AirSpace G6 User manual

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USER MANUAL
G6

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Safety Precautions
Technical Data
Machine Components
Operating Instructions
Quick Start
User Screens
Machine Run Modes
Recommended Maintenance
Factory Machine Settings
Error Codes
Maintenance
Service
Accessories
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Safety Precautions
•Always make sure the power is disconnected before touching any
electrical part of the machine.
•In case of an emergency, _______________
•During the installation and set up, the machine should be off and
the power should be disconnected.
•Before doing any work on the machine, the machine should be
turned off, disconnected and completely cooled down.
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Technical Data
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Machine Components
C
Key:
A: On/Off switch
B: Connector for optional
foot switch or photo eye
C: USB Connector
D: Main Screen
E: Clamp Lever
F: Nozzle
G: Film Roller
H: Guide Roller
I: Power Cord Connector
A
D
5
E F GH
B
I

AIRSPACE G6 -Operator
Air Pillow and Bubble on Demand Quick Start User Guide
#8
•The Main Screen will appear.
•If top of screen is red, the machine is
not running.
•If the top of the screen is green, the
machine is running.
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3961
For assistance and questions contact Customer Service, 8 a.m. to 5 pm EST at [phone]. After hours, leave a message.
#4
•Thread the film around the inflation
tube
•To access the film channel opening,
take the film and rub your fingers
together to separate
Inflation
tube
#3
•Rotate the clamp lever
counterclockwise to release
Rotate
clamp
counter-
clockwise
#6
•Rotate the clamp clockwise to
lock down film
#5
•Pull the film through
Rotate
clamp
clockwise
#7
•Plug the machine in and turn
it on with the On/Off switch.
Plug in optional accessories
(photo eye or foot switch) as
indicated.
Main screen
#1
•Using a Philips screwdriver, position
the roller in the back screw hole.
•Place the film on the roll holder.
•If you are using printed film, make
sure the printed information is
facing you; if you are NOT using
printed film, make sure the channel
is on the left.
Plug for foot
switch or photo
eye
On/Off
switch
#2A
•For air pillows, flip the roller
stop so the blue tab is visible
Roller
in the
back
screw
hole
Blue
tab
Fil
m
#2B
•For bubble film, flip the roller
stop so the yellow tab is visible
Yellow
tab
Press Red stop
button to halt
operation.
Press Green start
button to initiate
operation.

EZ Air
Quick Start Supervisor Guide
Thread the film as indicated on the diagram.* (Make
sure the information on the film is facing you.)
Plug in the machine and turn it on and see the MAIN SCREEN.
Press the AIRSPACE G6 logo.
The PASSWORD screen will appear.
On the PASSWORD SCREEN, Enter the code “2244”.
The SETTINGS screen will appear.
Main Screen
Password Screen
The SETTINGS SCREEN allows you to customize your job
to meet your film characteristics and operational need.
Press:
•SPEED to select run speed.
•FILM to indicate the specs of the film being used
•MODE to select various run options
•FINE TUNE to adjust to motor speed, fan speed and
temperature
•BACK to return to the Main Screen
Settings Screen
SPEED SCREEN: Choose the appropriate setting.
Pillows on Demand
(POD)
Bubble on Demand
(BOD)
FAST 100’ per minute 40’ per minute
NORMAL 70’ per minute 30’ per minute
SLOW 40’ per minute 25’ per minute
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Speed Screen

EZ Air
Quick Start Supervisor Guide –Film Selection
FILM WIDTH SCREEN: Choose the appropriate film
width:
•PILLOW selects Pillow Film.
•BUBBLE selects Bubble film.
FILM TYPE SCREEN:
If Pillow Width is selected: You will be prompted to select
the Pillow Perforation Width.
Film Width Screen
Film Type Screen
FILM PERFORATION WIDTH: Choose the appropriate
distance between perforations. (Pillow Film Only)
After selecting film perforation distance, you will be prompted
to select film thickness.
Bubble Film Perforation
Width Screen
FILM THICKNESS SCREEN: Choose the appropriate
film thickness.
Once film settings are complete, you will be returned to the
main screen. Press the Green Button to Start your job.
For assistance and questions contact Customer Service, 8 a.m. to 5 pm EST at [phone].
After hours, leave a message. 8
After selecting film type, you will be brought to the Film
Width Screen.
PILLOW
•8” Wide
•10” Wide
•12” Wide
BUBBLE
•12” Wide
•15” Wide
If Bubble Width is selected: You will be prompted to select
the Film Thickness. BUBBLE
PILLOW
8” WIDE PILLOW
•4” Perforation
•5” Perforation
•8” Perforation
•10” Perforation
•12” Perforation
10” WIDE PILLOW
•4” Perforation
•6” Perforation
•8” Perforation
•10” Perforation
•14” Perforation
12” WIDE PILLOW
•4” Perforation
•8” Perforation
•12” Perforation
Film Thickness Screen
•0.75 mil
•0.80 mil
•1.00 mil
•1.20 mil
•1.80 mil

