MyBinding Sterling Digibinder Operators User manual

Sterling Digibinder

Automatic Perfect

Binding Machine

Instruction Manual

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TheSterlingDigibinder®

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Operator’sTrainingManual

Issue1October1,2013

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ThismanualisforbothversionsoftheSterlingDigibinderandSterlingDigibinderPlus.

TheDigibinderPlussitsonitsownstand/cabinetwhichhousesboththeaircompressorandthe

dustextractor.ToturnontheDustExtractor,locatethetoggleswitchonthefrontofthemachine.

You

canbypassthesafetyhood’ssensorbyusingthesuppliedkey(s)locatedneartheDust

Extractorswitch.

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TableofContents

GETTINGSTARTED..................................................................................................................3

POWERINGUP........................................................................................................................7

CONTROLPANEL.....................................................................................................................7

SETTINGUPTHEDIGIBINDER.................................................................................................8

SETTING

THE CLA MPLIMITER .........................................................................................................9

ALIGNINGTHECOVERSTOCK.........................................................................................................10

BOOK

THICKNESSWHEEL&NIPPERADJUSTMENTKNOB.............................................................10

SIDEGLUEADJUSTMENT................................................................................................................11

ADJUSTING

THESTRENGTHOFTHEBIND.....................................................................................12

GETTINGINTOPRODUCTION...............................................................................................13

MAKINGPADS......................................................................................................................13

DRAININGTHEGLUE.............................................................................................................13

DAILYMAINTENANCE...........................................................................................................14

WEEKLYMAINTENAN CE.......................................................................................................14

TROUBLESHOOTING.............................................................................................................15

UNEVENORINCONSISTENTSIDEGLUE...........................................................................................15

ADJUSTINGSIDEGLUEBETWEENHEADANDFOOTOFBOOK.........................................................15

ADJUSTINGSIDEGLUEONOPERATORANDNON‐OPERATORSIDESOFTHEBOOK.........................16

PAGESNOTBINDINGWELL.............................................................................................................16

ROUGHINGBLADEANDNOTCHINGPINSADJUSTMENT..................................................................17

UNEVENCORNERSONTHE

BOOKSPINE.........................................................................................18

LEVELINGTHENIPPERTABLE..........................................................................................................18

MACHINEDOESNOTCYCLE............................................................................................................19

MACHINEBEEPSTWICEINRAPIDSUCCESSIONANDDOESNOTCYCLE............................................19

CLAMPISSTUCK/ERRORMESSAGE...............................................................................................19

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GETTINGSTARTED

CongratulationsonyourpurchaseofTHESTERLINGDIGIBINDERorDIGIBINDERPLUS.This

machinewillallowyoutoperfectbindanybookupto2¼”or55mmthick.

FortheTabletopversion:Beforeremovingthemachinefromtheshippingcrate,havea

tablereadythatwillsupport330LBS(150kg).Uncratethemachineandinspectitforany

damagethatmayhaveoccurredduringtransport.PlacetheSterlingDigibinderonthetable.

Useofalifttruckisrecommended.Becarefultoavoidinjury.

Removethecompressorfromtheboxandstanditonasolidsurface.Donotplacethe

compressorinanenclosedareasuchasacabinetunlessitiswellventilated.Theairfilter

shouldalreadybeinstalledonthecompressorbutifnot,locateitwithinthecompressor

boxandinstallitontothefitting.(FIG#1)Donotovertighten.

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Figure1

PlugtheDigibinder’spowercordandtheAirCompressor’spowercordintothebackofthe

Digibinder.(FIG#2)

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Installtheexhaustfan,Startbyattachingtheconnectors.Presstheconnectorsbackintothe

cavityalongwithanyslackofthecordandscrewintheexhaustfan.Fliptheexhaustbox

powerswitchon.(FIG#3)

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PlugtheDigibinder’sblueairtubeandthesuppliedairgunintothe“Y”airsplitterthenplug

theairsplitter’stubeintothecompressor.(FIG#4)

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Openthevalveonthecompressor’spressuregauge(FIG#5)andflipthetoggleswitchto

theonposition.Makesurethebleedvalveatthebottomofthecompressorisclosed(not

shown).(FIG#5‐Arrow)

