GBC Artic Eagle 1600 Roll Laminator Operators Manual

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Operating Instructions
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS vrei 4
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Electrical === EEE EEE mere 4
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INSTALLATION ee EEE неее … 8
FEATURE GUIDE mss oso is 5
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS ———————…. 7
Film Loading and Threading В = 7
Begin LaminatingMounting . BE EEE 9
Mounting В В Ш 9
Clearing a Film Jam rims ttn 10
CARING FOR THE ARCTIC EAGLE een eee 11
Cleaning the Rollers sissies 11
SPECIFICATIONS E E OS 11
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
YOUR SAFETY AS WELL AS THE SAFETY OF OTHERS IS IMPORTANT TO GBC. IN
THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL AND ON THE PRODUCT, YOU WILL FIND IMPORTANT
SAFETY MESSAGES REGARDING THE PRODUCT. READ THESE MESSAGES
CAREFULLY.READ ALL OF THE INSTRUCTIONS AND SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
FOR LATER USE.
AA THE SAFETY ALERT SYMBOL PRECEDES EACH SAFETY MESSAGE IN THIS
INSTRUCTION MANUAL. THE SYMBOL INDICATES A POTENTIAL PERSONAL SAFETY
HAZARD TO YOU OR OTHERS, AS WELL AS PRODUCT OR PROPERTY DAMAGE.
THE FOLLOWING WARNINGS ARE FOUND UPON THE ARCTIC EAGLE 1600:
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THIS SAFETY MESSAGE MEANS THAT YOU
COULD BE BURNED AND YOUR FINGERS
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THIS SAFETY MESSAGE MEANS THAT YOU
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Keep hand and
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WARNING DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SERVICE OR REPAIR THE EAGLE SERIES
LAMINATOR.
WARNING DO NOT CONNECT THE EAGLE SERIES LAMINATOR TO AN
ELECTRICAL SUPPLY OR ATTEMPT TO OPERATE THE LAMINATOR
UNTIL YOU HAVE COMPLETELY READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS.
MAINTAIN THESE INSTRUCTIONS IN A CONVENIENT LOCATION FOR
FUTURE REFERENCE.
4h WARNING TO GUARD AGAINST INJURY, THE FOLLOWING SAFETY PRE
CAUTIONS MUST BE OBSERVED IN THE INSTALLATION AND USE
OF THE LAMINATOR.
IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS
General
Keep hands,long hair, loose clothing, and articles such as necklaces or ties away from the front
rollers to avoid entanglement and entrapment. |
Do not use the laminator for other than its intended purpose.
Do not place the laminator on an unstable car, stand or table. An unstable surface may cause the
laminator to fall resulting in serious bodily injury. Avoid quick stops, excessive force and uneven
floor surfaces when moving the laminator on a cart or stand.
Do not defeat or remove electrical and mechanical safety equipment such as interlocks, shields
and guards.
Do not insert objects unsuitable for lamination or expose the equipment to liquids.
Electrical
The laminator should be connected only to a source of power as indicated in these
instructions and on the serial plate located on the rear of the laminator. Contact an
electrician should the attachment plug provided with the laminator not match the receptacles at
your location.
AA CAUTION: The receptacle must be located near the equipment and easily accessible.
Disconnect the attachment plug from the receptacle to which it is connected and keep the power
supply cord in your possession while moving the laminator.
Do not operate the laminator with a damaged power supply cord or attachment plug, upon
occurrence of a malfunction, or after the laminator has been damaged. Contact GBC's Technical
Service Department or your dealer/distributor for assistance.
Service
Perform only the routine maintenance procedures referred to in these instructions.
A WARNING: Do not attempt to service or repair the laminator. Disconnect the plug
from the receptacle and contact GBC’s Technical Department or your
dealer/distributor when one or more of the following has occurred.
The power supply cord or attachment plug is damaged.
Liquid has been spiled into the laminator
The laminator is malfunctioning after being mishandled
The laminator does not operate as described in these instructions.
INSTALLATION
1. Shipping damage should be brought to the immediate attention of the delivering carrier.
2. The Arctic Eagle 1600 comes fully assembled on a stand. If another stand is preferred,
it must be able to support 285 pounds.
3. Avoid locating the laminator near sources of heat or cold. Avoid locating the laminator in
the direct path of forced, heated or cooled air.
4. Connect the attachment plug provided with the laminator to a suitably grounded outlet only.
Avoid connecting other equipment to the same branch circuit to which
the laminator is connected, as this may result in nuisance | |
tripping of circuit breakers or blowing fuses.
FEATURE GUIDE
A. Power Switch: Fig (1). Located in the rear of the machine and applies power to the
laminator. |
B. Fuse: Fig (1). Electrical safety device, located near on the rear of the machine near
the power cord, that can be replaced by the operator if necessary. The Arctic Eagle
requires a 8A, 250V fuse
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C. Control Panel: Fig (2).
