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Pitney Bowes OfficeRight DF500 Operator's Manual

Pitney Bowes OfficeRight DF500 Operator's Manual

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  • Page 2 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com PB Form SV40124 First Edition, July 2003 © 2003 Pitney Bowes Inc. All rights reserved. This book may not be reproduced in whole or in part in any fashion or stored in a retrieval system of any type or transmitted by any means, electronically or mechani- cally, without the express written permission of Pitney Bowes Inc.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com DF500 Folder Operator Guide Table of Contents Section Page Safety....................2 Description ..................2 Moving the DF500 ............... 8 Machine and Job Setup .............. 9 Automatic Fold Setup ..............12 Operating The Folder ..............13 Folder Mechanics For Understanding Fold Problems ..

  • Page 4: Safety

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com DF500 Folder Operator Guide SAFETY A series of messages may be used throughout this manual to alert you to potentially hazardous con di tions. These messages are ex plained below: WARNING - indicates the presence of a hazard that can cause severe personal injury or loss of life, or substantial property damage if the warning is ignored.
  • Page 5 To prevent overheating, do not cover the vent openings. • All areas of the machine requiring disassembly or removal of covers should be accessed only by your Pitney Bowes Cus- tomer Service Representative. • Read all instructions before attempting to operate the equip- ment.

  • Page 6: Description

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com DF500 Folder Operator Guide DESCRIPTION The Model DF500 Folder is a stand-alone tabletop folder capa- ble of processing up to 40,000 doc u ments per month. The ma- chine folds single and multi-part cut-sheet forms and then feeds them folded onto the stacker.
  • Page 7 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com DF500 Folder Operator Guide DF500 Controls and Features 1. Stacker Deck – holds the folded documents. 2. Top Cover – allows access inside of folder for removing jams. 3. Material Feed Deck – where paper is fed into the folder. 4.
  • Page 8 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com DF500 Folder Operator Guide More DF500 Controls and Features 1. Stacker Extension – allows more space for collected doc u - ments after folding. 2. Stacker Rollers – helps guide material on to stacker belts. 3.
  • Page 9 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com DF500 Folder Operator Guide DF500 Control Panel Features 1. Paper Size Indicators – shows the paper size in use. 2. Standard Fold Type Indicators – shows the type of fold se lect ed. 3.

  • Page 10: Moving The Df500

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com DF500 Folder Operator Guide MOVING THE DF500 WARNING: To avoid personal injury or damage to the machine, two people should be used to lift the DF500. 1. If moving the DF500, make sure that it is unplugged and that it is placed on an ap pro pri ate work surface.

  • Page 11: Machine And Job Setup

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com DF500 Folder Operator Guide MACHINE AND JOB SETUP Feeder Setup Setting the Paper Thickness 1. Turn the power switch to ON. The display will read: JOB: 1 READY ØØØØØØ 2. Press the Paper Thickness key on the control panel. The display changes to: THICKNESS? YES: Enter...
  • Page 12 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com DF500 Folder Operator Guide Setting the Paper Guides 1. Squeeze the blue lever against the right hand paper guide, and, using two hands, move the guides to the width of the paper. 2. Allow about 1/32" (1mm) clear ance so that the paper is not held too tightly (see below).
  • Page 13 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com DF500 Folder Operator Guide Using the Table Extension 1. Lift the table extension up to sup port longer paper like legal size. Setting the Pressure Roller The pressure roller knob allows you to set the pressure applied to the first set of feed rollers.

  • Page 14: Automatic Fold Setup

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com DF500 Folder Operator Guide AUTOMATIC FOLD SETUP Selecting Paper Size 1. Press the Paper key to select the desired paper size length. Each press of the key will step through the three standard paper sizes and “other”...

  • Page 15: Operating The Folder

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com DF500 Folder Operator Guide Selecting Fold Type (continued) 4. When the setup is complete, the display will change back to the “Ready” state. TEMP JOB: 1 READY ØØØØØØ NOTE: “TEMP JOB” or “T” in the display means that the job just setup is considered a temporary job because it has not yet been saved in memory.
  • Page 16 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com DF500 Folder Operator Guide Setting the Speed (continued) The speed can also be changed while the machine is running. 1. Press the Speed key. The display will change to: SPEED ØØØØØØ 2. Use the " or ! keys to run slower or faster. 3.

