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1. Turn electrical supply off and disconnect before servicing taping heads of performing any
adjustments or maintenance on the machine.
2. Turn electrical supply off when machine is not in use.
3. Before turning drive belts on, be sure no tools or other objects are on the conveyor bed.
4. Keep hands and loose clothing away from moving belts.
5. Never attempt to remove jammed boxes from the machine while machine is running.
6. Be aware of the pneumatically controlled movement of the upper frame and box centering
guides. Keep away from these components when air and electrical supplies are on.
7. When feeding boxes to the machine by hand, push box in from end only – DO NOT PUSH
WITH HANDS ON ANY CORNER OF THE BOX.
8. Taping heads utilize an extremely sharp tape cutting knife. The knife is located under the
orange knife guard which has the "WARNING – SHARP KNIFE" label. Before loading tape,
refer to Section
II
, page 6, Figures 3-1 and 3-2 to identify the knife location. Keep hands away
from these areas except as necessary to service the taping heads.
9. Failure to comply with these warnings can result in severe personal injury and/or equipment
damage.
WARNINGS
Operation
(Continued)
9 Main Air Pressure Gauge
Indicates main air regulator pressure setting.
Air regulator should be adjusted so gauge
reads 85 PSIG [6.5 bar gauge pressure].
10 Latching Knob, Upper Taping Head Frame
The mechanical latch is provided to hold the
upper frame at the fully raised position for tape
threading and maintenance.
To raise and latch the upper frame (Figure 3-6):
1. Push and hold the upper frame raising
switch "A".
2. Push and hold latching knob "B".
3. Release switch "A".
4. Release knob "B".
5. Shut off air supply.
To release and lower the upper frame:
1. Turn on air supply.
2. Push and release switch "A".
11 Indicator, Air Pressure
An optical warning indicator for the compressed
air circuit of the machine is located on the
upper taping head frame just behind the red
emergency stop button. When indicator is red,
air circuit is on.
Figure 3-6 – Latching Knob, Upper Taping Head Frame