Formax FD 3300 User manual

FD 3300
Tabletop Air Feed Folder
1/2020
OPERATION MANUAL

Introduction
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Safety Precautions
SafetyPrecautions
Power supply
• Makesurethepowersupplyusedisalwayswithinthefollowingrange.
Power supply : 100 to 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz
• WhenyoupowerotherappliancesfromthesameACoutlet,makesurethatthecombinedpower
consumption does not exceed the power supply capacity.
Rated power: 190 W
Rated current: 1.9 to 0.8 A
Operating environment
Operate this unit in the following environment.
• wherethetemperaturerangeisbetween5and35°C/41and95°F(–10to50°C/14to122°Finstorage)
• wherethehumidityrangeisbetween20and80%RH(10to90%RHinstorage,howevernocondensation)
• whichisnotsubjecttodirectsunlight
• wheretheoutsidelightdoesnotexceed1,500lx
• whichissubjecttolittleornovibration
• wheretheunitiskeptawayfromair-bornesalt
• wheretheunitiskeptawayfromharmfulchemicals
• wheretheunitisnotexposedtowater

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Safety Precautions
WARNING/CAUTION labels
"WARNING" and "CAUTION" labels are pasted on the machine to ensure user safety.
Do not remove or change them.
When the labels become dirty or are lost, be sure to contact your dealer for a new one.
For EU

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Safety Precautions
For North America

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Safety Precautions
Memo

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Contents
Contents
Safety Precautions .............................................i
Power supply.................................................................................i
Operating environment............................................................i
WARNING/CAUTIONlabels .....................................................ii
Chapter 1
Before Operation
1. Features.......................................................3
2. Names and Functions of Components .....4
2-1. Externalparts ................................................................ 4
2-2. Internalparts(paperfeedsection)....................... 5
2-3. Internalparts(topcoversection).......................... 6
2-4. Internalparts(paperejectingsection) ............... 7
2-5. Accessories..................................................................... 8
3. Names of Control Panel .............................9
4. LCD Touch Panel ...................................... 10
5. Screen Conguration .............................. 10
5-1. [Ready]screen/[Processing]screen ...................10
5-2. [BasicSettings]screen.............................................15
5-3. [StandardSize]selectscreen ................................15
5-4. [PaperLength]inputscreen(non-standardpa-
per) ..................................................................................16
5-5. [FoldingMode]selectscreen................................16
5-6. [No.ofSheet]inputscreen ....................................17
5-7. [FoldPosition]screen...............................................18
5-8. [StackerRoller]screen .............................................19
5-9. [CustomFold]screen ...............................................20
5-10. FoldingA/FoldingBinputscreen.......................23
5-11. FunctionSettingscreen..........................................24
5-12. Classicationofbuzzersounds............................26
6. Paper Types and Sizes............................. 26
Paper that cannot be used with this machine.............26
7. Handling Paper........................................ 27
7-1. Paperused....................................................................27
7-2. Precautionsonstackingpaper ............................27
8. Workow .................................................. 28
Chapter 2
Basic Operation
1. Turning On/O Power............................. 29
1-1. Installingpowercord...............................................29
1-2. Turningonpower......................................................29
1-3. Turningopower......................................................29
2. Stacking the Paper .................................. 30
2-1. Beforestackingpaper..............................................30
2-2. Stackingpaper............................................................30
3. Standard Folding of Standard Paper..... 33
4. Storage of Machine ................................ 40
Chapter3
Advanced Operation
1. Correcting Folding Misalignment.......... 42
1-1. Adjustingfoldingmisalignmentinrightand
left direction ................................................................42
1-2. Adjustingfoldingmisalignmentinupand
down direction...........................................................4 4
1-3. Deformedfolding......................................................46
2. Standard Folding of Non-Standard
Paper......................................................... 46
3. Custom Folding........................................ 47
3-1. Operation......................................................................48
3-2. Editingsaveddata.....................................................49
3-3. Usingsaveddata........................................................49
3-4. Lockingsaveddata...................................................50
3-5. Deletingsaveddata..................................................50
3-6. Directlysavingfoldingvalueunder
processing ....................................................................50
4. Cross Fold ................................................. 51
4-1. Crossfoldofstandardpaper.................................51
4-2. Crossfoldofnon-standardpaper.......................54
4-3. Crossfoldpaperatdesiredfolding
position..........................................................................54
5. Stacker Roller Adjustment...................... 55
5-1. Changingstackerrollerheight ............................55
5-2. Adjustingstackerrollerposition .........................55
6. Stacking Folded Paper............................ 57
7. Adjusting Spring Pressure...................... 58
8. Function Settings .................................... 59
8-1. Thinpapermode.......................................................59
8-2. Intervalfunction ........................................................59
8-3. Double-feeddetection............................................61
8-4. Detection......................................................................62
8-5. Paperfeedintervaltime .........................................63
8-6. Beltconveyancevolume ........................................63
8-7. Idling...............................................................................64
8-8. Traydescendamount..............................................65
8-9. Tone.................................................................................66
8-10. LCDbright ....................................................................66
8-11. Numberoftestsheets .............................................67
8-12. Language......................................................................67

