Operating Instructions
SECTION 3.16 PROGRAMMING A JOB
A fully programmed job is given a job name and will be permanently retained in memory.
It is then available for later recall, and can be modified or overwritten at any time by the
Supervisor.
To start a new program, select 'Preset Job' from the Main menu and use the Scroll
Down key to an unused program number. To modify or overwrite an existing job, select the required jobname instead. Press the Enter key and the Status window will appear, as shown below:
Prog:
Count: 000
Status: Ready
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If an unused program number has been selected, 'Prog:' will be empty, as shown here. If a job is being modified, that jobname will appear instead.
Press Enter (or Esc) and the Job Options menu will appear. Select 'Program Job':
* JOB OPTIONS *
Job Summary
Ç
Main Menu
[Program Job]
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'Program Job' will only be available on the Job Options menu if the keyswitch on the machine is in Supervisor position.
Press Enter, and the Programming Job menu will appear:
*PROGRAMMING JOB 07*
NAME= [ ]
STN1A= always
Form1a= A4
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If an unused program number has been selected, '[ ]' will be empty, as shown here. If a job is being modified, that jobname will appear instead.
An explanation of the programming options is shown on the following page:
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To program a new job, or to rename an existing job, press Enter to display the screen shown below:
*JOB07=[ ]*
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RSTUVWXYZ 0123456789
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If an unused program number has been selected, '[ ]' will be empty, as shown here. If a job is being modified, that jobname will appear instead.
Use Scroll Up/Down keys to move the cursor along the lower row. Press
Enter to add or substitute that letter to the one pointed to in the upper row
('space' is between letters and numbers). Press the Esc key when done.
To change the following option, highlight the required setting. Press Enter, and the square brackets will change to double arrows. Use the Scroll Up/Down keys to modify.
Press Enter when done, then use the Scroll Up/Down keys to move to the next setting.
Setting Explanation and Options
STN1A=
Form1a=
Status of hopper 1a. Options: always / handfeed / off ('always' means 'on', but not handfeed). Use handfeed for Daily
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Length of form in hopper 1a. Preset list or custom (see following setting, 'FormLen1a').
FormLen1a=
Doubles 1a=
Mult1a=
Only appears if Form1a=custom. Press Enter, then Scroll
Up/Down keys to modify.
Doubles detection status of hopper 1a. Options: on / off.
Set to 'off' for special uses, eg. feeding pre-folded inserts,
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Multiples to be fed from hopper 1a. Press Enter, then
Scroll Up/Down keys to modify. Maximum of 4, but observe total pack thickness. Sheets will be separately folded/inserted into envelope.
) See the following sections for full details:
Double documents page 15
Daily Post page 20
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Setting
STN2=
Explanation and Options
Status of hopper 2. Options: always / handfeed / off ('always' means 'on', but not handfeed).
All remaining settings for hopper 2 are the same as for hopper 1a.
ENVELOPES= Whether envelopes are used. Options: on / off. ('Off' is selected for fold-only). See also following setting,
'EnvLen'.
EnvLen= Only appears if ENVELOPES=on. Press Enter, then Scroll
Up/Down keys to modify.
Sealing=
BATCH=
How envelopes are sealed. Options: always / off. If 'off', wetter beam will automatically raise to prevent sealing. Useful if gift, pen etc. is to be hand-inserted later.
Selects batch quantity, ie. number of cycles to be made before machine switches off. Maximum is 50. '00' means not selected.
ADVANCED= Options: on / off. If 'on', a further list of settings is displayed. These are settings that the software has chosen for the program just created, and can be modified with care if required. See the following page for details.
To exit programming mode and save the job, press the Esc key. This will take you back to the Status window and the job is now ready to run.
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CAUTION: Advanced settings should only be modified if particularly required it is possible to create settings that the machine may not be able to process.
Short FM= Options: 0 or 1. 1 enables collation of short form multiples
(less than 150mm length) in fold plate 1 - see also page 21.
Default is 0, ie. disabled.
FP1 re-sync=
FoldMode=
0-50. Sets number of short form collation cycles before resynchronising by moving to top of fold plate and back. This resets accuracy. Only available if Short FM=1.
Options: Singly / Together. Determines whether forms from multiple hoppers are folded/inserted as one, or separately.
Only available if hopper 1b/2 is selected.
FoldType=
FoldLen1=
FoldLen2=
Stn2Mode=
EnvStop=
C-fold / Z-fold / V-fold / T'Over / Custom. Sets the fold type.
If 'Custom', FoldLen1 & 2 (as shown below) will be available.
For details of 'T'Over' (turnover), see page 20.
Sets the fold length 1. Only available if FoldType=Custom.
Sets the fold length 2. Only available if FoldType=Custom.
Status of hopper 2. Options: collate / nest. Only available if station 2 is enabled.
Adjusts stopping position of envelope at insert position.
Positive numbers move it closer to output and vice versa.
Units are in 0.5mm steps.
Wetter=
Max. in Env=
Advances or retards wetter beam action to adjust length of envelope flap portion that is wetted. Units are in 0.5mm
steps.
Sets the maximum that will appear when selecting multiples in program mode (ie. Mult1a / 2). Default is 4, but up to
15 can be set.
To exit programming mode and save the job, press the Esc key. This will take you back to the Status window and the job is now ready to run.
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