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3. How to Operate the Studio
Plate Press
3.1
Starting with the Studio Plate Press
3.1.1
Plug into your supply
outlet and switch supply on.
N.B.
Please ensure the mains plug is easily accessible to the
operator so that in the event of a fault the machine can be
unplugged.
3.1.2
Turn on the Studio Plate Press;
the on/off switch is on the
left bottom side of the machine. Set the machine controls as
necessary. See instructions for adjusting the pressure,
2.4
and
the operation of the time/temperature unit,
Page 11.
When the
set temperature is steady in the display the machine is ready to
use.
The head should be
up when warming to operating
temperature.
3.2
Working with Heat Transfer Materials
Always ascertain
from the supplier of material and transfer
paper, that the material to be used is suitable for, and has been
prepared for transfer printing.
3.2.1
Ensure that the heat setting
and dwell time setting are correct
for the material being used.
3.2.2
Adjust the pressure
setting of the machine by rotating the
table of the machine. (See exploded diagram in this manual)
clockwise for less pressure and anti-clockwise for more
pressure.
3.2.3
Place the article
to be transfer printed/fused etc., onto the
pressing pad and locate the transfer paper/fusible material on
top of the article in position required.
3.2.4
Gently pull the toggle
handle forward ensuring that the article
is firmly clamped between the heat plate and pressure pad.
3.2.5 When
the pre-set dwell time
has been reached, a buzzer will
sound. The heat plate should then be lifted by pushing the
handle back to its full extent.
