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Chapter 2 Basic Operation

Chapter 2 Basic Operation

1.  Turning On/Off Power

 

Use the supplied power cord.

Otherwise electric hazards

may occur.

Do not touch the power 

plug with wet hands.

Do not touch the power switch

with wet hands.

Otherwise electric hazards may occur.

1-1.  Installing power cord

1 

Install the power cord to the machine.

2 

Connect the power plug to the outlet 

with earthing connection.

1-2.  Turning on power

Set the power switch to the “ I ” side.

1-3.  Turning off power

Set the power switch to the “   ” side.

Summary of Contents for FD 3300

Page 1: ...FD 3300 Tabletop Air Feed Folder 1 2020 OPERATION MANUAL...

Page 2: ...indicate important warnings Please make sure to read instructions accompanied by these symbols These symbols have the following meanings Describes instructions which must be followed in use Be sure to...

Page 3: ...to 0 8 A Operating environment Operate this unit in the following environment where the temperature range is between 5 and 35 C 41 and 95 F 10 to 50 C 14 to 122 F in storage where the humidity range i...

Page 4: ...WARNING CAUTION labels WARNING and CAUTION labels are pasted on the machine to ensure user safety Do not remove or change them When the labels become dirty or are lost be sure to contact your dealer...

Page 5: ...iii Safety Precautions For North America...

Page 6: ...iv Safety Precautions Memo...

Page 7: ...wer cord 29 1 2 Turning on power 29 1 3 Turning off power 29 2 Stacking the Paper 30 2 1 Before stacking paper 30 2 2 Stacking paper 30 3 Standard Folding of Standard Paper 33 4 Storage of Machine 40...

Page 8: ...conveyance roller 74 2 Cleaning LCD 75 3 Cleaning belts 75 4 Cleaning sensors 76 Chapter 5 Trouble Guide 1 Error Code 79 1 1 Warning error 79 1 2 Motor error 80 1 3 Paper jam error 80 1 4 Other errors...

Page 9: ...g of standard paper can be easily controlled and operated from the control panel This machine is designed to fold paper into six popular folding modes Single fold Double fold Irregular accordion fold...

Page 10: ...ing long size paper 8 Plate unit Use this unit to send separating air toward the rear end of paper when stacking long sheets of paper 9 Trail edge guide unit Holds the back edge of paper stacked on th...

Page 11: ...uct Blows out air for separating paper stacked on the paper feed tray 4 Separator Prevents double feed 5 Shutter Adjusts the amount of separating air blown out Use the separating air adjusting knob to...

Page 12: ...1 2 No Name Function 1 Jam correction knob For rotating the folding rollers when paper has jammed inside the unit or when cleaning the unit 2 Folding roller These rollers are used to fold paper This m...

Page 13: ...ed 2 Ejecting section For receiving folded paper ejected out 3 Power inlet Connector for the power cord 4 Paper receiving tray For stacking ejected paper 5 Stacker belt For ejecting folded paper 6 Aux...

Page 14: ...late 2 1 3 Auxiliary paper ejection guide 1 4 Auxiliary paper feed tray 1 5 Trail edge guide unit 1 6 Side guide unit 2 7 Plate unit 1 8 Scale label 1 9 Instruction manual 1 This manual 10 Safety Guid...

Page 15: ...r from inside the folding plate 4 Lamp When the machine is in the power saving mode the lamp blinks slowly When a message requiring service personnel is displayed the lamp blinks faster 5 Start key Pr...

Page 16: ...when explaining screen operation in this document Terms Description Touch Lightly touching an item such as a key once with your finger Press and hold Pressing an item such as a key for more than 1 se...

Page 17: ...Displays the memory number currently used When data is newly created but not saved 00 is displayed Available memory number 01 to 30 3 Memory lock Displayed when saved custom folding data is locked 4...

Page 18: ...speed is not displayed during Ejecting Paper Setting range 1 to 7 speed 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 Special function display Displays special functions currently set Double feed detection is set optical sensor...

