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Insert strip glue side up,
adhesive gap first
DIAGRAMA/SCHÉMA/FIGURE 2
DIAGRAMA/SCHÉMA/FIGURE 3
DIAGRAMA/SCHÉMA/FIGURE 4
DIAGRAMA/SCHÉMA/FIGURE 5
DIAGRAMA/SCHÉMA/FIGURE 6
NOTE:
The Fastback® is optimized to work
with standard copy paper. If you’re unsure if
your paper will work, do a test bind.
1. Turn the Power Switch “ON.” The Power Switch is located in the lower
left on the front of the binder (figure 2). Once switched on, the Fastback®
binder takes about seven minutes to warm up.
When it’s ready, the display reads:
2. The book clamps now open to a narrow width. If your document is too
wide for the opening, press the OPEN button.
3. Before inserting your document into the binder, make sure all the pages in
your document are aligned by firmly jogging them on any flat surface. When
ready, put your document inside the Fastback®, sliding it all the way to the
RIGHT side of the opening (figure 3). Tap the pages again until you’re sure
they’re straight and flat.
4. Now press the green BIND button (figure 4). The book clamps close.
5. The display indicates the correct Superstrip™ width for your book:
6. Select the correct Superstrip™ . Make sure the Superstrip™
length
matches the document length!
NOTE:
If you notice your sheets aren’t perfectly straight, now’s the time to fix
them. Press the OPEN button to unclamp your document, then re-align the
pages. When you’re done, press the BIND button.
7. Now insert the Superstrip™ , adhesive side up, into the guide on the right
side of the binder (figure 5). It’s very important that you insert the
Superstrip™ with the glue face up. if you don’t, the glue will melt onto the
surfaces of the binder, and your document will not be bound.
8. When the binding is complete (approximately 15 seconds), the clamps
open to release the document. The display says:
9. Remove your bound document, and place it in the cooling rack for a few
minutes. Letting your book cool allows the adhesive to set and ensures a
strong, good-looking bind.
HINT:
If you want to bind a book that has an unusual length, you may hand cut
a Superstrip™ to match that document’s length. However, it is very important
that when you insert the strip in the binder, you insert the side with the adhesive
gap first (figure 6) to avoid adhesive leakage into the machine.
For production quantities of books it is always recommended that you purchase
strip manufactured to the correct length.
READY TO BIND
INSERT NARROW
REMOVE BOOK
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