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- Page 1 POLARIS II LAMINATOR OPERATOR MANUAL Part Number: 930-115 REV: - REV Date: 7-27-04 © 2004 GENERAL BINDING CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Do not duplicate without written permission.
- Page 2 The information in this publication is provided for reference and is believed to be accurate and complete. General Binding Corporation is not liable for errors in this publication or for incidental or consequential damage in connection with the furnishing or use of the information in this publication, including, but not limited to, any implied warranty of fitness or merchantability for any particular use.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
3.4 Dimensions 3.5 Electrical requirements 3.6 Recomended work space Figure 3.4.1 Dimensions 4.0 Installation 4.1 Pre-installation 4.2 Setting up your laminator Figure 4.2.1 Paper Guide 5.0 Operations 5.1 Components on the laminator Figure 5.1.1 Power Switch Figure 5.1.2 Feed Table Details Figure 5.1.3 Catch Table... - Page 4 Polaris II 6.0 Applications 6.1 Film loading and threading Figure 6.1.1 Suction Cup Control Figure 6.1.2 Suction Cups and Paper Stack Figure 6.1.3 Film Leader 6.2 Helpful hints 6.3 Important points to remember Quick Set up Application Guide 7.0 Maintenance and Troubleshooting 7.1 Cabinets and cover 7.2 Clean the rollers 7.3 Misc Maintenance...
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Page 5: Safety
WARNING: Do not wear ties, loose fitting clothes or dangling jewelry while operating or servicing the laminator. These items can get caught in the nip and choke you or you can be crushed or burned. WARNING: Never tamper with the safety devices to increase the laminator’s production capacity. - Page 6 Unacceptable materials may cause damage to the rollers or cause poor output quality. CAUTION: Always observe all warning labels placed at various points on the laminator. If you do not completely understand a label, contact your local service representative for further explanation.
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Page 7: Labels
Operations Manual 1.3 Labels Safety warning labels are placed at various locations on the laminator. Do not remove any of these labels. They are placed for your safety as well as the safety of those working around you. Below are illustrations of the safety labels and a description of their meanings. - Page 8 – The safety label below means that you could cut yourself if you are not careful. This label is located on the rear panel in the center of the laminator just above the Electrical hazard safety label and below the rear slitter. Refer to Figure 1.3.1 Safety label placement for illustration.
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Page 9: Figure 1.3.1 Safety Label Placement
Operations Manual Polaris II Figure 1.3.1 Safety label placement (1) B etween pull rollers and decurling bar (2) O ne on each side of the lam inator (1) C enter rear panel below film unwind. Located near Fuse Holder N ear all sprockets (2) O ne on each side of the lam inator ©... - Page 10 Polaris II Operations Manual Page 1-6 © 2004 General Binding Corporation...
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Page 11: Warranty
Operations Manual 2.0 Warranty GBC warrants to the original purchaser for a period of ninety days after installation that this laminator is free from defects in workmanship and material under normal use and service. GBC’s obligation under this limited warranty is limited to replacement or repair, at GBC’s option, of any part found defective by GBC without charge for material or labor. - Page 12 Polaris II Operations Manual This page intentionally left blank. Page 2-2 © 2004 General Binding Corporation...
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Page 13: Specifications
Any specification not provided must be requested from GBC. 3.1 Film and sheet size – Single side films Film (ie., GBC LAYFLAT, GBC HI-TAC) – 3 in. (7.6 cm) Core Sheet Size – Min. 11.0 in. x 8.5 in. (28x 20 cm) –... -
Page 14: Figure 3.4.1 Dimensions
Polaris II Operations Manual Figure 3.4.1 Dimensions 5 4 in c h e s 1 0 5 in c h e s 5 0 .5 in c h e s Page 3-2 © 2004 General Binding Corporation... -
Page 15: Installation
Operations Manual 4.0 Installation GBC Films Group is committed to a program of ongoing product improvement. As a result, we are providing these instructions so you can insure that your new Polaris Laminator is properly and securely unpacked, moved, and installed. -
Page 16: Setting Up Your Laminator
Polaris II 4.2 Setting up your laminator After placing your Polaris laminator, the catch table must be installed. To assist in the installation of the catch table, a set of tools has been provided. The tools are sent with the machine and can be found wrapped up on the front feed table. -
Page 17: Operations
(1) POWER ON/ OFF: This is located to the lower right of the catch table. When set to the “I” position, applies power to the laminator. When set to the “O” position, removes power from the laminator. See Figure 5.1.1. -
Page 18: Figure 5.1.3 Catch Table
