Inserting Sheets and Tabs into the Printed Output with the EX and EX-P Print Servers
1. If needed, load the main stock for the document into a feeder tray with a LEF (Long Edge Feed) orientation. If it is a new stock for the tray, program the stock in the PredictPrint Media Manager.
2. Load the sheets or tabs into the Inserter tray T1 with a LEF (Long Edge Feed) orientation.
If loading tabs, place the tabs facing up and out, at the trailing edge of the stock. When inserting pre-printed or blank tabs, the system does not know how many tabs are in a set, and simply inserts the tabs, one at a time, in the same order they are placed in the tray. This means that you should check the tab sets and ensure that there are no partial sets. In addition, if you have a jam and lose some tabs, you will have to restart the job on a full tab set in the Inserter.
3. Program the stock to insert in the PredictPrint Media Manager:
Note: When feeding Special Pages from a specific tray, the properties for that stock must be unique when compared to other loaded stocks, otherwise the print server could select the same type of stock from another tray. Since you only want the preprinted stock in tray T1 to be used, check that no other stocks in other trays have the same properties (name, size, and weight). If they do, go to the print server and define the stock that you want to use with a unique name. In most cases, a cover stock being fed from tray T1 will have a heaver weight than other loaded papers, which will make it unique.
a. Open the PredictPrint Media Manager, and select Tray T1.
b. If the tab stock that you loaded is defined in your Stock Library, select the Stock Library button and select the tab stock. Otherwise, select Create Temporary Stock and enter the following:
▪ A size of 8.5 x 11 in. (A4)
▪ The weight of the tab stock. This is usually about 164 g/m2, but will depend on your stock.
▪ For Type, select the type of stock to be inserted, for example, Precut tab - Plain.
4. Select the Long Edge Feed radio button.
5. Select OK to close the Tray Properties window.
6. Minimize the PredictPrint Media Manager.
7. Submit the job file to the Hold queue on the print server.
8. Double-click on the job to open its properties.
9. Set all the properties for the job, such as paper size, 1-sided or 2-sided, and number of copies.
10. Select the Media tab, then scroll down to the Mixed Media section.
11. Select New Insert.
12. With Page Number selected, enter the page numbers after which you want to insert pre-printed or blank sheets or tabs. Use a comma to separate the numbers.
13. For Paper Size, select the size of your tabs: 8.5 x 11 in. Tab LEF or A4 Tab LEF.
14. For Media Type, select Tab stock (uncoated) or Tab stock (emboss).
15. Select Insert.
16. Select Close.
17. Select Print.