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AttachtheTallBookGuideontopoftheclamp.(FIG#6)

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InstallTheFrontBookSupport.(FIG#7)

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Figure7

InstalltheRearTableCoverSupportbehindtheNipperTable.(FIG#8)

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ScrewintheNipperAdjustmentKnobonthefrontoftheNipperTable.(FIG#9)

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FortheDIGIBINDERPLUS:Useaforklifttoliftthemachineofftheskid.Keepthemachine

steady,itistopheavy.Makesureallfourwheelshavethestopsintheuppositionbefore

placingitonflatlevelground.Oncethemachinehasbeenmovedtoitsfinalposition,lower

thestopstopreventthemachinefromrolling.Toinstalltheaccessories,followtheprevious

setofinstructionsfortheTableTopDigibinder.Somepartsmayalreadybeinstalled.

POWERINGUP

Haveyourelectriciancheckthatyourincomingpoweris220volts,singlephase,15amps.

HaveyourelectricianattachaplugontotheendoftheDigibinder’sPowerCordthat

matchesyoursocket.

ThePowerSwitchislocatedontherightsideoftheDigibinder.TurnontheDigibinderand

check

thatthescreenlightsupalongwitharedLEDindicatingthegluepotheaterisonand

working.MakesuretheEmergencyStopbuttonisintheupposition.Ifnot,giveitagentle

twistclockwisetoreleaseit.

CONTROLPANEL 

(FIG#10)

ThekeypadcontrolsthefunctionsoftheDigibinderforoperation,setupor

troubleshooting.Thefollowingisalistofthecontrolbuttonsandswitches.Seethefigure

below.

1. START:ThiswillcycletheDigibinderfullythroughthebindingprocess.Thiswillnot

functionunlessthereisabookintheclampandcoverstockonthenippertable.

2. CLAMP:Opensandclosestheclamp.Usethisfeatureforsettingtheclamptothe

thicknessofyourbookbyutilizingtheclamplimiterbar(moreonthatlater).

3. GreenLED:ThemachinewillnotcycleuntilthegluehasfullymeltedandthisLEDislit.

4. UP:Raisesthegluetemperatureorincreasesthenipper’sfinishtime.

5. DOWN:Lowersthegluetemperatureordecreasesthenipper’sfinishtime.

6. RedLED:Indicatesthattheglueheaterison.

7. X:Clearsthefunctionsofthegluerollers,dropsandopensthenippertable(ifintheup

andclosedposition),resetsthebatchcountandtogglesthepaddingfeatureonoroff.

8. O:Standby.Lowersthegluetemperatureto130andpreventsanyfunctionofthe

Digibinder.

**Alsocyclestheroughingmotor

iftheDigibinderisintheSETUPMode.

9. NIPPERCLOSE:Closesthenippertable.PressXtoopen.

10. NIPPERUP:Raisesthenippertable.PressXtodrop.

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11. LEFT:Movestheclamptotheleft.

12. RIGHT:Movestheclamptotheright.

13. CYCLEGLUEROLLERS:Usewhenaddingglue.Glueshouldbeapproximately¾”below

thetopofthegluepot.

14. SET:PressingtheUPorDOWNarrowsonthe1

screenchangesthegluepot

temperature.Thecounteronthisscreencannotbereset.

PressSETonceforthePaddingModescreen.PressXtotogglepaddingonoroff.

PressSETagainFortheFinishTime.UsetheUPorDOWNarrowstosettheNipperTable

dwelltime.Ifpaddingison,eachincrementwouldadd10seconds.15wouldequal150

seconds.Ifpaddingisoff,15wouldequal4seconds.

PressSETathirdtimetogettothebatchcounter.ThiscountercanberesetusingtheX

button.

PressSEToncemoretoreturntothemainscreen.

15. POWERSWITCH:Locatedontherightsideofthemachine.

16. TOGGLESWITCH:Turnstheroughingmotoronoroff.Thetoggleswitchislocated

belowtheMainPowerSwitch.Leaveupforperfectbindingordownformakingpads.

