Can the KMC6501 fold an 11x17 in half while printing?

[CathieH]

Hi all.

I'm printing an 11x17 and need it to fold in half. I've told my Creo to do it, but my machine doesn't. Am I missing something, not holding my mouth just right, or does the C6501 not fold 11x17?

Thanks in advance for the info.
CathieH

[Emtri]

The Engine itself wont. So unless you have...I think its a FS..or SD? Then no.

[Zwicker Press]

Out of the four available finishers for that model, the FS-503 Staple Finisher (100 Sheet Stapler) is the only one that doesn't support half-folding.

SD-501 Saddle Stitcher: Half-folds and center-staples up to 50 sheets for 200-page booklet-making ─ with nested half-fold and letter fold, trimming and automatic image shift for perfect gutter alignment.

FD-501 Multi-Folding Unit: Provides 6 folding types, including half fold, gate fold, letter fold-in, letter fold-out, double parallel fold and z-fold plus post-process document insertion and 2/3 hole-punch capability.

FS-607 Staple Finisher: Small-footprint finisher that staples up to 50 sheets, lets you create saddle-stitched booklets of up to 80 pages (20 sheets), and offers tri-fold and half-fold capability.

[Mark]

Also if the paper is too heavy it wont fold on some finishers.

[Toner4Brains]

If you have the option to half fold in your Creo settings (assuming the Creo doesn't think you have a finisher that you don't) then it is most likely a paper weight issue. There is a setting in the Creo during set up that effectively asks how you want it to handle a request for finishing that isn't supported at the weight range you are printing on, and I believe it defaults to spitting out the sheets without finishing it. This behavior would apply to folding a single sheet that is beyond the spec the finisher is capable of (max 209gsm on FD-503 and SD-506, max 135gsm on FS-607) or if you try to output a saddle stitch book that contains too many signatures at a given weight range for the finisher to bind. If it's reasonable enough, just tell the machine it's a lighter weight - this would at least allow you to test the theory.