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© 2004 GENERAL BINDING CORPORA TION. ALL RIGHTS RESER VED. Do not duplicate without written permission. POLARIS II LAMINA T OR OPERA T OR MANUAL Part Number: 930-1 15 REV : - REV Date: 7-27-04[...]
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The information in this publication is provided for reference and is believed to be accurate and complete. General Binding Corporation is not liable for errors in this publication or for incidental or consequential damage in connection with the furnishing or use of the information in this publication, including, but not limited to, any implied warr[...]
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Page I © 2004 General Binding Corporation Operations Manual Polaris II T able of contents 1.0 Safety 1.1 Explanation of symbols 1-1 1.2 General rules of safety 1- 1 1.3 Labels 1- 3 Figure 1.3.1 Safety label placement 1-5 2.0 W arranty 2.0 W arranty 2. 1 3.0 Specifications 3.1 Film and sheet size 3- 1 3.2 Functions 3- 1 3.3 W eight 3-1 3.4 Dimensio[...]
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Page II © 2004 General Binding Corporation Operations Manual Polaris II 6.0 Applications 6.1 Film loading and threading 6-1 Figure 6.1.1 Suction Cup Control 6-1 Figure 6.1.2 Suction Cups and Paper Stack 6-1 Figure 6.1.3 Film Leader 6-2 6.2 Helpful hints 6-3 6.3 Important points to remember 6-3 Quick Set up 6-5 Application Guide 6- 6 7.0 Maintenanc[...]
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Page 1-1 © 2004 General Binding Corporation Operations Manual Polaris II 1.0 Safety CAUTION: Do not attempt to operate your Polaris Laminator until you completely read and understand this Operations Manual. Y our safety , as well as the safety of others, is important to General Binding Corporation. This section contains important safety informatio[...]
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Page 1-2 © 2004 General Binding Corporation Operations Manual Polaris II W ARNING: Never use this machine for any other purpose than its intended design and function. CAUTION: Do not make any modifications to this laminator . Unauthorized changes will void your warranty and may cause extensive repairs or create poor output quality . W ARNING: Do n[...]
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Page 1-3 © 2004 General Binding Corporation Operations Manual Polaris II 1.3 Labels Safety warning labels are placed at various locations on the laminator . Do not remove any of these labels. They are placed for your safety as well as the safety of those working around you. Below are illustrations of the safety labels and a description of their me[...]
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Page 1-4 © 2004 General Binding Corporation Operations Manual Polaris II – The safety label below means that you could be seriously injured if you come in contact with the moving chain and sprockets of the drive system. This label is located near all drive sprockets on the machine. Sharp knife – The safety label below means that you could cut [...]
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Page 1-5 © 2004 General Binding Corporation Operations Manual Polaris II ( 1) Bet ween pul l r ol l er s an d dec ur l i ng bar ( 1) Cent er rear panel bel ow fi l m unwi nd . ( 2) One on each si de of t h e l a m i nator ( 2) One on each si de of t h e l a m i nator Locat ed n ear Fuse Ho l der Near al l spr o c kets Figure 1.3.1 Safety label pla[...]
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Page 2-1 © 2004 General Binding Corporation Operations Manual PolarisII 2.0 W arranty GBC warrants to the original purchaser for a period of ninety days after installation that this laminator is free from defects in workmanship and material under normal use and service. GBC’s obligation under this limited warranty is limited to replacement or re[...]
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Page 2-2 © 2004 General Binding Corporation Operations Manual Polaris II This page intentionally left blank.[...]
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Page 3-1 © 2004 General Binding Corporation Operations Manual Polaris II 3.0 Specifications This section provides specific information regarding the laminator . Any specification not provided must be requested from GBC. 3.1 Film and sheet size Film – Single side films (ie., GBC LA YFLA T , GBC HI-T AC) Core – 3 in. (7.6 cm) Sheet Size – Min.[...]
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Page 3-2 © 2004 General Binding Corporation Operations Manual Polaris II 54 i n ch es 105 i n ches 50. 5 i nch es Figure 3.4.1 Dimensions[...]
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Page 4-1 © 2004 General Binding Corporation Operations Manual Polaris II 4.0 Installation GBC Films Group is committed to a program of ongoing product improvement. As a result, we are providing these instructions so you can insure that your new Polaris Laminator is properly and securely unpacked, moved, and installed. Before the Polaris Laminator [...]
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Page 4-2 © 2004 General Binding Corporation Operations Manual Polaris II 4.2 Setting up your laminator After placing your Polaris laminator , the catch table must be installed. 1. T o assist in the installation of the catch table, a set of tools has been provided. The tools are sent with the machine and can be found wrapped up on the front feed ta[...]
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Operations Manual Polaris II Page 5-1 © 2004 General Binding Corporation 5.0 Operation This section covers the components of the laminator , the control panel, feed table, supply shaft, knife assembly film alignment and tension knobs. 5.1 Components on the laminator (1) POWER ON/ OFF: This is located to the lower right of the catch table. When set[...]
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Page 5-2 © 2004 General Binding Corporation Operations Manual Polaris II (7) CA TCH T ABLE: The catch table is located at the rear of the machine and collects finished sheets. See Figure 5.1.3. Figur e 5.1.3 Catch T able CATCH TABL E (8) V ACUUM AND BLOWER ADJUSTMENT KNOBS: The vacuum to the suction cups and the pile blower can be controlled by in[...]
