Opex MPS 40 User manual

MPS 40
Operators Manual
©OPEX Corporation 1997
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Copyright 1998, Opex Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
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From the President of
OPEX Corporation
We’re excited about the possibilities to better serve our customers
with the MPS-40!
Welcome to the future of Mail-Sorting! For years now OPEX has streamlined the
sorting of mail. Our expertise led to industry changing technologies and provided
methods of sorting large amounts of incoming mail efficiently and accurately. Now the
next generation of mail sorting is here.
The MPS-40 is our latest advance. This new machine will continue to enable mail
rooms to sort based on thickness, length, the presence or absence of a check, metals
such as staples and paper clips, PostNet Barcodes and Custom Barcodes. Depending
on the needs of the process, selected envelopes can even be milled open on the fly. In
addition we have increased the speed to 40,000 per hour and added many new features.
These features include OCR and MLOCR, all of the usual Outgoing Mail types of pre-
sorts, the full range of Postnet barcode spraying and verification functions, and sort
groups and bins with up to 256 different combinations.
All of these capabilities are modular in nature. You need purchase only those modules
that your application requires. Some MPS-40’s may be specifically set up to sort
incoming mail, others may be prepared for outgoing mail or a combination of both.
Whatever the application the key to this fully automated process is the MPS-40
OPERATOR. We’ve gone to great lengths to design our equipment to be user
friendly, and I believe you’ll be pleased with the results we’ve achieved.
Thank-you for taking the time to familiarize yourself with the contents of this manual.
We recognize that you the operator are important to the overall performance of the
machine.
Sincerely,
OPEX Corporation
President
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Table of Contents
Introduction 5
Incoming Mail 5
Outgoing Mail 6
Before You Begin - Safety! 7
Machine Overview 7
The MPS-40 Main Controls 8
Before You Start 9
Loading the Mail 9
Loading the mail During Operation 10
Emptying the Sort Bins 10
Main Screen 12
Login Screen 13
Password Screen 13
Select Job Screen 14
Job Select Screen 14
Run Screen- (Idle) 15
Run Screen – (Running) 16
Loading the mail During Operation 16
Emptying the Sort Bins 16
Stacker Area 17
Overhead Mail Racks 17
Sort Bin Area 17
Emptying Sort Bins (cont.) 18
Machine Jams 18
Clearing a Jam 18
Clearing Jams (cont.) 19
Tips 19
ReRuns and Rejects 19
Sample Screen 20
Sample Statistic Screen 20
Completing the Job 21
Statistics 22
Access to Statistics 22
Summary 22
Summary Report (Sample) 23
Individual Report (sample) 23
Accessing Stats (cont.) 24
Statistics Report Criteria Screen 25
Appendix A – Error Messages 26
Jam information Basics 26

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Overview of the MPS 40
Introduction
The MPS40 (Multi-Purpose Sorter) is just that - the most versatile sorter on the
market. The MPS-40 is a workflow tool that aids you and your shop in achieving
the utmost in productivity and accuracy. The MPS-40 is modular and customizable.
It can be used as both an incoming and outgoing sorter. The major modules
include:
Justifier Module – Corrects skew, justifying envelopes misaligned due to
damage or anomalies in feeding. This module can be configured with or
without an OPEX image camera.
Incoming Module – Provides thickness, length, MICR, and metal detection,
as well as check orientation.
Selective Cutting Module – Mills open selected sort groups, adjustable from
no cut to 1/8 of an inch.
OPEX Image Module – Allows for PostNet Barcode reads, mark detect, and
OCR reads.
Habitech Image Module – Allows for PostNet Barcode and multi-line OCR
reads.
Delay Module – Lengthens the paper path to allow enough time for proper
decision making.
Additional Output Bins – Allows for up to 256 sorts.
Overhead Mail Rack – Provides a place to rest standard mail trays for easy
clearing of the stacker bins.
Incoming Mail
When used to sort incoming mail, the MPS40 facilitates improved prioritization of
incoming mail. Even before the envelope is opened, the MPS40 can make
determinations about the contents.
The MPS40 can determine:
How many pieces of paper are in the envelope
Length of the envelope
Presence of a check in the envelope
Orientation of the check