GBC F-36 manuale d’uso

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F-36 PR O Laminator O peration Manual ii © GBC Pro-Tech 1999 January The information in this publication is pr ovided for refer ence and is believed to be accurate and complete. GBC Pro-T ech is not liable for er r ors in this publication or f or incidental or consequential da mage in connection with the furnishing or use of t h e information in t[...]

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F-36 PR O Laminator O peration Manual iv © GBC Pro-Tech 1999 January Machine Shu tdown ... ......... .......... ......... .............. ......... .......... ......... .............. ......... .......... 3-8 Proced ure .................. ......... .............. ......... .......... ......... .............. ......... .......... ......... ..... 3- [...]

F-36 PRO Lamina tor Ope ratio n Ma nual Safety © GBC Pr o-Tech 1999 January 1-1   Y o ur safe ty , a s well as the safet y of ot her s, is im porta nt to GBC Pro-T ech. This sectio n conta ins impo rtant safety infor mation. The fo llowing sy mbols ar e used t hrough out this man- ual to i ndic[...]

Safety F-36 PR O Laminator O peration Manual 1-2 © GBC Pro-Tech 1999 January Fig ure 1-1 : Usi n g the E mergency S top B ut tons Despite the safet y fea tures bui lt into the F-3 6 PRO Laminator , extr eme caution must be used when operat- ing or servi ci ng the unit. READ THE FOLLO WING W ARNINGS AND CAUTIONS BEFORE YOU A TTEMP T TO OPERA TE OR [...]

F-36 PRO Lamina tor Ope ratio n Ma nual Safety © GBC Pr o-Tech 1999 January 1-3 WARNIN G WARNIN G CAUTION CAUTION CAUTION CAUTION WARNING CAUTION WARNING Do not use li quid or aeros ol cle aners on the laminator . Do not spi ll liquid of any kind o n the laminator . Y ou can be sever ely shocked, elect rocut ed or ca use a fir e. Use only a damp c[...]

Safety F-36 PR O Laminator O peration Manual 1-4 © GBC Pro-Tech 1999 January WARNIN G WARNIN G WARNIN G WARNIN G WARNIN G WARNING WARNING ALWAYS USE GOOD SAFETY PRACTICES WHEN OPERATING OR SERVICING THE LAMI- NATOR AND KNOW HOW TO REACT QUICKLY IN AN EMERGENCY .  )&  $* * [...]

F-36 PRO Lamina tor Ope ratio n Ma nual Safety © GBC Pr o-Tech 1999 January 1-5 Figur e 1-3: Location s of Sa fety Labels W A R N I N G A C H T U N G M I S E E N G A R D E 240 V OL TS LEM PRODUCTIONS, INC. DOYLESTOWN PA L VM-240C N O T A U S E M E R G E N C Y S T O P A R R E T D ' U R G E N C E N O T A U S E M E R G E N C Y S T O P A R R E T [...]

Safety F-36 PR O Laminator O peration Manual 1-6 © GBC Pro-Tech 1999 January The foll owing ar e typica l safe ty haz ard decal s used o n GBC Pro-T ech machines, with a brie f descri ption ( “Mean- ing” col umn) of eac h decal. W ARNING! Moving parts can crush and cut. Do not operate with guard or door open. W ARNING! Crush and burn hazard. S[...]

F-36 PRO Lamina tor Ope ratio n Ma nual Installation © GBC Pr o-Tech 1999 January 2-1  !   Befo re an F -36 P RO La mina tor ca n be in stalle d the re are a f ew require ments t hat must be me t. Make ce rtai n that ea ch of t he requir ements listed i n the f ollowing preinst alla[...]

Installation F-36 PR O Laminator O peration Manual 2-2 © GBC Pro-Tech 1999 January Figur e 2-1: Lam inator S pace Requir ements 4'6" (~1.1m) 2'2" (~.7m) 10' (~3m) 10' (~3m) 3' (~1m) 73" (~1.8m) Floor T rimmer 3' x 6' (~1m x 2m) T able Recommended clearance[...]

