Acroprint 200 Service Instructions
General Service Instructions
Acroprint Model 200 Clip-O-Matic Recorder
To Remove Case Cover
1) Turn key one quarter turn clockwise.
2) Lift case cover up then forward.
3) Reverse procedure to replace cover.
To Set Time and/or Date
NOTE: Unless your recorder is equipped with
continental (0-23) hours, all PM hours on the time
card will be printed underscored (Ex.:
change the time and/or date follow these steps:
1) Unplug recorder and remove Case Cover.
2) To Set Time
A) Pull and release Yellow Lever to set the correct
time (see figure 1). If yellow lever does not
work, plug in recorder and wait for minute hand
to advance, then unplug recorder and try lever
again. DO NOT MOVE CLOCK HANDS TO
SET THE TIME.
3) To Set Day/Date
A) Make sure current time setting is between
midnight and noon (see note above).
B) Push and release Blue Lever (see figure 1) to
set correct day/date.
C) Plug in recorder and punch card to verify correct
setting. Repeat steps A-C if reading is incorrect.
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4) To Set Month (if so equipped)
A) Turn Month Knob (see figure 1) counter-
clockwise to select correct month.
B) Plug in recorder and punch card to verify correct
setting. Repeat steps A-B if reading is incorrect.
5) To Set Year (if so equipped)
A) Insert point of pen into spoke on side of year
wheel and rotate counter-clockwise.
B) Plug in recorder and punch card to verify correct
setting. Repeat steps A-B if reading is incorrect.
IMPORTANT NOTES
1) The date setting (if so equipped) MUST
be manually reset to the first of the
month each month, following any month
with less than 31 days.
2) The month and year settings (if so
equipped) MUST be manually reset
every month/year.
3) To reset you recorder after a power
failure follow the steps 1-5.
4) HINT: If clock is set slightly ahead of actual
time, you may unplug it until it matches the
correct time.
Figure 1 (front view with cover removed)
Month Knob (turn counter-clockwise)
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Yellow Lever (time)
Blue Lever (day/date)
To Adjust Card Receiver Width
Your Model 200 recorder is set to accept a
standard 3 3/8" wide time card. If you wish to use
a card with a different width you must adjust the
Card Receiver. It can accommodate any card
width from 3 3/8" to 4 1/4". To adjust the Card
Receiver width, perform the following steps.
1) Unplug recorder and remove Case Cover.
2) Remove both Top Screws and loosen both
Bottom Screws (see figure 2). Swing the
recorder out from the backplate to access the
adjustment screws.
3) Loosen screws A, B, and C to slide top and
bottom of card receiver to accommodate the
time card (see figure 3). To function properly,
the card receiver should not be set to more
than 1/32" wider than the card you are using.
4) Plug in recorder and punch time card several
times to assure proper print alignment. Readjust
Card Receiver if needed.
5) Swing recorder into back plate. Tighten Bottom
Screws and replace and tighten Top Screws.
Replace Case Cover.
To Change Ribbon
Figure 2
Top Screw
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Screw A
(front view with cover removed)
Card Receiver
Top Screw
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Bottom Screws
(rear view of recorder when pivoted out)
Screw B
Time Card
1) Unplug recorder and remove Case Cover.
2) Unclip Left Bar Clip and pull Front Support Rod
out through the right side (see figure 4). Let
clock face tilt down. Note how ribbon is threaded
though ribbon guides.
3) Unscrew left and right Thumb Nuts on Ribbon
Spool Shafts and remove left and right ribbon
spools. Remove ribbon from ribbon guides, and
keep right spool for use with replacement ribbon.
4) Place new ribbon spool on left Ribbon Spool
Shaft with hex hole down, and make sure ribbon
unwinds from rear of spool. Replace Thumb
Nut and tighten.
5) Pull out 18" of ribbon and attach to right spool.
Wind ribbon on right spool counter clockwise
until rivet in ribbon is wound on the spool. Place
right spool on right Ribbon Spool Shaft with
hex hole down, and make sure ribbon unwinds
from rear of spool. Replace Thumb Nut and
tighten.
6) Slide ribbon into ribbon guides, as noted in
step 2. Make sure ribbon threads through shaft
arm guides and between center ribbon guide
and tension spring.
7) Tilt clock face up. Replace Front Support Rod,
and lock with Left Bar Clip. Retension ribbon by
turning right ribbon spool clockwise. Replace
Case Cover.
Screw C
Figure 4
Left Bar Clip
Thumb Nut
(front view, cover removed)
Front Support Rod
Thumb Nut
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Ribbon Spool Shafts
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