SETTING THE AUTOMATIC FEEDER
For efficient Auto-feeding, the setting of the feed wheels is very important.
Use a piece of the stock to be run as a “feeler gauge”. Place a
sheet under the feed wheels, turn the feed wheel adjustment screw
(counterclockwise to raise, clockwise to lower)
so that the paper can slip freely under the wheels. The feed wheels should
be barely touching the stock. If during the feeding you begin to get
doubles, lower the feed wheels just enough to stop the double sheeting.
The paper between the friction plate and the auto feed wheel must move (fig.?)
freely and should not be gripped.
FANNING THE PAPER
To prepare a stack of paper or sets for feeding, it must be “fanned”. This will loosen the
stack as well as form a wedge for automatic feeding.
Hold stack as pictured below
As seen above take a stack in-between 1-3 inches and hold it straight. Next fold the
stack inward, hold tight on your right hand and loose on your left then hold tight on
your right hand and loose on your left and straighten the stack back out. Gently tap the
stack on the side cover to ensure alignment and load the stack in the feeder as seen
below.
The better the spacing between the sheets and cleaner the fanning of the stack, the
more efficient the feeder will perform.
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