Feed Table Installation:
Slide the feed table over the front and rear feed table holders. (The feed table weighs about 15 lbs.)
Loading Film onto Mandrels
The following instructions apply to poly-in film rolls as they would appear from the front of the laminator.
Top Roll:
Hold the core gripper to the side and place the roll of film onto the mandrel so that the film unwinds
toward you from the bottom of the roll. Turn the roll on the mandrel to lock the core gripper and the roll into
place.
Bottom Roll
: Hold the core gripper to the side and place the roll of film onto the mandrel so that the film unwinds
toward you from the top of the roll. Turn the roll on the mandrel to lock the core gripper and the roll into place.
The core gripper on the top and bottom mandrels spring back in opposite directions. The gripper should spring
back in the direction that the core will rotate when laminating. When the film is loaded properly the core gripper
will keep the film from turning on the mandrel. Keep in mind that when using
poly-out
rolls the top roll of film
should unwind from the top of the roll and the bottom roll should unwind from the bottom.
Once the film is properly loaded onto the mandrels, replace the mandrels onto the laminator.
Threading the Film
(Figures 1&2)
1. Feed the film from the top roll behind the upper idler roller rod and drape over both RollerShoes™. Be sure
that the shiny side of the film is against the shoes.
2. To thread the lower roll, first remove the two red knobs on each side of the idler slide mechanism. Slide
the idler roller rod toward you.
3. Feed the film from the bottom roll under and behind the lower idler roller rod. Push the idler slide
mechanism back into position and replace the red knobs.
4.
Lay the film from the lower roll over both RollerShoes™, again ensuring that the shiny side of the film is
facing the shoes. If you are cold loading it will be necessary to tape the bottom film to the top film. If you
are hot loading, the bottom film will adhere to the top film where it overlaps at the RollerShoes™.
5. Have a piece of poster board ready to use as a feed card to thread the film into and through the laminator.
6. Set the PRESSURE CONTROL to the CLOSE position.
7.Set the FORWARD/REVERSE switch to the FORWARD position.
8. Turn the MOTOR CONTROL ON/OFF switch to the ON position.
9.
Turn the MOTOR CONTROL knob far enough to allow the rollers to sufficiently pull the poster board into
the laminator.
10. Feed the poster board between the RollerShoes™ and into the front rollers.
11. After the laminator is properly threaded and the poster board has exited the rear of the laminator, make
any necessary adjustments.
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