Formax FD 230 User Manual

FD 230
Semi-Automatic Creaser / Perforator

4/2015

OPERATOR MANUAL
FIRST EDITION

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Specications 1

Description 2

Installation and Operation 4-10

Changing between the creasing and perforating knives 4

Setting Machine Using Touch Screen 6

Language selection 6

Counter Reset 6

Setting Number of Segments 6

Setting Position of Segments 7

Special Types of Folds 7

Book Cover Setting 8

Saving and Loading of Program 8

Working Cycle 9

Manual Control 9

Service menu 10

Troubleshooting 11

SPECIFICATIONS

Speed: Up to 1,500 sheets per hour (one crease)

Paper width: 4” (100mm) - 18” (457mm)
Recommended paper weight: 80 - 400gsm (creasing)

80 - 250gsm (perforating)

Creases per sheet: Up to 15

Pre-set crease locations: 1/2 fold, 1/3 fold, 1/4 fold, gate fold, book cover

Programmable jobs: Up to 5

Creasing bars: 2 x CITO technology, 1 x iron channel
Crease width: CITO 1mm, paper thickness < .2mm (80 - 150gsm)

CITO 1.4mm, paper thickness .2 - .4mm (160 - 250gsm)

Iron channel, paper thickness .4 - .5 (250 - 400gsm)

Min / Max distance of creases: 0.079” (2mm) / 39.37” (1,000mm)

Languages: English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Russian, Greek, Czech

Dimensions with catch tray: 16” H x 48” W x 28” D (406 H x 1200 W x 711 D mm)

Weight: 125 lbs. (56kg)

Power: 110V, 60Hz

* Note: It is necessary to use the recommended creasing width channel for different paper thickness. If the inappropriate

crease width is used (usually narrow creasing channel for thick paper) inaccuracies in the position of the crease may ap­pear, the crease will be placed at different distances than what is set on the display. If the narrow crease channel is used
with thick paper the paper will be pressed into the creasing channel, the rollers will start to slip trying to release the paper,
in this case the wider crease channel should be used.

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