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Operations Manual

Page 39

T

ALON

 44/64 

CE

©2004 General Binding Corporation

SERVICE AGREEMENT

GBC’s Equipment Maintenance Agreement will insure the quality performance and long life built into your laminator.
A service charge for travel time, labor and parts may be incurred for each out of warranty service call. GBC’s Equipment Maintenance Agreement 

decreases these expenses and protects your valuable investment. GBC offers several types of agreements to suit your needs and budget. To 

contact GBC write to:
 

GBC NATIONAL SERVICE  

EUROPE:  GBC FILM GROUP EUROPE 

 

ONE GBC PLAZA  

  

MERCURIUSSTRAAT 9 

 

NORTHBROOK, IL 60062 U.S.A.  

 

6468 ES KERKRADE 

 

1.847.272.3700  

  

THE NETHERLANDS 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PHONE: +31 (0) 45 535 7651 

 

 

 

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INTERNETS: www.gbcfilm.com

Troubleshooting Guide

SYMPTOM

POSSIBLE CAUSE

CORRECTIVE ACTION

•  The control panel display does 

not illuminate when 

POWER 

ON/OFF

 is in the 

ON

,

 

marked 

“I”

position.

Laminator not connected to electrical supply.

Insert attachment plug into receptacle.

•  Heat rollers do not turn when I 

press the 

RUN

 (   ) button.

Safety shield is not properly installed.

Remove safety shield and properly replace it.

Feed table not properly installed

Tilt feed table and properly replace it.

E-STOP is engaged

Pull out on the E-STOP push button.

•  Heat rollers only turn if I use 

the“footswitch.

Laminator is in footswitch mode.

Disengage the footswitch mode.

•  Rear controls do not operate.

Rear controls are not enabled.

Enable rear controls.

Safety shield is not is not installed in rear position.

Remove the rear slitter and install the safety shield.

•  Laminated items exhibit curling.

Tension between the top and bottom film roll is 

unequal. 

Adjust film tension.

Tension on top or bottom roll offilm is too film loose.

Adjust film tension.

Bottom film roll may be improperly loaded.

Make sure bottom roll of film is around idler bar and 

the it is in the normal operating position.

•  Adhesive deposited on heat 

rollers.

Top and bottom film webs not aligned.

Release heat and pull roller pressure, align the rolls 

of film.

Laminate improperly loaded.

Adhesive (matte) side of laminate film may be 

against the heat rollers. Unweb and reload the film 

properly.

•  Unsatisfactory adhesion of 

laminate.

Speed setting too fast for type of material being 

laminated.

Lower speed setting by pressing 

SLOW 

button to 

slower speed

Insufficient heat.

Wait for “

READY

” indicator to appear in the control 

panel display.

Laminate improperly loaded.

Adhesive side of film must be facing away from the 

heat rollers. 

Bottom roll of film not threaded behind the idle bar.

Heat rollers require cleaning.

Clean heat rollers per procedure in section 

CARING 

FOR THE GBC TALON 44/64 CE LAMINATOR

.

Laminated item unsuitable for adhesion.

Item may be dirty or may have nonporous surface 

that is extremely difficult to laminate.

•  Waves in my output

See sub section OUTPUT

.

Under section titled THE ART OF LAMINATION.

Nips may be out of calibration.

Place a service call for calibration check.

Summary of Contents for Talon 44 CE

Page 1: ...Talon 44 64 CE INSTALLATION OPERATION MANUAL Document Number 930 109 REV REV DATE 06 9 04 2004 GENERAL BINDING CORPORATION ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Do not duplicate without written permission...

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Page 3: ...Lock 21 Unwind Rewind Tension 21 Rewind Shaft 21 Rewind Tube 21 Rewind Adaptors 21 Rear Table 22 Rear Slitter 22 Film Web 22 Nip Point 22 Foot Switch 22 Print Unwind Basket 22 Separator Bar Option 22...

Page 4: ...Operations Manual Page 4 2004 General Binding Corporation TALON 44 64 CE...

Page 5: ...ICATES A POTENTIAL PERSONAL SAFETY HAZARD TO YOU OR OTHERS THE FOLLOWING WARNINGS ARE FOUND UPON THIS PRODUCT THIS SAFETY MESSAGE MEANS THAT YOU COULD BE SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILLED IF YOU OPEN THE PRODU...

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Page 7: ...the equipment to liquids Electrical The laminator should be connected only to a source of power as indicated in these instructions and on the serial plate located on the rear of the laminator Contact...

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Page 9: ...inator has been misused mishandled damaged by negligence by accident during shipment or due to exposure to extremeconditions repaired altered moved orinstalled by anyone other than GBC or its authoriz...