Polaris II (7) CATCH TABLE: The catch table is located at the rear of the machine and collects finished sheets. See Figure 5.1.3. Figure 5.1.3 Catch Table C A T C H T A B L E (8) VACUUM AND BLOWER ADJUSTMENT KNOBS: The vacuum to the suction cups and the pile blower can be controlled by increasing or decreasing air adjustment knob of your compressor. -
Page 19: Figure 5.1.7 Heat Roller And Shield
Direct contact with the heat roller can burn you. (13) PULL ROLLERS: The bottom pull roller, located in the middle of the laminator, is motor driven. When Rollers are in the down position, they simultaneously pull the film and improve the quality of the laminated item. -
Page 20: Figure 5.1.9 Paper Pin
Refer to Section 5.2 Film Tension for more information on tension. (22) EMERGENCY STOPS: The emergency stops are located on top of the laminator. They can be located Page 5-4 by the yellow hazard stickers and should be used to stop the machine in the event of an emergency. -
Page 21: Control Panel
START button is pressed. Once the feeder head is home, press the START button for 1 second. The nip roller will start to raise and after about 2 seconds, the laminator will start. Once the laminator is running, pressing the START button again will increase the running speed by 3 ft/min. -
Page 22: Figure 5.2.1 Control Panel
Polaris II Figure 5.2.1 Control panel Page 5-6 Operations Manual © 2004 General Binding Corporation... -
Page 23: Operator Screens
(2) KNIFE ON/KNIFE OFF: This activates the knife to cut when the over lap sensor is covered. Turning the knife off prevents the knife from activating when the over lap sensor is covered. (3) SERV: These buttons are reserved for GBC Service Technicians. Polaris II KNIFE SERV --->... - Page 24 HiTac ALARM SCREENS HIGH There are a number of alarm screens that appear if there is a problem with the laminator. The following is a list of these screens: ---> MISFEED - This alarm is indicated when the misfeed sensor is activated and the laminator will stop. Press ACCEPT to acknowledge the alarm.
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Page 25: Supply Shaft
Power to the motor is removed when any safety shield is in the open position. 5.6 Film Alignment The Polaris laminator is a left justified machine. Film should be aligned from the left going to the right. Film should not be centered on the supply shaft. -
Page 26: Figure 5.7.1 Manual Tension Knob
Polaris II Operations Manual Figure 5.7.1 Manual Tension Knob SU PPLY S HAFT M ANU AL TEN SIO N AD JUSTM EN T KNO B Page 5-10 © 2004 General Binding Corporation... -
Page 27: Applications
WARNING: Do not wear ties, loose fitting clothes or dangling jewelry while operating or servicing the laminator. These items may get caught in the nip and choke you or you can be crushed or burned. 6.1 Film loading and threading (1) Turn power ON. -
Page 28: Figure 6.1.3 Film Leader
Polaris II (9) The cutter On/Off indicator is to be off during the webbing process. WARNING: Roller are HOT. Use extreme caution when loading film. Direct contact with the rollers can burn you! (10) Lift the main roller safety shield for ease of webbing the film. -
Page 29: Helpful Hints
The longer the dwell time, the more the adhesive will liquify. The result is a better bond. If you are ever unsure that your laminator is set at the proper setting, run a test piece (scrap) of the same or similar material through the laminator. - Page 30 INFORMATION: When feeding long items, Skewing may occur if the item is not fed into the laminator straight. Use the feed guide and guide wheels to help prevent this from happening. INFORMATION: If the machine is not working,...
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Page 31: Quick Setup
- All HI-TAC films must run 21 ft/min for best quality. - If paper has curl in one corner, shift paper and film tp the middle of the laminator. Cutting: - Place the first wheel half way on the edge of the sheet at a slight inward angle. -
Page 32: Application Guide
Polaris II Application Guide The folloing chart is intended to be used as a guide to set up the machine for different applications. These are starting points for the setup process. Factors such as humitity and media/film qualtity can effect the final setting to obtain the best qualitiy. -
Page 33: Maintenance And Troubleshooting
WARNING: Do not wear ties, loose fitting clothes or dangling jewelry while operating or servicing the laminator. These items can get caught in the nip and choke you or you can be crushed or burned. INFORMATION: Improper maintenance can result in poor output quality. -
Page 34: Misc Maintenance
WARNING: Never remove the side panels in attempt to troubleshoot the laminator. You may cause damge to other components or injury to yourself. WARNING HAZARD: Do not open the side panels. You will be exposed to dangerous voltage which can shock. -
Page 35: Figure 7.3.1 Troubleshooting Guide
Operations Manual Figure 7.3.1 Troubleshooting guide Symptom Laminator won’t run. Feeder not picking up sheets. Feeder head not moving. Sheets not feeding straight. Sheets wrinkled. Film stretching or shrinking. Film not sticking. Excessive upward curl. Excessive downward curl. Cutter not cutting. - Page 36 Polaris II Operations Manual Page 7-4 © 2004 General Binding Corporation...