Plockmatic 45, Operator'S Manual

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Page 2: ...Mailer inserter Model 45 Operator Manual Mar 2000 Part No 45866 ...

Page 3: ...ting the envelope feeder 3 3 3 3 Loading envelopes 3 4 3 4 Filling water 3 4 3 5 Setup a new job 3 5 3 6 Start inserting 3 6 4 Added features 4 1 How to adjust the amount of sealing water 4 1 4 2 How to select language 4 1 4 3 Diagnosis 4 2 5 Maintenance 5 1 Cleaning the water tray 5 1 5 2 Cleaning the envelope sealing flap 5 2 5 3 Cleaning the envelope feed belts 5 3 5 4 GFI function test and res...

Page 4: ...t Always locate the equipment on a solid sup port surface with adequate strength for the weight of the machine Always exercise care in moving or relocating the equipment Always keep magnets and all devices with strong magnetic field away from the machine Never use a ground adapter plug to connect the equipment to a power source receptacle that lacks a ground connection terminal Never attempt any m...

Page 5: ... controlled operation With the 4 buttons on the control panel you can choose between the different menus shown on the LCD display and do your settings Take a few minutes to become familiar with compo nents of the Model 45 2 1 Main components 1 2 1 Outfeed area 2 Outfeed cover 3 Receiving tray 4 Water bottle 3 4 rear side front side right side left side ...

Page 6: ... components continues 2 3 5 1 4 1 Envelope feeding cover 2 Plastic cover 3 Document table side guides 4 Document table 5 Insert feed belts 6 Oversize envelope B4 adjustment knobs 7 Ground fault interrupter GFI 8 Main power switch power cord receptacle and main fuse 6 7 8 ...

Page 7: ...ble jacks 3 Envelope side guides 4 Envelope rear guide 5 Envelope feed belts 6 Envelope feeding table 1 2 3 7 8 11 4 6 7 Envelope separator pads adjustment knobs 8 Control Panel 9 LCD display 10 Control buttons multi function 11 Maximum load mark red 12 Envelope separator pads 13 Out of envelope sensor 5 10 9 12 13 ...

Page 8: ... inserter Model 45 Operator Manual 2 4 2 2 The menus flow chart Diagnosis Menu Feed Mode Menu Setup Menu Clear Counter Menu Main Menu Machine Mode Menu Added Features Menu Language Menu Water Amount Adjustment Menu Run Mode ...

Page 9: ... you can scroll up and down with the buttons below the arrow symbols The chosen sub menu will be shown with the text inverted Confirm your choice by pressing the OK button To return to the Main Menu press the ESC button 2 3 Explanation of the menus Mailer inserter Model 45 Operator Manual 2 5 Start Reset The Run Mode indicates that the Model 45 is ready for use Press the stop button to stop insert...

Page 10: ...xt inverted Confirm your choice by pressing the OK button or cancel with the ESC button to return to the Setup Menu In the Clear Counter Menu you can reset the counter Confirm your choice by pressing the OK button or cancel with the ESC button to return to the Setup Menu In the Feed Mode Menu you can choose between manual feeding or automatic feeding from a collator and or booklet feeder The chose...

Page 11: ...performing a diagnosis it is very important to read 4 3 Diagnosis in the section 4 Added Features In the Language Menu you can scroll select which language you want to be displayed using the arrow buttons The chosen language will be shown with the text inverted Confirm your choice by pressing the OK button or cancel with the ESC button to return to the Added Features Menu In the Water Amount Adjus...

Page 12: ... in the section 4 Added Features Mailer inserter Model 45 Operator Manual 2 8 Normally the message NO FAULTS FOUND should be displayed Press the reset button to return to the Added Features Menu If the self test program would find any errors the dis play will show the faulty component its actual status and a fault code In case of multiple errors there will be an arrow button and a cancel button vi...

Page 13: ...guides by the green dots Adjust them to the scale mark corre sponding the insert size Normal setting is a 2 3 mm play between the inserts and the side guides If meas urement C see section 7 2 is large a larger play has to be accepted otherwise the envelopes will not be opened for insertion CAUTION Before adjusting the side guides press the reset button from the Main Menu to avoid damages on the in...

Page 14: ...ermost positions to aviod damages to the enve lopes Loosen the knobs to adjust CAUTION Only perform the adjustment when the document table side guides are in their outermost position NOTE If B4 envelopes extra wide not is used the oversize envelope adjustment knobs should be set to their innermost positions 0 7 mm position 5 12 mm position Depending on the actual packing thickness the outfeed roll...

Page 15: ...osen the knob on the rear envelope guide B and slide it so that the left edge of the bag reaches the top of the slope NOTE It is important for the envelope feeding that the gap between the envelope separator pads and the envelope feed belts is correct and equal A B envelope feed belt envelope separator pad Default setting Press the envelope feed belt downwards at the arrow and thighten the envelop...

Page 16: ...mark with the flap up and to the left Slide the envelope feeder side guides towards each other against the envelopes without squeezing The right side of the envelope stack should be straight and make sure the envelope low symbol disappears from the display NOTE Before loading the envelopes fan them properly to make sure they are not glued together Also bend the envelopes perpendicular to the feed ...

