Troubleshooting Guide; Machine Will Not Run; Paper Will Not Feed; Crooked Folds - Martin Yale 1701 Instruction Manual

6.0 Troubleshooting
6.1 Machine Circuit Breaker has
will not run tripped
Dead receptacle
Electrical Malfunction
6.2 Paper will Paper guides are to tight
not feed
Paper stack is not
square
Feed wheel is contami-
nated
Static electricity buildup
Retarder roller has
developed a flat wear
area
Paper has a curl in it
6.3 Crooked Excessive paper guide
Folds side play
Paper guide skew
adjustment off
6.4 Ink Ink not dry
smudges
on paper
Excessive toner on pho-
tocopied stock
6.5 Wrinkled Feed table paper guide
paper skew adjustment off
Feed table paper guides
too tight
Dirty Rollers
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If the folder has jammed while folding, turn it off for about 20 minutes to allow the thermal
breaker to cool and reset. WARNING! Motor will start automatically once it cools.
Always turn machine off to allow cooling so as to avoid automatic starts.
Try folder in known good receptacle.
Have the Model 1701 serviced by a qualified technician. Call Martin Yale customer serv-
ice at (260)-563-0641 if further assistance is needed.
Adjust the paper guides so that the paper slides freely between them. Review section 2.3.
Make sure the paper stack is square with respect to the folding rollers. Paper must enter
the folder squarely to ensure a straight fold.
Clean the feed wheel as outlined in section 5.3. of this manual.
Fan or jog the paper to loosen the stack. Martin Yale Static Eliminator Spray may be used.
Liberally spray over paper edges, feed tables, fold tables, and exit ramp.
Replace retarder
Paper will sometimes develop a curl that makes automatic feeding difficult. This is espe-
cially common in paper just printed from a laser jet printer. Stacking it and placing a large
heavy object such as a large book on it for a couple hours can straighten paper. Another
option is to place the paper on the Model 1701 feed table with the curl down.
Readjust the paper guides to eliminate excessive side play between guides and paper
edges, per section 2.3 of these instructions.
Readjust paper guide skew adjustment as outlined in section 2.3 of these instructions.
Paper must enter the folding rollers straight, or a crooked fold will result.
Allow additional ink drying time before folding. Some inks do not dry, they only set (dry to
the touch). Because of the physical nature of friction feeding, you may notice a mark on
the leading edge of the paper.
Check copy machine
Align the paper guides with the skew adjustment so the paper feeds straight into the fold-
er. Review section 2.3.
Set guides so that sheets slide freely down between the guides without excessive side
play. Review section 2.3.
Dirty rollers can cause wrinkled paper. Clean rollers as described in section 5.1.
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