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SETTING

UPTHE DIGIBINDER

TurnontheDigibindertowarmupthegluepot.Themachinewillnotcycleuntiltheglue

hasthoroughlymelted.Thisshouldnottakelongerthan45minutes.Duringthistime,the

greenLEDwillremainoffandyoucannotchangethesettingsfromthecontrolpanel.The

temperaturewill

riseabovethesetvaluethengraduallylowertothesettemperature.

Whenthemachineisready,thegluerollerswillcycle,themachinewillgive3audiblebeeps

andthegreenLEDwilllightindicatingitisnowreadyforuse.Atthistime,youmayadjust

thetemperatureifneeded.Werecommend160degreescentigrade.Themachinewillnot

cycleifthegreenLEDisoff(FIG#10,item3),withoutabookintheclamp(FIG#11)orcover

stockonthenippertable(FIG#12).

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Figure11Figure12

Putacoverinpositiononthenippertableplacingitsquaretotherightstopswiththerear

edgetuckedunderthetopstopguide.Loosenthetopstopguideandadjustaccordingly,

dependingonthesizeofthebook.Therearofthebook’sspinewilllineupwiththescored

lineinthenippertable.(FIG#13)

Figure13

SETTING

THECLAMPLIMITER

Placethebookblockintheopenclampandjogittotheright,thenpresstheCLAMPbutton.

Aftertheclampcloses,movetheLimiterBar’sPinintothesecondclosestholetothefront,

outsideoftheclamp.Thiswilllimithowwidetheclampopenssoplacingbooksofthesame

thicknesswillbeeasierandquicker.PressCLAMPagaintoopentheclamp.Checkthatthe

clamp’sopeningisapproximately¼”widerthanthebook’sthickness.Thiswillensurethe

clampwillnotdragthebookbackafterithasbeenbound.(FIG#14)

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Figure14

ItisnotnecessarytocontinuetousetheCLAMPbuttononcetheclampopeningisset.

Simplyplacethebookinsidetheclampandjogitdownandtotherightsothepagesare

even.Checkthatthecoverisagainstbothrightstopsandtucked

underthebackstop.

Makesurethetoggleswitchbelowthemainpowerswitchisup.Alsocheckthatyour

compressorisonanduptopressureandthepressuregauge’svalveisintheopen

position.

Keepyourhandabovethebooktopreventanyofthepagesfrom“floating”up.The

clampmaysqueezeairoutfrombetweenthepagesasitcloses.PressSTARTtocyclethe

machine.Liftthebookoffthenippertableastheclampretreats.Inspectthebookfor

properalignmentofthecover,evencornersofthespineandadequateglueforboth

sidesofthebook.Donotopenthepagesyet.Allowtimeforthegluetocooland

harden.

ALIGNINGTHECOVERSTOCK

Toadjustthecoverleftorright,loosenandmovetherightstopsleftorrightusing

caution.THERIGHTSTOPSAREVERYHOT!Onlyloosenthehexscrewinthecenterof

eachstopwiththesupplied4mmT‐handleHexKey.Donotovertighten!Toadjustthe

coverforwardorback,loosenandadjusttheTopStopGuide(knob).(FIG#13)

BOOK

THICKNESSWHEEL&NIPPE RADJUSTMENTKNOB

TheBookThicknessWheel(Fig#15)adjuststheupwardpressureofthenippertableto

helpproduceaflatterspine.Forthinnerbooks,turnitleft.Forthickerbooks,turnit

right.Normallybooksunder¼”wouldrequireasettingof100orhigher.Halfinchbooks

shouldbesetat70.Oneinchorthickershouldbesetat50orslightlylower.Theseare

averagesettings.Youmayrequiremoreorlesspressuredependingonyourstockand

covers.YoumayalsomakeuseoftheNipperAdjustmentKnobtohelpproduce

squarer/sharpercornersusingthechartonthe

topplateofthenippertable(Fig#9).

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Note,settingthenipperadjustmentknobtootightmaycausesomesheetsofthebook

tofoldover.Simplyopenthenippertablefurtherifthisoccurs.(FIG#9and#15)

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Figure15

SIDEGLUEADJUSTMENT

Keepinmindthatthegluepotandeverythingonitisextremelyhot.

