July 2018 1. Introduction Thank you for choosing the Phoenix 2700 DHP laminator. It has been designed and manufactured to provide years of continuous service. Please read this manual thoroughly before operating. Please inspect the box and the laminator for shipping damage. Damage should be brought to the attention of the delivering carrier immediately.
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Phoenix 2700 DHP July 2018 • Contact an electrician should the power cord provided with the laminator not match the receptacles at your location. • Ensure that the voltages of the power supply you are using match the rated working voltages before operations.
Phoenix 2700 DHP July 2018 4. General Safeguards • Keep hands, long hair, loose clothing, and articles such as neckties away from rollers to avoid entanglement and entrapment. The rollers have pinch points that can trap body parts or clothing and cause serious injury.
Phoenix 2700 DHP July 2018 5. Operating Conditions • Environment requirements: Ambient temperature: 50⁰ F - 104⁰ F Humidity: 30%—80%; Ideal humidity: 55% • Due to the static on film rolls, you should try to keep the environment clean. • Provide enough space around machine to ensure the safe and effective operation.
Phoenix 2700 DHP July 2018 7. Installation 1. Lift machine straight up and out of the box. 2. Set machine on sturdy table or optional machine stand. 3. Remove plastic cover and operating manual. 4. Remove the feed tray and safety shield.
Phoenix 2700 DHP July 2018 11. Safety Shield 1. Insert left side of shield with spring pin into positioning holes on left side frame. 2. Insert right side pin into positioning hole on right side frame. Lower safety shield onto side support pins.
Phoenix 2700 DHP July 2018 12. Feed Table Rotate Safety Shield to full upright position Insert Feed table onto back two positioning pins on both side frames Retract Feed table safety latch located under right side of table Feed Table Safety Latch 4.
Phoenix 2700 DHP July 2018 13. Roller Gap Adjustment 1. Laminate Position 2. 1/16” Gap 3. 1/8” Gap 4. 3/16” Gap 5. 1/4” Gap 6. Open/Full Gap 14. Temperature Display • LCD temperature display is located on the left – front side cover.
Phoenix 2700 DHP July 2018 15. Operation 1. General Operation • Connect the power cord provided with the laminator to a suitably grounded outlet only. a) Contact an electrician should the power cord provided with the laminator not match the receptacles at your location.
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Phoenix 2700 DHP July 2018 • Recommended settings below are for High temperature (210 F activation) 1.5 and 3 mil film and Low temperature (185 F activation) 5.0 and 10 mil film: Dial Settings Film Thickness Temperature Speed Approx. Temp display 1.5 mil...
Phoenix 2700 DHP July 2018 16. Roller Cleaning Function 1. First remove both the Safety Shield and Feed Table 2. Turn main power ON/OFF switch to OFF position 3. Press and hold the Reverse switch while turning the ON/OFF switch back to ON 4.
Phoenix 2700 DHP July 2018 19. Heat Sensor Safety Feature 1. Should the heat senor located on the back side of the top heat roller become blocked, the motor and heater will stop 2. The Power light will flash, and you will hear three fast repeating audible beeps 3.
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Phoenix 2700 DHP July 2018 c. Two - 2 ¼” core adaptors slid onto each supply shaft (See section #21 Using 2 ¼” core adaptors) Supply shaft 2 1/4” core clip 3. Determine whether your film is POLY IN or POLY OUT style a.
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Phoenix 2700 DHP July 2018 Remove each supply shaft, while aligning the arrow on the shaft with the arrow on the machine side frame, slide the film roll onto the shafts with the film web coming off the bottom or the top of the roll depending on the poly direction of the film.
Phoenix 2700 DHP July 2018 21. Using 2 ¼” Film core adaptors Place the supply shafts onto the shaft brackets with the arrows on the shaft matching the arrows on the left and right-side frames. Shaft bracket 2 ¼” core adaptors If using POLY-IN film: c.
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Phoenix 2700 DHP July 2018 If using POLY-OUT film f. Select Four (4) 2 ¼” core adaptors g. Slide Two (2) core adaptors onto the TOP shaft with the core clips pointing toward the REAR of the machine when the clips are on TOP and the shafts are in place.
Phoenix 2700 DHP July 2018 22. Threading Film 1. Raise the gap adjustment handle to the up “OPEN” position. 2. Pull the top film web under the top idler bar and drape over the two heat rollers. 3. Move the bottom idler bar to the down position.
Phoenix 2700 DHP July 2018 6. Push the two film webs between the front rollers using a treading card or piece of thin cardboard. 7. Return the gap adjustment handle down to the “Laminate” position. 8. Use the motor switch on the control panel to advance the film web through the front rollers and between the rear pull rollers, until the threading card can be cut from the web at the rear of the machine.
Phoenix 2700 DHP July 2018 24. Troubleshooting Problems Causes Solutions 1. No power supply 1. Plug in power cord 2. Main power switch is OFF 2. Move power switch to ON positon Machine does not turn on 3. Blown motor fuse 3.
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