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Contents
8-13. Powersaving ...............................................................68
8-14. Alarm ..............................................................................69
8-15. Operationmodewhenturnedon......................70
8-16. Initialscreen.................................................................71
8-17. Customscreen............................................................72
8-18. mm/inch........................................................................73
Chapter4
MaintainingtheMachine
1. Cleaning folding roller and conveyance
roller................................................................................74
2. Cleaning LCD...............................................................75
3. Cleaningbelts.............................................................75
4. Cleaningsensors........................................................76
Chapter5
Trouble Guide
1. Error Code ................................................ 79
1-1. Warningerror..............................................................79
1-2. Motorerror...................................................................80
1-3. Paperjamerror...........................................................80
1-4. Othererrors..................................................................81
1-5. Errorsrequiringservicecall ...................................81
2. Paper Jam................................................. 82
2-1. Paperfeedsection.....................................................82
2-2. Foldingplate................................................................82
2-3. Foldingroller ...............................................................86
2-4. Ejectingsection..........................................................87
3. Troubleshooting...................................... 87
Chapter 6
Appendix
1. Specications........................................... 92

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Chapter 1 Before Operation
Chapter1 BeforeOperation
1. Features
• Thismachineisadesktoppaperfolder.Standardfoldingofstandardpapercanbeeasilycontrolledand
operated from the control panel.
• Thismachineisdesignedtofoldpaperintosixpopularfoldingmodes.
Single fold Double fold Irregular
accordion fold-out
Letter fold Accordion-fold Gate fold
• Singlefoldedpapercanbefoldedfurtherintootherfoldingmodes.(Crossfold)

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Chapter 1 Before Operation
2. NamesandFunctionsofComponents
2-1. External parts
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
[6]
[7]
[8]
[9]
[10]
[11]
[15]
[7]
[12]
[13]
[14]
No. Name Function
[1] Folding plate 1 Guide plate for deciding the paper folding position.
[2] Control panel Use this panel to enter information to operate the machine
(p.9)
.
[3] Separatingairadjustment Foradjustingtheseparatingairamount.
[4] Separatoradjustment Foradjustingtheheightoftheseparator.
[5] Power switch
”1. Turning On/O Power” (p.29)
[6] Skew correction knob Use this knob to correct the folding misalignment in both directions.
[7] Side guide unit Usethisguidetoholdbothsidesofpaperwhenstackinglongsize
paper.
[8] Plate unit Use this unit to send separating air toward the rear end of paper
when stacking long sheets of paper.
[9] Trail edge guide unit Holdsthebackedgeofpaperstackedonthepaperfeedtray.
[10] Auxiliary paper feed tray For stacking paper on the paper feed tray in a stable condition. Do
not lean on the auxiliary paper feed tray or hold on to it to lift up the
machine.
[11] Paper feed tray For stacking the paper to be folded. Do not lean on the paper feed
tray or hold on to it to lift up the machine.
[12] Paper feed guide Holdsbothsidesofpaperwhenthepaperisstackedonthepaper
feed tray.
[13] Guidexingscrew For securing the paper feed guide.
[14] Top cover Safety cover to prevent the user from touching the moving parts.
[15] Side air Makespaperseparationbetterandpaperfeedingsmoother.