Glossary of booklet making terms
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set
A collection of sheets of paper which will make a complete
book(let).
set thickness
The measured thickness of a set, before it has been made into
a book(let).
This measurement is required when a job is set up on the
PSQ
or other booklet maker.
sheet
One piece of paper
signature
The name given to a printed sheet once it has been folded.
The signature will always be a multiple of 4. Dependent on the
number of folds, the signature can be 4, 8, 12, 16, etc.
spine
The binding side of a book(let).
SquareBack
Name of a book which has a stitched square spine.
Technology developed and patented by Watkiss.
Related terms:
Square fold: term used by Xerox to describe the Plockmatic
product, which uses Watkiss technology under licence.
Square edge: term used by Xerox to describe the Plockmatic
product, which is manufactured by Watkiss.
staple
To bind sheets of paper together using a staple.
A staple is a pre-cut length of wire, which may already be
formed into a staple shape.
stitch
To bind sheets of paper together using a wire stitch.
The stitch is cut from a spool of wire, as part of the stitching
process.
tape bind
To bind sheets of paper together using a glued tape (usually at
either the left or the top of the sheets).
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Plockmatic PowerSquare™ 224 - Service Training Workbook
CONTENTS
1
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.1
Conventions in this workbook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.2
Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.3
Illustrated Parts Catalogues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2
Product Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.1
Paper Path. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
3
Description of Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
3.1
Paper Enters the System via the Connecting Bridge . . . . . . . . . . 7
3.2
The Gathering Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
3.3
The Shuttle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
3.4
The Stitch Head and Clincher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
3.5
The Stitch Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
3.6
Fold and Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
3.7
Trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
3.8
Outfeed and Stacker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
4
User Interface (GUI) - Operator Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
4.1
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
4.2
Power save . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
4.3
The Touch Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
4.4
GUI buttons and options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
5
Advanced Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
5.1
Paper quality and machine performance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
5.2
Paper Path. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
5.3
Clear paper jams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
5.4
Book Quality and Machine Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
6
User Interface - Service Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
7
Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
continued . . .
Plockmatic PowerSquare™ 224, Service Training Workbook.
R2L. Issue 1, Nov 2014 edited Jan 2017.