Page 19: ...ered the value is set to the initial value 6 Air adjustment key Touching the key displays the Air Adjust screen 7 Basic settings key Function settings key When the machine is set to the mode other tha...

Page 20: ...screen is displayed when the key is touched However it is not displayed when stopper fixed mode is selected Standard folding The Folding Mode screen of Standard Fold is displayed However when automati...

Page 21: ...yed 4 Cancel key Returns to the previous screen 5 Function settings key The Function Settings screen is displayed 5 3 Standard Size select screen When automatic paper size detection is turned on the f...

Page 22: ...o 457 2 mm 7 17 to 18 00 inches 6 Standard size switching key Either the Standard Size screen Ready screen or Custom Fold screen is displayed The displayed screen differs depending on the settings on...

Page 23: ...input content Press and hold to return to the Ready screen Depending on the paper length that you set the keys that cannot be used are grayed out and cannot be operated 5 6 No of Sheet input screen 1...

Page 24: ...within the setting range 4 Folding B position adjustment value Folding dimension B position Standard folding The folding B position adjustment value is displayed Custom folding The folding dimension...

Page 25: ...oller screen is not displayed This is not displayed depending on the folding mode selected 5 8 Stacker Roller screen 5 3 4 1 2 No Name Function 1 Stacker roller position Displays the position of the s...

Page 26: ...to save screen key Displays the Save screen 5 Open key Reads the selected saved data and returns to the Ready screen When non saved data is selected the key is grayed out and cannot be operated 6 Edi...

Page 27: ...n key When the key is touched the Folding Mode screen is displayed When folding mode is set value of the folding A and folding B is input automatically according to the paper size and folding form and...

Page 28: ...and cannot be operated When saved data is edited data is overwritten and saved When you enter this screen from the Ready Basic Settings screen the display returns to the Ready screen 4 Cancel key Ret...

Page 29: ...splay Displays the position of folding B on the paper When the input value is outside the specification range a warning message is displayed 5 Return key Saves the input value and returns to the Custo...

Page 30: ...r to perform double feed detection or not p 61 3 Detection Sets whether to perform paper stacked standard size detection or not p 62 4 Feed Interval Sets a feed interval p 63 5 Belt Convey Vol Sets th...

Page 31: ...uch panel screen p 66 5 Test Sheets The Number of Test Sheets Sets the number of test feed sheets p 67 6 Language Switches the language displayed on the touch panel p 67 7 Power Save Sets whether or n...

Page 32: ...paper jam piipiipiipii At the occurrence of an error to be asked for Formax dealer s assistance 6 PaperTypesandSizes Paper type Fine quality paper 52 3 to 157 g m2 35 56 to 106 76 lb Particular paper...

Page 33: ...parate the sheets of paper well before stacking them 7 2 Precautions on stacking paper a b a Do not stack the sheets of paper on the paper feed tray with the sides of sheets unaligned or some sheets p...

Page 34: ...power Stacking paper Selecting folding mode Adjusting air Checking the separator adjustment knob Checking stack height sensor adjustment knob Setting processing speed Test feed Checking the separatin...

Page 35: ...the power plug with wet hands Do not touch the power switch with wet hands Otherwise electric hazards may occur 1 1 Installing power cord 1 Install the power cord to the machine 2 Connect the power pl...

Page 36: ...face on the reverse side on the paper feed tray and processing is completed in the standard folding mode the folded paper is as shown in the figure Paper feed direction Ejection direction Single fold...

Page 37: ...n will not work and the key or key etc will not operate p 33 4 Tighten the guide fixing screws Make sure to tighten the guide fixing screws on both right and left sides If the screws are not fixed the...

Page 38: ...e space between the paper feed guide and the side guide unit as shown in the right figure Automatic rise descent of the paper feed tray When paper is stacked on the paper feed tray the paper feed guid...

Page 39: ...of paper this machine may not be able to process some standard sheets of paper Do not put fingers inside during operation Keep away long hair ties jewelry and loose clothing It could cause injury Auto...