Makesuretheglueleveliswithin¾”fromthetopofthegluepot.Addgluechipsas

needed.Thentryanotherbookbeforemakingthefollowingadjustments.

Formoresideglueonthenon‐operatorside,loosenandmovetheSideGlueWirecloserto

therearsideofthebook.Forlesssideglue,moveitfurtherawayfromtherearsideofthe

book.(FIG#16)

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Figure16

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Formoresideglueontheoperatorside,youmayneedtoadjusttheGluePot’s

Meteringrollerdown.Adjustthemeteringrollerbylooseningthesetscrewwiththe

supplied3mmt‐handlehexkeythenplacingthetipofthehexkeyintoanyoftheholes

inthenutlocatednearthegluepot’sdrivechain.Rotateittowardstheleft(lower)to

applymoreglueortowardstheright(higher)forless.TheBookThicknessWheelalso

affectstheamountsidegluethatgetssqueezedup.(FIG#17)

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Figure17

YoumaywanttoadjusttheNippertable’sdwelltimebypressingtheSETbuttontwice

untilyoureachFINISHTIMEthenpresstheupordownarrowsontherightsideofthe

screentoincreaseordecreasehowlongthenippersqueezesthecoveronthebook.

NOTE:IfthePaddingmodeison,15wouldequal150seconds.Ifthepaddingmode is

off,then15wouldequal4seconds.WerecommendsettingtheFinishTimeto15for

perfectbindingbooksand4forpads.(Moreinformationformakingpadsisonpage13.)

Allowthebooktocoolabitbeforeinspectingit.Checkthatthesidegluingistoyour

satisfactioninsidethefrontandrearcovers.Refertothetroubleshootingsection

startingonpage14iftheseadjustmentsdonotproducesidegluetoyoursatisfaction.

ADJUSTING

THESTRENGTHOFTHE BIND

Beforemakingadjustmentstotheroughingwheeland/ornotchingpins,turnoffthe

roughingmotorbyflippingthetoggleswitchoff.Locateitbelowthemainpowerswitch.

Papergraindirectionshouldfollowalongthelengthofthespine.Thiswilladdstrengthto

yourbind.Afterthebookhassat

foranhour,youmaycheckthebindingstrength.Ifthe

pagespullstraightouteasily,youmayneedtoraisethenotchingpinsoraddmoreglueto

thespinebyloweringtheMeteringRolleroradjustingtheBookThicknessWheel.The

RoughingWheelshouldnotneedtobeadjusted.Theyaresettorough,notcutthepages.

TheNotchingPinscanbesethigherforcertainheavier/glossierstockthattendstorepelthe

glue.WhenraisingtheNotchingPins,donotallowthemtocutmorethan1/16

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intothe

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book.Alsomakesuretheydonothittheguards.Pleaserefertothetroubleshootingsection

startingonpage14formoredetails.

GETTING

INTOPRODUCTION

Oncethesettingsaretoyoursatisfactionplacethenextbookbodyintotheclamp,jogit

downandtowardtheright.Placethecoverstocksquarelyonthenippertablewiththerear

edgetuckedundertheTopStopGuide.ThensimplypressSTART.

IfyouhaveaDIGIBINDERPLUS,turnontheVacuummotorbyflippingthegreentoggle

switchonthefrontofthemachine.

MAKINGPADS

Ifyouaremakingpads,besuretoflipthetoggleswitchbelowthemainpowerswitchdown

toturnofftheroughingmotor.PresstheSETbuttonforthePADDINGMODEscreenthen

pressXtotoggleitonoroff.PaddingOnwilldisabletheNipperTableandthecoverstock

sensor.PressSETagainthenUporDOWNarrowstosetthelengthofthefinishtime.NOTE:

