Formax Atlas C300 OPERATOR MANUAL
Formax Atlas C300
High-Speed Automatic
Creaser and Folder
Instruction Manual
Atlas C300
Auto-Feed High-Speed Creaser/Folder
3/2017
OPERATOR MANUAL
First Edition
INDEX
INTRODUCTION&SPECIFICATION
TheAtlas C300 Creaser and Perforator
SAFETYDo’s&Don’ts5
THEAtlas C-300
LabeledPhotograph
THESWITCHPANEL
Detaileddiagramanddescription
Featuresontheswitchpanel
OPERATINGTHEAtlas C300
AdjustingthePapergate
SettingtheSuctionSlot
SettingtheVacuumBleed
SettingtheAdjustableSideLay
SettingtheBack-Stop
SettingtheAirDistribution
SettingtheAirSeparationPressure
SettingthePositionsoftheDriveWheelsandHubs
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TOUCHSCREENOPERATION
TouchscreenLayout
PaperSettingsPage
RollerGapSet&TiltMechanismPage
CreaseSettingsPages
Creasesin‘SetByFold’mode
Creasesin‘SetByPosition’mode
FoldSettingsPages
Foldsin‘SetByFold’mode
Foldsin‘SetByPosition-’mode
Exampleof‘SetByPosition’mode
DeliverySettingsPage
StatusScreen
RunningtheJob
Settingthemachinetooperateinmanualsheetfeedmode
StorePages
ToolsMenu
TouchscreenCalibration
DeflectTrimAdjustment
THEBLADEASSEMBLY
Adjustingthebladepressure
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INDEX
REPLACINGCREASINGBLADESETS
Installingnewbladesets
SpareBlades
PERFORATING
Equipment,Spares
Settingthemachine
RecommendedPositionoftheDriveWheelsandHubs
REMOVINGPAPERJAMS46
TROUBLESHOOTING
Papercreaseoutofsquare
CreasePositionInaccuracy 47
Paperfoldoutofsquare
PaperJamming
Machinewillnotstart
Papernotfeeding
Crackingoftheprintedmaterialalongthecrease
UsingtheCorrectBladeSet
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ERRORSCREENS
0150
SheetdidNotArrive
0250
PaperCrunch
0350
DoubleSheetFeed
0450
BladeNotHome
0551
BladeBusy
0651
BladeHomeFailure1
0751
BladeHomeFailure2
0852
FlyingHomeFailure
0952
Clip1NOTClear
1052
Clip1NOTBlocked
1152
Clip2NOTClear
1253
Clip2NOTBlocked
1353
Overlap
DISPATCHKIT60
ACCESSORIESANDOPTIONS61
RECOMMENDEDSPARES62-63
MACHINECALIBRATIONHISTORYSHEET64
FUSEPOSITIONS&RATINGS65
PRODUCTRECYCLINGANDDISPOSAL66
Page3SYSTEM
INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTIONANDSPECIFICATION
Itistonotethattopreventcracking,whenusingdryinkortonerbasedprint
IMPORTANT
engines,thematerialbefullyacclimatisedforatleast48hoursbeforeputtingan
imageontothepaper.
IMPORTANT
16°Cand27°CMaximum.
FeedingSystem................................................Bottomsuctionfeed
Max.SheetSize................................................700mmx385mm(27.5”x15”)[900mmx
Min.SheetSize.................................................210mmx140mm(8.3”x5.5”)(dependant
Max.PaperThickness...................................0.40mm(variesaccordingtohardness,
Min.PaperThickness.......................................0.11mm
Max.No.CreasesperSheet..............................9
Max.No.FoldsperSheet..................................2
Max.No.StoredProgrammes...........................Unlimited
Min.RepeatCreaseDistance.............................40mm(1.6”)
Min.RepeatFoldDistance................................70
Min.CreaseDistancefromLeadingEdge..........50mm(1.96”)
Min.FoldDistancefromLeadingEdge.............50mm(1.96”)(dependingonpaperweight)
Min.CreaseDistancefromTailEdge.................50mm(1.96”)
Min.FoldDistancefromTailEdge....................50mm(1.96”)(dependingonpaperweight)
Min.FoldLength...............................................70mm(2.75”)
SpeedperHour(A4inhalf)...............................6000sheets
Note:
Dimensions.......................................................L:2020mmH:1265mmW:680mm
Weight...............................................................190Kgs(+50Kgspacking)
PowerRequirement..........................................1phase230v50Hz
SoundPowerLevel.....................80.0decibels
*Aspartofourcontinuedproductimprovementplan,specificationsandinformation
publishedinthismanualaresubjecttochangewithoutnotice.