Page 40: ...is A4 and the folding mode is single Fold 1 Touch the key on the Ready screen 2 Touch the Standard Fold key The standard size setting screen is displayed 3 Touch the A4 key When automatic detection of...

Page 41: ...med The volume of Air Adust can be checked by pressing the key or key while Air Adjust window is displayed Press either of the key or key to stop separating air When the air volume is appropriate the...

Page 42: ...scales round hole lowers feeding position and setting the knob to the lower scales raises feeding position Lower the sensor knob by one scale if mis feed occurs Raise the sensor knob by one scale if...

Page 43: ...if the processing speed is set to 0 to 3 the processing speed will be changed automatically to 4 when the key or key is pressed A B 12 Adjust the position of the paper receiving tray Set to A to stac...

Page 44: ...n and the count display returns to the set number of sheets When you touch the key and set the counter to 0 the usage method is changed back from subtraction to addition If you touch the key without t...

Page 45: ...Separating Air Pickup Air Separating Air Pickup Air Fine quality paper 52 3 14 35 30 25 to 40 35 30 40 30 64 16 40 35 40 35 45 30 81 4 22 50 45 45 40 50 35 104 7 28 60 45 50 45 50 40 127 9 34 65 50 5...

Page 46: ...may occur 1 Turn off the power switch Otherwise electric hazards may occur Do not touch the power plug with wet hands 2 Disconnect the power plug from the outlet 3 Remove the power cord from this mach...

Page 47: ...41 Chapter 2 Basic Operation 7 Loosen the setting screws 8 Remove the auxiliary paper feed tray...

Page 48: ...ing It could cause injury 1 1 Adjusting folding misalignment in right and left direction Ejection direction When the folded paper is misaligned along the sides correct using the skew correction knob o...

Page 49: ...de will be fed earlier Folding misalignment B Turn the knob in the counterclockwise direction The leading edge of paper on the left side on the non operator s side will be fed earlier 4 Stack paper on...

Page 50: ...tricted folding plate and adjustment details differ according to the folding mode and paper length Folding mode Restricted range of paper length Restricted folding plate Restricted adjustment key Doub...

Page 51: ...he folding position A adjustment key folding position B adjustment key on the Fold Position screen 1 Touch the key on the Ready screen The Fold Position screen is displayed 2 Adjust the folding positi...

Page 52: ...ng occurs for thin and flimsy paper p 13 Separate paper well prior to stacking p 27 Stack paper on the paper feed tray after aligning well and set the paper feed guides at the correct positions Also t...

Page 53: ...7 17 to 18 00 inches Width 120 0 to 311 0 mm 4 73 to 12 24 inches Paper feed direction The foldable sizes are as follows width x length Maximum 311 0 x 457 2 mm 12 24 x 18 00 inches Minimum 120 0 x 18...

Page 54: ...ad enter the folding A length 85 Touch the key Return to the Create New Custom Fold screen 7 Touch the B xxxx x mm key Using the numeric keypad enter the folding B length 95 Touch the key Return to th...

Page 55: ...e numeric keypad and touch the key 3 Touch A xxxx x mm or B xxxx x mm for the folding that you want to fine adjust Input the value with the numeric keypad Touch the key Return to the Ready screen 4 Pe...

Page 56: ...5 Deleting saved data Locked saved data cannot be deleted To delete saved data unlock the data 1 Touch the key on the Ready screen Touch Custom Fold The Custom Fold saved data selection screen is disp...

Page 57: ...and humidity Paper thickness paper size paper type or paper grain direction etc Neither the optical sensor nor the ultrasonic sensor cannot be used for cross fold Set both of them to off Do not put fi...

Page 58: ...sides even though the stacking height of single folded paper is 25 mm 0 98 inch or less If so decrease the number of sheets stacked on the paper feed tray to reduce the difference on both sides of pa...

Page 59: ...e processing speed for cross fold to or less If the processing speed exceeds paper jam may occur depending on the paper size 12 Check that both the optical sensor and the ultrasonic sensor in D Feed i...

