Office Zone SPRINT 5000 Operation Manual

SPRINT 5000

BOOKLETMAKER

OPERATION MANUAL

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CONTENTS

1. Introduction. 2

2. Specification. 2

3. Initial setting up. 3

4. Operation. 4

4.1 Loading staples. 5

4.2 Staple out system. 7

4.3 Staple jam. 7

4.4 Paper width settings. 8

4.5 Stapling / folding positions. 9

4.6 Changing stapling head positions. 11

5. Booklet making. 12

6. Corner and edge stapling. 14

7. Counter. 17

8. Replacing stapling heads. 17

9. Aligning of stapling heads. 17

10. Problem solving. 18

Appendix A: Parts lists and drawings.

MBM Corporation

Michael Business Machines

3134 Industry Drive

North Charleston

South Carolina 29418

Customer Service - Tel: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

Parts & Service - Tel: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

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1 INTRODUCTION

• The Sprint 5000 Bookletmaker centre staples and folds to make booklets between 4” x 5½“
and 8½“ x 11” with up to 80 pages. On each cycle of the machine one set of sheets is stapled
and the preceding set is folded and stacked on the conveyor belt.

• It is also possible to edge and corner staple up to 20 sheets.

• The machine can either be hand fed or placed on-line to one of the various desktop vertical

collators, using a KAS conveyor/ jogger link. A stand is also supplied to carry the collator so
that it is the correct height for feeding into the Bookletmaker.

• The Sprint 5000 is a floor standing machine fitted with sturdy castors and an integral conveyor
which can be folded up in order to occupy minimal floor space when not in use.

• This model has five stapling positions t o which the stapling heads can be moved according to
the size of paper. The right hand outside position is for corner stapling.

• A Staple Out Detector is fitted to each of the stapling heads, and the Bookletmaker will stop
when the stapling head runs out of staples.

2 SPECIFICATION

INPUT CAPACITY: Booklets 20 sheets of 20 lb bond
Pads 20 sheets of 20 lb bond

SHEET SIZES: Booklets 5½“ x 8” to 11½“ x 17½“.
Pads 8½” x 11½“

STAPLES 5000 staple cartridge

DIMENSIONS Width 23”
Height 36”
L e ng th 20” (Conveyor stored).
L e ng th 46” (Conveyor in use).

WEIGHT 205 lbs.

POWER 115v 60Hz
Consumption approx. 180 Watts
Fuse: 10 amp 115v.

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3. INITIAL SETTING UP

1. Remove the bolts holding the machine to the pallet.

2. Castors are already fitted to the machine, lift from the pallet on to an even surface.

3. Remove packing from stapling section and from under fold stop beneath the conveyor.

4. Lower output conveyor, allowing the slotted ends on the support bars (part no. 6.06) to locate
on the protruding bolts provided. These bolts are located at the base of the machine.

5. When making books, one need only fit the conveyor wheels (part no.6.13) and make sure that
the divert plate (part no. 3.71) shown in figure 2 is pushed forward.

Figure 1 - Conveyor setup.

6. Insert the conveyor end stop (part no. 6.11) at the far end of the conveyor, making sure it does
not infringe the belt. It is held in position by a flat mag net.

7. Position the machine near to a suitable socket outlet and ensure outlet is not covered and is
easily accessible.

8. Check that the power supply is of the correct voltage for the machine. Once connected, the
machine is ready for use.

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4. OPERATION

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Figure 2 - Control layout

1 Fold stop lock thumbscrew 8 Staple position fine adjustment screw
2 Stapling head position arm 9 On / off button
3 Edg e staple stop thumbscrew 10 Staple delay knob
4 Side g uide clamping thumbscrew 11 Staple/fold stop indicator
5 Staple low indica tor / re set 12 Fold stop tilt adjustment thumbscrew
6 13 Staple & fold stops adjustment wheel
7 Anvil 14 Counter

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4.1 Loading Staples :

1. Only those staples sold or recommended by your supplier should be used in the Sprint 5000
Bookletmaker. Use of non recommended staples may damage the stapling heads and they are
not covered by any warranty.

2. Raise the top cover.

3. Raise metal locking bar upwards and remove spent cartridge. Ensure the bar is in the
uppermost position otherwise the cartridge may not load properly.