  • Page 17: Folder Mechanics For Understanding Fold Problems

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com DF500 Folder Operator Guide Stop ping the DF500 1. To in ter rupt the folding process at any time, press the Stop key. This will stop the machine in a controlled manner. 2. The sheets already in process will be folded and delivered be- fore the machine stops.
  • Page 18 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com DF500 Folder Operator Guide Folder Mechanics (continued) B. The paper con tin ues into the fold plate until it hits the stop. Since the two rollers are still driving the paper, a buckle will form at the en trance to the fold plate and will, eventually, be caught be tween fold rollers (2) and (3).
  • Page 19 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com DF500 Folder Operator Guide Fine Tuning the Folder Fold corrections can be made with the machine stopped or running. Correcting a fold with the machine stopped… 1. Select which fold you want to correct by pressing the Fold 1 or Fold 2 key.
  • Page 20 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com DF500 Folder Operator Guide Correcting a Skewed Fold A skewed fold will result if the paper has not been fed exactly at right angles with respect to the fold rollers. To correct a skew, the entire feed table can be moved left or right by turning the skew ad just ment knob.
  • Page 21 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com DF500 Folder Operator Guide Fine Tuning the Feeder for "Problem" Paper The fine tuning feature allows you to adjust the feeder gap (the opening through which the paper must pass) in small steps while the machine is running.

  • Page 22: Total And Batch Count

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com DF500 Folder Operator Guide Fine Tuning the Feeder (continued) 4. To leave the fine tuning mode, press Enter. The display will switch back to normal running mode. If you don’t press Enter, the machine will stay in fine tuning mode until power is turned off.
  • Page 23 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com DF500 Folder Operator Guide Setting a Batch Count The batch count feature will make the machine fold a pre-se- lected number of sheets (a batch) and then stop. The remaining folded sheets on the stacker will be carried to the end of the stacker table to aid removal.
  • Page 24 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com DF500 Folder Operator Guide Restoring a Batch Count If you have set a batch of 50, for instance, and have taken a trial piece or have run several pieces you cannot use, you may want to restore the batch count to 50 before starting a folding run.

  • Page 25: Running A Job

    (C) fold on 8-1/2" by 1 1" paper. However, it can be set to a dif fer ent fold and paper com bi na tion, if required, by a Pitney Bowes service engineer. Follow the steps below to select a normal job.

  • Page 26: Saving, Retrieving, Or Deleting Jobs

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com DF500 Folder Operator Guide SAVING, RETRIEVING, OR DELETING JOBS After setting up and running a job, you might want to save it for later use. This is especially useful for jobs which occur frequently or for difficult jobs that run well only at a certain speed and fold plate setting.
  • Page 27 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com DF500 Folder Operator Guide Saving a New or Replacement Job (continued) 4. If you press Enter, the job previously saved under “JOB 2” (for this example) will be replaced by the new job under the same job number: STORED AS: JOB2 5.
  • Page 28 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com DF500 Folder Operator Guide Retrieving A Job From Memory 1. To retrieve a job from memory and set it up, press the Select Job key repeatedly until the job you want is displayed: SELECT JOB: YES: Enter 2.
  • Page 29 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com DF500 Folder Operator Guide Deleting A Job From Memory 1. Select the job number you want to delete by pressing Select Job until the correct job number is displayed. 2. Press the Reset Counter key. The display will prompt: DELETE JOB: YES: Enter 3.

  • Page 30: Manual Fold Setup

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com DF500 Folder Operator Guide MANUAL FOLD SETUP Setting A Standard Fold With Non-standard Size Paper 1. Press the Fold Type key to select the desired type of standard fold. 2. Press the Paper key until the “Other” indicator lights. The display will show: TØ...
  • Page 31 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com DF500 Folder Operator Guide Setting A Non-standard Fold With Any Size Paper 1. Press the Paper key to select any of the 3 standard paper sizes, or select “Other” and set the paper size as described above.

  • Page 32: Manual Feed

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com DF500 Folder Operator Guide MANUAL FEED The manual feed mode allows you to hand-feed sets of two or more sheets, loose, glued or stapled. The limit is five sheets of 20 lb. (80g/m bond, folded into a single, letter (C) or Z fold.
  • Page 33 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com DF500 Folder Operator Guide Returning To Automatic Feed 1. To get out of the manual feed mode, press the Manual Feed key again. The display will prompt: MANUAL FEED EXIT? YES: Enter 2. Press the Enter key. The display will show: INSERT ONE SHEET DONE - Enter 3.

