CTcoin Blackbird 3300 User manual

Coin Counter
OPERATION INSTRUCTIONS
Blackbird 3300
CTcoin A/S
Helsingborggade 9 • DK-5100 Odense C
Tel. [phone] • Fax [phone]
www.ctcoin.com • [email protected]
7519

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Content
1. Introduction ……………………………………………..………….…………………… 3
2. Technical Specifications ...…………………………………………….……………… 4
3. Key Panel ……………..…….…………………………………………...…….…………. 4
4. Precautions .………………………………………………...…….……………………… 5
5. Operation Procedures ………………………………………….. …….……………….. 5
6. Reject small coins mixed ……………………….……………....…….……………….. 8
7. Set up the Coin Tube Holder …………………………………………..…….………… 9
8. Troubleshooting ….……………………………………………….…………………….. 10
9. Daily Maintenance ….………………………………………………...…….………….…11
10. How to Replace the V-Belt ….…………...………………………………….…….……12

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Introduction
The coin counter is a heavy duty, high speed coin counting machine. Before operating
the machine, please read this manual carefully. Do not operate the machine until you
understand the contents of this document.
Should you have any questions, please contact local distributor or sales agent for
further advice.
General Information
1. Diameter Adjusting Knob
2. Extender Hopper
3. Hopper
4. ThicknessAdjusting Knob
5. Side Cover
6. Upper Cover
7. Rejected Coin Box
8. Coin Outlet
9. Upper Cover Release Bar
10. START/STOP key
11. Operation Panel
12. Bottom Cover
13. Rubber Washer
14. Remote Display Socket
15. Power Switch
16. Power Socket
17. Reject Coin BagAttachment

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Technical Specifications
Counting Speed ……… 2300 Coins/Min.(for coins with a diameter of 15 mm
or .5906 inches)
Hopper Capacity ………...
3600 coins (without the hopper extender installed for
coins diameter of 15 mm and thickness of 1.1 mm.)
12000 coins (with the hopper extender installed for coins
diameter of 15 mm and thickness of 1.1 mm.)
Countable Coin Size ……
Thickness:0.7 to 3.9 mm (.0275 to .154 inches)
Diameter :14 to 34 mm (.55 to 1.33 inches)
Max. Counting Display … 9999999
Counting Mode …………..
Continuous Counting Mode
Batch Counting Mode
Accumulation Counting Mode
Power Consumption …. 70 W (During operation)
Power Requirements …. AC 120V ±10%, 60Hz
or AC 220V ±10%, 50Hz
Dimension ………………. 270 (w) x 362 (d) x 240 (h) mm
10.63 (w) x 14.25 (d) x 9.45 (h) inches
Net Weight ……………….
11 kg or 24.2 lbs
Key Panel
Key Function
Key Function Description
NUMERIC KEY Press the ten numeric key for inputting the desired batch number.
B Press this key for selecting the default batch number.
M Press this key for adding the present count number into memory.
Press and hold this key for five seconds, the display will show
the count number in the memory and clear the memory.
ADD Press this keyfor selecting theAccumulation Mode on or off. In the
Accumulation Counting Mode, the “ADD” indicator on the
right side of the display will be on.
CLR Press this key to clear the present counting number.

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Precautions
·Before putting the coins into the Hopper, please remove all paper scraps, lint,
rubber bands, etc., which may be mixed with the coins.
·Foreign objects may cause jamming or faulty counting.
· Do not open the Top Cover when coins are in the Hopper.
·When using a bag to collect coins, please place the bottom ofthe coin bag on the
floor, or on a stand, to prevent the machine from tipping over.
Operation Procedures
§If you have a large quantity of coins
to be counted, install the Extended
Hopper (supplied) as right diagram.
§If you don’t need the Extended Hopper,
you can push the point on the Extended
Hopper as right diagram to release the
plastic hook, meanwhile, pull upward
the Extended Hopper.
§Turn on the power switch, the display
will show “0”, the machine is ready
to start counting.
§Set the Coin DiameterAdjusting Knob
to the desired denomination according
to the diameter of the coin in millimeters.

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§Set the Coin ThicknessAdjusting Knob to
the desired denomination according to the
thickness of the coin in millimeters.
§Fix a coin bag, or a coin tube onto the coin
outlet Attachment. When you use coin bag,
please place the bottom of the coin bag on
the floor, or on a stand, to prevent the
machine from tipping over, Install the Coin Reject
Box onto the side of the machine. If there are
a lot of small coins mixed , please Install the
Reject Coin Bag Attachment onto the Reject
outlet, then hang the coin bag on it.
§Put the coins into the Hopper and press
START/STOP key. Counting will begin.
The machine will stop automatically reverse
for 1 second and continue counting in following
conditions:
There are objects jamming in the passage which
caused the counting sensor not to find any coin
in 3 seconds;
All the coins in Hopper are counted out and
caused the counting sensor not to find
any coin in 3 seconds;
After reverse, the machine will continue
counting again, if the counting sensor can
not find any coin in 3 seconds again, the
machine will reverse and stop automatically;
When the count total reaches the batch
quantity, the machine will stop immediately.
§If the present counting should be stopped
halfway, press START/STOP key, the counting
will stop. With START/STOP key pressed
again, the machine will restart. The previous
counts are retained and new count will be
added to them.

