLD
To set the size for the fold you want to perform, consult the chart. It will require that you measure the
paper you are folding and calculate where the stop(s) should be placed. Each fold plate has 2
knobs (this closeup just shows one). You loosen them and put them at the proper position for the
fold. Start with an approximate position for your fold. This one is set at 2.75" to perform a 4-panel fan-
fold on letter paper. Run a sample. Then adjust the fold as needed. It may take a few times to get
the fold precisely as you want. ONCE YOU GET IT THERE, PUT A MARK ON THE FOLD PLATE AND NAME
THE FOLD ON EACH SIDE. t will make it easier next time. IF YOU ARE PERFORMING A CROSS FOLD, YOU
CAN ONLY USE A HALF FOLD, Z FOLD, 4 PANEL FOLD OR 5 PANEL FOLD. SEE THE CHART.
SKEW
IF THE FOLD STOPS ARE NOT PRECISELY EVEN, THEY WILL SKEW. If the sides of the paper are not even
(SKEW), you must raise or lower one side or the other. If it is just one panel, adjust the fold plate for
that fold. In a fan-fold, the top fold on the paper is done by the first fold plate, the second fold on
the second plate and so on.
If the bottom of the fold sticks out to the bottom left, move the left side a bit higher. If the right side
sticks out to the bottom left, move the right side a bit higher. Then run a sample and compare it.
Closed end