IfthePaddingmodeison,15wouldequal150seconds.Ifthepaddingmodeisoff,then15

wouldequal4seconds.PressSETtwicetoreturntothetemperaturescreen.TIP:Ifyou

preferusingthenippertableforpads,leavethepaddingfeatureoffandblockthesensoron

thenippertable.Useofanynon‐sticksprayisrecommendedtopreventgluefromsticking

tothetable.*DonotmakepadswhileusingiGlue.*

DRAININGTHEGLUE

Afteraperiodoftime,thegluemaygetdirtyorburntoryoumayneedtochangethetype

ofglueyouareusing.Todraintheglue,removethefrontpanel,beingcarefulnotto

damagethecontrolpanelwires,tolocatethedrain.Placeaboxunderthe

drainchuteand

removetheAllenscrew.USECAUTION:Drainchute,Allenscrewandglueareextremely

hot!Whenthegluehasbeendrainedyoumaymeltwaxinthegluepottoremoveany

excessglueandcleanoutanypaperdustatthebottom.(FIG#18)

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Figure18

DAILYMAINTENANCE

Thegluelevelinthepotwillgodownasbooksarebound.Gluechipsshouldbeusedto

replenishthepotasneeded.Ifyouseeadryspotorlargeairpocketonthecenterglue

roller,addmoreglue.Theleveloftheglueshouldrisetoabout3/4”belowthetopofthe

gluepot.

Donotleavethemachinepoweredonwhennotinuse.Thiswillcausethegluetoburnand

darken.Ifreheatingistootimeconsuming,presstheObuttononthecontrolpaneltoput

themachineintoStand‐Bymode.Thiswilllowerthegluetemperaturetopreventburning.

PressOagaintoresume.

Usethesuppliedairguntoblowpaperdustawayfromthegluepot.

Thefrontandrearshaftsmustbecleanedregularlytoallowsmoothoperationofthe

clamp.Solventsorpenetratingoilsmaybeused

toremoveanyglueresidue.Theshafts

mustbecleanandslicksotheclampdoesn’tgetboggeddownorstuckduringoperation.

WEEKLYMAINTENAN CE

CheckthattheNotchingPinsaresharptoavoidstrainingoftheroughingmotorandto

ensurecleannotchingforadequategluepenetration.WhenreplacingdullNotchingPins,

followtheinstructionsintheTroubleshootingSectionofthismanualunderROUGHING

BLADE&NOTCHINGPINADJUSTMENT.

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AirCompressor:Thecompressorshouldbebledweeklytoremovemoisturebuildupinside

thetank.Thebleedvalveislocatedatthebottomofthecompressortank.Checktheoil

levelinthesightglassofthecompressormotor.Ifoilisnotvisibleorlow,addair

compressoroilintothemotor’stubebyremovingtherubbercap(oppositesidefromthe

filter).Alsocheckthatthefilterisn’tclogged.Toavoidoverheating,donotoperatethe

compressorinanenclosedareaandcheckforairleaksperiodically.Makesurethe

compressorisoffwhennotinuse.

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TROUBLESHOOTING

SomeadjustmentsrequiretheDigibindertobeintheSETUPmode.Thisisdonebyturning

offtheDigibinderthen,whileholdingdowntheCLAMPbutton,turnthepowerbackon.

**Note:ThemachinewillcyclecontinuouslyiftheSTARTbuttonispressed.Pressandhold

theXbuttonwhiletheclampistravelingtotherighttostopthecyclingorpressthe

EmergencyStopbutton.Also,whileinSetupMode,theO(StandBy)buttonwillturnon

theroughingmotor.PressingtheXbuttonwillstopthemotor.Flipthetoggleswitchbelow

theMainPowerSwitchtoturnofftheRoughingMotor.CAUTION:PressingtheRIGHT

arrowbuttonwillclosetheroughingbladeguard.Toresetthemachinebacktonormal

operation,simplyturnthemachineoffthenonagain.

UNEVENORINCONSISTENTSIDEGLUE

Makesurethegluepothasenoughglue.Whiletherollersaren’tcycling,thegluelevel

shouldbeabout¾”belowthetopofthegluepot.CheckthattheAirCompressorisonand

uptopressure.Thereshouldbebetween90–110psi.Youmayalsoneedto

levelyour

nippertable.SeeLevelingtheNipperTableonpage16.

ADJUSTINGSIDEGLUEBETWEENHEADANDFOOTOFBOOK

1.PuttheDigibinderinSETUPMode.Theclampwillcloseandtheroughingblade'sguard

bracketwillopen.