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Operations Manual Polaris II Page 5-3 © 2004 General Binding Corporation (1 1) HEA T ROLLER SAFETY SHIELD: Reduces entanglement, entrapment and inadvertent contact with the heat rollers. See Figure 5.1.7. INFORMA TION: The Heat Roller Safety Shield is designed to cover the heat roller while machine is running. T o move the main roller safety shiel[...]
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Page 5-4 © 2004 General Binding Corporation Operations Manual Polaris II (18) P APER GUIDE PIN: The paper guide pin allows the operator to raise the finish product up to the knife separator for a smooth feed into the knife separator . See Figure 5.1.9. Figure 5.1.9 Paper Pin PAPER PI N PAPER PI N KNO B (19) SUPPL Y SHAFT : The supply shaft holds t[...]
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Operations Manual Polaris II Page 5-5 © 2004 General Binding Corporation 5.2 Control panel Refer to Figure 5.2.1 Control panel (1) ST AR T/SPEED UP: This button has a dual function. When the machine is stopped and all safety covers are closed, press and hold the ST AR T button to begin operation. The feeder head will cycle home while the ST AR T b[...]
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Page 5-6 © 2004 General Binding Corporation Operations Manual Polaris II Figure 5.2.1 Control panel 1 2 6 3 5 4[...]
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Operations Manual Polaris II Page 5-7 © 2004 General Binding Corporation 5.3 Operator Screens The T ouch screen has five operator screens. The following is a description of each screen: SPEED SCREEN 0 SPEED 0 COUNT OVER LAP - + T C R M <--- ---> 2 1 34 5 6 8 7 (1) SPEED: Displays current speed of machine in ft/min. (2) COUNT : Displays the c[...]
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Page 5-8 © 2004 General Binding Corporation Operations Manual Polaris II TEMPERA TURE SCREEN TEMPERATURE O N/ O F F TO P ON <--- ---> BOT OFF 1 2 (1) TOP ON/OFF: This button toggles the heater for the top roll on and off. Be sure to go to the P APER AND FILM screen and select the correct film type for the job running. The symbol to the left [...]
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Operations Manual Polaris II Page 5-9 © 2004 General Binding Corporation alarm will activate and the laminator will stop. TOP HEA T SENSOR BLOCKED - When the top heat sensor is blocked for more than 5 seconds, this alarm will activate. When the alarm is displayed, the heat automatically shuts off and must be manually reset. BOTTOM HEA T SENSOR BLO[...]
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Page 5-10 © 2004 General Binding Corporation Operations Manual Polaris II Figure 5.7.1 Manual T ension Knob SUPPLY SH AFT M A N U A L TE N S IO N ADJUSTM ENT KNOB[...]
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Operations Manual Polaris II Page 6-1 © 2004 General Binding Corporation 6.0 Applications The Polaris will accommodate rolls of film on a 3 inch core. This section will describe how to load and thread film and start an application. This section will also give some helpful hints and important points to remember . W ARNING: Do not wear ties, loose f[...]
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Page 6-2 © 2004 General Binding Corporation Operations Manual Polaris II (9) The cutter On/Off indicator is to be off during the webbing process. W ARNING: Roller are HOT . Use extr eme caution when loading film. Direct contact with the rollers can burn you! (10) Lift the main roller safety shield for ease of webbing the film. (1 1) Pull the lamin[...]
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Operations Manual Polaris II Page 6-3 © 2004 General Binding Corporation (22) After the second sheet passes through the nip, the automatic feed table will feed the nextsheet on the stack. As the secondsheet travels through the nip, it passes a paper sensor . When the paper passes the sensor , it allows the nextsheet to be laminated to enter the la[...]
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Page 6-4 © 2004 General Binding Corporation Operations Manual Polaris II INFORMA TION: Wrinkles may r esult if an attempt is made to reposition an item once it has entered the nip of the heat rollers. INFORMA TION: When feeding long items, Skewing may occur if the item is not fed into the laminator straight. Use the feed guide and guide wheels to [...]
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Operations Manual Polaris II Page 6-5 © 2004 General Binding Corporation Quick Setup 1. Place sheets in feeder with the grain parallel with the Nip. 2. Be sure that the pile is flat within 1/8 ” . 3. Move feeder up and stop the pile 1 ” from the infeed plate. 4. Adjust back and side guides. 5. Move pile up until top sheet is 1/8 ” from infee[...]
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Page 6-6 © 2004 General Binding Corporation Operations Manual Polaris II Application Guide The folloing chart is intended to be used as a guide to set up the machine for different applications. These are starting points for the setup process. Factors such as humitity and media/film qualtity can effect the final setting to obtain the best qualitiy [...]
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Page 7-1 © 2004 General Binding Corporation Operations Manual Polaris II 7.0 Maintenance & T r oubleshooting General Binding Corporation laminators require minimal maintenance. However , regular maintenance is essential to keep any piece of precision machinery at peak performance. A maintenance schedule and a section of procedures are included[...]
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Page 7-2 © 2004 General Binding Corporation Operations Manual Polaris II 7.4 T roubleshooting As an operator , you can perform some basic troubleshooting before contacting your local service representative. W ARNING: Never remove the side panels in attempt to troubleshoot the laminator . Y ou may cause damge to other components or injury to yourse[...]
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Page 7-3 © 2004 General Binding Corporation Operations Manual Polaris II Laminator won ’ t run. V erify that unit is plugged in and power is present. Check control panel for machine status. Check fuses. Feed pile light must be on. Feeder not picking up sheets. Check pick up heads. Check suction at pick up heads. Check air blast. Check pile heigh[...]
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