Hot run/Cold run: This switch toggles the heat assist feature on and off.
It is recommended that this feature be left in the on position for
lamination and encapsulation of pressure sensitive films.
- Run: Activates rollers for normal operation
Stop: Deactivates rotation of the rollers.
Speed Control: Variable speed control up to 3ft./min
D. Top pressure plate: Helps prints remain against the feed table while being fed into
the rollers. This plate may be removed for mounting boards.
E. Feed Table: Fig(3). The feed table is has a safety interlock switch. When the table is
removed, power to the motors is also removed.
F. Front Rollers: Fig(3). Prints are fed into the roller so that pressure sensitive materials
may be applied to prints.
G. Roller Pressure Handle: Fig(4). adjusts the amount of roller pressure needed for
various laminating and mounting applications. When the unit is not in use the handle
should always be in the Upper “Mounting” position.
H. Idler Bar: Fig(3). The idler bar located near the supply roll is used to direct the film to
the heat rollers and helps to release the liner from pressure sensitive films.
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I. Film Shafts and Core Adapters: The core adapters are inserted into the ends of |
the film cores. The film shaft is inserted through the centers of the core adapters then
placed on the laminator. Four 37and four 24 ” cores are included with the Arctic Eagle.
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J. Brake(tension) Adjustment Knob: Fig(5). Allows the operator to increase or
decrease film web tension as needed to reduce curl and wrinkles.
K. Film Slitter: Located on the rear of the machine to slit film as it exits the rear of the
machine.
L. rewind Unit: Fig(3). Located on the top of the unit, the rewind is designed to take up
the release liner as the print is being laminated. | |
M. Rewind Power Switch: Located on the left side of the rewind unit, it toggles power
on and off to the rewind motor.
N. Emergency Stop Switch: Located on the front and the rear of the machine, it cuts
power to all motors. The Emergency Stop Switches should only be used in emergency
situations.
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
Film Loading and Threading
1. Turn the main power switch on ( 1)
2. Remove the Pressure Plate and the Feed Table.
3. If film has already been removed from the laminator then skip to step 7.
4. Carefully cut the film web between both supply rolls and the pressure rollers.
Be careful not to cut or scratch the rollers.
5. Move the Roller Pressure Handle to the “Mount” position and pull the film out the front of
the lamiantor. -
6. Remove the film shafts by lifting the right side of the shaft out of the cradle and then pull
out the left hexagonal side. Loosen the thumbscrew on the left core adapter of the film
supply shaft. Do not loosen the right core adapter thumbscrew-this will make it easier to
line up the film edges. Tap the left end(hex) of the shaft on a table. Pull the shaft
partially out of the film tube. Then use the end of the film shaft to force the core adapter
out of the film tube.
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8. Return the film shafts onto the unit by first inserting hex end
of the film shaft into the left hand side of the machine and
then inserting the round end into the receptacle on the left
side of the machine. Figure 8
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9. Once the film is on the shaft, pull film from the top roll down the bottom roll to make
certain that the film is aligned properly. If it is not aligned properly, align them by
loosening the thumbscrew on the end caps and side the film into the proper position.
If the film is not aligned properly exposed adhesive will adhere to the
rollers and cause film Jams. |
10. Unroll the bottom film roll so that the adhesive side is pointing out(away from the rollers).
Allow it to lie against the feed rollers.
11. Without removing the film liver unroll the top film and guide it beneath the idler ar. Pull
it up and around the idler bar and attach the end to the rewind core with tape. Figure 7
12. Carefully slit the film all the way across. The object is to cut deep enough to split the
film away from the rewind liver. Figure 9.
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13. Remove the film from the liner and drape it over the exposed adhesive form the bottom
roll Figure 10.
14. With two heavy boards, guide the top and bottom film into the rollers as fat as they will
go. be sure to take up any slack on the rewind core. Figure 11.
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15. Replace the feed table. Try to avoid touching exposed adhesive while replacing the
feed table. This may cause feed jams.
16. Move the roller gap adjustment handle to the down position.
17. Depress the Run button.
18. When the film exits the rear pull rollers depress the Stop button.
19. Rotate the gap adjustment handle to the mount position.
20. Pull on the film exiting the rear pull roller. While pulling the film, rotate the roller gap
adjustment handle to the laminate position.
Begin laminating
Do not attempt to laminate abrasive or metal objects such as staples. paper clips and liter as
they may damage the rollers.
Do not force items into the nip area of the heat rollers. An item that is not easily drawn into the
laminator by the rollers is probably too thick to laminate. |
Wrinkles may result if an attempt is made to reposition an item once the rollers have grasped it.