Allspecificationsaredependantonapplication,typeofstock,temperature,relative
humidity,RHandprintengineused.
Specificationsquotedweremeasuredonuncoatedandunprintedstock.E&OE.
theoperatingenvironmentshouldbecontrolledtoatemperaturebetween
Theproductionspeedvariesaccordingtothematerialsizeand
thefoldtype.
must
Specification
385mm(35.4”x15”)withOptional
extensiontable].
onstiffnessofpaperandtypeoffold).
typeoffold,andsubstrate).
(variesaccordingtohardness,
typeoffold,andsubstrate).
mm(2.75”)(dependingonpaperweight)
L:(79.5”)H:(49.8”)W:(26.8”)
1phase220v60Hz
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SafetyDo’s&Don’ts
SafetyDo’s&Don’ts
REGLESDESECURITE:«AFAIRE»ET«ANEPASFAIRE»
Do-readthisoperatormanualfullybeforeoperatingthemachine.
Lirecemoded'emploiavantd'utiliserlamachine.
Do-operatewiththedesignatedACcurrentonly.Useanexclusiveoutlet,as
overloadingmaycausefireoranelectricshock.
Respecterl'alimentationélectriqueindiquée.Branchersurunepriseséparée
carunesurchargepeutentraînerunincendieouunchocélectrique.
Do-installthepowercordoutofthewaytoavoidatrippinghazard.
Installerlecordond'alimentationdemanièreànepaspouvoir
trébucherpardessus.
Do-makesurethatthemainsinletconnectorisalwayseasilyaccessible.
Ménagerunaccèslibreàlaprisedecourant.
Donot-installthemachineinanunstableplacesuchthatittiltsorshakes.
Nepasinstallerlamachinesurunesurfacenonplane,afind'éviter
qu'ellenepencheounevibre.
Donot-unplugtheplugorunplugthepowercordfromtheoutletwithawethand,
thiscancauseanelectricshock.
Nepasinstallerlamachinesurunesurfacenonplane,afind'éviter
qu'ellenepencheounevibre.
Donot-unscrewandremoveanycoversfromthemachine,asitcancausean
electricshockorinjury.
Nedémonteretenleveraucuncarterdelamachine,parcraintededécharge
électriqueoudeblessure.
Donot-placereceptaclescontainingliquidsonanysurface.
Nepasplacerderécipientcontenantunliquidesurlamachine.
Donot-adjustanypartofthemachinewhilstrollersarerunning
N'effectueraucunréglagependantquelesrouleauxfonctionnent.
Donot-operatethemachinewithlooseortrailingclothingorloosehair.
Nepasporterdevêtementsflottantsetrassemblerlescheveuxlongs
lorsdel'utilisationdelamachine.
Donot-underanycircumstancesadjustthepapergatewhenthemachineis
switchedon.
Enaucunecirconstance,réglerleséparateurdepapierlorsquela
machineestbranchée.
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WarningLabels
Do-beawareofanyfingertrapsandrotatingpartswhenoperating
themachine.
Attentionaurisquedesecoincerlesdoigts,etauxpiècesen
mouvementlorsdufonctionnementdelamachine.
Do-readthisoperatormanualfullybeforeoperatingthemachine.
Lirecemoded’emploiavantd’utiliserlamachine.
Donot-operatethemachinewithlooseortrailingclothing.
Nepasporterdevêtementsflottantslorsdel'utilisationdelamachine
Donot-operatethemachinewithloosehair.
Rassemblerlescheveuxlongslorsdel'utilisationdelamachine.
Do-beawareofanyfingertrapsandrotatingpartswhenoperating
themachine.
