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Operation
Bin Full
Over Heating
Auto Feed Technology
Locking the Paper
Loading Door
1. Unpack the product.
2. Connect the shredder to a power outlet with voltage
corresponding to the electrical rating shown on the unit.
3. Ensure the ON/OFF button on the back of the machine
is in the ON position, which will illuminate the blue
standby symbol
.
4. To load the shredder, simply lift the loading door handle
to open the loading door and insert documents. You
can open the door further to 90 degrees for easier
access if required. Load up to MAX sheets at a time
this could damage the shredder.
5. The shredder will start the shredding cycle
automatically ONLY after closing the loading door.
attempt, open and re-close the paper loading door a
second time.
Attention:
If required you can now lock the loading
door by entering a 4 digit code (see Locking the Paper
Loading Door section).
6. If you only have a few sheets to shred, you can use the
manual feed slot, provided the auto feed chamber is
empty.
7. I nsert paper to be shredded into the feed area. The
shredder will detect the paper and start automatically.
8. I f the shredder is left in auto mode for more than
2 minutes without being used, the shredder will
automatically turn back to sleep mode in order to save
power.
9. The shredder will automatically ‘wake up’ from sleep
mode when paper is inserted into the shred mouth or
you open the loading door. There is no need to press
the Auto button
.
If the OfficeAssist shredder is used continuously without
pausing, it may overheat and the cool down indicator will
. Please allow the shredder to cool down.
When the shredder is ready to be used the thermometer
symbol will no longer illuminate. If the shredder needs
to cool down while shredding, no action is needed. The
shredder will automatically restart shredding paper once it
has cooled down after periods of continuous use. All you
need to do is ensure paper is loaded into the chamber
and the bin is empty when the machine is cooling down.
The OfficeAssist shredders have been designed to automatically
shred up to 600 sheets from the auto-feed chamber and up
to 10 sheets through the manual feed slot. The auto-feed
mechanism has been designed to handle paper fastened with
staples and paper clips and to only pull a few sheets of paper
into the cutting mechanism to minimise the risk of paper jams.
For additional security the paper loading door can be
To lock shredder:
1. Place documents in tray. Close paper loading door.
2. Press any 4 digits. REMEMBER YOUR CODE!
Shredder unlocks automatically when:
• 4 digit code is re-entered.
• Shredding is complete.
• Shredder is inactive for 30 minutes (but documents
remain in tray)
The shredder will not function when the bin is full and the
bin full symbol
is illuminated.
You should empty the bin.
• Pull open the bin slowly to empty.
• Push the empty bin back into place and press the auto
button to resume shredding.
(Applies to A3000-HS and A6000-HS models)
