Formax 2200 Series - Manual (Page 32)

Operator's Manual 2200 Series Buckle Fold Units
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Installing the Fold
Plates
Connecting the Fold
Plates
The fold plates have one lock screw (1) each at the
left- and right-hand side.
Insert the fold plates in such a way that the lock screws
(1) fit in the recesses (2) in the frame of the fold unit.
Secure the fold plates by tightening the lock screws.
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The electrical connection is done by means of
special 90° plugs (3).
They are inserted at the front of the fold plates
and secured by lightly tightening the threaded
sleeve.
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! Make sure that the main switch is OFF
before pulling or inserting the plug!
! The number of the plug must agree with the number at the
front side of the plate!
Setting Elements of
the Fold Plates • Knurled knob for angle corrections (4):
By turning the knurled knobs it is possible to make
angle corrections of the paper stop, for example, if
the paper is out-of-square.
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• Setting knob for adjusting the lower lip of the fold plates:
The lower lip can be adjusted by means of a setting knob in
order to increase or decrease the space for forming the buckle,
depending on paper thickness and paper stiffness.
A scale indicates the positioning of the lower lip.
Basic position: "0" is flush with the top of the knob (5).
Lower lip advanced: Small buckle space (6), setting knob "-"
Lower lip set back: Large buckle space (7), setting knob "+"
- Thin paper grades: Advance the lower lip, "-"
- Heavy paper grades: Set back the lower lip, "+" 0
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• Allen screws for changing the gap between the fold
plate and the fold rollers:
For difficult-to-handle paper it is possible to set back
the complete fold plate by up to 4 mm.
For this two Allen screws (8) have to be loosened at
the left and right side of the fold plate.
A scale (9) facilitates precise setting.
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Setting the Fold
Length Setting the fold length and closing the deflectors is controlled by the computer.
The respective commands are entered on the operator panel (see paragraph 16.)