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TROUBLE SHOOTING GUIDE |
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SYMPTOM | POSSIBLE CAUSE | CORRECTIVE ACTION |
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The control panel display does not | Laminator not connected to | Insert attachment plug into | |
illuminate when POWER ON/OFF | electrical supply | receptacle |
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is in the ON, marked “I”, position |
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| Blown out fuse. | Check fuses. |
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Heat rollers do not turn when I | Feed table not properly installed. | Tilt feed table and properly replace |
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Press the RUN ( ) button. | Pull | Pull out on the |
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| button. |
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Heat rollers only turn if I use the | Photo eye is blocked. | Disengage the footswitch mode. |
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“Footswitch”. |
| Clear nip area. |
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Laminated items exhibit curling. | Tension between the top and | Adjust tension per section FILM |
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| bottom film. Roll is unequal. | TENSION. |
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| Tension on top or bottom roll of | Adjust tension per section FILM |
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| film is too film is too loose. | TENSION. |
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| Bottom film roll may be | Make sure bottom roll of film is |
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| improperly loaded. | around idler bar and that is the |
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| normal operation position. |
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Adhesive deposited on heat rollers. | Top and bottom film webs not | Release heat and pull roller |
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| aligned | pressure, align the rolls of film. |
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| Laminate improperly loaded. | Adhesive (matte) side of laminate |
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| film may be against the heat rollers. |
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| Unweb and reload the film |
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| properly. |
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Unsatisfactory adhesion of | Speed setting too fast for type of | Lower speed setting. |
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laminate. | material being laminated |
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| Insufficient heat | Wait for “READY” indicator to |
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| appear in the control panel display. |
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| Laminate improperly loaded | Adhesive side of film must be |
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| facing away from the heat rollers. |
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| Heat rollers require cleaning. | Bottom roll of film not threaded |
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| behind the idle bar. |
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| Laminated item unsuitable for | Clean heat rollers per procedure in |
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| adhesion. | section CARING FOR THE GBC |
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| Item may be dirty or may have non |
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| porous surface that is extremely |
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| difficult to laminate. |
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