User Screens
Main Screen
•Green button starts the machine
•Red button stops the machine
•Press the AIRSPACE G6 logo at the
bottom of the screen to access the
machine setting menus
Password Screen
•Enter the Password 2244 to access the
setup menu
•“Back” button takes you to the Main
Screen
Settings Screen
•“Speed” button selects the run speed for
the machine
•“Film” button selects the film being used
•“Mode” button selects the operation
mode for the machine
•“Fine Tune” button accesses the settings
for the selected speed and film type
•“Back” button takes you to the Main
Screen
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User Screens
SPEED SCREEN
•“Fast” is a factory preset, which can be adjusted in the Fine Tune
menu.
•Pillow on Demand preset is 100’ per minute
•Bubble on Demand preset is 40’ per minute
•“Normal” is a factory preset, which can be adjusted in the Fine
Tune menu.
•Pillow on Demand preset is 70’ per minute
•Bubble on Demand preset is 30’ per minute
•“Slow” is a factory preset, which can be adjusted in the Fine Tune
menu.
•Pillow on Demand preset is 40’ per minute
•Bubble on Demand preset is 25’ per minute
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FILM WIDTH SCREEN: Choose the appropriate film
width:
If Pillow Width is selected: You will be prompted to select
the Pillow Perforation Width.
Film Width Screen
PILLOW
•8” Wide
•10” Wide
•12” Wide
BUBBLE
•12” Wide
•15” Wide
If Bubble Width is selected: You will be prompted to select
the Film Thickness. BUBBLE
PILLOW
•PILLOW selects Pillow Film.
•BUBBLE selects Bubble film.
FILM TYPE SCREEN
Film Type Screen
After selecting film type, you will be brought to the Film
Width Screen.
Speed Screen

User Screens
MODE SCREEN
Note: See mode descriptions section for more details about
different modes
•“Count” button selects the count run mode. When this button is
pressed, you can select the number of air pillows you want to
dispense in the count mode.
•“Continuous” button selects the continuous run mode
•“Keypad” button selects the Keypad run mode
•“Photoeye-Count” button selects the Photoeye triggered count
run mode. When this button is pressed, you can select the
number of air pillows you want to dispense in the count run
mode.
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FILM THICKNESS SCREEN: Choose the appropriate
film thickness.
Film Thickness Screen
•0.75 mil
•0.80 mil
•1.00 mil
•1.20 mil
•1.80 mil
FILM PERFORATION WIDTH: Choose the appropriate
distance between perforations. (Pillow Film Only)
Bubble Film Perforation
Width Screen
8” WIDE PILLOW
•4” Perforation
•5” Perforation
•8” Perforation
•10” Perforation
•12” Perforation
10” WIDE PILLOW
•4” Perforation
•6” Perforation
•8” Perforation
•10” Perforation
•14” Perforation
12” WIDE PILLOW
•4” Perforation
•8” Perforation
•12” Perforation
Mode Screen

User Screens
FINE TUNE SCREEN
•Press the number above “Motor Speed” to select the
motor speed fine tune. Then adjust the number up or
down using the arrows.
•Press the number above “Blower Speed” to select the fan
speed fine tune. Then adjust the number up or down using
the arrows.
•Press the number above “Temperature” to select the seal
temperature fine tune. Then adjust the number up or
down using the arrows.
•“Enter” goes back to the Settings Menu
•“Service” goes to a service screen
SERVICE SCREEN
•“Total Film Feet” is the linear feet of material the machine has
dispensed
•“Total On/Off Cycles” is the number of times the machine has
started and stopped running
•“Settings” navigates you to the photo-eye delay and
accessories screen. Accessories gives the choice to use a photo-
eye, or foot switch, Photo-eye delay let you fine tune the delay
of the Photo-eye operation.
•“Reset” changes the fine tune setting to the factory setting for
a given speed and film choice
•“Reset All” changes all the fine tune settings to the factory
settings
•“Back” goes back to the settings menu
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Fine Tune Screen
Service Screen
Photo Eye Delay Screen
PHOTO EYE DELAY SCREEN
•“Start Delay” is the delay of time to begin operating the
machine after the photo-eye has been triggered to start.
•“Stop Delay” is the delay of time to halt operation of the
machine after the photo-eye has been triggered to stop.