F-36 PRO Lamina tor Ope ratio n Ma nual Installation © GBC Pr o-Tech 1999 January 2-3 ,+$ ☞ NOTE ALL SHIPMENTS ARE EX- WORKS. At ou r d ock, t itle passes t o the b uyer . Please r eview your i nsurance co v- erage pri or to shipment, as you ar e r esponsible for all subseque nt fr eight cha r ges a nd ris ks. Befo r e si gning[...]

Installation F-36 PR O Laminator O peration Manual 2-4 © GBC Pro-Tech 1999 January Figur e 2-3: The Foot Bo lts 5. Remove t he screws h olding the fo ot pads ont o the palle t usi n g th e P hilli ps h ea d sc re wdri ver . 6. H ave t he la mina tor li fted off the skid and place d on the fl oor by l ice nse d rig ger s. The ri gge rs must a ls o [...]

F-36 PRO Lamina tor Ope ratio n Ma nual Installation © GBC Pr o-Tech 1999 January 2-5 If the l aminator is in a crate : 1. Remove the t op of t he cra te and the n the s ides in the orde r shown in Fi gure 2 -4. CAUTION Figur e 2-4: Removing the C rate 2. Gently un wrap the shr ink wr ap from arou nd the lami nator . CAUTION 3. C a refu ll y rem o[...]

Installation F-36 PR O Laminator O peration Manual 2-6 © GBC Pro-Tech 1999 January WARNING 6. O nce th e lam i n ator is in pl ace set the lock ing mechanism o n all four wheels to ON. 7. Remove a ny plasti c str apping and p acking paper taped t o the ro ll s. CAUTION 8. R emove all p a cki ng mate rials to a s af e di stanc e from th e lam inato[...]

F-36 PRO Lamina tor Ope ratio n Ma nual Installation © GBC Pr o-Tech 1999 January 2-7 WARNING 7. Plug the la mina tor int o an appro ved socke t or have a certif ie d elect rici an wire the laminat or di rectl y to a power so urce. The lamina tor r equires 3 0A singl e phase service and a power recep tacle that acc epts a 30A 250V NEMA L6-30P plug[...]

Installation F-36 PR O Laminator O peration Manual 2-8 © GBC Pro-Tech 1999 January    The f irst tim e the lami nator is st ar ted an d eve ry tim e it is ser viced y ou should us e the f ollowing c heckli st to confir m that t he unit i s opera ting prop erly a nd that al l safety mechani sms are func tioni ng. Startup Che ck[...]

F-36 PRO Lamina tor Ope ratio n Ma nual Operatio n © GBC Pr o-Tech 1999 January 3-1     GBC P ro- T ech lami nato rs ar e p ower ful m achin es th at are des igned to mount , laminat e and en capsulate . The forces required to accomplis h these task s can vary fr om n[...]

Operation F-36 PR O Laminator O peration Manual 3-2 © GBC Pro-Tech 1999 January     The o perat or con trols for th e F-36 PRO L amin ator are locate d on the front of the uni t, to the right of th e oper- ator pos itio n. The names an d funct ions o f these co n- trols are as follows: Figur e 3-2[...]

F-36 PRO Lamina tor Ope ratio n Ma nual Operatio n © GBC Pr o-Tech 1999 January 3-3   - # The fo otswitch on the F- 36 PRO Lamina tor op erates much like the ac celerat or on an automobile . When the mechanica l guard i s removed, use the f ootswitch to feed ma terial int o the laminato r at th[...]

Operation F-36 PR O Laminator O peration Manual 3-4 © GBC Pro-Tech 1999 January   ..   The F-36 PRO La minator is capabl e of proc essing a wide ra nge of pressu re se nsitive and thermal l aminates onto an equall y wide rang e of image mat erial s. The pri - mary consi deratio ns are : • [...]

F-36 PRO Lamina tor Ope ratio n Ma nual Operatio n © GBC Pr o-Tech 1999 January 3-5 $ The fo llowing pr ocedur e is the f astest way to co ol the mach ine. Natu ra l co ol ing ca n al so be us ed. 1. Set the heater switches to OF F . 2. Leave the cooli ng system ON . 3. Lower t he upper main roll until the laminati ng rolls are t[...]

