Oce BLM 500 User manual

Océ BLM500
Océ User manual
Bookletmaker Océ BLM500

Edition 08-2007 US
Océ-Technologies B.V.
Copyright
©2007, Océ
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Further, Océ reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes from
time to time in the content hereof without obligation to notify any person of such
revision or changes.

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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Chapter 1
Introduction to the Océ BLM500 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Description of the Océ BLM500. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Right Hand Side of the Océ BLM500. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
The Rear Panel of the Océ BLM500 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Chapter 2
How to run the Océ BLM500. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Before You Begin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Turn On the Océ BLM500 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Enter the Job Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Stacker adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Adjust the Position of the Gate in the Gathering Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Run the Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Chapter 3
The User Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
The Touch Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
The Job Mimic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
The BASIC Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
The LOAD & SAVE Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
The ADVANCED Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
The CONFIGURE Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
The MENU Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Chapter 4
Standard Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Load and Save the Job Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Open the Connecting Bridge Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Open the Folder Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Lift and Lower the Clincher Frame. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Open the Gathering Area Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Lift the Océ BLM500 Main Deck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Empty the Trim Bin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Open the Stitch Wire Cabinet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Adjust the Stacker Collection Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Adjust the Gate in the Gathering Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Operate the Océ BLM500 offline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

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Table of Contents
Chapter 5
Error Conditions, Problems and Solutions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Clear a Printer Error . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Clear a Océ BLM500 Error. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
General Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Book Quality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Clear Paper Jams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Stitch Head Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Clear a Stitch Wire Jam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Clear a Stitch Head Jam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Calibrate the Touch Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Change the Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Manually park the Shuttle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Chapter 6
Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
About Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Océ BLM500 cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Clean the Static Elimination Bars. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Clean the Former Roller. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Clean the Polyurethane Strips in the Form Clamp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Lubricate the Stitch Head. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Lubricate the Wire-feed Cam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Install New Stitch Wire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Appendix A
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Appendix B
Declaration of Conformity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Declaration of Conformity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Appendix C
Miscellaneous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Reader's comment sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Addresses of local Océ organisations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

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Chapter 1
Introduction to the Océ
BLM500

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Introduction
Introduction
Introduction
Thank you for choosing the Océ BLM500.
Your Manual
The Océ BLM500 User Manual describes how to do these tasks:
■Operate the Océ BLM500
■Find and correct error conditions
■Do normal maintenance tasks
Operator training is given when the Océ BLM500 is installed. To make sure you use
your Océ BLM500 correctly, read your manual.
The Océ BLM500 User Manual does not describe the operation of the printer. If
needed, refer to your printer user manual.
Safety Information
Safety information is included in the separate 'Safety Information Manual'. Read the
safety information before you use your Océ BLM500.
Caution: A CAUTION message tells you that a procedure or operation can
be dangerous. To prevent injury, you must follow the instructions.
Attention: An ATTENTION message tells you that a procedure or operation can
damage the machine or the product. To prevent damage, you must follow the
instructions.
Installation
Your Océ BLM500 must be installed by a service engineer. Special knowledge is
needed to install the machine.
Attention:
Only connect the machine to a mains power supply of the correct voltage with a good
earth-connection. The correct machine-voltage is shown on the label at the mains
power supply input on the rear of the machine. If the machine is connected to the
wrong supply, the warranty is canceled.

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Introduction
How to Get Help
If you have any questions or problems, refer to the problem solving section in this
manual (see chapter 'Error Conditions, Problems and Solutions”'). Contact your Océ
BLM500 supplier for further help.

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Description of the Océ BLM500
Description of the Océ BLM500
Introduction
The Océ BLM500 operates online with digital printers to process sets of printed
pages into stitched books. The main parts are shown below.
Illustration
[1]
[1] Operator Side of the Océ BLM500
Component - function table
[1]
A
B
C
D
[1] Operator Side of the Océ BLM500
Component Function
A The connecting
bridge
The connecting bridge moves the printed sheets from
the printer to the Océ BLM500. If needed, the sheets
are rotated into the correct direction. Rotation lets the
printer operate at optimum print speed. Adjustment
for the size of the paper and sheet rotation is
automatic, according to the settings entered on the
touch screen.
B The User Interface The user interface has a color touch screen, a start
button and a stop button .
C The Océ BLM500 The Océ BLM500 stitches, folds, spine-forms and
trims the sheets to make a finished book.
D The stacker The stacker collects the finished books.

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Right Hand Side of the Océ BLM500
Right Hand Side of the Océ BLM500
Illustration
[2]
[2] Right hand side of the Océ BLM500
Component - function table
[2]
A
B
[2] Right hand side of the Océ BLM500
Component Function
AThestitchwire
cabinet
The stitch wire cabinet holds the spool of stitch wire.
B Trim Bin The trim bin collects the paper that is trimmed from
the edge of the book.

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The Rear Panel of the Océ BLM500
The Rear Panel of the Océ BLM500
Illustration
[3]
[3] The Rear Panel of the Océ BLM500
Component - function table
[3]
B
C
E
D
F
A
[3] The Rear Panel of the Océ BLM500
Component Function
A Rating and serial
label
The rating label displays the type of machine, serial
number, power use and fuse information.
B Mains power
ON/OFF switch
The mains power ON/OFF switch turns the Océ
BLM500 ON or OFF. When you turn OFF the Océ
BLM500, the current settings are stored.
C Voltage advisory
label
The voltage advisory label tells the installer to refer
to the installation instructions before the Océ
BLM500 is connected to mains power. The Océ
BLM500 can be adjusted for one of several
different input voltages.
D Fuses The fuses make sure the operator and the machine
are protected if there is an electrical problem or
short circuit.
E Voltage label The voltage label is fitted to the Océ BLM500
during the installation procedure. The voltage label
displays the selected voltage.
F Mains power input
connector
The mains power input connector is used to
connect the Océ BLM500 to mains electrical
power.