Page 60: ...steps 2 to 16 in 4 1 Cross fold of standard paper p 51 4 3 Cross fold paper at desired folding position Cross folding is a method to cross fold standard paper and non standard paper at the desired fol...

Page 61: ...to the a position shown in the figure a After completing folding operations be sure to return the stacker roller to the standard position Leaving it in the raised state will result in poor alignment o...

Page 62: ...ccordion fold LTR Single fold Irregular accordion fold out A4 Single fold Irregular accordion fold out LGR Letter fold Accordion fold 15 A3 B4 Single fold Irregular accordion fold out Gate fold LGL LG...

Page 63: ...de is limited Be sure to decrease the setting values one scale at a time in this mode and check the results 6 StackingFoldedPaper The angle of the paper receiving tray of this machine can be changed I...

Page 64: ...ide The standard position is as shown in the figure The position of the spring must be the same on the operator s side and non operator s side Otherwise folding misalignment may occur Adjust the sprin...

Page 65: ...e thin paper mode when handling thin and flimsy paper such as rough paper and recycled paper Do not use for the paper other than thin type When using this mode for the paper type other than thin paper...

Page 66: ...rval time 6 Return key Interval screen Saves the on off setting of the interval and returns to the Function Settings screen Interval_No of Sheets screen Interval_No of Seconds screen Saves the input v...

Page 67: ...hen the optical sensor is enabled Set the paper Thickness to Thin when normal operation is performed If a double feed is wrongly detected though the paper thickness is set to Thin and no double feed o...

Page 68: ...unction cannot be used Set the double feed detection to off 8 4 Detection If Paper Empty is displayed even though paper is stacked in the paper feed tray turn off paper detection This setting turns ba...

Page 69: ...error may be more likely to occur with large sheets of paper such as B4 A3 etc 1 No Name Function Default value 1 Feed Interval Sets the paper feed interval Normal 1 Touch the key on the Ready screen...

Page 70: ...to Normal 8 7 Idling When double feed or mis feed occurs or when stopping paper folding operations by pressing the key you can put the machine in the idling state by just stopping feeding operations...

Page 71: ...on Small descends about 20 mm 0 79 inch from the paper feed tray stop position Not Descend remains at the paper feed tray stop position Large It is recommended to set the paper feed tray descent dista...

Page 72: ...htness of the backlight of the LCD touch panel section 1 Touch the key on the Ready screen Touch the key Touch the key Touch LCD Bright The LCD Bright screen is displayed 1 2 No Name Function Default...

Page 73: ...creen is displayed 1 No Name Function Default value 1 Number of test sheets setting Sets the number of test feed sheets Setting range 1 to 3 2 8 12 Language Changes the language displayed on the touch...

Page 74: ...t of the LCD touch panel section to automatically turn off when the machine is not used for a certain time 1 Touch the key on the Ready screen Touch the key Touch the key Touch Power Save The Power Sa...

Page 75: ...key Touch Alarm The Alarm screen is displayed 2 5 4 3 1 No Name Function Default value 1 Alarm Set on off of the alarm Off 2 Numeric keypad Inputs the value When the alarm setting is turned off the ke...

Page 76: ...stment value of the folding plates 1 and 2 return to the initial value when not saved After setting an icon is displayed on the touch panel display section Stopper Fixed The settings of the control pa...

Page 77: ...esired screen when the power is turned on according to the work situation 1 Touch the key on the Ready screen Touch the key Touch Initial Screen The Initial Screen screen is displayed 4 3 5 2 1 No Nam...

Page 78: ...lding Mode screen of Standard Fold is displayed However when automatic paper size detection is turned off the Standard Size screen is displayed 2 Function Settings 1 The Function Settings screen is di...

Page 79: ...size folding dimensions folding stopper adjustment value and custom folding can be changed 1 Touch the key on the Ready screen Touch the key Touch the key Touch mm inch The mm inch screen is displaye...

Page 80: ...se build up of gas inside the machine which in turn could cause ignition resulting in fire and explosion When using alcohol exercise precaution against fire and ventilate well and after use store in a...