Operation F-36 PR O Laminator O peration Manual 3-6 © GBC Pro-Tech 1999 January 6. Lay the image onto the adhesive side of the Falco n Board. T acking the image d own with a tacking iron at this poin t is s om etim e s he lp ful. 7. Push the F alcon b oard an d image up against the leader board and pr ess t he footswi tch. Be sur e to maintai n pa[...]

F-36 PRO Lamina tor Ope ratio n Ma nual Operatio n © GBC Pr o-Tech 1999 January 3-7 1. Adjust t he machine s ettings as shown in proc ess chart 3 -4b. 2. T ri m the prin t to siz e and tr im th e board t o th e si ze of the print . 3. Insert the bo ard int o the nip ar ea and lower the main r oll u ntil it con ta cts. T urn the crank anothe r 1/ 4[...]

Operation F-36 PR O Laminator O peration Manual 3-8 © GBC Pro-Tech 1999 January 3   This is the most commonly p erformed pr ocess. 1. Adjust t he machine s ettings as shown in process chart 3 -6 and re move the in feed t able. Be s ure t hat, whil e heat ing th e mac hine, the r olls ar e to gethe r and turn ing[...]

F-36 PRO Lamina tor Ope ratio n Ma nual Operatio n © GBC Pr o-Tech 1999 January 3-9  34 */5  34 *6!57 5 Identification Diagram Notes __________ _________ _________ _________ _________ ______________ _________ _________ _________ ___ __________ _________ __[...]

Operation F-36 PR O Laminator O peration Manual 3-10 © GBC Pro-Tech 1999 January  34 */5 One-Pass Mounting and Laminating  34 *6!5 75 Notes _____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _____________ _________ _________ _________ [...]

F-36 PRO Lamina tor Ope ratio n Ma nual Operatio n © GBC Pr o-Tech 1999 January 3-11  34 */5 One-Pass Mounting  34 *6!5 75 Notes __________ _________ _________ _________ _________ ______________ _________ _________ _________ ___ ___[...]

Operation F-36 PR O Laminator O peration Manual 3-12 © GBC Pro-Tech 1999 January  34 */5"5 T wo Pass Mount and Cold/Pressure Overlaminate, Fi rst Pass   34 *6!5 75"5 Notes _____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ __[...]

F-36 PRO Lamina tor Ope ratio n Ma nual Operatio n © GBC Pr o-Tech 1999 January 3-13  34 */5 "8 T wo Pass Mount and Cold/Pressure Over laminate, Second Pass   34 *6!5 75"8 Notes __________ _________ _________ _________ _________[...]

Operation F-36 PR O Laminator O peration Manual 3-14 © GBC Pro-Tech 1999 January  34 */5%5 T wo Pass Mount and Hot Overlaminate, First Pass   34 *6!5 75%5 Notes _____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _____________ _________[...]

F-36 PRO Lamina tor Ope ratio n Ma nual Operatio n © GBC Pr o-Tech 1999 January 3-15  34 */5 %8 T wo Pass Mount and Hot Over laminate, Second Pass   34 *6!5 75%8 Notes __________ _________ _________ _________ _________ ______________ ____[...]

Operation F-36 PR O Laminator O peration Manual 3-16 © GBC Pro-Tech 1999 January  34 */5 Encapsulation  34 *6!5 75 Notes _____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _____________ _________ _________ _________ __ __________[...]

F-36 PRO Lamina tor Ope ratio n Ma nual Maintena nce an d Troublesh oo ting © GBC Pr o-Tech 1999 January 4-1 "   #$ Performi ng regular maint enance on t he F-36 P RO Lamina tor is cr itic al to the proper operati on of t he[...]

Mainte nance and Troublesho oting F-36 PR O Laminator O peration Manual 4-2 © GBC Pro-Tech 1999 January Figur e 4-1: Adjusting th e Thermocoup le Once insta lled, the cr itical poi n t of the therm oco uple MUST make direc t contact with the roll as s hown in Figure 4 -2. Figur e 4-2: Corr ect Thermocou ple Cont act CAUTION 5. Replace t he the rmo[...]