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Chapter 2
How to run the Océ BLM500
This chapter gives information on how to run a job on the Océ BLM500. For
information on how to operate the printer, refer to the printer documentation.
Information about the user interface is included in chapter 'The User Interface'.
Information about standard procedures, for example opening covers to clear a paper
jam, is included in chapter 'Standard Tasks'.

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Before You Begin
Before You Begin
Paper and Book Quality Instructions
■The size of paper and the thickness of the set must be measured. These
measurements are entered via the touch screen before you begin a print job.
■Measure the size of the printed paper. The paper dimension changes when the
paper is printed.
■Measure the set thickness as accurately as possible. Use the measuring tool
supplied with the machine.
■Enter accurate dimensions via the touch screen.
■If the book is made from several different types of paper, make sure the different
paper types are all the same size.
See Book Quality on page 56 for further information.

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Turn On the Océ BLM500
Turn On the Océ BLM500
Procedure
1. Connect the Océ BLM500 to the mains power supply.
2. Use the mains ON/OFF switch to turn ON the Océ BLM500
Result
The machine makes this sequence of beeps:
'beep__beep beep beep beep_____ beep beep'.
The touch screen illuminates and the machine is ready for use.

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Enter the Job Settings
Enter the Job Settings
Introduction
Make the settings for a new job in the BASIC window on the touch screen. See
'The User Interface' on page 11 for more information.
The PAPER SIZE and PAGE DIRECTION settings are entered via the touch screen.
These dimensions refer to the format of the paper when it enters the Océ BLM500
Attention: Do not operate the touch screen with a sharp object or with too much
force. These actions can damage the touch screen.
Before You Begin
1. Print a set to the stacker.
2. Measure the sheet size and the set thickness.
3. Use these dimensions for the job setting.
Note: This set can be made into a book. See Operate the Océ BLM500 offline on
page 45
[4]
[4] Kind of print jobs
If the Print Job is then follow this procedure
a standard paper size See Job Setting for a Standard Paper Size
not a standard paper size See Job Setting for a Non-Standard Paper Size
a saved job See Job Setting for a Saved Job on page 16

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Enter the Job Settings
Job Setting for a Standard Paper Size
[5]
Job Setting for a Non-Standard Paper Size
[6]
Step Action Information
1TouchBASIC
2 Enter the paper size
and page direction
Touch PAPER SIZE > PRESETS > A3 or A4.
(USA: 11x17, 8.5x11 or 8.5x14)
The PAGE DIRECTION is PORTRAIT.
If needed, touch PAGE DIRECTION >
LANDSCAPE.
3 Enter the set
thickness.
Touch THICKNESS. Enter the measured value.
4 Enter the number of
stitches.
Touch STITCHES and enter the number of
stitches.
5TouchCLOSE.
Step Action Information
1TouchBASIC
2 Enter the paper size Touch PAPER SIZE. Enter the dimensions of the
paper.
3 Enter the page
direction
Touch PAGE DIRECTION > LANDSCAPE or
PORTRAIT.
If the PAGE DIRECTION option is not available,
the PAGE DIRECTION cannot be changed.
4 Enter the page
rotation setting
For A4 paper size, the normal setting for ROTATE
is ON. Rotation lets the printer operate at optimum
speed.
Touch ROTATE to turn the sheet rotation ON or
OFF. Always select the page direction before you
change the rotate setting.
5 Enter the set
thickness.
Touch THICKNESS. Enter the measured value.
6 Enter the number of
stitches.
Touch STITCHES and enter the number of stitches.
7 Enter the spine form
setting
The spine form setting is automatic, according to
the THICKNESS setting. If needed, the setting can
be changed. See 'FORM' in table 10 on page 26

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Enter the Job Settings
Job Setting for a Saved Job
1. Touch LOAD & SAVE
2. Touch the job name or use the Up arrow and the Down arrow to select the job.
3. Touch LOAD.
4. Wait until theOcé BLM500 is ready
8 Enter the trim
setting.
The trim setting is automatic, according to the
PAGE SIZE and THICKNESS settings. To change
the setting, touch TRIM. See 'TRIM' in table 11 on
page 28
9TouchCLOSE
Step Action Information

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Stacker adjustment
Stacker adjustment
Adjust the Stacker
Adjust the collection table on the stacker according to the size of the finished book.
(see ‘Adjust the Gate in the Gathering Area’ on page 44).

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Adjust the Position of the Gate in the Gathering Area
Adjust the Position of the Gate in the Gathering Area
Adjust the Position
Adjust the gate in the gathering area into the 'up' position for jobs of 1 to 3 sheets or
the 'down' position for jobs of more than 3 sheets. Adjust the Gate in the Gathering
Area on page 44.

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Run the Job
Run the Job
1. Make sure the adjustments on the Océ BLM500 are complete before you release the
print job from the print queue.
2. Start the print job. The Océ BLM500 starts automatically.
3. Check the quality of the first book
4. Check the quality of the first book. If the quality is not acceptable, make adjustments.
(see ‘Book Quality’ on page 56)
Result
During the job
■Unload books from the stacker before the stacker is full. The Océ BLM500 stops
and displays a message if the stacker is full.
■Empty the trim bin from time to time. The Océ BLM500 displays a message if
the trim bin is full. (see ‘Empty the Trim Bin’ on page 41)

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Run the Job