Gestetner 260 User manual

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WORKING COMPANIONS TO YOUR GESTETNER DUPLICATOR
The all-metal
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The all-metal
Gestetner Trimmer
PR INTED IN
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Operating
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Instructions
CONTINUMATIC
WITH CONTROLLED
DELIVERY
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THE EXCELLENCE GESTETNER PRODUCTS
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THE RESULT OF CONTINUOUS RE SE ARCH AND
IMPROVEMENT SINCE 1881
GESTETNER DUPLICATOR CORPORATION

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CONTENTS
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General Operating
Instructions.
Delivery of Copies • 7
Adjusting the Feed 7
Re-running used Stencils 7
Continumatic
Inking.
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Use
of Ink Selector. . '" 8
Instructions for using
the Delivery Control Unit 9
Color Changing
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Feeding Postcards and Short Paper
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Closing
the Machine.
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HOW TO OPERATE THE
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SA F ET Y LATCH
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Lift Safety Latch Lever then push Latch
forward and remove Cover. I
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STEP 2
Turn Handle outwards. lower Feedboard
and Receiving Tray; swing Light upwards.
Insert Plug into electrical outlet.
TRAY
STEP 3
See that Operating Lever is pushed up-
wards and give Handle one complete
turn
clockwise to ensure that the Feeding
Mechanism
is out of action.
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STEP 4
Open Inker Door, by pressing it
right with
the palm of the hand.
Raise the Tube Locking Lever.
STEP 5
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Do not grip Ink Tube as the Tube must not be
dented. Holding Ink Tube by the shoulder
(see illustration
A) remove Ink Tube Cap,
place crimped end into 'V' of Tube Support
Bracket and gently press downwards
to
bring Tube Nozzle level with Tube Holder.
Then with
thumb (see illustration B) push
Tube Nozzle fully into Tube Holder. Press
Tube Locking Lever fully downwards until
roller 'R'
is at the extreme end of slot'S'
(see illustration C). Close Inker Door.
STEP 6
Operate Ink Selector Lever until it shows
a
full yellow line.
Start the Machine
by turning the Switch
to the right. Lift up the Hand Inking
Lever, and, with a slow, steady action,
work it backwards and forwards a few
times.
When Ink is evenly distributed, stop
Machine
by depressing Switch Button.
ALWAYS INK MACHINE BEFORE
PUTIING ON A STENCIL.
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STEP 7
Turn Handle clockwise until Stencil
Fixing Bar
is above Top Cylinder. Lift
up Stencil Fixing Bar Cover (by means of
the finger-piece provided) until it locks in
raised position. Fasten Stencil with typed
side towards Silk Screen, making sure
that holes in Stencil Heading fit securely
over
Fixi ng Bar studs. Close Fixi ng Bar
Cover.
STEP 8
Place right hand lightly on center of
Backing Sheet just below Stencil Fixing
Bar, and turn Handle slowly in a clockwise
direction, keeping right hand steady
to
maintain continual pressure over full
length of Backing Sheet. Stop turning
when Stencil Fixing
Feeding Mechanism.
Sheet.
If Stencil is
hand.
STEP 9
Bar is level with
Turn back Backing
creased relay it
by
Press Proofing Button inwards, and,
at the same time, turn Handle slowly
clockwise until copy on Backing Sheet
is
uniformly inked.
Remove Backing Sheet
by tearing it off
along perforated line.
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STEP 10
Raise Back and Side Guides of Receiving
Tray.
If required, fit Delivery Control Unit
and
Center Paper Guide in position (see
page 9).
STEP II
Fan out the paper and jog it back to
original state; then place on Feedboard,
fully forward.
NOTE :
Never attempt to place more paper on
the Feedboard than will fit easily under
the Trip Bar.
STEP 12
Move Side Fences to rest lightly against
paper and secure them
in this position.
Move Back Fence until it almost touches
rear edge of paper and lower Paper Weight
on
to paper.
For qUick reloading, raise Paper Weight
to top position and swing Back Fence hori-
zontal
to Feedboard. Return Back Fence to
operating position after reloading and lower
Paper Weight.
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STEP 13
Depress the Feedboard Lift Lever and
allow it
to spring up again. Repeat this
movement until
the paper comes into con-
tact with
the underside of the Trip Bar.
This
can be felt on the Feedboard Lift Lever.
Never apply
further pressure to the
Feedboard Lift Lever once this position has
been reached.
STEP 14
Depress Operating Lever. Turn Handle
clockwise and,
as soon as Feedi ng Mechanism
begins
to operate, raise Operating Lever
whilst completing clockwise
turn of Handle
to print first copy.
STEP 15
Examine copy for correct position; re-
volve Print Adjuster FORWARD
to RAISE
and BACKWARD to LOWER copy on
paper. (This adjustment
is unnecessary ifthe
instructions on the Stencil are observed and
the Print Adjuster is set at '0'). Adjust side
margins
by turning Side Print Adjuster or
by moving paper on Feedboard.