2.Opentheclampandplaceacoversheetinit,makingsurethebottomdoesn’tcurlasthe

clampcloses.Closetheclampthenjogit,usingtheleftandright

arrowbuttons,backand

forthovertheGluePot’sMeteringroller.Checkthedistancefromthebottomofthecover

stocktotheroller.Thecoverstockmustbethesamedistanceabovetherollerfromthe

leadingedgetothetrailingedge.

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3.Locatethescrewsonthetopsideoftheregistertablewhereyouplacethebooks.Level

oneendoftheregistertablebyturningthescrewsclockwisetolowerorcounterclockwise

toraiseitusinga5mmhexkey.

4.Resetthemachinebacktonormaloperationsimplybyturning

themachineoffthenon

againaftercompletingadjustments,thentestbybindingabook.Ifthetableisleveledbut

thesidegluingstillisn'teven,youmayneedtolevelthenippertable.SeeLevelingthe

NipperTablebelow.

ADJUSTINGSIDEGLUEONOPERATORANDNON‐OPERATORSIDES

OFTHEBOOK

CAUTION:BurnHazard.

Becausetherearnippertablecomesinbeforethefronttabledoes,moreglueischanneled

towardsthefrontofthebook.AdjusttheMeteringrolleruntilyouhaveenoughsideglue

betweenthecoverandthe1stpageofthebook(operatorside).Thenlocatethesideglue

wireontopofthefarrightglueroller.PresstheEmergencyStopbutton.Loosenthescrew

then,usingapairofneedlenosepliers,movetheSideGlueWireslightlyclosertothebook

toapplymoreorfurtherawayforlesssidegluebetweenthecoverandlastpage(non‐

operatorside)ofthebook.ReleasetheEmergencyStopbuttonbygivingitagentletwist

clockwise.

PAGESNOTBINDINGWELL

Theglueneedstimetocoolandharden.Letthemsitanhourbeforecheckingthebinding

strength.Ifthepagesstillcomeouttooeasilythenitmayneeddeeperroughingand/or

notching,moreglue,morenipperpressure,alongernipperdwelltimeorspecialgluefor

yourproduct.

TIP:Thegraindirectionofthepaperandcoverstockshouldfollowthelengthofthebook’s

spine.Thiswillimprovethebindingstrengthbyasmuchas25%.Foldthestockinhalf,

lengthwisethenwidthwise,andseewhichfoldlookscleaner/smoother.Thesmootherfold

isthe

graindirection.Youmayalsotryoneoftheseothersolutions:

1.Increasethenipperfinishtime.PresstheSETbuttontwicetogettotheFinishTime

screen.UsetheUParrowbuttontoincreasetheFinishTime.

2.Increasethenipperpressurebyslightlyturningthebookthicknesswheeltotheleft.Be

surenottousetoomuchpressure.Thiswillsqueezeoutthegluefromthespineorcause

“nailheading”.

3.Increasetheamountofgluebeingappliedbyloweringthefarleftgluemeteringroller.

Thegluelevelinthepotwillgodownas

booksarebound.Gluechipsshouldbeusedto

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replenishthepotasneeded.Ifyouseeadryspotorlargeairpocketonthecenterglue

roller,addmoreglue.Theleveloftheglueshouldrisetoabout3/4”belowthetopofthe

gluepot.

4.Pullapageoutofthebookandcheckthe

depthofthenotches.Iftheyarebarelyvisible

thenyouneedtoraisethenotchingpins.Adjusttheroughingandnotching.(SeeRoughing

BladeandNotchingPinAdjustmentbelow)Heavierstockorcoatedmaterialsneeddeeper

notchingandalongernipperfinishtime.*Note:Notchingpinsmustbesharp!

ROUGHINGBLADEANDNOTCHINGPINSADJUSTMENT

1.Removetheoperatorsideguardfromthetopoftheroughingblade.

2.PuttheDigibinderinSETUPmodeasdescribedatthebeginningofthisTroubleshooting

section.TurnofftheRoughingmotorbyflippingthetoggleswitchbelowthemainpower

switch.

3.Removethefrontpanel/guard.Becarefulnottopullthewiresofthedisplay/control

panelboard.

