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4 Failure
CAUTION!
Risk of injury!
Remove material with caution, as sharp
edges present a risk of injury.
4.1 Material jam
If a jam occurs because too much material or too hard
a material is fed into the machine, it reacts as follows:
The cutting mechanism stops and stands still.
The pilot lamp (Fig.2/8) lights up.
Please proceed as follows:
1. Depress the reverse-button (Fig.2/2).
2. Open the safety glass (Fig.3/1).
3. Remove the material using the enclosed tongs.
4. Close the safety glass.
5. Feed the material again individually, one after ano-
ther.
4.2 Material is not drawn in
Depending on the material's surface nish, the machi-
ne may be unable to draw it in. The cutting mechanism
cannot always rmly grip straight and smooth objects
or very rounded objects.
In this case, please proceed as follows:
Reverse the cutting mechanism manually
1. Press the stop-button„S“ (Fig.2/3).
2. Depress the reverse-button (Fig.2/2).
3. Press the stop-button„S“.
4. Press the forward-button (Fig.2/1).
5. Repeat the steps 1 to 4 a few times. That helps in
many cases.
4.3 Material is not fully destroyed
In isolated cases, some material can remain on the cut-
ting mechanism. There are three possible reasons for
this:
The machine could not grip the object
In this case, see „Material is not drawn in“, p.13.
Too much material was fed
In this case, please proceed as follows:
1. Press the stop-button„S“.
2. Open the safety glass.
3. Remove the material using the enclosed tongs.
4. Close the safety glass.
5. Feed the objects again individually, one after ano-
ther.
The material fed was too tough
In this case, please proceed as follows:
1. Press the stop-button„S“.
2. Make sure the object fed corresponds to the area
of application (see „Area of application“, p. 10).
If it does not, remove the object from the cutting
mechanism.
3. If the object corresponds to the machine's area of
application, press the forward-button (Fig.2/1) to
restart the shredding process.
4.4 Motor protection
If the motor is overloaded, it shuts o. In such case
the pilot lamp„ready“ (Fig.2/7) ashes. After a cooling
time of about 15-20 minutes (depending on the model
and room temperature), you can restart the machine.
4.5 Failure checklist
If the device does not work, check the following items:
Is the power plug connected to the grid?
Is the door closed?
Is the mains switch (Fig.1) turned on?
Is the safety glass closed?
Is the catch basket full?
¾Follow the instructions under „Emptying the
catch basket“, p.12.
Is material jammed in the device?
¾Follow the instructions under „Material jam“,
p.13.
Can the cutting mechanism not grip the material?
¾Follow the instructions under „Material is not
drawn in“, p.13.
Does the shredding process not fully destroy the
material?
¾Follow the instructions under „Material is not ful-
ly destroyed“, p.13.
Has the motor been overloaded?
¾See „Motor protection“, p.13.
NOTE!
In many cases, restarting the machine helps:
1. Switch o the machine once.
2. Turn the machine on again.
If none of these test points apply, please notify your
intimus service partner.