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STEP 16
Set Receiving Tray by laying edge of
printed copy against Front Guides. Adjust
Back Guide to touch top edge of sheet
lightly.
Slide Front and Side Guides
to a similar
position
to sides of sheet.
If Controlled Delivery is used, lower
Paper Guide Wings (see also page 9).
STEP 17
Set
the Counter to the number of copies
needed. Rotate
the 'Hundreds' Counter
Setter anti-clockwise to the Hundreds
required. Then
rotate the 'Units' Counter
Setter anti-clockwise to the Units re-
qUired. When
the required number of
copies
has been printed the Counter auto-
matically stops
the Feed and switches off
the Machine.
NOTE :
The Totaliser records in hundreds the
total number ofcopies which have been run
through
the Machine. When the recorded
number reaches 999 900,
the next operation
of
the Totaliser resets it automatically to
zero.
STEP 18
Switch on Machine. Turn Speed Adjuster
CLOCKWISE for
FAST and ANTI-CLOCK-
WISE for SLOW. Depress Operating
Lever
to commence printing. To stop
Machine while printing push Operating
Lever upwards.
Lift the Ink er Swit ch to put Continumatic Ink er
act ion. Instructions for the us e of Continu -
m
ati c Inker a re gi ven on pag e 8.
If de sir ed, the H and In ki ng may be used w hil e
the
Contillum a ti c In ker is tn ac tion.
When the paper on the Feedboard is
almost exhausted, the Feeding Mechanism
stops, and
the Feed board automatically
drops
to its lowest position and switches
off
the Machine. Reload and raise Feed-
board
as in Steps II. 12 and 13 . Switch
on Machine and depress Operating Lever
to continue printing.
DELIVERY OF COPIES
When using Machine without Delivery
Control, raise Paper Guide Wings at
back of Machine so
that copies hit Back
Guide of Receiving Tray and stack neatly.
one on
top of the other.
NO
Paper Guide Wings must be lowered
when using
the Delivery Control or when
feed i
ng card.
ADJUSTING THE FEED
The only adjustment to the Feed is made
by turning either of the Feed Adjusting
Knobs, located at each end of
the Finger
Holder.
Normally, these Knobs should remain
turned backward;
turn forward only if
thick paper or card is being used.
RE·RUNNING USED STENCILS
Re-ink Machine and proceed to attach
Stencil
as in Step 7. Turn Handle until
Stencil Fixing
Bar is in line with the Feeding
Mechanism, Grip the Stencil at
the bottom.
hold it straight
up and then lay it evenly on
the Silk Screen over its entire length. DO
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USE THE BACKING SHEET LEVER .
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING
THE CONTINUMATIC INKER
To apply
Ink automatically, simply lift
the Inker Switch and set the Indicator
Scale
to its mid-position by means of the
Ink Control Knob.
Increase
or decrease the Ink flow as
necessary. Turn Control Knob
ANTI-CLOCKWISE to INCREASE and
rI CLOCKWISE
to DECREASE Ink flow.
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the operator
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to judge the correct setting
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of
the Indicator Scale according to the
amount of subject matter on the Stencil.
THE CONTINUMATIC INKING
MECHANISM ONLY OPERATES WHEN
THE FEEDING MECHANISM IS
SWITCHED ON.
Switch off Continumatic Inker at com-
pletion
of run by lowering the Inker
Switch so
that it covers the Indicator
Scale Window.
IF DESIRED, THE HAND INKING
LEVER MAY BE USED WHILE
THE CONTINUMATIC
INKER IS IN
ACTION.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING THE INK SELECTOR
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The Ink Selector enables the Machine to be inked in four different positions across
the width of the Stencil.
To apply Ink
in one of the above positions operate the Ink Selector Lever until
the desired position shows as a yellow line on the Inking Indicator. Switch on
the Machine, lift the Hand Inking Lever and work it slowly backwards and forwards.
The
full is for normal work and is most suitable for general typewritten
copies. 8
INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING THE
DELIVERY CONTROL UNIT
STEP I
Push Paper Guide Wings fully down-
wards. Hook
Center Paper Guide over
Pressure Frame Operating Shaft and
clip its lower end
to the Stay Rod.
STEP 2
Turn Handle to point vertically upwards.
Place pointed end of Control Unit Spindle
into its
socket underneath Ink Selector;
rest Blade nearest on Pressure
Frame
Operating Shaft and push Spindle
fully into Socket. Locate opposite end of
Spindle
in V-groove on Handle side of
Machine and push Spindle downwards
until it clips into position.
STEP 3
Adjust Blades laterally to suit matter
being printed. Tighten Blade Locking
Knobs.
To remove Delivery Control Unit, push
Spindle away from Handle side
of Machine
and withdraw complete unit. To remove
Center Paper Guide, unclip lower end
from Stay
Rod and lift Guide clear of
Pressu re Frame Operating Shaft.
