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KF-250

Knife Folding Machine

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Summary of Contents for KF-250

Page 1: ...KF 250 Knife Folding Machine Serial Number ___________________________ Date ___________________________________...

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Page 3: ...OTES BEFORE OPERATING THE KF 250 7 DOUBLE FEEDING 7 KNOB SETTINGS 7 START DELAY 7 COMPONENT IDENTIFICATION 8 SETTING UP YOUR KF 250 9 DELIVERY TRAY INSTALLATION 9 BI PASS TRAY INSTALLATION 10 PAPER ST...

Page 4: ...FOLD SETUP 18 DOUBLE PARALLEL FOLD SETUP 19 MANUAL SETUP 19 SAVING MANUAL FOLD JOBS 20 RECALLING MANUAL FOLD JOBS 20 FEED TABLE ASSEMBLY 21 FEED TABLE ASSEMBLY bottom 22 ADJUSTING THE FEED RAIL 23 LO...

Page 5: ...the cracking of digitally printed material when folded The independent feeder allows the machine to be a stand alone solution for creased paper coming off any type of creasing machine It is very impo...

Page 6: ...protector Make sure all safety covers are in place The top cover has an interlock switch which will disable the unit if in the up or open position Open and close the plastic cover slowly DURING USE Ex...

Page 7: ...e slippage of the paper You must clean the rollers regularly to ensure good registration To do this unplug the machine carefully lift plastic cover and use a clean wet rag with water only and clean ea...

Page 8: ...this manual are updated as per the change and without any notice Feed Table Assembly Delivery Tray Motorized Delivery Paper Stop Delivery Tray Pg 9 Power Switch Pg 11 Touch Screen Pg 12 Gap Settings...

Page 9: ...wo people but can be done with one although it is more difficult Locate the exit support shaft of the machine Install the hooks on the delivery tray to the cuts outs show on the shaft below now suppor...

Page 10: ...d one will be straight The straight paper stop is the rear or back paper stop The bent paper stop is the operator side paper stop There is no paper stop for the non operator side The support arm acts...

Page 11: ...s controlled by the Touch Screen All paper run through the KF 250 folding machine must be creased MAIN POWER On the operator side cover on the right side is the main power switch This is the on and of...

Page 12: ...seconds for the home screen to display There is a screen saver that will turn the display off if the machine is not touched within 30 minutes The power light will stay illuminated letting you know th...

Page 13: ...elect that fold Select the fold you want by pressing the image PAPER THICKNESS Select the thickness of paper to be folded This is important as thinner stocks will fold differently than thicker stocks...

Page 14: ...ple if you are getting motor lock ups or paper jams you will need to increase the gap adjustment on knob 2 If you are getting registration or skewing you may need to adjust the gap lower on knob 1 It...

Page 15: ...CREEN On the Run Screen there is a counter that will count how many sheets are run through the machine It can be reset by pressing the counter reset When the run button is not selected you can jog the...

Page 16: ...the fold If you still feel you need to adjust the fold press the adjust button from the run screen You can micro adjust each fold by pressing the arrow keys each direction Each press will adjust by 1...

Page 17: ...ed through the transport by pushing and holding one of these buttons EXAMPLE The motor should advance transport at slow speed and stop whenever your finger is lifted Controls on off function of motor...

Page 18: ...nt Start Measuring Physically Run a sheet through the machine for the sensor to measure Accept Run LETTER FOLD SETUP Press the Auto Setup Button Tri Fold Paper Thickness Adjust the Knob Setting OK I h...

Page 19: ...ws you to type in the distance in MM for the lengths you want the fold locations This would allow for non standard folds to be created It is important to understand the way the machine folds when usin...

Page 20: ...JOBS Press the Manual Setup Button Fold 1 Enter In Distance For each fold in mm Memory Save Select Position to save in 1 2 3 or 4 RECALLING MANUAL FOLD JOBS Press the Manual Setup Button Memory Recall...

Page 21: ...2 Rubber friction band Replacement rubber for vacuum wheel WRASACC0509 Back stop assembly Holds the sheets in position M S0H0830 Rail knob rear Knurled knob for rear feed rail M S0H0305 Rail knob fron...

Page 22: ...l M S0H1774 Rubber drive belts Drive from the belt hub to the vacuum drive M S0H1819 Reg Belt Blue belt on angle to drive paper into the fixed register rail M S0E1260 Sensor Pulse sensor controls the...

Page 23: ...this may void your warranty on the machine LOADING THE FEEDER Take one sheet of the stock you are going to run Place it against the fixed feed rail and the caliper disk Loosen the lock knob on the bac...

Page 24: ...se the rubber caliper it will create a flat spot on the rubber and will need to be rotated periodically Steel vs Plastic vs Glass Balls The type and combination of balls is dependent on the weight of...

Page 25: ...hen wipe again Repeat until both are wiped down completely As you increase the amount of stock you may need to increase the pressure flow from the pump Also when the stock mount decreases you may need...

Page 26: ...e red beam from the sensor is hitting the tape If not loosen the screws on the sensor and adjust the beam until it is on the tape 4 If all above steps work correctly the sensor is working properly if...

Page 27: ...sary adjust the skew or tighten the operator side feed rail NOT FOLDING IN THE CORRECT LOCATION 1 Not enough pressure on rollers Check the knob setting Decrease Gap 2 Make sure there is no paper stuck...