Aamstamp AIR-2000, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...p pa an ny y H Ho ot t S St ta am mp pi in ng g M Ma ac ch hi in ne es s a an nd d A Ac cc ce es ss so or ri ie es s PHONE 888 375 8375 FAX 661 272 0505 www aamstamp com sales aamstamp com 2000 Series Owners Guide Home of the Perfect Impression Revised 2014 ...

Page 2: ...ions Unpacking Instructions M 2000 Diagram Air 2000 Diagram Titan 2000 Diagram Front Titan 2000 Diagram Rear Getting Started Air 2000 Setup Loading Foil Foil Advance Adjustment Heat Pressure Dwell Type Die Holder Setup Adapter Sleeve Setup Cushion Boards and Attachments Printing Napkins Printing Pencils and Business Cards 10 10 x 12 Ribbon and Stationary Plate Fixture Setup Guide Warranty and Retu...

Page 3: ...EAD CAREFULLY AAmstamp s printing machine is an electric tool and as such basic safety precautions should be followed Taking these precautions will reduce the risk of fire electric shock or personal injury 1 Keep your area clean and clutter free 2 Dress properly Do not wear loose clothing or jewelry which could become entangled in the machine 3 Do not use the machine in a damp or wet place or expo...

Page 4: ...job See pg 22 Load foil see instructions on page 11 Insert the typeholder into the typehead See page Set the digital temperature controller to 220 degrees Most products print in the range between 220 and 280 Allow the machine to warm up for a period of 3 5 minutes Large type holders may take up to 5 minutes to reach the proper temperature See pg XX for instructions on setting the desired temperatu...

Page 5: ...l Guide Bars Digital Temperature Controller Type Holder Handle Foil Tension Roller Release Lever Machine Handle Ram Bar Foil Spool Foil Advance Adjustment Foil Advance Housing Type Head Table Plate Foil Guide Knob ...

Page 6: ...ndle Foil Tension Roller Release Lever Foil Spool Foil Advance Adjustment Foil Advance Housing Type Head Digital Temperature Controller Safety Shield Pressure Regulator Knob Dwell Timer AIR 2000 Half Ton Air Cylinder Pressure Gauge Table Plate ...

Page 7: ...ndle Foil Tension Roller Release Lever Foil Spool Foil Advance Adjustment Foil Advance Housing Type Head Pressure Regulator Knob Digital Temperature Controller Safety Shield Dwell Timer Pressure Gauge Titan 2000 One Ton Air Cylinder Table Plate ...

Page 8: ...Picture taken from rear of Air Titan with foil loaded Foil Advance Knob Foil Tension Roller Release Lever Foil Tension Roller Metal Drive Roller 7 ...

Page 9: ...rical outlet 6 Setup Type Die Holder Type is set right side up and backwards with the typeholder handle to your right Use character spacers between letters and block or line spacers to fill up blank lines AAmstamp has special heavy duty spacers available to expedite this Always make sure the type and dies are sitting flush to the bottom of the typeholder This ensures a level printing surface You c...

Page 10: ...e sure your hands are clear and that the product is appropriately lined up under the typehead Be sure that the typehead and type die holders have adequate clearance and will not collide with any of the setup alignment tools such as the 10x12 base plate Control the quality of print by varying the pressure and dwell duration of print Pg 20 ADDITIONAL TIPS In the case of deep leather embossing you ca...

Page 11: ...oned above when the manual operation handle is inserted into the AIR 2000 or TITAN 2000 the air pneumatics operation of the machine is disabled Using the AIR 2000 and Titan 2000 Air Drive System To use the air drive system on the AAmstamp AIR 2000 and TITAN 2000 equipment you must first connect the AAmstamp machine to an air compressor capable of supplying at least 125 PSI and 1 6 CFM for an AIR 2...