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Page 11: ...OFF LpA 65dB A Sound Pressure Level Fan ON Electrical Requirements Refer to the serial plate located on the rear of the laminator for the speci c electrical rating applicable to the unit Voltage 400V...

Page 12: ...OFF LpA 65dB A Sound Pressure Level Fan ON Electrical Requirements Refer to the serial plate located on the rear of the laminator for the speci c electrical rating applicable to the unit Voltage 400V...

Page 13: ...oor output quality 4 Have you contacted a certified electrician to wire the receptacle and ensure that adequate power is being supplied having the appropriate capacity over current protection and safe...

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Page 15: ...ulting in a jammed condition 4 Avoid locating the laminator near sources of heat or cold Avoid locating the laminator in the direct path of forced heated or cooled air 5 Once the laminator has been pr...

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Page 17: ...rs when actual temperature is equal to 5 set temperature WAIT appears when actual temperature is lower than the set temperature WAIT appears when actual temperature is higher than the set temperature...

Page 18: ...umber location enter the upper and lower temperatures and speed then press JOB SPEED When pressed permits increasing or decreasing of speed by turning the MASTER DIAL and is indicated on the control p...

Page 19: ...This switch enables the operator to run jobs from the rear operating posi tion of the laminator when rear controls are enabled REVERSE In this position the rollers turn from the front operating positi...

Page 20: ...he safety shield unlock the safety shield interlock latch and lift the safety shield 1 up and away from the safety shield mounting pins 2 D FEED TABLE Figure 15 The Feed Table is used to position item...

Page 21: ...TORS Figure 18 Hold and lock the rolls of lm on the shafts to prevent side to side shifting M LOWER SHAFT LOCK Figure 18 Secures the left side of the lower shafts To remove a shaft turn the outer dial...

Page 22: ...e or not Refer to the chart below for settings and speeds Selector key position Safety shield on Latch locked Safety shield off Latch Unlocked Clockwise Foot Pedal Limited speed of 3f m or 1m m Foot P...

Page 23: ...side of the lm is on the inner side of the web Figure 22 The shiny side of clear lm must contact the heat rollers The dull side of the lm contains the adhesive Use extreme caution when loading delust...

Page 24: ...tor Figure 25 uses PSA lm and the upper rear unwind rewind position for illustration purpose 1 Turn the Power ON OFF I O to ON I If the laminator is already hot turn POWER ON OFF I O to the OFF O posi...

Page 25: ...the upper idler and upper main roller allowing the material to rest on the top of the feed table 6 Reference THREADING CARD PROCEDURE next Loading Bottom Thermal Film This procedure describes how to...

Page 26: ...around the rewind tube then care fully score the laminate without cutting the release liner 6 Adhere the lower PSA film to the loaded upper roll of film by pulling the film straight up towards the mai...

Page 27: ...application 2 The table and safety shield must be properly installed 3 Push the threading card into the main roller nip The threading card becomes sandwiched between the upper and lower loaded films 4...

Page 28: ...TION HOT ROLLS Rolls may be hot use caution to prevent burns 5 Press the RUN button 6 Press the PRESS RELEASE button The main rollers close 7 Adjust unwind and rewind tensions as necessary 8 Align the...

Page 29: ...of the film to contact the heat or pull rollers Liquefied or tacky adhesive deposited on heat rollers will require the rollers to be cleaned per the section entitled CARING FOR THE TALON 44 64 LAMINAT...

Page 30: ...e 36 6 Do not allow the adhesive side of the film to contact the heat or pull rollers Clearing a Film Jam Wrap up Film jams wrap ups may occur if the lm is loaded back wards or if the area at which lm...

Page 31: ...rear rollers Figure 38 1 If the front rollers are heated you may perform certain applications from the rear operating position of the laminator 2 Ensure the chill idler is in the rest position if usi...

Page 32: ...film 2 Dotted line represents Poly out film web path 3 Always use two rolls of film the same width 4 Use minimal brake tension to achieve flat output 5 Increase speed gradually to maintain the activat...

Page 33: ...eral rule thicker items and lm need to run at slower speeds because they extract more heat from the rollers at a quicker rate Setting the speed control at slower settings gives the laminator longer dw...

Page 34: ...t at the proper speed for the item to be laminated run a test piece scrap of the same or similar material through the laminator This procedure is recommended because rotating the heat roller prior to...

Page 35: ...uids or solvents to the rollers Some solvents and fluids could ignite on heated rollers Never clean rollers with sharp or pointed objects Hardened adhesive deposits on the rollers can cause damage to...

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Page 37: ...es to this publication and to the products described in it without notice All specifications and information concerning products are subject to change without notice Reference in this publication to i...

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Page 39: ...ode Rear controls do not operate Rear controls are not enabled Enable rear controls Safety shield is not is not installed in rear position Remove the rear slitter and install the safety shield Laminat...

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