Product Maintenance; Troubleshooting - Fellowes AutoMax 300C User Manual

DELAYED START (ON 500C ONLY)
Allows you to delay shredding for 30, 60 or 90 minutes.
DELAYED START
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Open drawer and Close drawer and
add paper (Note: Pull press clock icon on
firmly to open drawer) control panel
**To cancel Delayed Start, press and hold Clock icon for 2 seconds

PRODUCT MAINTENANCE

OILING SHREDDER
machine could lead to issues such as diminished sheet capacity, intrusive noise
when shredding and it could ultimately stop running. To avoid these problems, we
recommend you oil your Fellowes AutoMax™ shredder once per month.
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FOLLOW OILING PROCEDURE BELOW
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Open paper feed drawer
Apply a light coat of
and place oiled sheets in
oil between two sheets
drawer
of paper
* Only use a non-aerosol vegetable oil in long
nozzle container such as Fellowes 35250

TROUBLESHOOTING

Overheat Indicator: When the Overheat Indicator is illuminated, the shredder has exceeded its maximum operating temperature and needs to cool down. This indicator
will remain illuminated and the shredder will not operate for the duration of the recovery time.
Drawer/Bin Door Open: The shredder will not run if the bin is open. When illuminated, close the bin to resume shredding.
Remove Paper: When illuminated, see Paper Jam section under Advanced Product Features.
If a critical situation occurs while SmartLock™ is engaged and the shredder drawer
needs to be accessed, follow the steps below.
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Locate the access The service hatch
will begin to rise.
screw on the back of
the machine and turn
counter clockwise with the hatch panel
a 6mm allen wrench. is easily removed
from the top of the
machine.
* Shredder will not run if the hatch is not in place. Always replace the
hatch to resume shredding.
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Press once for Press twice for
30 minute delay 60 minute delay
(one LED will (two LEDs will
illuminate) illuminate)
CLEANING AUTO-START INFRARED SENSORS
Paper detection sensors are designed for maintenance free operation. However, on rare occasions the sensors
may become blocked by paper dust causing the motor to run even if there is no paper present.
(Note: two paper detection sensors are located at the bottom of the paper drawer).
TO CLEAN THE SENSORS
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Close the paper feed
Turn off and unplug
drawer and press start to shredder
shred the oiled sheets
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To replace the service
hatch, position hatch
panel back on top of
the machine. Hold In case of a power outage, SmartLock™ will remain engaged.
panel in place while
Once power is restored, shred cycle will automatically resume.
turning the allen
wrench clockwise until
you feel resistance.
Press three times for Press four times to
90 minute delay reset clock
(three LEDs will
illuminate)
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3
Locate Auto-start Dip cotton swab in
infrared sensor rubbing alcohol
the instruction manual. Read the entire instruction manual before
operating shredders.
shredder head or feed arms.
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away any contamination
from the paper sensors