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640t Laminator INST ALLA TION & OPERA TION MANUAL Document Number: 04048E001 Do not duplicate without written permission.[...]
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640t – Installation and Operating Instructions The i nfor matio n in this p ubli cati on is p rovide d for th e use of G BC cu stome r s. Ge ne ral B indin g Cor por atio n (GBC), and it ’ s pare nt ACCO B ran ds Co rp orat ion, ma ke no gua ra ntee s or war ra ntie s in co nne cti on with th is publ icat ion. ACCO a nd GBC ex pre ssl y dis cla[...]
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Page i 640t – Installation and Operating Instructions 1 . Safet y Warnings ................................................................. 1- 1 General .................................................................... 1- 1 Electrical .................................................................. 1- 2 2 . Warra nt y Limited 9 0 -D ay W ar[...]
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Page 1-1 640t – Installation and Operating Instructions Y our safet y , a s well as the s afety of othe r s is impor tant. B efore you insta ll or use th e machine, read an d follow all the safet y notic es ca refully in this chapter . In this instr uction m anual, an d on the laminator , you will nd impor t ant sa fety n otices rega rding the[...]
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640t – Installation and Operating Instructions Page 1-2 e l e c t r i c a l The la minator shoul d be con nec ted only to a sourc e of power as indic ated in these i nstru ctions a nd on the ser ial plate loc ated on the re ar of the lam inator . Conta ct an el ec tricia n should th e att achme nt plug provide d with the la minator not match the [...]
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Page 2-1 640t – Installation and Operating Instructions 2 . W a r r a n t y l i m i t e d 9 0 -d a y W a r r a n t y GBC war rants to the or iginal pu rchas er for a per iod of ninet y days on la bor an d on par ts af ter insta llation that thi s laminator is f ree fro m defec ts in workm anship a nd materi al unde r nor mal us e and ser vice. GB[...]
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Page 3-1 640t – Installation and Operating Instructions 640t Ma x i mu m fil m r ol l d ia m et er 5 inc he s Op e ra t i ng S p e ed V ariable • Fi xe d • 3 to 1 6 fp m (0.8 to 4 m) 3 fpm ( 0.9 m)* Dimensions Width • Height • Depth • Wei g h t • 78 in (1 98 cm) 48 in (1 22 cm) 30 in ( 76 cm) 350 lb s. (273 kg) El e[...]
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640t – Installation and Operating Instructions Page 3-2 f cc n o t e This e quipme nt has b een tes ted and foun d to compl y with the limits for a C las s A digital d evice, pur suant to par t 1 5 of the FCC Rules. The se limit s are de signe d to provide reas onable p rotectio n agains t har mful inter fe renc e when the e quipme nt is ope rate[...]
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Page 4-1 640t – Installation and Operating Instructions This ch apter des crib es how to install the m achine. The re are no op erator se r vic eab le par ts to the machine othe r than p erio dic cle aning. Refer to “7 . O per ator M ainte na nce” on p age 7 - 1 . WARNIN G: D o not at tempt to ser vi ce or re pair the lamina tor . Failure to [...]
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Page 5-1 640t – Installation and Operating Instructions f i l m s h a f t s Fig. 5-2 T ake -up and Su pply Sh af ts . A . Release L iner T ak e-up Rewinds the rel ease lin er of pre ssu re sens itive lms. It consi sts of a shaf t, core ada pters , and ca rdboa rd cor e. B. Up per U nwind /Sup pl y Sh af t Holds the u pper m edium s upply on th[...]
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640t – Installation and Operating Instructions Page 5-2 i d l e r B a r s , u n W i n d s h a f t s , r e W i n d s h a f t s Fig. 5- 3. Idle r Bar s, Unwind Shaf ts, Rewin d Shaf ts . a . u p p e r r e W i n d B. u p p e r u n W i n d /s u p p l y s h a f t c. l o W e r u n W i n d /s u p p l y s h a f t The Lower Idle r direc ts Kr af t Pape r [...]
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Page 5-3 640t – Installation and Operating Instructions e m e r g e n c y s t o p a n d t a B l e Fig. 5- 5. Emer gen cy Stop But ton and T ab le Comp one nts. a . t a B l e i n t e r l o c k h o l e When the t able i s down, the latch engag es this hol e. B. t a B l e i n t e r l o c k The T abl e Interloc k latch locks the fe ed ta ble into pos[...]
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640t – Installation and Operating Instructions Page 5-4 t e n s i o n c o n t r o l s Fig. 5-7 . T ens ion Kno bs and Br akes a . r e l e a s e l i n e r t e n s i o n k noB Use the Rel ease L iner T e nsion K nob to incre ase an d dec rease th e amount of Pull that i s being a pplie d to the releas e liner . T his prevents the r elea se liner fr[...]
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Page 5-5 640t – Installation and Operating Instructions m e d i a c ore a d a p t e r Fig. 5- 9. Media Co re Adapter . The Me dia Cor e Adapter s hold an d lock the roll s of lm and rel eas e liner on the s haf ts to prevent side to side shif ting. Grip per s on the Co re Adapter s ens ure prope r tension o n the lm. The S upply Sh af t Cor[...]
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640t – Installation and Operating Instructions Page 5-6 p o W e r Fig. 5- 1 1 . Power P an el. a . o n /o f f p o W e r s W i t c h The O n/Of f Power Switch is loc ated at the bac k of the machin e. Press the “I ” on the switch to turn it on. The LCD will illuminate. The of f po sition, ma rked “0” , turns the m achine of f. B. c i r c u[...]