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COLOR
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Remove Silk Screen. Turn Handle
clockwise until Spring Bar
is opposite
Waver Roller Levers. Disengage the two
Silk Screen Springs, lift up Spring Bar with
the right hand and turn Handle anti-clock-
wise until Stencil Fixing Bar
is above Top
Cylinder.
Lift up Stencil Fixing Bar Cover
then, while holding
the Spring
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with the Top Cylinder, disengage Silk
S PR I NG BAR
Screen Heading
by pushing it backwards
using slot provided and
\Ift Screen away
from Machine.
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Remove Waver Rollers. Depress
Waver Roller Levers and withdraw Waver
Rollers from Machine.
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Remove Ink Tube and Ink Gun.
Open Inker Door. Raise Tube Locking
Lever, hold down Tube Support Bracket,
remove Ink Tube and replace its cap.
Depress Pump Catch and withdraw
Ink
TUBE
Gun. Close Inker Door.
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CHANGING
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Fit Color Changer. Place a Color
Change Strip (printing upwards) firmly on
the
main bar of the Color Changer. Hold
the Color Changer by its Levers and insert
it between
the Cylinders, at the back ofthe
Machine, with the pronged links inwards.
Fold Levers fully inwards to lock.
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Clean Cylinders. Turn Handle slowly
for one complete revolution. Open
Levers outwards, wi
thdraw Color Changer,
discard
Color Change Strip and wipe
Cylinders clean with a soft cloth.
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Fit new Waver Rollers, Ink Gun
and
Silk Screen. Insert new Waver
Rollers fully into Machine and raise Waver
Roller Levers. Turn Handle to check that
Waver Rollers rotate and oscillate. Insert
new
Ink Gun into Machine making sure that
the pointed end fits into its holder. Push
Ink Gun inwards until locked
in position
by the Pump Catch.
Turn Handle until Stencil Fixing Bar
is at
top of Machine. Raise Fixing Bar Cover
and engage Heading of new Silk Screen
with studs of Stencil Fixing Bar. Hold
Spring Bar
of Silk Screen and turn
Handle until Silk Screen Springs can be
fastened to their studs. Continue as from
Step 4, page 2.
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FEEDING POSTCARDS
AND SHORT PAPER
STEP I
Ink Machine, and affix Stencil as set
out in Steps 6 to 9 of the Operating
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Clip Special Guide
to each Side Fence
by inserting the plastic knob through
the key-hole slot, then pull plastic knob
and press
the Special Guide downwards.
Care must
be taken to ensure that the
lugs of the Special Guides enter the slots
in the Feedboard.
Paper wider
by interchanging
Guides
as shown
than
the Side
in inset.
can
Fen
be
ces fed and
STEP 2
Place paper or card centrally on Feed·
board, fully forward. Move Side Fences,
together with the Special Guides, to rest
lightly against
the sides of the paper, and
secure
them in this position.
STEP 3
Move the Back Fence forward until the
gap between the back of the paper and
the Back Fence corresponds approximately
to the length of the Special Back Weight.
Lower Paper Weight on to Feedboard.
Slide Special
Back Weight over Back
Fence, making sure that its tongue rests
on
the paper and its two lugs touch the
rear edge of the paper.
When feeding card or thick paper, turn
either of the Feed Adjusting Knobs
forward (see also page 7).
Then continue
as from Step 13, page 5.
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TO CLOSE MACHINE
A
Raise Paper Weight and slide Back
Fence fully to rear of Feedboard. Depress
Feed board
Drop Lever and remove paper.
B
Swing Light downwards to its lowest
position.
Turn Handle clockwise until
Stencil Fixing Bar
is above Top Cylinder.
Lift up Stencil Fixing Bar Cover, detach
Stencil Heading from Studs and release
Cover.
Turn Handle clockwise and
remove Stencil.
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Turn Handle to bottom position and
fold inwards.
Lay Back and Side Guides
of Receiving Tray flat. Close
up Feed-
board and Receiving Tray and replace
Cover.
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FOR USE WITH LEGAL
SIZE GESTETNER
DUPLICATORS ...
CHANGER
SKETCH 1
INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE
1. Remove the Stencil, Silk Screen and Waver Rollers
the Gestetner in the usual manner. In the case
BAR
the Gestetner Express and Continumatio Models
remove also the Ink Gun.
2. Place a Color Change Strip in position on the Main Bar COLOR CHANGE
of the Color Changer (p rinting upwards). . STRIP POSlTI/N
3. Hold the Color Changer by its Levers ' B' and insert it
between the Cylinders at the back of the Machine with
the pronged links . A' inwards. Fold Levers fully . lINKS"A" OPEN
inwards to lock Color Changer in position. LEVERS' LOCKED
AGAINST
4. Turn Handle slowly for one complete revolution. Open
Levers 'B' and withdraw Color Changer. Discard Color CLOSED
Change Strip and wipe Cylinders clean with soft cloth. SKETCH 2 POSITION
GESTETNER DUPLICATOR CORPORATION, 216-222 Lake Avenue, Yonkers, New York
Made in England
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