Attentionaurisquedesecoincerlesdoigts,etauxpiècesen
mouvementlorsdufonctionnementdelamachine.
Do-beawareofsharppointsandblades.
Attentionauxélémentstranchantsetauxcouteaux.
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Do-beawareofrotatingrollers.
Attentionauxrouleauxenfonctionnement
Do-beawareoflowcurrentanti-staticshock.
Attentionauxfaibleschocsd'électricitéstatique
FOLDING
Atlas C300 Creaser Folder
Keytophotographbelow
1Deliveryassembly6AirSeparationKnob11PaperGate
2Vacuumbleedknob7Adjustablesidelay12Topcover
3Suctionslotknob8Backstop13Touchscreen
4Switchpanel9Fixedsidelay14OptionalExtensionTable
5Airdistributionknob10Fuses
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Page7SYSTEM
TheSwitchPanel
TheSwitchPanelhousestheCompressorswitch,Systemswitch,andan
industrystandardEmergencyStopswitchwhichwillstopallpowergoingto
themachinewhenactivated.
THESWITCHPANEL
CompressorSwitch
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SystemSwitch
EmergencyStopSwitch
FOLDING
TheSwitchPanel
Systemswitch
Whenactivatedthesystemswitchwilloperatethemotorsinordertobeginthe
creasingsequence.
Compressorswitch
Allowstheoperatortoswitchoffthecompressorunitinordertoutilisethemachine
tomanuallyfeedsheets.
FeaturesontheSwitchPanel
Page9SYSTEM
Operatingthe Atlas C300
AdjustingthePaperGate
SettheheightofthePaperGatetoapproximatelytwothicknessesofpaper,byturningthe
discj.Anexcessivegapisamostlikelycauseofdoublesheetfeeding.
Thissettingisonlyintendedasaguide,forinstance,sheetswithanupwardcurlwill
requirethissettingtobeincreased.
J
TWOTHICKNESSES
OFPAPER
WARNING.
DONOTADJUSTTHE
PAPERGATEWHILETHE
MACHINEISRUNNINGOR
THESUCTIONDRUMMAY
BECOMEDAMAGED.
SettingtheSuctionSlot
Thesuctionslotislocatedinsidethevacuumrollerandcanbeadjustedbyreleasingand
movingthesuctionknobhorizontallyineitherdirectiontotherequiredposition.
Forlightstockssettheknobtotheleftandforheavierstockssettheknobtotheright.
RollerGap3
Knob
RollerGap2
Knob
AirSeperation
Knob
RollerGap1
Knob
BladeTilt
Knob
Adjustable
SideLay
Suction
SlotKnob
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Vacuum
BleedKnob
FOLDING
OperatingtheAtlas C300
SettingtheVacuumBleed
Situatedonthefrontofthefeedtable,theVacuumBleedKnobisusedtoallowmore
controlofthesuctiononthevacuumdrum.
Whenlightweightpaperisbeingfedthroughthemachineturntheknobclockwiseto
reducethepossibilityofmarking,ordamagetotheleadingedgeofthepaper.
SettingtheAdjustableSideLay
Placethepaperstackontotheloadingtableandslideuptothefixedsidelayandpaper
Gate.Releasetheclampslocatedateachendofthesidelayandslideuptowardsthe
paperstackasdemonstratedinfig10.1.Allowagapofapproximately0.5mm(1/64inch)
betweenthepaperandthesidelay.
SettingtheBackStop
Positionthebackstopandslideuptowardsthepaperstackallowingagap(asspecified
intheabovestep).
SettingtheAirDistribution
Dependingonthelengthofthesheettobecreased,theairdistributionknobcanbe
rotatedtovariouspositionsinordertosupplyairtodifferentports.Position2is
recommendedformostsheetsizes.However,abetterresultmaybeobtainedbyusing
thesettingsbeloworbyexperimentation.
Position1-
2345-
0-
ForsheetslongerthanA3(17”)inordertosupplyairtothecentreofthe
stack,ports2,3and4open.
ForA5sheetsor8incheslong,ports1and2open.
ForA4sheetsor11incheslong,ports1and3open.
ForA3sheetsor17incheslong,ports1and4open.
