Watkiss Vario, Operating Manual

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Suction Bins
Each Vario tower may have any number of Suction feed
bins between 1 and 8. Additional bins can be added if
required even after the machine has been installed.
For operation of SlimVAC and Friction bins please refer
to the individual chapters.
BIN CONTROLS AND
INDICATORS
Feed bins are numbered from 1 upwards, with the bottom
bin being bin 1. Each bin has its own controls immediately
alongside it.
Red light. . . . . . . . . . . . Indicates a double feed (slow
flash indicates the bin sensor is
’overrange’, see p.45)
Yellow light . . . . . . . . . . Indicates a miss feed
Red & yellow lights. . . . Indicate a feed jam or trailing
sheet
Red button . . . . . . . . . . Bin on/off switch
Green light . . . . . . . . . . Indicates the bin is switched on
Green flashing light . . . Indicates the bin is switched
on, but requires loading
Grey button . . . . . . . . . Tray lowering/raising switch
Small lower green light. Flashes when the tray is in
transit and stays on when the
tray is at the top of its travel.
ADJUSTMENTS Unlike Friction and SlimVAC bins, Suction bin feed ad-
justments should be made before loading the trays with
paper.
Sheet Width
Take a sheet of the stock to be collated and place it in
the bin between the two locating pins in the base of the
tray (which should be slid inwards to centralise the paper).
Switch off any suckers that would be off the edge of the
paper by turning the tap to the left. Switch on the remain-
der by turning the tap to the right (so the orange spot is
to the front).
Insert plugs into alternate pairs of suckers, starting from
the centre. The flat edge of the plugs should face towards
2
Closed
(off)
Open
(on)