  • Page 34: Operating Hints

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com DF500 Folder Operator Guide OPERATING HINTS Clearing A Jam Jams can occur for a number of reasons, including: • Double sheets being fed • Running a certain type of fold with the wrong size paper •...
  • Page 35 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com DF500 Folder Operator Guide Clearing a Jam (continued) 4. If the paper is bunched up inside, making it hard to turn the knob or the fold roller directly, remove the two de flec tor bars. Using the screw as a handle, push the bar towards the con- trol panel, then lift it out.
  • Page 36 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com DF500 Folder Operator Guide Removing The Fold Plates You will need to remove the fold plate assembly if paper is stalled in this area and you have been unable to clear a jam as described in the previous “Clearing a Jam”...
  • Page 37 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com DF500 Folder Operator Guide Removing Fold Plates (continued) 5. Check for any paper in the fold plates or between the fold rollers in the machine. Turn the rollers by hand or use the hand wheel knob to make sure that all paper has been re- moved.

  • Page 38: Troubleshooting

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com DF500 Folder Operator Guide TROUBLESHOOTING Feeding and folding problems are usually due to im prop er ad- just ment of the machine or to improperly setting up a job. Refer to the Symptom/Probable Cause section below and the Error Mes sag es Dis played on the Control Panel table (starting on the next page) to help you resolve prob lems when operating the DF500.
  • Page 39 If the “FOLD PLATE ERROR” message appears again, try the above procedure once or twice more. If the fault persists, call Pitney Bowes for assistance. SV40214 Rev. A...
  • Page 40 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com DF500 Folder Operator Guide Error Messages Displayed on the Control Panel (continued) Error Message What It Means Operator Action Jam In Folder A paper jam has occurred Refer to “Clearing a jam” Open Top Cover within the machine.
  • Page 41 “STACKER ERROR” message appears again, try the above procedure once or twice more. If the fault persists, call Pitney Bowes for assistance. Use New Setting ? This message Press Enter to activate your setting or ! to stay with your previous setting.

  • Page 42: Maintenance

    Do not attempt to service the Model DF500 your self, as re mov ing covers may expose you to dangerous voltage and moving parts. Refer all servicing to a trained Pitney Bowes Cus tom er Service Rep re sen ta tive.

  • Page 43: Form Handling

    Fortunately, there are a number of easy and effective measures you can take to minimize problems, improve production and get the most out of your Pitney Bowes equipment. Be Sure Material Meets Our Forms Specifications The DF500 is designed to handle a certain range of material.
  • Page 44 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com DF500 Folder Operator Guide FORM HANDLING (continued) Rotate Stock; Give Material Time to Stabilize • Rotate stock; use oldest stock first (first in, first out). • Transfer cartons from the storage area to the work area no more than several hours before use.

  • Page 45: Equipment/Form Specifications

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com DF500 Folder Operator Guide EQUIPMENT/FORM SPECIFICATIONS Equipment Dimensions Width: 25" (640mm) Length: 34" (860mm) Height: 17" (430mm) 95 lbs. (43 kg) shipping weight Weight 120 VAC, 60 Hz, 3A (also 230 VAC, 50 Hz, 2A) Electrical Up to 20,000 sheets per hour, depending Operating Speed...
  • Page 46 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com DF500 Folder Operator Guide Skew Allowance -based on 20 lb. 8.5" x 11" (80 g/m2 A4 bond paper) • 68% of samples will deviate from the ideal fold center line within ±.02" (±0.5mm) •...
  • Page 47 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com DF500 Folder Operator Guide Multi-Sheet Fold Allowance: Collated sets of up to five sheets may deviate from the ideal fold life by a max. of ±1/12" (±2mm) either side. +.02" Ideal Fold Line -.02"...
  • Page 48 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com DF500 Folder Operator Guide Index Fold Types Description 4, 43 Adjustments Fine Tuning 17 Feeder Gap 19 Setup, Automatic 12 Fold Type 17 Setup, Manual 28, 29 Paper Guides 10 Form Handling 41 Pressure Roller 1 1 Forms Specifications 45 Skewed Fold 18...
  • Page 49 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com DF500 Folder Operator Guide Non-Standard Fold, Man.Setup 28 Table Extension 1 1 Normal Job, Setup 23 Temporary Job, Setup 23 Theory, Folder Mechanics 15 Total Count, Clearing 20 Trial Piece, Running 14 Operating, Folder 13 Troubleshooting 36, 37, 38, 39 Operating Hints 32 Z-Fold...
  • Page 50 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com DF500 Folder Operator Guide SV40214 Rev. A...
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