ForsheetslongerthanA3(17”)inordertosupplyairtotheendsofthestack,
ports1and5open.
ForsheetslongerthanA3(17”)inordertosupplyairevenlyalongthestack,
ports1,3and5open.
Port1 Port5
AirDistribution
KnobShown
SetToPosn.1
SettingtheAirSeparationPressure
Tocontroltheamountofairsuppliedtotheports,theairseparationknobcanberotated
clockwisetodecreasethepressureoranti-clockwisetoincreasethepressure.
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OperatingtheAtlas C300
Settingthepositionsofdrivewheelsandhubs
Itisimportantthatthedrivewheelsanddrivehubs,ontherollershafts,arearrangedacross
thewidthofthemediabeingcreased;thisisdonetoensurethatthemediaisaccurately
drivenandsupportedthroughtherollers.Asuggestedlayout,,isshown
below(seeFIG15.1).Thesuggestedlayout,isdifferent,andisshownon
page45(seeFIG38.1).
Thedrivewheelsandhubsarefixedtotherollersbygrubscrews.
whenperfing,
whenFolding
FIG15.1
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WHEEL&HUBARRANGEMENT,(WHENFOLDING)
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OperatingtheAtlas C300
TOUCHSCREENOPERATION
1.TurntheEmergencyStopbuttonclockwisetoswitchthepoweron.Afterthe
systemstartupprocedurethetouchscreenwillbedisplayedasshownbelow.
IMPORTANT.
Ifyouhavenotbeentrainedtooperatethismachine,westronglyadvisethatyouselect
theredcrossicon.
Werecommendthatyoueitherseektrainingoraskatrainedoperatortorunthemachine
foryou.
Selectthegreentickicononlyifyouhavebeentrainedtooperatethismachine.
Ifyouhavenotbeentrainedtooperatethismachineandyouselectthegreentickicon,
MorganaSystemsLtdacceptnoresponsibilityforpersonalinjury,damagetothe
machineordamagetomaterialsbeingprocessedbythemachine.
WARNING:-
Waitatleast10seconds,aftermakinganyselectionontheTouchscreen
panel,beforeswitchingthemachineOFF.Failuretodosocouldresultinthe
datastoragebeingcorrupted,andthemachinenotoperating.
Thetouchscreenislaidoutinto3mainareasasshownbelow:
Setting
page
Tabstoenableswitchingbetweensetting
chooseeitherPaper
pages
settings,CreaseSetting,Foldsettings,
Deliverysettings,StoreandTools.
Settings,Gap
Statusof
machine
dataentry
area.Also
usedfor
quicklinks
tosetting
pages.
&
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FOLDING
OperatingtheAtlas C300
SettingPages.
PapersettingsPage
PaperType-Asa
guidechooseas
follows:
0-approx0.1thk
1-approx0.2thk
2-approx0.3thk
3-approx0.3+thk
SeePage25
BatchButton-Image
isidenticaltothat
showninthestatus
area.Onselectionthe
statusareaisreplaced
withacalculatorfor
inputtingnewvalues.
Batchsizesof1to
998maybeset.
FoldSelection-Forquicksettingoffoldpositionsonstandardsizesheets.
Highlightedfoldistypecurrentlyselected,otherfoldsmaybeselected.
Currentlyselectedfoldisshowninthestatusarea.
NOTE:SelecttheRulerIcontosetFoldpositionsmanually(’SetbyPosition’mode).
PageThickness-On
selectionofstatus
areaisreplacedwith
acalculatorfor
inputtingnewvalues
Range=0.1to0.4mm
Incrementsof0.01mm
Arrowsmaybe
selectedtoincrease
ordecreasethepage
sizein0.1mm
increments
Togglebetween,Delaybetweenbatches
andstopafterbatch
PapersizeSelection.
PaperLength-Onselectionthestatusareaisreplacedwitha
calculatorforinputtingnewvalues.Lengthrange=190mm-900mm
Pre-setPapersizesfor
quickinsertion-Standard
sizesforcountryorigin
wouldbeshown.
Paperinput
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OperatingtheAtlas C300
BatchsizeSelection.
Pre-setBatchsizesforquick
insertion.
