Detailed Specifications                    WorkCentre
® 
7970 Series 
 
Customer Expectation and Installation Guide          12 
High Capacity Tandem Tray (Total 2,000 sheets)  
Tray 3:   Letter LEF, A4 LEF,  7.25x10.5” LEF 
Tray 4:   Letter LEF, A4 LEF, ,  7.25x10.5” LEF 
Tray 3:   Custom sizes not supported 
Tray 4:   Custom sizes not supported 
16 lb. bond to 140 lb. index / 60 to 256 gsm 
  Card Stock 
  Custom 
  Glossy Card Stock 
  Hole punched 
  Labels 
  Letterhead 
  Lightweight Card Stock 
  Lightweight Glossy Card Stock 
  Plain 
  Preprinted 
  Tabs are not supported 
High Capacity Feeder (HCF) (Optional) 
Letter LEF, A4 LEF,  7.25x10.5” LEF 
Custom sizes not supported 
16 lb. bond to 140 lb. index / 60 to 256 gsm
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Envelope Tray (Optional - Replaces Tray 1) 
Stack height: 43mm or approx. 60 envelopes 
Monarch, Commercial #10, ISO-C5, DL 
Min: 3.9x5.8 ”/ 98 x 148mm 
Max: 6.4 x 9.5”/ 162 x 241mm 
20 lb. bond to 24 lb. bond / 75 to 90 gsm 
Finishing Specifications 
  Dual Offset Catch Tray – up to 250 sheets 
each 
  Left-side Face up Tray – up to 100 sheets 
  500 sheets of 8.5 x 11 in. / A4 unstapled 
Offsetting 
Stacking Stapling Tray: 
  3000 sheets of 8.5 x 11 in. . / A4  LEF 
unstapled or 
  1500 sheets of 11 x 17 in. / 8.5 x 14 / A3 
unstapled or 
  200 stapled sets of 8.5 x 11 in. / A4 or 100 
stapled sets of 11 x 17 in. / A3  
Center bottom Tray is not available when the 
Finisher is installed. 
Max paper weight that can be stacked is 110lb cover 
300gsm) 
  7.25 x 10.5 in. to 12 x 19 in. / B5 to A3 for 
stacking 
  7.25 x 10.5 in. to 11 x 17 in. / B5 to A3 for 
stapling 
  16 lb. bond to 110 lb. cover / 60 to 300 gsm 
 
 
 
Media weights heavier than 80lb Cover (216gsm) may experience more 
frequent misfeeds from the High Capacity Feeder
 
  Single and multi-position stapling 
  Auto stapling (50 sheets maximum) – 24 lb/90 
gsm 
  Letter, Legal, Tabloid, A3, A4, B4 and B5 and 
Custom sizes from 7.25 x 10.5 in. to 11 x 17 
in. / B5 to A3 sizes supported 
  Max paper weight that can be stapled is 80lb 
cover (220gsm). Performance of stapling 50 
sheets of paper exceeding 24lb bond (90gsm) 
cannot be guaranteed 
  2-3 Hole Punch (North America) 
  2-4 Hole Punch (Europe) 
  4 Hole Swedish Punch (Optional) 
  up 65 lb cover (200gsm) available to Finisher 
Top Tray and Finisher Main Tray 
BR Booklet Maker Finisher (Optional)
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  500 sheets of 8.5 x 11 in. / A4 unstapled 
Offsetting 
Stacking Stapling Tray: 
  1500 sheets of 8.5 x 11 in. LEF / A4  LEF /11 
x 17 in. / 8.5 x 14 / A3 unstapled  
  200 stapled sets of 8.5 x 11 in. / A4 or 100 
stapled sets of 11 x 17 in. / A3  
  Center bottom Tray is not available when the 
Finisher is installed. 
  Max paper weight that can be stacked is 100lb 
cover (300gsm) 
  4 x 6 in. to 12 x 19 in. / B5 to A3 for stacking 
  7.25 x 10.5 in. to 11 x 17 in. / B5 to A3 for 
stapling 
16 lb. bond to 110 lb. cover / 60 to 300 gsm 
  Single and multi-position stapling 
  Auto stapling (50 sheets maximum) – 24 lb/90 
gsm 
  Letter, Legal, Tabloid, A3, A4, B4 and B5  
Sizes supported 
  Max paper weight that can be stapled is 80lb 
cover (220gsm). Performance of stapling 50 
sheets of paper exceeding 24lb bond (90gsm) 
cannot be guaranteed 
  2-3 Hole Punch (North America) 
  2-4 Hole Punch (Europe) 
  4 Hole Swedish Punch (Optional) 
  up 65 lb cover (200gsm) available to Finisher 
Top Tray and Finisher Main Tray 
  Saddle-stitch 2 to 16 sheets (15 sheets of 90 
gsm or less plus 1 sheet of 169 gsm) 
  Bi-fold up to 5 sheets 
  Letter, Legal, Tabloid, A3, A4 supported 
  Booklet saddle stitching available with Short 
Edge Feed (SEF) paper sizes 8.5x11”, 
8.5x13”, 8.5x14”, 9x11”, 11X15”, 11x17”, 
12x18”, A4, A3. The Finisher Booklet Maker 
Tray can accommodate up to 20 sets of up to 
15 sheets per set when stapled. Booklets can 
consist of 2 to 16 sheets of 24lb (90 gsm) or 
less. 
C/Z Folder (Optional and Requires separate power cord) 
Folder option provide three different folds:  C Fold, Z 
Fold and Z Half Fold 
•      Folding limited to 16-24 #/60-90gsm media only