Machine Run Modes
Continuous Run Mode
How to Enter the Mode
Select the “Continuous” button in the MODE menu and, if connected,
disconnect the photo eye or the foot switch.
How the Machine Runs
When the green button on the main menu is pressed, the machine runs
until the red button is pressed.
Count Run Mode
How to Enter the Mode
Select the “Count” button in the modes menu and, if connected,
disconnect the photo eye or the foot switch
How the Machine Runs
When the green button on the main menu is pressed, the machine runs
until either the red button is pressed, or the user-defined number of
pillows have been dispensed from the machine.
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Machine Run Modes
Keypad Run Mode
How to Enter the Mode
Select the “Keypad” button in the modes menu and, if connected,
disconnect the photo eye or the foot switch
How the Machine Runs
Press the number button to dispense that predetermined number of air
pillows. For example, pressing the green “20” button dispenses 20 air
pillows.
Foot Switch Continuous Run Mode
How to Enter the Mode
Select the “Continuous” button in the modes menu and connect the foot
switch to the back of the machine.
How the Machine Runs
When the foot switch is pressed, or the green button in the main menu is
pressed, the machine runs until the foot switch or the red button is
pressed.
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Machine Run Modes
Photo Eye Continuous Run Mode
How to Enter the Mode
Select the “Continuous” button in the modes menu and connect the photo
eye sensor to the back of the machine.
How the Machine Runs
When the green button in the main menu is pressed, the machine runs
until the photo eye sees an air pillow. Then it pauses until the air pillow is
removed. If the air pillow is removed, the machine runs again until the
photo eye sees another air pillow. When the red button in the main menu
is pressed, the machine is stopped.
Foot Switch Count Run Mode
How to Enter the Mode
Select the “Count” button in the modes menu and connect the foot switch
to the back of the machine.
How the Machine Runs
When the foot switch or the green button is pressed, the machine runs
until either the foot switch is pressed, the red button is pressed, or the
user-defined number of pillows have been dispensed from the machine.
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Factory Machine Settings
Temperature Settings
These are factory settings preset into the machine. When a given speed
and film thickness is chosen, a film seal temperature is automatically
selected. These setting can be adjusted in the Fine Tune menu.
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Pillow Film
Film Thickness 0.75 mil 0.8 mil 1 mil 1.2 mil 1.8 mil
Fast 260 260 275 330 340
Normal 256 256 260 290 300
Slow 240 240 252 270 286
Bubble Film
Film Thickness 0.75 mil 0.8 mil 1 mil 1.2 mil 1.8 mil
Fast -288 - - -
Normal -284 - - -
Slow -272 - - -

Factory Machine Settings
Blower Speed Settings
These are factory settings preset into the machine. When a given speed
and film type is chosen, a film blower speed is automatically selected.
These setting can be adjusted in the Fine Tune menu.
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Blower Speed % Film Width 4" 5" 6" 8" 10" 12" 14"
8" 23 33 -33 41 63 -
Fast 10" 25 -40 57 65 -91
12" 28 - - 65 -95 -
8" 16 19 -19 24 32 -
Normal 10" 19 -25 35 43 -56
12" 22 - - 42 -60 -
8" 14 17 - 9 9 11 -
Slow 10" 15 -11 14 17 -24
12" 19 - - 17 -25 -
Film Perforation Width
Pillow
Blower Speed % Film Width
12"
Fast 12" 190
15" 200
Normal 12" 180
15" 200
Slow 12" 170
15" 180
Film Perforation
Width
Bubble

Maintenance
Changing Belts
1. Turn off the machine and unplug the
power cord from the machine.
2. Remove the two screws (A) holding on
the upper heater block cover
3. Remove the two screws (B) holding on
the lower heater block cover.
4. Remove the two covers from the machine.
5. Raise the upper heater block by moving the
clamp lever (C) into the up position.
6. Pull the rear belt guide roller (D) forward
and pull off the old belts.
7. Put the new belts on by putting the belt on
the front roller (E) first and then onto the
back roller (D) with the roller pulled
forward.
8. Attach the upper lower side covers.
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A
B
C
D
E

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Changing the Blade
1. Turn off the machine and unplug the
power cord from the machine.
2. Remove the three screws (A) holding on
the left side of the housing.
3. Remove the small screw (B) on the
machine frame.
4. Locate the blade between the circuit board
and blower hose, and remove the screw (C).
5. Note the orientation of the blade before
removal, and make sure to align the new
blade in the same manner that the old
blade was removed.
6. When installing new blade, make sure front
of blade is seated below the outer surface
of the nozzle. Failure to perform this may
result in the film not cutting and cause clogs
in the machine.
7. Reinstall covers, and test machine function.
A
B
C
Blade removed from nozzle
Maintenance

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Maintenance
Changing the Upper and Lower Heater
Blocks
1. Turn off the machine and unplug the power
cord from the machine.
2. Remove the belts from the machine,
following the maintenance guide for
changing belts. (Page 18)
3. Remove two 5mm socket head screws on
upper heater block (A) along with retainer
plate.
4. Pull out the upper heater block, carefully,
until yellow wires are visible (B).
5. Remove two 2mm socket head screws (C)
from upper heater block, and remove wires
from terminals. The upper block is now free
for removal.
6. Once the upper block is removed, the lower
block can now be removed. To remove the
lower block, simply lift from below the lower
block until it is free from the locating posts.
(D)
7. Turn the lower block upside down to remove
the 2mm socket head screws holding the red
wires to the lower block. (E)
8. The lower block is now free for removal.
Installation for replacement heater blocks is
the reverse of removal.
A
B
C
D
E