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Watkiss spinemaster Operating manual

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    Watkiss automatic spinemaster operating guide issue 1a, april 2004.

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    Contents introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 installation safety information getting help about your automatic spinemaster 3 how the spinemaster works adjustments and settings stacker using your automatic spinemaster 7 online operation hand feeding error conditions . . . . . . . . ....

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    Conventions the following conventions are used in this manual: warning warning messages alert you to a specific procedure or practice which, if not followed correctly, could cause serious personal injury. Caution caution messages alert you to a specific procedure or practice which, if not followed c...

  • Page 5: 1 Introduction

    Watkiss automatic spinemaster operator guide - issue 1a - april 2004 1 1 introduction thank you for purchasing the watkiss automatic spine- master tm . The automatic spinemaster tm post-processes stitched or stapled booklets to give them the professional flat ap- pearance of a perfect bound book, bu...

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    2 watkiss automatic spinemaster operator guide - issue 1a - april 2004 getting help we are confident that your asm will give many years of trouble-free production. If you have any queries or prob- lems, in the first instance please refer to the problem solving section in this book. Should you requir...

  • Page 7: 2 About Your Automatic

    Watkiss automatic spinemaster operator guide - issue 1a - april 2004 3 2 about your automatic spinemaster how the spinemaster works the booklet is transported, spine first, into the asm. The squareback spine is formed and the booklet is then delivered to the stacker on the top of the asm. Fig 1. The...

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    4 watkiss automatic spinemaster operator guide - issue 1a - april 2004 operating mode selection (see fig 3.) single pass : the asm will process the booklet a single time. This is the default setting, and is suitable for the vast majority of booklets. Double pass : the asm will process the booklet tw...

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    Watkiss automatic spinemaster operator guide - issue 1a - april 2004 5 stacker booklets are stacked, spine uppermost, in the stacker. The stacker support automatically recedes to accommo- date the increasing stack. When the stacker is full, a sensor will automatically stop the asm and the green erro...

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  • Page 11: 3 Using Your Automatic

    Watkiss automatic spinemaster operator guide - issue 1a - april 2004 7 3 using your automatic spinemaster online operation the asm can be used online to a variety of bookletmaking machines. It will automatically start and stop as required, controlled by the connected equipment. 1. First select the r...

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    8 watkiss automatic spinemaster operator guide - issue 1a - april 2004 4. Adjust the operating speed of the connected equip- ment to approximately 1,000 booklets per hour. (note: some connected equipment will automatically adjust to an appropriate speed for the asm.) 5. Gradually increase the speed ...

  • Page 13: 4 Error Conditions

    Watkiss automatic spinemaster operator guide - issue 1a - april 2004 9 4 error conditions booklet jammed inside asm if a booklet jams in the asm for any reason, switch the asm off at the mains input and then switch it back on again. The machine will reset and the booklet should be ejected onto the s...

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    10 watkiss automatic spinemaster operator guide - issue 1a - april 2004 • open the top lid by lifting it upwards. Fig 6. The asm with front cover and lid opened • retrieve the booklet from inside the machine. Take care not to dislodge any of the conveyor belts. Caution if the booklet cannot be remov...

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    Watkiss automatic spinemaster operator guide - issue 1a - april 2004 11 underneath the shaft. When the springs are not required, they should be tucked back under the shaft. Fig 7. Booklet control springs unevenly formed spine if the spine is well formed at only one end of the booklet, double pass mo...

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  • Page 17: 5 Maintenance

    Watkiss automatic spinemaster operator guide - issue 1a - april 2004 13 5 maintenance service interval it is recommended that your asm is serviced by an approved watkiss engineer at six to twelve month inter- vals (depending on usage). Please contact your watkiss supplier or the manufacturer for fur...

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    14 watkiss automatic spinemaster operator guide - issue 1a - april 2004 caution do not attempt to use a cloth to clean the carriage roller. This may leave loose fibres or debris inside the machine..

  • Page 19: 6 Specifications

    Watkiss automatic spinemaster operator guide - issue 1a - april 2004 15 6 specifications intended use this product is intended for the re-forming of booklet spines, to flatten the booklet and give a square appear- ance to the spine, within the specifications below. Production up to 1400 per hour sin...

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    16 watkiss automatic spinemaster operator guide - issue 1a - april 2004 interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense..

  • Page 21: 7 Declaration of Conformity

    Watkiss automatic spinemaster operator guide - issue 1a - april 2004 17 7 declaration of conformity manufacturer's name: watkiss automation limited manufacturer's address: watkiss house blaydon road sandy, bedfordshire, uk. Sg19 1rz united kingdom declares that the product product name: watkiss auto...

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  • Page 23: Index

    Index watkiss automatic spinemaster operator guide - issue 1a - aparil 2004 19 a about your automatic spinemaster 3 adjustments 3 book thickness 3 operating mode 4 assistance 11 b book thickness 3 book thickness adjustment 3 booklet control springs 10 booklet jam 9 bookletmaker, connection to 7 bypa...

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    Index 20 watkiss automatic spinemaster operator guide - issue 1a - april 2004 stacker support 3 u using your automatic spinemaster 7 w wet ink 8.

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    Watkiss automation limited watkiss house, blaydon road, middlefield ind. Est., sandy, bedfordshire. Sg19 1rz england. Tel: +44 (0)1767 682177fax: +44 (0)1767 691769 email: info@watkiss.Com web: http://www.Watkiss.Com watkiss automatic spinemaster operator guide, english. P/no. 960-661 issue 1a - apr...