Formax FD 260 - Manual (Page 5)

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1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 Organization Of
This Operating
Manual
This manual starts with a description of your FD 260,
then describes its set up, operation and maintenance.
Finally, information is offered to help you determine
what can go wrong and what to do about it. There
are many helpful tips along the way, and it is strongly
suggested that you become familiar with this entire
manual prior to operating the FD 260.
1.2 FD 260
Description
The FD 260 is an automatic tabbing machine used to
seal open mail pieces. Tabs are peeled from rolls of
backing paper and applied to mail pieces such as
self-mailers, brochures, newsletters and double
postcards.
Mail pieces are fed into the FD 260 using a feeding
device such as the FORMAX FD 260-10 Feeder, or a
feeder or labeler from another manufacturer. If the
FD 260 is to work correctly, mail pieces must be fed
into it correctly -- with a gap of about one inch
between mail pieces. This manual does not cover the
operation of the various feeding devices that may be
used to supply the FD 260 with mail pieces. Please
read your feeding device operating manual before
using it in-line with the
FD 260.
NOTE
Some feeding devices require a stand in order
to operate in-line with the FD 260.
Check with your FORMAX dealer.
The FD 260 uses a tabbing head to advance rolls of
pressure-sensitive tabs past a peel bar. Partially
peeled tabs hang from the backing paper, ready to be
peeled at the peel bar before they contact the mail
piece. Tabs are pressed onto mail pieces between a
sweep and rolls. The tabbed mail pieces exit the FD
260 and can be collected in an optional FORMAX