Run Job, Evaluate Tension And Adjust Guides - Primera FX1200 Operator's Manual

3.7 Run Job and Evaluate Tension and Guides
You are now ready to run your job. Go to the Run Job Tab. Press Run. You will be presented
with several options:
Number of Copies. Touch the box to enter the number of copies. The number of copies
relates to the number of cut pages. Each cut page may have a variable number of labels per
page depending on the cut file selected. The number of labels per page will be displayed.
Run to End of Roll. This will continue cutting until the system detects the supply roll is empty
or it no longer finds a target.
System Setup Summary. This will display the enable/disable state of lamination, weeder and
take up mandrel. If one is disabled that should be enabled, cancel this screen by pressing the
X. Go back to the Setup tab and enable the appropriate mandrel.
Once the system is running you should evaluate the tension and the roller guides.
Evaluate Tension. The web should be tight at all points along the paper path. You can
increase the tension of any of the mandrels. While the system is running, touch the mandrel to
adjust the tension.
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Too little tension will cause the web to gather slack. Over time this will cause a jam and
stop the job. It will also create loose finished rolls.
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Too much tension can cause a web break. The most likely place for this to occur is at
the weeder. Depending on whether lamination is used and the size of the gaps between
label rolls, tension may need to be decreased.
If the web breaks the job stops. Web break detection occurs when a sudden change in
web tension is detected on any of the five media mandrels.
Note on label curling: If finished labels are curling or peeling up or under on the edges this is
an indication that tension on the web is not balanced. Decrease tension on the supply mandrel
or lamination mandrel if labels are curling up. Increase tension if they are curling under.
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