GBC 5031TS
OPERATION MANUAL
© 2006 General Binding Corporation
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START UP SEQUENCE
1. Select the preferred temperature and set the speed to 1 on the laminator.
2. Load sheets on the feeder.
3. Wait for the laminator to come to
READY
.
4. Thread film through the laminator.
5. Select the proper sheet length for the feeder.
6. Press
RUN
on the feeder.
7. Turn on the air pump.
8. Pressurize the rollers on the laminator.
9. On the laminator, press
RUN
and then
COOLING
.
10. After the web is moving through the laminator, engage the slitters and adjust to the desired side
margins.
11. Cut two or three sheets out of the web and check for curl. If the sheets curl up, the top brake is set
higher than the bottom brake. If they curl down, the bottom brake is set higher than the top. Adjust
the brakes accordingly to ensure a flat output.
12. Thread the web through the cutter by either raising the safety shield and pushing the web through the
rollers or by pressing and holding the
FWD
button while guiding the web into the rollers.
13. Select the desired front and rear margins on the cutter.
14. Increase the speeds of the laminator and cutter to the desired settings.
15. After the system comes up to speed, check a few more sheets for curl as break tension will change
when the speed is changed.
DUAL FEED DELIVERY SYSTEM
The 5031TS comes with a dual feed delivery system that enables the unit to feed paper stocks up to 24 pt.
cover stock. Following are the steps to change from the ball bearing rack, for light weight sheets, to the
positive drive feed tire for heavier stocks.
Ball Bearings
Figure 28
Figure 29
Ball Bearing Tray
1. Disengage the locking latches of the
feeder from the laminator.
2. Swing out the feeder for easy access
to the feed roller assembly
3. Use the supplied magnet to remove the
steel ball bearings, (Fig. 28) and place
them in the tray, (Fig. 29).