Page 81: ...hol while rotating it by hand b 2 Cleaning LCD Wipe the LCD on the control panel with the dry cloth 3 Cleaning belts Suction belt 1 Wipe the belt with a cloth moistened with alcohol while rotating it...

Page 82: ...allic section are cooled by gas in the air duster and may be temporarily condensed Wait for about five minutes Paper sensor 1 Insert the nozzle of air duster into the hole shown in the figure to blow...

Page 83: ...plate 1 Paper exit sensor lower home sensor of folding plate 2 1 Remove the folding plate 2 Remove the folding plate 2 holding the place shown in the figure with both hands b a 2 Blow air to the fold...

Page 84: ...ltrasonic detection sensor optical double feed detection sensor and paper feed timing sensor a c b 1 Clean the sensors using an air duster a Ultrasonic double feed detection sensor b Optical double fe...

Page 85: ...lding plate 2 correctly U1550 A foreign object was detected under the paper feed tray Check if there is a foreign object under the paper feed tray U1602 The key is pressed in a state where test paper...

Page 86: ...c Make sure that folding plate 1 is attached properly Remove jammed paper and touch the key to clear the error E2411 E2412 E2419 E2420 The folding plate 2 is not attached properly Motor for moving the...

Page 87: ...er ejecting section Remove the jammed paper 1 4 Other errors Guide Error code and error messages Error Code Cause Solution E1101 A problem has occurred inside the machine Turn off and on the machine E...

Page 88: ...1 Pull out jammed paper slowly If paper cannot be pulled out easily first remove all the paper on the paper feed tray and pull out the jammed paper 2 2 Folding plate 1 Press the key on the control pan...

Page 89: ...te 1 Attach the folding plate 1 holding with both hands 2 Open the top cover Open or close the top cover gently Hands or fingers may be caught in the cover section Doing so may result in injury 3 Pull...

Page 90: ...ates in the front back direction if it is not easy to attach the folding plate 1 Attach the folding plate 1 to this machine after rotating the gear by 360 degrees in a rotating direction when it does...

Page 91: ...ver The folding plate cannot be inserted properly as it bumps into internal parts if the stopper protrudes beyond the cover If this is the case turn the gear in the direction of an arrow to move the s...

Page 92: ...ach the folding plate 2 holding with both hands 2 3 Folding roller 1 Take out the folding plate 1 2 Take out the folding plate 2 Attach the folding plate 2 holding the parts shown in the figure with b...

Page 93: ...in correct position so that the paper switch responds Paper has jammed Remove jammed paper p 82 The top cover is open Close the top cover Non standard paper is used in standard paper settings Change...

Page 94: ...nterval is not stable Paper is curled Correct the paper curl before use p 27 Thick paper is used Set the stack height sensor to first scale from the bottom p 36 The leading edge of paper does not misa...

Page 95: ...electricity and then separate the paper well p 27 Paper out of specifications is used Do not use paper outside the specifications p 26 Paper is not stacked in alignment Stack the paper in alignment p...

Page 96: ...cessing speed is used Paper feed interval timing is too fast Set Feed Interval to Slow p 63 The pickup air volume is too large Set the Pickup Air volume according to the paper type p 35 Single folded...

Page 97: ...ustment knob to large scales p 36 The stack height sensor is not positioned correctly Set the stack height sensor to the standard position p 36 The processing speed is too fast Set the processing spee...

Page 98: ...m 39 37 inches from the control panel and at a height of 1 55 m 61 03 inches from the floor Noise test EN13023 J 3 1 1 Grade 3 Paper quality Fine quality paper 81 4 g m2 21 6 lb Vertical Paper size A4...

Page 99: ...be 3 or less for fine quality paper 81 4 g m2 22 lbs In high humidity environment exceeding 65 Processing speed must be 5 or less for A4 to A5 fine quality paper 157 g m2 106 76 lbs Folding quality wi...

Page 100: ...er the condition that processing speed is set to 4 or faster and folding dimension B is 47 0 mm 1 85 inches or more Only single fold is applicable to 157 g m2 106 76 lbs paper under low temperature co...

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