Summary of Mistral 1650
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1 user’s manual mistral 1650_mistral 2100_arkane 1650
Page 2: Warranty
2 warranty your mistral, arkane is guaranteed against all defects of materials and manufacturing for a period of one year from the date of purchase. In the event of defects of materials or manufacturing, the company which sold the instrument will repair it or it will be returned to the manufacturer....
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3 summary 1. Installing the machine - 1.1 select the location where the machine should be installed. - 1.2 unpacking the machine. 2. Caution when installing the machine. - 2.1 electrical power requirement - 2.2 installation - 2.3 safety - 3. Exploded views and control board. - 3.1 exploded view of t...
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4 1. Installing the machine: 1.1. Select the location where the machine should be installed before unpacking your laminating machine, select the space where the machine should be installed so that you can easily access all parts of the machine and have enough free space around the machine. 1.2. Unpa...
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5 the machine is resting on 2 cardboard blocks (1 at each end). These blocks have to be removed. Lift up the machine slightly to remove them. Roll the machine slowly down to the floor on the ramp. For this step, two persons are required to guide and keep the machine straight. Finally, place the mach...
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6 safety reset button each time one of these safety mechanisms is used, the safety reset key (rep. 8) flashes in red. Correct the defect, press on the safety reset key on the control panel . Turn the machine off with the main switch (rep. A) when you have completed your job..
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7 1. Power key 2. Foot switch mode selection 3. Stop 4. Forward 5. Reverse 6. Speed display 7. Speed adjustment 8. Reset of the machine safety mechanism 9. Display of the roller elevation in mm 10. Adjustment of the roller elevation and pressure 11. Display of the pressure 12. Upper roller heat adju...
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8 4. Adjustments : - 4.1 switching on the machine : turn on the machine with the main switch (rep. A) located at the back of the machine. The control board lights up (light rep 1). Press « power » (rep.1). - 4.2 temperature adjustment : to activate the heat of the upper roller, press key (rep.13). A...
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9 4.4 speed adjustment : adjust the speed by pressing keys and (rep.7) on the control board until you reached the desired speed, indicated on the display (rep.6). Memorisation of the speed : the last set value replaces automatically the former value in the selected memory. While running, the green l...
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10 4.7 foot switch : the foot switch mode on the mistral 1650 & 2100 – arkane 1650 has got multifunctional purposes : a) working in the foot switch mode : start : press key rep.2 to select the footswitch mode and the green light next to the key is lit up. Select the speed to work at and then press o...
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11 5. Highlights of the machine 5.1 storage of the media reels on the shafts of the machines there are 4 locations on the machine on which the film reels can be stored on their blocking shafts. 5.2 feeding tray : the feeding tray has got a graduation to enable to centre the prints easily. This gradu...
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12 5.3 removable back tray the back tray (rep. D) can be easily removed. It is resting on 2 supports on both sides in the back of the machine. Installed, it maintains the board flat after their process. Removed, the prints can be rewound perfectly and without damages on the laminated roll take up (r...
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13 5.6 feeding plate use of the feeding plate is described in the media installation section of this manual. This metal feeding plate is provided to make the installation of the media easier and to reduce media wastage. It can be stored in the base front of the machine on the resting brackets. 6. Fi...
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14 6.4 application and film installation the table below showes the position of the media depending on the application cold lamination film application position 1 position 2 position 3 position 4 single side lamination with waste paper lamination film take up of the protection liner waste paper sing...
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15 installing the films and use of the feeding plate 6.4 a) lamination film on the upper position lift the roller up and pivot the feeding tray to the top. Install the film on the centre of a blocking shaft on the position 1 of the machine. The sticky side of the film should be facing outside the ma...
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16 6.4 b) lamination with waste paper, double side adhesive, or direct lamination of a print roll. Install the upper film as described above. Install the waste paper, double side adhesive, or print roll on a blocking shaft on position 3 and centre it with the graduation.. Align this media in regards...
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17 take the roller down in contact with the feeding plate without pressure. Press on the safety reset key and start the machine by pressing the forward key. The plate goes through the roller and both media are stick together. The film is well aligned with the waste paper, double side adhesive or pri...
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18 once installed , adjust the tension on both film with the film brakes to get rid of eventual folds on the film. 6.4 e) mounting onto rigid boards remove the film on the machine. Install the back tray back on the machine to guide the board when going out of the rollers. Lift up the roller to the r...
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19 6.5 roll to roll operation to work without dust and for easy handling of the laminated prints. Loading the print roll. Smaller print roll can be loaded on the print holder shaft delivered with the machine. This can be loaded on one of the film storage position or on a self blocking shaft on posit...
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20 • let the lamination go out of the machine to the rewinding shaft. Tear on the laminated print and stick it onto the carton mandrel. • the rest of the laminated print roll will be rewound in accordance with the selected speed. The rewinding speed is linked to the lamination speed and the laminate...
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21 6.6 print feeding select pressure and starting speed. Select footswitch on the control panel (rep. ) if needed. Feed the print maintaining it straight and tight at each corner. For easier process to keep the print flat, slide it under the paper guide in front of the roller. Press forward on the c...
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22 7. Technical datas : mistral 1650 mistral 2100 arkane 1650 maximum working width (in mm) 1650 2100 1650 maximum thickness between the rollers (in mm) 50 50 50 strength on the rollers (in dan) 30 to 100 30 to 100 30 to 100 maximum speed (in m/min) 6 6 6 dimensions w x h x d (in cm) 206x153x82 280x...