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Page 5-7 640t – Installation and Operating Instructions c o n t r o l p a n e l Fig. 5- 1 3 . Contro l Panel. A . Read y In dica tor The Re ady Indic ator inform s the oper ator that the machine h as reac hed the d esire d set temp of the T op Main Rolle r . B. T emper at ure D is play The T em per ature Dis play shows the Set T emp era ture of t[...]
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Page 6-1 640t – Installation and Operating Instructions This ch apter des crib es how to use the lami nator to : Ope rate the machin e • Load film s (web the machine) • La minate items • Mount items • g e n e r a l o p e r a t i o n The se instr uctio ns as sume that the lm s have been loade d. For information a bout l oadi[...]
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640t – Installation and Operating Instructions Page 6-2 l o a d i n g f i l m The 6 40t la minator run s poly-in a nd poly- out pre ssu re sens itive adhesive (PSA) l ms. Poly-in mean s the adhes ive side of the lm is on the inside of the lm ro ll. Poly-out me ans the adh esive is on the out side of the lm roll. Adhesive surface Adhes[...]
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Page 6-3 640t – Installation and Operating Instructions r e m o v i n g a n d i n s t a l l i n g t h e p r i n t c l a m p The pr int cla mp guide s print s into the roller s. It should b e removed whe n mounting item s to thicker boar ds. It also n ee ds to be removed to insta ll lms and whe n clea ning the rolle r s. WARNIN G: Kee p nger[...]
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640t – Installation and Operating Instructions Page 6-4 l o a d i n g f i l m o n t o t h e s u p p l y s h a f t s If you are loading lm for th e rs t time, skip the se instr uction s and st ar t wi th the instr uction s, “T o load lms onto the supp ly shaf t s: ” on page 6 - 5 . If you are replac ing existing lms , per form the [...]
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Page 6-5 640t – Installation and Operating Instructions T o loa d fi lm s on to t he s u pp ly s h af ts : If the supply s haf t is on th e machine, gr asp the 1 . bea ring en d and lif t i t out of the cr adle. The n pull the lef t en d out of the br ake hub. This ap plies to the top and b ottom sup ply shaf ts. Slide the new roll o n to the sha[...]
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640t – Installation and Operating Instructions Page 6-6 Fig. 6- 9. T op Film Dra ped Ove r the Press ure Roll er s and Rele as e Line r Attac he d to T ake -u p. Pull the mounting f ilm (or Kraf t pa per) up to 6. abou t even with the top of the top pressu re roller without touc hing the stick y laminating f ilm. While pulling evenly , carefull y[...]
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Page 6-7 640t – Installation and Operating Instructions l o a d i n g f i l m B y t a c k i n g n e W f i l m t o e x i s t i n g f i l m The following de scr ibes a m ethod for lo ading lm where by the existing lm on the rolle r s may be use d in place of the th reading c ard to draw the new lm through the l aminator . L eading e dge s [...]
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640t – Installation and Operating Instructions Page 6-8 d e c a l i n g i n t W o p a s s e s Dec aling is w here you lamin ate items and the n mount the m on other m aterial s such a s Foam Core or mountin g board. It is p er fo rme d in two pas se s. The r st pa ss la minates an d applie s the mounting adhes ive, encaps ulating the item. Th [...]
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Page 6-9 640t – Installation and Operating Instructions Af ter the boa rd has cl eare d the rolle rs , relea se 1 0. the foot sw it ch o r pres s STOP . m o u n t i n g t i p s f o r t h r e a d i n g p r e s s u r e s e n s i t i v e a d h e s i v e (psa) f i l m Use K raf t pap er for on e- side d laminatio n. • Refer to “Fig. 6 - 1 4. C[...]
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640t – Installation and Operating Instructions Page 6-10 f i l m a l i g n m e n t a n d t e n s i o n f i l m a l i g n m e n t The top and b ottom su pply rolls m ust be a ligne d as clo sely a s pos sible. Misa lignme nt can c ause adhes ives to stick to the roller s. Me asu re he re Fig. 6- 1 8. Meas uri ng Points on a T ypic al La mina tor .[...]
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Page 6-11 640t – Installation and Operating Instructions T e st ing t he Web Af ter webbing the m achine, it is imp or t ant that the lms run s traig ht and evenly . T o tes t t h e web: Set the roll er pre ssu re handle to an a pprop riate 1 . position. Press 2. RUN or the foot sw itc h an d run approximately 6 in. (1 0 cm) of laminate. Press[...]
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640t – Installation and Operating Instructions Page 6-12 l a m i n a t i o n g u i d e This ma nual p rovides ge nera l guide lines an d is only a gene ral refe renc e guide. Dif ferent se ttin gs may be suita ble as the la mination tim e and mater ials c hange. T est mater ials b efore run ning goo d materia ls throug h the machin e. Do not at t[...]
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Page 7-1 640t – Installation and Operating Instructions c a r i n g f o r t h e 6 4 0 t l a m i n a t o r The onl y maintena nce re quired by the op erator is to peri odica lly clea n the rolle rs. T he following proc edure will h elp keep the rolle r s free of dir t and adhes ive, which has be en de posi ted along th e edge of the laminating [...]
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640t – Installation and Operating Instructions Page 7-2 t r o u B l e s h o o t i n g Symptom Possible Cause Corrective Action LCD does not illuminate on the control panel when the ON/OFF switch is in the ON position. Laminator not connected to electrical supply . Insert attachment plug into receptacle. Circuit Breaker tripped. Reset Circuit Brea[...]
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