F-36 PRO Lamina tor Ope ratio n Ma nual Maintena nce an d Troublesh oo ting © GBC Pr o-Tech 1999 January 4-3 Figur e 4-3: Locations of the Thermocou ples N O T A U S E M E R G E N C Y S T O P A R R E T D ' U R G E N C E © 1 9 9 4 H C S , I n c . 8 0 0 - 7 4 8 - 0 2 4 1 R e o r d e r N o . 1 0 3 3 R - P T C r u s h a n d b u r n h a z a r d .[...]

Mainte nance and Troublesho oting F-36 PR O Laminator O peration Manual 4-4 © GBC Pro-Tech 1999 January T o clean the lami nator r oll s: 1. Remove t he infeed table and in feed pres sure pl ate to gain access to the roll s. WARNING 2. While the lamina tor is at normal ope rati ng temper- ature, p ut on t he rubber g loves and, usi ng a rubber cem[...]

F-36 PRO Lamina tor Ope ratio n Ma nual Maintena nce an d Troublesh oo ting © GBC Pr o-Tech 1999 January 4-5 T o clean the cabi net and c overs: 1. Unplug the lam inator t o clea n the ex terior . 2. Using a damp cott on terry clot h (water only ), clean the ext erior of the la minator . WARNING WARNING 59 $# 4 [...]

Mainte nance and Troublesho oting F-36 PR O Laminator O peration Manual 4-6 © GBC Pro-Tech 1999 January 5. Adjust t he nip b y turning the adj usting bo lt us ing an ¾" op en end wren ch (clockwise to lower the roll end and co unter clockwi se to rai se the roll end ). Adjust th e en ds of the upper mai n roll until there i s an even ga p be[...]

F-36 PRO Lamina tor Ope ratio n Ma nual Maintena nce an d Troublesh oo ting © GBC Pr o-Tech 1999 January 4-7 *    T ools r equir ed : • 1 / 8 " hex wr ench • High temper ature gr ease o r lithi um grease • Greas e gun T o lubr ic ate th e lam inat or: WARNING WARNING 1. Remove the d rive a nd control side c[...]

Mainte nance and Troublesho oting F-36 PR O Laminator O peration Manual 4-8 © GBC Pro-Tech 1999 January     # $ 7 Problem: D waves in the image, not in the laminate. Hints: • Check paper tension. • Check relative moisture content of the paper . Problem: D waves in the l[...]

F-36 PRO Lamina tor Ope ratio n Ma nual Warranty © GBC Pr o-Tech 1999 January 5-1 %&    *. &  GBC Pro-T ech Engine ering Co mpany , Inc. warrants the equi pment so ld is free fro m defect s in mater ial and workmanshi p for a per iod of ninet y day[...]

Warranty F-36 PR O Laminator O peration Manual 5-2 © GBC Pro-Tech 1999 January Blank page .[...]

F-36 PRO Lamina tor Ope ratio n Ma nual Specification s © GBC Pr o-Tech 1999 January 6-1     T able 6-1: F-36 PR O Laminator Specif ications T able 6-2: Replacemen t P arts Char act erist ic Specifications Dimensions (L x D x H) 56" x 31" x 56" (1.42 x .79[...]

Specifications F-36 PR O Laminator O peration Manual 6-2 © GBC Pro-Tech 1999 January Blank page .[...]

F-36 PRO Lamina tor Ope ratio n Ma nual Index © GBC Pr o-Tech 1999 January 7-1 ! ( 5 Accessor y pack 2-3 Adjusti ng bolt 4-5, 4-6  Chain Lubr icatio n 4-7 Tensioni ng 4-6 Clutch Common proble ms 4-8 Controls Front con trol pane l 3-2 3 Emergency s top butto ns 1-1, 2-8, 3-1 Encapsul ating 6-1 Encapsul ation 3-8 Environmen t 2-1  [...]

Index F-36 PR O Laminator O peration Manual 7-2 © GBC Pro-Tech 1999 January  Safety f eatures 6-1 Safety i nforma tion 1-1 Safety l abels 1-4 Setup 3-3 Setup pr ocedure 2-6 Shutdown 3-8 Specifi cati ons Dimensions 6-1 Encapsul ating 6-1 Laminati ng materia l 6-1 Laminati ng openi ng 6-1 Lamina ting roll s 6-1 Lamina ting speed s 6-1 Weight 6-1 [...]