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SAFETY SYMBOLS USED ON THE LAMINATOR

IMPORTANT! Read and make sure you understand
these safety and operating guidelines.

Rotating Parts: Risk of Injury

Failure to use caution near rotating
rollers could result in physical injury.
Be careful that items such as loose cloth-
ing, long hair and jewelry do not
become entangled in rotating parts.

The laminator is equipped with photoelectric eyes to pre-
vent contact with the rotating rollers. Make sure that these
safety provisions are always in operation/installed. 

IMPORTANT! The laminator operation will cease
immediately when the photoelectric eyes, set directly 
in the path of the front and back of the rollers, are
blocked. THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN when using the
footswitch in which case a BUZZER will sound and
the laminator runs in slow mode at a rate of 2.0-ft
(0.6m) per minute.

Hot Surface: Risk of Injury on Contact

The laminator contains a heated top-
roller, which may reach temperatures
of 275°F (135°C). There is a danger 
of severe burns if the heated top-roller
is touched during use. Even after
switching off the laminator, the roller
remains hot for a long time.

Electrical Parts – Danger of being injured by
electricity.

Do not open the locked doors because
of the risk of being injured by voltage.
Only authorized maintenance and ser-
vice technicians or safety personnel
should have access to the keys for
mechanical upkeep or repair.

WARNING! Make sure the door interlock on the left-
side cabinet is disengaged when opening the right-side
cabinet door for any maintenance. The door interlock
automatically shuts the laminator power off when the
door is opened.

IMPORTANT! Do not place heavy objects on the
power supply cord.

PREVENTATIVE MEASURES: 

Do not feed objects such as staples, paper clips and rough
or abrasive materials through the laminating rollers. 

Keep all objects, such as tools, rulers, pens, markers or
knives away from the roller opening. Refrain from leaving
such items on the front table to prevent them from acci-
dentally being fed into the rollers.

IMPORTANT! NEVER cut or slice directly on the
rollers as any cuts or gouges will destroy them. ALWAYS
use cutters with enclosed blades to prevent cutting the
rollers and to avoid extensive replacement costs.

WARNING! Always adjust the shim wheels to create a
gap between the laminating rollers to prevent flat spots
from developing when the laminator is not in use. Flat
spots will affect the quality of the output and void the
warranty replacement.

IMPORTANT! The main roller should be down and
turning while heating up to prevent uneven hot spots
on the roller. A stationary roller will develop concen-
trated heat in one area, which will damage the roller.

SERVICING AND REPLACEMENT PARTS

Service and maintenance must be performed fully in
accordance with the instructions. Servicing by any 
unauthorized technician voids the warranty. The service
technician must use replacement parts specified by 
SEAL Graphics. 

Service Technicians must perform safety checks after 
completing any service or repairs to the laminator.

Summary of Contents for Image 6500

Page 1: ...Image 6500 Laminator Kaschiermaschine Machine laminer Lamina Dora Laminatore Image 6500 Laminator Owners Manual English Gebrauchsanleitung Manuel d Utilisation Manual del Usuario Manuale Utente...

Page 2: ...Checking Operation 16 Set Up and Operation 17 21 Feeding Images 22 Webbing Films Without a Release Liner 23 Webbing Films With a Release Liner 24 Decaling Heat Activated 25 Decaling Pressure Sensitive...

Page 3: ...t use of your laminator Please read and fully understand the entire manual before proceeding to use your laminator STATEMENT OF INTENDED USE Your SEAL Image 6500 Laminator meets the CE Machinery Safet...

Page 4: ...use a Residual Current Device RCD RCCD Once power is connected to your lamina tor press the Stand By Switch UP on the front control panel to turn the laminator ON If you have no display refer to the...

Page 5: ...is required for loading and unloading rolls of material onto the unwind shafts and feeding and receiving the maximum mounting board lengths into the laminator correctly NOTE Maximum board lengths are...

Page 6: ...OISTURE If the laminator is installed in a damp room or near water the electrical power supply must be in accordance with the standards prevailing in the country concerned SURROUNDINGS Install the lam...

Page 7: ...We recommend that you save the transport bolts nuts and plates of the shipping crate for any major moves that you plan to make with the laminator in the future Remove the transport bolts from the skid...

Page 8: ...e top rollers will go up automatically when air is connected Remove the foam placed between the top and bottom rollers Remove the stickers securing the protective paper on the rolls using your fingers...

Page 9: ...ake sure the door interlock on the left side cabinet is disengaged when opening the right side cabinet door for any maintenance The door interlock automatically shuts the laminator power off when the...

Page 10: ...r pre vents accidentally stepping on the foot switch and starting the laminator WARNING The foot switch overrides the photoelectric eyes When the photoelectric eye is blocked the lamina tor runs in sl...

Page 11: ...and back 8 Emergency Stop Buttons 4 Immediately ceases the laminator s operation and raises the rollers 9 Autogrip Roll Easel Shaft Removable media unwind shaft for images on a roll Allows for roll t...

Page 12: ...displays the total number of feet or meters run in a given period 8 Top Roller Temperature Increase Button Press this button once to view the temperature set point Press and hold the button to raise...