Page 12: ... should feed the foil through the rollers If you have trouble getting the foil to start you may also need to simultaneously push the foil tension roller release lever forward with your left hand while starting the foil with your right hand This will open the spaces between the rollers and allow you to pinch the foil to get it started Once the foil is loaded you can also pull the foil tension rolle...

Page 13: ...grams at the front of this manual for illustration 3 Pull the machine handle until the foil advance slider bar is oriented vertically This will allow the slider bar to move more freely 4 Loosen the foil advance knob DO NOT remove this knob entirely 5 Push the slider bar down to increase the amount of foil pull and up to reduce it You will need to experiment with your product and prints to find the...

Page 14: ...e to lock the handle in place On the AIR 2000 and TITAN 2000 the pressure is controlled pneumatically and can be adjusted with the pressure regulator knob on the rear of the air box To adjust pull out slightly on the knob and turn until gauge on front indicates desired pressure Push in to lock knob On air operated models inserting the handle disables the automatic operation the handle must be remo...

Page 15: ... screws so the type can cool under no pressure This will help your type last longer and help stop elongating of the type 5 Always fill the typeholder completely with spacers Do not leave empty space in the typeholder Heat will not get to all areas of the typeholder if there are air spaces 6 When using an open chase typeholder use 72 pt spacers to fill in the big areas This will make set up very fa...

Page 16: ...axes are not high enough quality for final copies of artwork Typeholders are used for single and or multiple lines of text and emblems Open Chase Holders will print text emblems and dies mounted onto type high blocks at the same time Die Plate Holders print dies mounted onto quick change plates Die Plate Holders allow for the fastest setup time but can not accept loose type therefore you can not p...

Page 17: ...dium to long run printing jobs Text and artwork are permanently etched or machined onto a flat piece of magnesium or copper and then mounted onto a quick change plate which can be inserted into a die plate holder for super fast setups Because the text is part of this artwork you can create whatever type styles you want onto this artwork using your favorite desktop publishing or word processing sof...

Page 18: ...ead and is held in place by the retaining lever below The typeholder is then inserted into the adapter sleeve This allows for easy removal of the typeholder while retaining the adapter sleeve inside the typehead Retaining Lever Retaining Lever Single Line Adapter Use with single line l8pt type holder Multi Line Adapter Use with a two line 18pt 24pt single line or 36pt single line type holder Adapt...

Page 19: ...medium to bold lettering SOFT CUSHION BOARDS Used when doing more then four lines of print or large print areas that contain big bold lettering AAMSTAMP ATTACHMENTS AAmstamp attachments are designed to make printing particular products easier AAmstamp attachments are sold separately and are also included in certain machine packages AAmstamp Currently has the following attachments available AAmstam...

Page 20: ...n slowly and adjust the napkin guide by moving it backward or forward to achieve the perfect desired print location on the napkin 3 Always check to see that the gauge bar is clear from being hit by the typeholder and then tighten the napkin guide by turning the gauge bar hold down knob AAmstamp also offers a special napkin guide cushion board that makes it far easier to print large areas on napkin...

Page 21: ...ne up slug and insert the typeholder with text PRINTING MATCHES AND BUSINESS CARDS You can print matches in two ways either straight or angled across the cover Choose the desired match guide for your print job You will not need a cushion board when printing matches Attach the match guide to the table plate using your gauge bar Before loading the foil pull the handle slowly down to line up the guid...

Page 22: ... meet your ribbon Check the location of the ribbon to be sure that the your print will be centered on the ribbon by pulling the machine operating handle down while lining up the ribbon If you are using an AIR machine be sure to adjust the pressure regulator to 0 PSI so that you can pull the handle Make sure that both sides of the ribbon are even by lining it up against the incremental marks engrav...

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Page 25: ...lly excludes consequential or indirect damages damage to product or loss of prospective profits Defects discovered after three years will be deemed ordinary wear and tear AAmstamp Machine Company requires for the length of this warranty that all repairs or upgrades of our equipment be performed by AAmstamp authorized personnel only We further strongly recommend that all future repairs or upgrades ...