Adjust The Knife Home Position; Knife Blade Cleaning; Cleaning Procedure - Avery Dennison snap 500 Operator's And Service Manual

User's Manual—SNAP™ 500 Gen 1 and Gen 2

6.4.2 Adjust the Knife Home Position

6.5 Knife Blade Cleaning

6.5.1 Cleaning Procedure

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8. Properly dispose of the used knife assembly.
9. To insert the new knife assembly, slide it down vertically into the space
between the Auxiliary Feed and the Nip Rollers.
10. Hold the knife assembly on the upper outboard corner. Use a flat blade
screwdriver to rotate the rotary knife blade with the screw slot in the knife
until the knife blade slips into the drive shaft.
11. Continue to hold the knife assembly in place. Use a Phillip's head
screwdriver to retighten the screw.
12. Turn on the power to the printer and allow the knife to return to home
position.
13. Rethread the tape through the Auxiliary Feed, Nip Roller, and knife.
To adjust the Knife Home Position, follow the procedure listed below.
1. Insert a flat blade screwdriver into the slot in the end of the knife.
2. Rotate the screwdriver counterclockwise until you hear an audible click.
3. Continue to turn the screwdriver approximately 1/8 of a rotation more.
Occasionally knife blades will become dirty from buildup of coated tapes affecting
knife performance. This may cause material to loop between the feed and knife
mechanisms. In order to restore knife to original operating condition build up on
blades must be removed.
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Coatings will build up at different number of cuts depending on material
being cut.
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Coatings that are thicker and softer may require more frequent cleaning.
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Woven materials without coatings require less frequent cleaning.
1. Follow knife removal instructions in section 5.4.1.
2. Remove knife cover by removing 3 screws shown in figures 18d and 18e.
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