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§When counting is completed, press CLR
key to clear the display, The count display
will revert to “0”.
§After counting is completed, if the counting
number on the display should be reserved in
memory, press the M key;Press and hold
this key for five seconds and the display will
show the total count stored in memory .
Accumulation Mode :
▪Press the ADD key to select the accumulation
mode “on” or “off”. In accumulation counting
mode, the “ADD” indicatorontheright
side of the display will be on and the counting
will be accumulated from the previous number
on the display.
Batch Mode :
First way: Press any numeric key (the “BAT” indicator on the right side of the display
will be on) to input your desired / random number as your desired batch number, then
press Start/Stop Key, you can count according to your desired batch number. By
pressing CLR key, the displayed batch can be cleared and the machine exit the Batch
Counting Mode and back to the Continuous Counting Mode.
Second way:Press the Bkey, the LED indicator
of the Batch Mode will be on. The default batch
quantities are: 20, 25, 40, 50, 100, 200, 500,
1000, 5000, 0. By pressing “ 0 ” key, the
displayed batch can be cleared and the machine
exit the Batch Counting Mode and back to the
Continuous Counting Mode.

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The default batch quantities can be changed as
following steps:
·Press both B key and M key, then turn on the
power, the machine will enter into the “batch
changing mode” and the display show “bAt-
SEt”;
·Press B key to select the default memorized
default batch quantities which you want
to change;
·Change the selected default batch quantities
by pressing any numeric key; Save the amended
default batch quantities in the memory
by pressing M key, the previous default
batch quantities will be replaced;
·Turn off the power and turn on again, check if the default batch quantities have been
changed correctly.
Reject small coins mixed
Before putting the coins into the Hopper, please remove all paper scraps, lint, rubber bands,
etc., which may be mixed with the coins. Foreign objects may cause jamming or faulty
counting.
§Set the Coin DiameterAdjusting Knob
andtheCoinThicknessAdjustingKnob
according to the size of the coins to be
counted.
§If a few small coins are mixed with the coins,
install the Coin Reject Box onto the side of the
machine.

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§If the Coin Reject Box can not afford the quantity
of rejected small coins, you can install the Coin
Reject Coin Bag Attachment onto the side of the
machine, then install the Coin bag on it.
§Put the coins into the Hopper and press
the START/STOP key to start the counting.
After the machine completes counting,
all the small coins will be rejected into
the Coin Reject Box or the Reject Coin
bag.
§If there are bigger coins mixed with coins to be counted, the bigger coins possibly jam in
the inlet of the coin passage and cause the reverse or abnormal stop, in that case, take
out the jammed bigger coin manually, and continue counting.
If there are too many bigger coins mixed, set the Thickness Adjusting Knob and
Diameter Adjusting Knob according to the bigger coins, and count the bigger coins first.
Set up the Coin Tube Holder (option)
§Unscrew the clamping screw as right diagram.
§Install the Coin Tube Holder as the right diagram.
Then fasten the clamping screw to lock the Tube
Holder.

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§Install the Hook Holder on the Coin Tube Holder
as right diagram.
§According to the denomination of the coin you
will counted, Select the Coin Interior Tube and
Paper Tube. Drop the Coin Interior Tube down
into the Tube Holder.
§Put the Paper Tube into the Coin interior Tube
and the Paper Tube will be held by the Hook
Holder
§Accordingtothecoinquantity of each paper
tube, set the batch number (in batch counting
mode), then start counting. The machine will
stop when the count total reaches the batch
quantity. All the counted coins will drop into the
Paper Tube, push the Hook Holder backward,
take out the Paper Tube with all counted coins
inside, then seal the open side of the paper tube
manually.
Troubleshooting
▪Coin Runway Jamming:
When coins are jammed in the coin runway of the machine, rotate the diameter
knob counter-clockwise to release the left guide plate. The jammed coin will fall
into the Rejected Coin Box, and then you can re-
adjust the diameter knob again.

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Centrifugal Disc Jamming:
If foreign objects are mixed with coin in the Hopper, jamming may occur between the
Centrifugal Disc and the Coin Guide Plate.
§Open the Side Cover.
§Then, pull up the Front Feed Pulley Arm and
push & pull the Lock Plate upward to remove
the foreign objects.
The LED display “JA”:
If the counting sensor is covered by dust, the LED
will display “JA”, please remove the V-Belt, clean
the counting sensor using a cotton stick with
denatured alcohol.
Daily Maintenance
· Be sure to turn the main power off before
attempting daily maintenance.
·Clean the coin runway and the counting sensor
at least once a day with abrush.
·Check whether the feed belt is dirty or worn.
If it is dirty, clean it using a piece of soft cloth
saturated with denatured alcohol. If it is worn,
replace it with a new belt.
· If the machine requires service or additional
repair parts, please contact your local distributor.

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How to replace the V-belt
§Open the upper cover, pull the Front
Feed Pulley Arm upward, then remove
the V-Belt 322 and V-belt 564 from the
machine, then, put on a new V-Belt on
the Pulleys.
§The tension of the Feed Belt can
be adjusted by adjusting the position
of the nutj.
§The height of the Front Feed Pulley can
be adjusted by adjusting the position
of screwj.
§The height of the Rear Feed Pulley can
be adjusted by adjusting the position
of the screwk.
§Then tighten the nutj, nutk& nutl.
§Remove the Rubber Washer on the
Plastic Pedal; unscrew the four screws
inthePlasticPedal.
§Unscrew the screw 1 and screw 2, rotate
theCoinoutletChute,thenyoucan
screw off it from the machine.
§Pull the Bottom Cover upward; remove
theBottomCoverfromthemachine.
§Remove the V-belt 350 and fix a new
belt on the pulley, the tension can be
adjusted by adjusting the position of
the Pressure Roller Base.
*** In the interests of our policy of continual product improvement, specifications are
subject to change without notice ***