PaperThicknessinput
PaperThicknessSelection.
Pre-setPaperThicknesssizes
forquickinsertion.
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FOLDING
OperatingtheAtlas 300
RollerGapSet&TiltMechanismPage.
Togettotherollergapsettingpageclickthelowertab
Rollergapsmaybeintherangeof0.05mmto1.5mm,withincrementsof0.05mm
Currentgap
settingfor3rd
FoldRoller
Currentgapsetting
for2ndFoldRoller
Currentgapsetting
for1stFoldRoller
Recommendedgapvalues-
basedonpaperthickness.
CurrentsetTiltAngle
SettingtheRollerGaps(Gap1,Gap2&Gap3)
Therollergapscanbeadjustedtosuitthethicknessofthematerialbeingcreasedor
folded;andthetypeoffoldbeingproduced.Therollergapsmayalsorequireadjustment
ifcrackingoftheprintisnoticeable.(seeFig13.1below).
FIG13.1
RollerGap3
K1
K2
RollerGap2
INFEED
RollerGap1
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OperatingtheAtlas 300
Thegapsettings(Gap1,Gap2&Gap3)canthenbeadjustedbyrotatingtheRoller
GapSetKnobs(seeFIG10.1onpage10).
IMPORTANT.
Whensettingrollergaps,youfirstadjustthegaptoavaluegreaterthanthatrequired
andthendecreasethevaluetotherequiredsetting.(Donotsetthegap,fromavaluelower
thanthatrequired).
PROCEDURE.(FORSETBYPOSITION).
NOTE.
UsetheonscreenguideforSetbyFold.
(i)MeasurethethicknessofthesheetusingaDigitalVernierCalliper.
(ii)SetrollerGAP1tothevernierreading.
(iii)SetrollerGAP2androllerGAP3,(forthetypeoffoldbeingproduced),usingthe
GAPSETGUIDEtableshownbelow.
HalfFoldonKnife1
HalfFoldonKnife2
must
GAPSETGUIDE
FOLDTYPE GAP1GAP2GAP3
HalfK1
HalfK2
Letter
Concertina
Gate
ClosedGate
Engineering
Double X2X4X
2X
2X
3X
3X
3X
3X
3X
2X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Example1:-Whenproducingafold,ifGAP1is0.2(X)thensetGAP2to0.4
HalfK1
(2xX)andsetGAP3to0.4(2xX).
Example2:-Whenproducingafold,ifGAP1is0.3(X)thensetGAP2to0.3(X)
Gate
andsetGAP3to0.9(3xX).
FOLDTYPES
HALF
GATE
DOUBLE
LETTER
CLOSEDGATE
CONCERTINA
ENGINEERING
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FOLDING
OperatingtheAtlas C300
SettingtheBladeTiltMechanism
Thebladetiltmechanismhasbeendesignedtocompensateforwhenthecreasing
positiononthesheetisnotsquare.Thiscouldbeduetoaninaccuracyinthemediaoran
unexplainedfeedissue.Themechanismwillbesettozero(square)whenthemachineis
supplied.TheBladeTiltMechanismcanbeadjustedifnecessarybyrotatingtheBladeTilt
Knob(seeFIG10.1onpage10).
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peratingtheAtlas C300
O
CreaseSettingsPages.
Togettothecreasesettingpageclickthelowertaborfromthe
statusarea.
IfyouhaveselectedapredefinedstandardFoldTypefromthepapersettingspage
thecreasepositionswillbesetforyou.Thesepositionscanbefinetunedby
incrementsbypressingthearrowbuttonsforeachcrease.
Creasesin‘SetByFold’mode.
Creasetrim-Onselection
thestatusareais
replacedwithacalculator
forinputtingnewvalues.
±0.1mm
Creaseon/offselector
greenison&redisoff.
Thisisalsoindicatedin
thestatusarea.
Trimmingcreasesin‘SetByFold’mode.
Turncreasingoff.
Greyedoutareaindicates
thetrimisnotselectable
Creasesmaybetrimmed
by0.1mmincrements
withintherangeof
5.0mmto+5.0mm.
Statusshowscreasingoff
icon
Thisbuttontoggles
creasingon&off.
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