Formax FD 280 User Manual

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Tabs are in front of steel bar at the bottom of the

peel bar assembly. Make sure that you see the
steel bar at the top of the peel plate when tabs are
threaded.

9.3 Poor Tab

Placement Or
Appearance

9.3.1 Tab Placement Is

Inconsistent

If tab placement on mail pieces varies during the
same run, check to see if mail pieces are feeding
straight. Make sure the paper guides on your feeding
device are set against the sides of the stack of mail
pieces. If mail pieces can move sideways between
the paper guides, they will not feed straight.

To check your tab placement:

1. Hold a stack of tabbed mail pieces. Make sure all

edges are straight and even, and all tabs are on
the same side.

2. Look at the tabbed side of the stack. If the tabs

do not form a straight line down the stack, the mail
pieces are moving sideways as they enter the
FD 280.

3. Set paper guides correctly and securely on the

feeding device.

Also make sure that the tabs are freely moving from
the tab supply into the FD 280. If tabs hang up, they
will be misplaced. Do not feed the FD 280 from rolls
that do not consistently run freely and/or are not
advanced to keep slack between the roll and the
FD 280.