Page 17: ... Machine Mode Menu Choose the desired machine mode INSERT NO SEALING or BY PASS Confirm your choice by pressing the OK button Choose AUTO to feed your inserts from a collator or a booklet feeder Follow instructions in the collator and or booklet feeder operator manual to setup the collator and or booklet feeder properly Choose MANUAL to feed your inserts manually Confirm your choice by pressing th...

Page 18: ...s manually to the document table Make sure that the inserts blocks the infeed sensor Inserts can be married together by choosing AUTO mode combined with hand feeding Reduce the speed on the collator 1000 sets per hour Feed the docu ment you want to add before the inserts are fed from the collator To stop inserting press the stop button on the Model 45 CAUTION The insert feed belts will start to tr...

Page 19: ...l with the CANCEL button to return to the Added Features Menu Press the CANCEL button to return to the Setup Menu Press the ESC button to return to the Main Menu Enter the Setup Menu Enter the Added Features Menu Enter the Water Amount Adjustment Menu Adjust the amount of sealing water by pressing the corresponding arrow button The previous setting is indicated by an arrow Confirm your choice by p...

Page 20: ... and in serts inside Empty the receiving tray CAUTION Do not attempt to stop the self test program before it is finished To start the self test program from the Main Menu Enter the Setup Menu Enter the Added Features Menu Choose DIAGNOSIS and press the OK button After choosing DIAGNOSIS the display will show what type of self test that is currently performed During the test you will hear sounds wh...

Page 21: ...he regulated voltage is too low 5 REG VOLTAGE HIGH The regulated voltage is too high 6 19 SENSOR S ACTUATED Foreign object is covering the mentioned sensor 20 COVER OPEN The envelope feeding table is open 21 INTERLOCK The interlock switch in the envelope feeding cover is actuated 22 SENSOR S17 ACTUATED Water level low 31 49 odd No s only MOTOR M OPEN CIRCUIT Interruption in the mentioned motor cir...

Page 22: ...ut the hose open the tap and empty the water tray Close the tap and put the hose back in position Hold the guide plate in the correct position see picture on next page while folding the water tray upwards until it snaps into locked position Caution Check that the guide plate behind the water tray is in the correct position Incorrect posi tion causes sealing jam Clean the water tray Unlock the wate...

Page 23: ...eaning due to glue build up Clean the envelope sealing flap and the guide plate by lifting app 10mm at the green dot To facilitate cleaning the rightmost roller can be removed Press down the envelope sealing flap and remove the roller by pushing it to the rear 1 and lifting the front end 2 Clean the painted plate under the rollers If neces sary remove the painted plate by lifting the rightmost edg...

Page 24: ...s the red TEST button Press the black RESET button A red flag should appear in the window of the GFI Press the red TEST button The red flag should disappear Press the black RESET button again The Model 45 should now be ready to use red button window black button Mailer inserter Model 45 Operator Manual 5 3 envelope feed belts Clean the envelope feed belts using a mild soap deter gent every 10 000 ...

Page 25: ...sage symbol Explanation Possible causes Action Water level low Fill water according to section 3 4 Stacker full Stop signal sent to collator and or booklet feeder if attached Empty the receiving tray Envelope feeder empty Stop signal sent to collator and or booklet feeder if attached Load more envelopes ENVELOPE MISS Envelope could not be fed from envelope feeder Envelope miss occurs when the enve...

Page 26: ...elope Close the envelope feeding table Press the reset button 1 Check that the envelopes are loaded with the flap up closed and towards the envelope rear guide according to section 3 3 2 Check that the envelopes not already are accidentally sealed 3 Check that the flap not is to heavily curved Press the start button SEALING JAM Malfunction when sealing Slide the envelope feeding table open Remove ...

Page 27: ...en the envelope feeding cover Remove the envelope Close the envelope feeding cover Close the envelope feeding table Press the reset button Press the start button REMOVE PAPER Insert s or envelope inside the machine Slide the envelope feeding table open Remove envelope and inserts Close the envelope feeding table Press the reset button If problem continues check that the envelopes fed not are to he...

Page 28: ...r size Min See next page Max See next page Paper weight Min 60 gsm Max Maximum speed Up to 3600 envelopes hour Max packing thickness 12 mm Misfeed detection Yes Jam detection Yes Envelope low detection Yes Stacker full detection Yes Availibility factor 80 at 3600 envelopes hour 2 minutes stop 10 minute period Height 560 mm Width 1150 mm Depth 640 mm Weight 83 kg Voltage 105 115 125 220 230 240 vol...

Page 29: ...T10113 Mar 2000 Mailer inserter Model 45 Operator Manual 7 2 7 2 Insert and envelope specifications ...

Page 30: ...type flap AVOID AVOID The envelopes should have edge tight gluing on windows to avoid jam and inserts getting caught between the edge of the patch and the window Use envelopes where the window is positioned off centre of the envelope to avoid the pointed part of the flap to getting caught in the window Avoid using envelopes with square types of flaps the straight edge of the flap could easily get ...

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