Do not stop the laminator before an item has completely exited the rollers. Even a momentary stop
will cause a mark on the laminated item. |
You are now ready to begin laminating your documents.
1. Toggle the rewind Motor Switch to the On (1) position.
2. Depress either the Run Switch or the foot pedal.
3. Carefully feed the image into the rollers, making sure that the print remains flat against
the feed table.
4. allow the print to feed all the way through the laminator.
5. Once the print exits the rear of the laminator depress the stop button « or release the foot
pedal.
Mounting
Before mounting it is recommended that you trim your finished print. Your print should now have an
overlaminate film on the front side and mounting film on the reverse. In this process you will be
using the adhesive in the mounting film to adhere to a board. The maximum thickness board that
you can run on the arctic Eagle +”.
1. Remove film as in step 1-6 of the Film Loading and Threading section.
2. Place the mounting board on a flat surface.
3. Position the print face down on the board.
4. Peel back the leading edge of the liner about 1 or 2” and put a slight crease into the liner.
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5. Flip the print over onto the board, allowing the print to rest on the crease that you
created.
6. Line up the print to where you to mount it on the board.
7. Place your hands about 4 to 5” from the leading edge of the print and tack center of the
adhesive to the board.
8. Run your fingers along the edge from the center out. The print is now positioned on the
board. |
9. Remove the pressure plate from the Arctic Eagle.
10. Place the board in the center of the feed tray against the nip rollers.
11. Adjust the pressure of the rollers as necessary using the roller adjustment handle.
12. Lift the print and grab hold of the release liner. Do not allow the print to flop back
against your arm.
13. Depress either the run switch or the foot pedal.
14. as the print and board feed, pull back slowly on the release liner making sure that it
does not get pulled into the rollers. The release liner should pull away from the print
approximately 1-2” from the rollers.
15. Slowly pull the release liner until the entire board enters the rollers. Pulling the release
liner too quickly could cause the print to prematurely adhere to the board.
Clearing a Film Jam
Film jams(wrap-ups)may occur if the film is loaded backwards or it if the area at which film exits the
equipment is blocked. The film, when jammed, wraps around the rollers. To clear a jam it is
necessary to rotate the rollers in the reverse direction. When pressed, the REVERSE button on the
control panel will cause the rollers to reverse. |
To clear a jam:
1. Immediately stop the laminator by pressing STOP.
2. Cut the film web between the supply roll and the rollers.
3. Grasp the loose ends of the web, pull straight, and install the feed tray so the web is on
top of the tray. replace the safety shield. Press and hold down the RUN and REVERSE
buttons together, guide the film out of the rollers from the front side.
4. Once the jam has cleared the heat rollers, press the STOP button.
5. Thread the film per section FILM LOADING AND THREADING.
CARING FOR THE ARCTIC EAGLE
GBC offers Cleaning kits as well as Extended maintenance Agreements. Contact your local GBC
Service Representative or your dealer/distributor for additional information.
The only maintenance required by the operator is to periodically clean the rollers. The following
procedure will help keep the heat rollers free of adhesive that has been deposited along the edge
of the laminating film. Proper alignment of the rolls of film will reduce the amount of adhesive that is
deposited of the rollers.
Do not attempt to laminate adhesives marked “Flammable”
Do laminate glitter and/or metallic items. Damage to the rollers may result.
Cleaning the Rollers
WARNING: Do not apply any cleaning fluids or solvents to the rollers.
Some solvents and fluids may damage the rollers.
Never clean rollers with sharp or pointed objects. |
Hardened adhesive deposits on the rollers can cause damage to the rollers.
Rotate the rollers at the lowest speed setting on the control panel.
1. Remove the film from the laminator following the procedure outlined in steps 1
— through 7 of the section FILM LOADING AND THREADING, Using a Film
Threading Card.
2. Rub the top and bottom rollers with a 3M Scotchbrite pad. DO NOT USE METAL
SCOURING PADS!
3. Install the feed table safety shield.
4. Press RUN to rotate the rollers to an unclean portion. Press STOP. Continue this
process until the complete surfaces of both rollers are clean.
5. Follow the procedure in section FILM LOADING AND THREAD< Method Using
Film Threading Card to reload the laminator.
SPECIFICATIONS
- Operating Speed: Up to 4.3 fpm (1.3 m/min) Weight: 285 165. (129 Кд)
Dimensions: Electrical Requirements:
Width: 72.25” (183.5 cm) Voltage: 120V, 60Hz | 230V, 50Hz
Height: 48” (122 cm) current: 6A 3.2 A
Depth: 26.5” (67.3cm) Power: 710 W 740W
Electrical Ratings: Refer to the serial plate located on the rear of the laminator for
the specific electrical rating applicable to the unit.
U.S Receptacle NEMA 5-15R
Requirement:
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