• When installing this option, turn OFF the main power and unplug the power cord from the wall socket. If installing without turning OFF the main power, an electric shock or a malfunction may occur.

  • The bridge unit cannot be used together with the internal multi-fold unit.

  1. Remove the orange tapes, shipping retainers, and the accessories (fixing screws, etc.) provided with this unit.


  2. Remove the paper exit tray [A].
  3. Remove the connector cover [A].
  4. Remove the paper exit feeler [A].
  5. Tuck in the lever [A] for detecting when the tray is full.
  6. Remove the driven roller [B] at the machine’s exit tray and attach the supplied driven roller [A].
    • Insert a flat-headed screwdriver into the depression in the center, and then, lifting the driven roller, unlock the part indicated by the red arrow.
    • When attaching the driven roller, push its center all the way in until it clicks.


    [A]: The supplied driven roller has flat rollers.
    [B]: The machine’s standard driven roller has drum-type rollers (as indicated by red frames).
  7. Attach the paper support guide [A] (hook x 4).
  8. Open the front cover.
  9. Remove the upper left cover [A].

    • The screw removed is used again in step 14.

  10. Remove the small cover [A].
  11. First, remove a screw. Then release the hooks on the inside of the front upper cover [A] by pulling the cover’s sides outward, and remove the front upper cover.

  12. Attach the right front bracket [A].
  13. Reattach the front upper cover [A], and small cover [B], and close the right door.
  14. Attach the bridge unit [A] to the machine.
  15. Attach the upper left cover [A] provided with the accessories (×1).
  16. Attach the L type connecting bracket [A].
    To fix the bridge unit securely on the machine, tighten the finisher's joint bracket and L type connecting bracket [A] together when installing the finisher.
  17. Complete the bridge unit attachment. Refer to the procedure for connecting the optional unit downstream of the bridge unit.
  18. After the finisher is installed, turn ON the main power.
  19. Check that the finisher can be selected at the operation panel.