Intimus FlashEx, Operating Instructions Manual

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FlashEx

4  Failure

CAUTION!

Risk of injury!

Remove  material  with  caution,  as  sharp 

edges present a risk of injury.

4.1  Material jam

If a jam occurs because too much material or too hard 

a material is fed into the machine, it reacts as follows:

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The cutting mechanism stops and stands still.

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The   pilot lamp (Fig. 1/8) lights up.

Please proceed as follows:

1. 

Open the safety glass (Fig. 2/1).

2. 

Remove the material using the enclosed tongs.

3. 

Close the safety glass.

4. 

Feed the material again individually, one after ano-

ther.

4.2  Material is not drawn in

Depending on the material's surface 

fi

nish, the machi-

ne may be unable to draw it in. The cutting mechanism 

cannot always 

fi

rmly grip straight and smooth objects 

or very rounded objects.
The  machine  repeatedly  reverses  the  mechanism  to 

try and grip the material. If it does not work, the cut-

ting mechanism shuts o

ff

.

In this case, please proceed as follows:

1. 

Open the safety glass (Fig. 2/1).

2. 

Change the material's position and direction using 

the enclosed tongs.

NOTE!

Identify  the  object's  slimmest  or  roughest 

points. Lay such a point on the cutting mecha-

nism.  Removing  detachable  covers,  e.g.  the 

battery cover, and destroying them individu-

ally can also help.

3. 

Close the safety glass.

4. 

Brie

fl

y press the forward button (Fig. 1/2).

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The shredding process starts.

4.3  Material is not fully destroyed

Smart controls on the machine determine whether the 

object has been destroyed and then turns the cutting 

mechanism o

ff

. In isolated cases, some material can re-

main on the cutting mechanism. There are three possi-

ble reasons for this:

The machine could not grip the object 

In this case, see 

„Material is not drawn in“, p.

13

.

Too much material was fed

In this case, please proceed as follows:

1. 

Open the safety glass.

2. 

Remove the material using the enclosed tongs.

3. 

Close the safety glass.

4. 

Feed the objects again individually, one after ano-

ther.

The material fed was too tough

In this case, please proceed as follows:

1. 

Make sure the object fed corresponds to the area 

of  application  (see 

„Area  of  application“,  p.

10

). 

If it does not, remove the object from the cutting 

mechanism.

2. 

If the object corresponds to the machine's area of 

application, press the forward button (Fig. 1/2) to 

restart the shredding process.

4.4  Motor protection

If the motor is overloaded, it shuts o

ff

. The   pilot lamp 

(Fig. 1/3) lights up. After a cooling time of about 15-20 

minutes (depending on the model and room tempera-

ture), you can restart the machine.

4.5  Electrical failure

If the   pilot lamp (Fig. 1/3) lights up, there may be an 

electrical failure.

1. 

Switch o

ff

 the machine once.

2. 

Turn the machine on again.

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This helps in many cases.

If the machine still fails to start up, please notify your 

intimus service partner.

4.6  Failure checklist

If the device does not work, check the following items:

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Is the power plug connected to the grid?

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Is the door closed?

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Is the safety glass closed?

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Is the catch basket full?

¾

Follow  the  instructions  under 

„Emptying  the 

catch basket“, p.

12.

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Is material jammed in the device?

¾

Follow  the  instructions  under 

„Material  jam“, 

p.

13

.

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Can the cutting mechanism not grip the material?

¾

Follow  the  instructions  under 

„Material  is  not 

drawn in“, p.

13

.

ƒ

Does the shredding process not fully destroy the 

material?

¾

Follow the instructions under 

„Material is not ful-

ly destroyed“, p.

13

.