1400 Quick Setup Guide
UNPACKING
1. Inspect package for damage.
2. Remove 1400 from box and place on a solid level surface. Caution: Two people are required to
lift machine out of box, as it weighs 81 lbs.
3. Inspect packing to ensure all components are included.
4. Refer to the contact information on the last page if installation or service assistance is needed.
Components
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1 1400 4 Upper Fold Plate
2 Catch Tray 5 Jam Clearing Bar
3 Power Cord 6 Lower Fold Plate (Ships installed)
Control Panel
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1 “START” Button Press to start operation
2 “STOP” Button Press to stop operation
3 “READY” Indicator Green indicates the FD 1400 is ready to operate / Blinking Red indicates a fault
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INSTALLATION
1. InFeed Tray Extension
Lift infeed tray extension and lock into place
2. Lower Fold Plate
Remove shipping bands from lower fold plate located under the infeed tray.
3. Upper Fold Plate
Lift top cover and remove
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Top View
Top Cover Pins
Fold Plate
Pins
Side View
Fold Plate Pin
Top Cover Pin
Fold Plate
Pins
Fold Plate Pin
Top Cover Pins
a. Slide the upper fold plate under the top cover pins onto the fold plate pins. Push down on the fold plate to
lock it into position.
Note: The fold plate pins are a yellowish color and the top cover pins are a chrome color. Slide the fold plate
under the top cover pins when setting into position.
b. Replace top cover
4. Power Cord
Plug power cord into the receptacle on the backside of the machine.
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DETERMINING FOLD TYPE
Two Standard Folds 11” “Z” & 11” “C”
Refer to Operator Manual for custom fold setup.
Leading glue edge
Glue
Glue
Glue
11” “Z” Fold
11” “Z” Fold
Leading glue edge
Glue
11” “C” Fold
11” “C” Fold
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2. Setting Fold Plates
Fold stop knobs
Fold stop
After determining the fold type of your pressure seal form you will need to set the fold plates.
a. Top Fold Plate: Leave the top fold plate in position, loosen the fold stop knobs and slide the fold stop to the
appropriate fold setting on the fold indicator decals and retighten the fold stop knobs.
b. Bottom Fold Plate: To set the bottom fold remove the bottom fold plate adjust the fold stop and return into
position. Slide lower fold plate onto “Lower fold plate bars” located under the infeed tray.
c. Follow the operating procedure on page 6 to run a few test forms to ensure the folds are correct, if the folds
are off move the fold stops up or down to correct the fold. Use the included test sheets to help line up folds
if needed.
Note: When setting the bottom fold plate for a “half fold” turn the fold plate and insert with the “half fold stop”
leading.
Fold indicator decals
Lower fold plate bars
3. Setting Catch Tray
Lower fold plate
Fold/form size decal
Half fold stop
Edge of the sealer outfeed
Slide the catch tray in or out to align the appropriate fold/form setting on the “Fold/form size decal” with the
edge of the sealer outfeed.
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3. Setting Infeed Side Guides
Infeed Side guides
a. Place a form between the side guides. Adjust the side guides by sliding them left or right so that the form is
snug but still lies flat.
Equal spacing between side frame and guides on both sides
b. Leave equal spacing between the guides and side frame on both sides to help insure that the forms feed
squarely into the pressure sealer.
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OPERATION
1. Power
Switch the power button, located under the infeed tray, to the on position.
2. Loading Forms
Power switch
Feed table lever
a. Remove printed forms from the printer and square them so they are in a neat stack.
b. Press down the feed table lever.
c. Place the neatly stacked forms onto the feed table with the glue edge leading (refer to “Determining Fold
Type” on Pg. 4).
d. Release feed table lever.
3. Starting and Stopping
The green “READY” light will be lit when ready to operate. Press the Green “Start Button” to start and the red
“Stop” button when the feed tray is empty.
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TROUBLESHOOTING
Refer to the “Troubleshooting Section” of the operator manual.
Assistance within the 90 Day Factory Direct Warranty
Please contact Formax Directly for phone support during the first 90 days. Note: The
90 day warranty begins when the machine ships from our factory.
Phone Support: 800-232-5535 Press “0” and ask for FD 1400 technical support.
Hours: Monday - Friday 8AM- 5PM EST
Depot Ship to Address:
Formax
44 Venture Dr
Dover NH 03820
*Machines cannot be shipped to Formax without an RMA#. Shipments will not be accepted without an
authorized Formax RMA#.
Assistance after the 90 Day Factory Direct Warranty
Please contact Intrepid service company for onsite nationwide service. Intrepid offers annual service agreements for your FD 1400 and per trip service at their hourly
rate. Formax strongly recommends that you purchase an annual service agreement
which includes on-site repairs and preventative maintenance as well as rapid on-site
response.
Intrepid Contact Information: 1-800-642-6015
Hours: Monday - Friday 8AM- 5PM
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Leading Edge
Make copies of this page on copy paper for fine tuning folds
Instruction For Lining Up Folds
1. Place a stack of these sheets into the feeder and fold
one (1) or two (2) sheets.
2. Take a folded sheet from the catch tray and lay it on
top of a pressure seal form lining the leading edge of
this sheet up with leading edge of the pressure seal
form.
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If the folds on this test sheet do not line up with the
perforated folds on the form, the fold plates need to
be adjusted up or down to make the folds line up.
Refer to Fig. 1 for a “Z” fold and Fig. 2 for a “C” fold.
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If fold “A” on the test form is right of the perforation on
the pressure seal form move the top fold plate
stop up. If fold ”A” is below move the top fold plate
stop fold stop down.
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If fold “B” on the test form is right of the perforation
on the pressure seal form move the bottom fold plate
stop down. If fold ”B” is to the left move the bottom
fold plate stop up.
Fold “A” Fold “B”
Fig. 1 “Z” fold Form
Fold “A” Fold “B” Leading Edge
Leading Edge
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Fig. 2 “C” Fold Form
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