Page 13: ...zer Display must be showing to be able to zero out 5 Ratemeter Totalizer Button Pressing the button will toggle between the roller speed readout or total material usage Press this button to track and...

Page 14: ...e downward curl in the finished prod uct The standard setting for normal operation is 40 60 PSI IMPORTANT Excessive pull clutch tension will cause premature wear to the drive system and may cause dama...

Page 15: ...ter clockwise to decrease the speed The speed of the rollers is continuously adjustable between 0 and 15 ft min 0 and 4 5m min The roller speed can be viewed in the top display readouts on both the fr...

Page 16: ...orward direction Press the green Motor Reverse switch and the rollers should rotate in the reverse direction As you turn the Speed Control knob clockwise the speed of the rollers should increase and t...

Page 17: ...a board etc it is important to adjust the rollers to create a gap nearly equal to the thickness of the board being used This is done so that anything passing between the rollers will receive the righ...

Page 18: ...ng the end of the shaft Remember to lock the receiver on the bottom unwind shaft so the film tracks correctly and the unwind shaft does not pull out of the receiver Center the films on the unwind shaf...

Page 19: ...the table and lifting up pivot the table towards you away from the rollers see Figure 13 Reach through the opening between the table and rollers and pull the bottom film up and pass it behind the bot...

Page 20: ...oles to lift the closed end of the cooling tube out of the bracket Lift upwards at an angle pulling the opposite open tube end out of the cabinet opening Lower the open end at an angle until you can c...

Page 21: ...Active Directional Switch will be illuminated The rollers will run at the speed last set which is indicat ed in the top display on either front or back control panels The speed can be adjusted when u...

Page 22: ...ows in the Image Guide which is in front of the rollers USING THE ROLL EASEL ATTACHMENT The Roll Easel Attachment is used to encapsulate images digitally reproduced with a color plotter The rolls of i...

Page 23: ...ess of the leader board Use a leader board to push the film s through the main roller nip Lower the top roller and pivot the in feed table into position Moving to the rear of the laminator use the foo...

Page 24: ...0 microns or less feed over the first idler and under the second For film combinations of 10 mil 250 microns or over feed over both chill idlers Raise the top pull roller and advance the leader board...

Page 25: ...l Panel Motor Direction Forward Motor Speed Setting 3 5 FPM 1 1 5 MPM WEBBING SETTINGS Web Tension Top Medium Web Tension Bottom Light Chill Idlers Over 1st Over 2nd Shim Wheel Settings 1 16 2mm Note...

Page 26: ...ers Over 1st Over 2nd Shim Wheel Settings 1 16 2mm Shim Wheel Settings 1 16 2mm NOTE Pressure sensitive films not requiring heat can be run from the front or rear of the laminator NOTE When using Moun...

Page 27: ...until the board and image are just caught by the nip Flip the un tacked portion of the image over the top roller with one hand so that the release liner can be peeled off the image with the other han...

Page 28: ...ll Roller Pressure 35 40 PSI Pull Clutch Tension 40 60 PSI Motor Control Panel Motor Direction Forward Motor Speed Setting 3 5 FPM 1 1 5 MPM WEBBING SETTINGS Web Tension Top Medium Web Tension Bottom...

Page 29: ...oard is almost leaving the roller nip Position the board to be coated into the nip and choose a speed setting NOTE When coating boards ensure that the next board to be coated follows the previous boar...

Page 30: ...tch Tension 40 60 PSI Motor Control Panel Motor Direction Forward Motor Speed Setting 1 5 5 FPM 5 1 5 MPM WEBBING SETTINGS Web Tension Top Medium to Heavy Web Tension Bottom Light to Medium Chill Idle...

Page 31: ...___ Light Med Heavy ______________________________ Web Tension Bottom Unwind Shaft ________________ Light Med Heavy ______________________________ Shim Wheel Settings Front Back _________________ Imag...

Page 32: ...ORTANT Clean the laminating rollers every day to prevent adhesive build up and to ensure quality output Adhesive build up may eventually damage the rollers When laminating a small amount of adhesive w...

Page 33: ...this to record dates that authorized safety or maintenance personnel perform these laminator maintenance procedures Proper maintenance of your laminator ensures receiving many years of profit from you...

Page 34: ...ch is ON the LED light is lit shows erratic temperature readings Make sure the rollers are together with both Shim Wheel settings set at 0 and turning at a moderate speed when first heating up Images...

Page 35: ...micron Mounting Applying an image onto some kind of foam board or sub strate Nip The spot where the top and bottom rollers meet Out Feed The side of the laminator from which completed images emerge P...

Page 36: ...S L I S T 36 PART DESCRIPTION PART Air Compressor 225020 Fan Tube 615463 Roll Easel Shaft Assembly 5520 Supply Shaft Assembly 5519 Table Image Guide Front 5521 Table Print Guide Rear 5522 Take Up Shaf...

Page 37: ...4 1 and 1 16 0 2 3 5 6 10 13 19 25 and 2mm Max Main Roller Temperature 275 F 135 C Electrical Electrical Requirements Single phase version 200 240Vac 50 60Hz 48A 2 G Three phase version 230 400Vac 50...

Page 38: ...FCC rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates and can radiate r...

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