4.Opentheclampandplaceacoversheetinit,makingsurethebottomdoesn’tcurlasthe

clampcloses.Closetheclampthenjogitovertheroughingbladeusingtheleftandright

arrowbuttons.PresstheEmergencyStopButton.

5.Loosenthesetscrewslockingtheroughingbladeassemblytothemotor'sshaft(under

thebladeassembly)withthesuppliedT‐handlehexkey.(FIG#18)

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Figure19

6.Adjusttheroughingblade'sheightsothatthetipsofeachtoothjustlightlytouchthe

pages.Lockthesetscrewsoncethecorrectheightisset.

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7.Adjustthenotchingpinssothatitgoesnomorethan1/16"intothepages.Loosen

setscrewsontheoutsideoftheroughingbladeassemblywitha2.5mmhexkey.Youmay

needtoraiseitabitmoreforheavierorcoatedstock.*Note:Thenotchingpinsmayfall

outoncethesetscrewsareloosened.(FIG#19)

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Figure20

8.Installtheblade’sguardandcheckthattheroughingbladeandnotchingpinsdonot

interferewiththeguardsbyturningthebladebyhand.

9.Whenyouaredonemakingadjustments,turnthemachineoffthenonagaintoreturnit

tonormaloperation.InstallallguardsandreleasetheEmergencyStopbutton.

UNEVENCORNERSONTHEBOOKSPINE

Makesurethecompressoristurnedon,uptopressureandtheAirCompressor’svalve

wherethemachine'sairhoseisconnectedisinthefullyopenposition.Makesurethebleed

valveatthebottomisfullyclosed.Thepressuregauge'sneedleshouldpointapproximately

.75MPaor110PSI

(between11and1o’clock).Makesuretheairhoseisn'tpinchedor

kinked.

Ifyouhavethecorrectairpressureandthecornersstillaren'teven,thenyoumayneedto

levelthenippertable.Ifoneorbothendsofthebookhaveverysharpcorners,trylowering

thebookthicknesswheelabit.

LEVELINGTHENIPPERTABLE

1.Pressthe1stand2ndbuttonsonthecontrolpanel(topleftbuttons)toraiseandclose

thenippertable.Removethesmallfrontwhitecoverstocksupporttray.

2.RemoveRearTableCoverSupportonlyifyouneedtoadjusttherearrightsideofthe

nippertable.Youcanadjusttherearsetscrewontheleftsidewithoutremovingthistray.

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3.Loosen2lockingscrewsatthecorneryouwanttoadjustwiththesupplied4mmT‐handle

hexkey.

4.Turntheadjustmentsetscrewwitha2.5mmhexkeyclockwisetoraiseor

counterclockwisetolowerthatcorner.*Note:Youshouldadjustthefrontandrear

(operatorandnon‐operatorside)setscrewsthesameamountoneithertheleftorright

sideofthenippertable.Whenloweringacorner,pressdownslightlyonthatcornerwhile

tighteningthetwo4mmlockingscrews.(FIG#19)

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Figure21

MACHINEDOESNOTCYCLE

Makesurethemachineisuptotemperatureandthegreenlamponthecontrolpanelislit.

Ittakesapproximately45minutestoreachoperatingtemperaturebeforeitwillallowyou

tooperate.

CheckthattheSettempandactualtempareover130degreesCelsius.

MACHINEBEEPSTWICEIN

RAPIDSUCCESSIONANDDOESNOTCYCLE

Makesurethebookisintheclampandacoversheetisonthenippertableandbothare

joggedallthewaytotherightandblockingthesensors.Somedarkstocksmaynotactivate

thesensor(s).

CLAMPISSTUCK/ERRORMESSAGE

Mostproblemscanbesolvedoverthephonebutyoumayneedtoscheduleaservicecall.

Writedowntheerrormessageandmachineserialnumberandcallyourdealer.

Thefrontandrearshaftsmustbecleanandslickortheclampwillgetstuck.Itis

recommendedthatyoucleantheshaftsdaily.Youmayusesolventsorpenetratingoilto

cleananypaperdustorglueresiduefromtheshafts.CLEANTHESHAFTSDAILY.

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