4. Make sure that st aples do not protrude past the staple tear line. If necessary the staples are
easily torn off at the tear line by tearing downward.

5. Cartridge should be placed flat on the slide in the body of the stapler and pushed firmly
forward. Do not allow the cartridge to move backwards once inserted into the stapler. If this
occurs remove cartridge from stapler and tear off staples at tear line again before re-inserting.

6. To keep the cartridge in place push metal locking bar down until it snaps into the grove on the
back of the cartridge.

7. Press staple out reset button, lower top cover.

8. The staples do not immediately feed through to the plunger and therefore the machine will not
staple during the first three or four cycles after loading. Where this is a problem, refer t o 9 and
10 below.

9. Turn off staple out detector (select the centre position on the three-way toggle switch, see 4.2)

10. To avoid books being processed without staples, cycle the machine by placing scrap paper
beneath the heads. Repeat this until staples appea r in the pape r.

11. Turn on staple out detector and continue producing books.

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Figure 3 - Staple Out reset/indicators.

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4.2 Staple Out System :

This is switched on and off using a three-way toggle switch located on the inside left-hand side wall
underneath the shelf. Select the switch position as follows.

1. With the toggle switch is in the central position the staple out detectors on both heads are off.

2. With the toggle switch pushed downwards both staple detectors are on.

3. When the toggle switch is pushed to it’s furthest position upwards only the staple out detector
on the right-hand head is on (corner stapling).

The above is displayed on the legend plate around the switch (shown in figure 8.).

When the stapling head runs out of staples the red light pertaining to that head will illuminate and
the booklet maker will not cycle. The last set will not be stapled and should be removed from the
fold section. It can be reprocessed once the staple head(s) has been refilled.

4.3 Staple Jam :

To clear jammed staples from heads, it is best to remove the cartridge, clear any damaged staples
from stapling head and anvil, and replace the cartridge as described in 4.1.

WARNING - One may clear the jammed staples by operating the p lunger manually. In this
instance take care not to put fingers under front-most portion of stapling head, so avoiding
injury to fingers from staples being ejected from the head.

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4.4 Paper Width Settings:

1. Both sides guides should be adjusted for a given size of paper. Loosen the thumbscrews and
move the side guides until their outside edges are level with the marking on the scale
corresponding to the width of the paper, and then re-tighten the thumbscrews so that the guides
are held in place.

Figure 4 - Side guides.

2. Note that the marked settings are meant to be wider than the paper, to allow for side jog. Both
guides move inwards on each cycle to the correct width to ensure that the sheets are aligned
before stapling occurs.

3. When corner and edge stapling 8½“ x 11” paper, feeding landscape, the guides are set to the
11“ x 17” markings.

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4.5 Stapling / Folding Positions :

1. The Stapling and the Folding positions are adjusted as one. Loosen fold stop lock
thumbscrew, figure 5.

2. Turn the fold stop adjustment wheel until the staple stop aligns with the appropriate ca libration
on the scale, for the size of paper being used.

Figure 5 - Fold stop

3. Re-tighten fold stop lock thumbscrew when the stop has been correctly positioned.

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4. If fold line is not perpendicular to booklet edges, this can be corrected by adjusting the fold
stop tilt thumbscrew, figure 6, on the left-hand side of the fold stop adjusting shaft. Loosen the
locking nut and turn the thumbscrew clockwise to raise the left-hand end of the fold stop, or
anti-clockwise to lower. Tighten locking nut.

Figure 6 - Fold stop tilt.

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4.6 Changing stapling head positions.

1. To move the stapling heads to the alternative positions, lift the stapling head position arm,
figure 7, then slide the entire stapling unit to the new position.

2. When moving the stapling head, hold the slide bracket at the retaining plate end, and move to
new position.

3. Drop the position arm into the new slot on slide bracket, which will align the stapling head in
the new position.

Staple head position a r ms

Slide bracket

Figure 7 - Stapling head adjustment and anvil positions

4. Positions are provided for the various sized books between 4” x 5½“ and 8½“ x 11” paper,
with an additional position on the far right for c orne r stap ling 8½“ x 11”.