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Troubleshooting

Labels are applied to the container crooked.

1. Check for container taper. Some containers such as wine bottles may have a slight taper

that will cause the label to be applied crooked. You may be able to apply your label

straight if you angle the container idler roller to correspond with the angel of the taper.

For example, if you normally apply labels to the bottle with both sides of the container

idler roller in the third notch from the drive roller, try putting one side in notch three and

the other side in notch four.

2. Roll Guides should also be positioned very close to the roll, but not squeezing any part of

the roll (so the roll has very little play side-to-side between the guides). 

3. It may take several labels to allow the label stock to “straighten-out” or “settle-in” where

it will run for the duration of the roll. It will “settle-in” quicker if you make sure to get the

label stock loaded relatively square to the roll.

4. For larger heavier rolls make sure that the roll is positioned on top of the Roll Guides with

the magnetic portions facing in. This will minimize the chances that the heavy roll will

push the guides out of place.

5. For lighter rolls make sure the Roll Drag Arm is in place as described in the manual. If

you do not have a Roll Drag Arm please contact tech support.

Tapered bottles. 

Many wine bottles have a slight taper to them.  Using the normal procedures outlined in the

manual will cause the labels to be applied crooked.   You may be able to apply your label

straight if you angle the container idler roller to correspond with the angel of the taper.  For

example, if you normally apply labels to the bottle with both sides of the container idler roller

in the third notch from the drive roller, try putting one side in notch three and the other side

in notch four.

Motor stalling on labels 6" (15.3 cm) or wider. 

For label stock 6” (15.3 cm) and wider, it may be necessary to reduce the speed of the Label

Applicator.  The AP360/362 includes a half-speed mode that generates more power from 

the motors for wider label stock.  To activate this mode, hold down the Foot Switch while

switching on the unit.  The AP360/362 will revert back to the default mode when switched 

on without holding down the Foot Switch.

AP360/362 is running slow.

See Section 6.2.  Make sure the foot switch is not depressed at any time during the boot up

sequence. 

Small diameter containers. 

Small containers such as chap stick containers which are close to the edge of the minimum

allowed diameter specification (0.6") will occasionally get pushed off the rollers by the 

oncoming label. To solve this problem add pressure to the arm by hand while applying labels

on extremely small containers.  This will prevent the label from pushing the container off the

rollers.

There are bubbles or wrinkles in the label.  

Wrinkles or bubbles can appear on the applied label if the container is not completely round,

is not smooth or has bumps or ridges.  To minimize bubbling or wrinkling with such bottles

smooth the labels by hand as the container rotates around. For this procedure you must apply

labels with out using the container pressure arm.

16 AP360/362 Label Applicator 

Section 6: Troubleshooting and Maintenance 

Содержание AP360

Страница 1: ...ck Start 2009 All rights reserved Unpacking and Setup 3 Loading the Label Stock 4 Loading the Container 9 Applying the Label 12 Label Path Diagram 15 Troubleshooting and Maintenance 16 Specifications...

Страница 2: ...or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Re orient or relo...

Страница 3: ...ocated in the supply box along with the Power Cord You will need to assemble them as shown in Figure 1 1 Attach the Power Cord and switch on the power as shown in Figure 1 2 Feed the Foot Switch and F...

Страница 4: ...l stock roll on the Roll Bar with one side against the upright of the remaining Roll Guide Place it on the Roll Bar with the loose end of the stock feeding underneath the roll Figure 2 2 Section 2 Loa...

Страница 5: ...o that there is downward pressure on the inside of the roll This helps prevent application alignment problems near the end of a roll Figure 2 3 5 Place the removed Roll Guide back on the Roll Bar and...

Страница 6: ...bel stock forward and then push it into the Feed Area from the back of the label applicator The labels will come out just underneath the Peel Edge Figure 2 5 8 Pull approximately 12 inches of label st...

Страница 7: ...or a detailed diagram of the Liner Idler Roller positions Note This procedure assumes that the first 12 inches of labels will not be applied to the container using the Label Applicator Of course you m...

Страница 8: ...roughly centered on the label stock Figure 2 9 12 Push the Liner Idler Roller into the clamped position Figure 2 10 13 The labels are now ready for application Note Position the Label Applicator on th...

Страница 9: ...ontainer Guides 1 Lift the Container Pressure Arm to a height well above the imagined height of the container Figure 3 1 2 Position the Container Idler Roller so that the container is at the highest p...

Страница 10: ...ntainer relative to the label stock using the Container Guides If you have several containers that have different labels for each it may be useful to record the distance between the edge of the label...

Страница 11: ...rm right or left until it is roughly centered on the container Push down on the arm until the roller on the end of the arm touches the container Remove the container Push down the arm approximately 1...

Страница 12: ...ted by nine different memory locations F1 F9 F 0 represents the single label application mode By choosing the desired memory location distance you can easily switch between multiple two label containe...

Страница 13: ...of back label 2 3 Subtract the distance between the labels on the liner the distance between the labels while they are still attached to the roll from the value received in step 2 Example If your bott...

Страница 14: ...unit 3 While the unit is booting up a will appear as the first digit of the firmware version number on the display F Set the Mode of Container Roller Motor By default the container rollers continue t...

Страница 15: ...AP360 362 Label Applicator 15 Section 5 Label Path Diagram Label Path Container Drive Roller Container Idler Roller Peel Edge Liner Drive Roller Liner Idler Roller Label Path Diagram...

Страница 16: ...l straight if you angle the container idler roller to correspond with the angel of the taper For example if you normally apply labels to the bottle with both sides of the container idler roller in the...

Страница 17: ...bearings Primera recommends oiling the four bearings associated with the Liner Drive Roller and Liner Idler Roller Oil these four bearings for every 50 000 containers labeled They should only be oile...

Страница 18: ...ical rating 12 VDC 5 0A Power requirements 100 240 VAC 50 60 Hz 60 watts Feed speed 4 0 in sec in Default Mode 2 0 in sec in Half Speed mode for 6 8 wide label See Section 4A Step 2 for details Agency...

Страница 19: ...AP360 362 Label Applicator 19...

Страница 20: ...P N 511218 101609...

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