Opus MBE-300 User manual

MBE 300 • User guide GB
MBE 300
User guide
GB

IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS
• Before operating the equipment please read the health & safety precautions,
manufacturer’s recommendations and the operation manual.
• The operation manual should be easily available at any time for the operator.
• It is necessary to operate the equipment in accordance with general Health
& Safety regulations (due to moving parts).
• The equipment should be protected against dust and moisture.
• The equipment should be placed on a strong and stable surface.
• Do not place the equipment close to heating devices.
• Do not use the equipment close to flammable materials and liquids.
• For user’s safety, the equipment should be supplied power only by the original
cable.
• Electric socket must have an earth and comply with earthing regulation.
• Voltage rating should be consistent with data on the nameplate on the cover and
in the manual of the equipment. Disobeying this rule can cause electric shock
and fire, and cancel the guarantee.
• It is necessary to protect the cable from being damage.
• Do not use the cable to move or disconnect the equipment from the socket.
• Changes in electric installation or the cable can cause an electric shock.
• To isolate or remove the cover from the equipment, remove the power plug from
the mains socket.
• A fuse protects power system, which is located on the power supply board inside
the equipment.
• If it is necessary to change the fuse, use one of the same volts, amps and type.
• If the new fuse blows, contact the supplier.
• One person must operate the equipment only.
• During the operation process, other people must stand clear of the working area.
• There are two separate START buttons to ensure safety.
• The equipment works only when the two buttons are pressed at the same time.
• Keep the equipment away from the children.
• The equipment cannot be used for any other purposes, other than what it is
designed for and described in the user’s guide/manual.
• It is necessary to check that the equipment is being operated correctly before
contacting the service department.
• The equipment is designed to work continuously and should be operated in
room temperatures above 8°C and up to +30°C.
• During intensive work, it may be necessary to stop work to allow the motor to
cool down, in this situation, the information will be display on the control panel.

MBE 300 • User guide GB
GENERAL INFORMATION
MBE-300 is designed to bind and de-bind documents when using the OPUS
Metalbind system. It also has a special document thickness measurement function
which helps to choose the best size of the channel to bind the documents.
The equipment is controlled by a special microprocessor, the status, errors
and other instructions are shown on the LCD display.
The MBE-300 has two counters:
• daily counter of bound documents
• total number of bound documents of the unit
There are three working modes:
• binding documents
• de-binding documents
• thickness of documents for channels
Modes can be changed on the control panel by pressing the button above the icon.
The equipment works in four different pressures. Pressure level can be set by the
buttons on the control panel.
On the panel, there is a button, which clears the number of daily bound docu-
ments. The operation of the MBE-300 does not require any special qualifications,
but before using, you must read the User guide.
TRANSPORT AND STORAGE
• MBE-300 is an electric powered unit, designed to work in large offices and photo
shops.
• Both the equipment and packaging should be kept in a dry place.
• Should the packaging get wet, the service department should inspect the
equipment, in order to avoid damage to the electrical circuits and electrical
shock.
• The equipment can be transported and stored in high or low temperatures.
• The packaging protects the equipment from damage, but it should be handled
with care.
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• It is recommended to keep the packaging during the guarantee period.
• MBE-300 is designed for business use.
• Must be placed on a strong and sturdy surface.
• If exposed to very low temperatures it should be placed in a room at a normal
temperature for 24 hours before using to avoid condensation on electric surfaces.
• For user’s Health & Safety the equipment should be supplied power, through
the original cable only. Electric sockets must have an earth and comply with
earthing regulation.
• Voltage rating should be consistent with data on the nameplate on the cover and
in the manual of the equipment. Disobeying this rule can cause electric shock
and fire, plus cancelling the guarantee.
Before starting to use, install a magnetic guide bar and binding bar supplied,
magnetic guide bar on the binding jaw (for channel 5-32 mm) or in front of the
binding jaw (for channel 1,5mm; 3mm) and binding bar at the back. Now insert
the channel into the binding slot in the correct way, all as shown in the diagrams
below. These bars are specially designed to make inserting the documents and
covers into the channel easily.
In the box, there is a de-binding wedge (Metalbind), which is stored in a slot on
the bottom of housing. In addition, these slots on both sides are used for lifting
and moving around the equipment for safety.
INSTALLATION
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MBE-300 is based on a popular binding systems. It has an electrically driven
binding mechanism, which assures parallel movement of the jaw guaranteeing an
even closing of the channel. The motor and the options are controlled by
a microprocessor with a LCD display making the control of the MBE-300 easy to
operate and giving you many options. The left hook measures the thickness of the
document and tells you which channel to use.
EQUIPMENT LAYOUT
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BINDING
SLOT
POWER SWITCH
DOCUMENT
THICKNESS
MEASUREING SLOT
OPEN BUTTON
START AND BINDING BUTTONS
CONTROL PANEL WITH LCD DISPLAY
STORAGE FOR
DE-BINDING WEDGE
LIFTING HANDLES
BINDING
DEBINDING
DOCUMENT THICKNESS MEASUREMENT
BINDING PRESSURE
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PREPARATION TO WORK
CHOOSING YOUR BINDING SYSTEM (METALBIND OR C-BIND)
1. Plug the power cable into the back and then into the electric socket.
2. Turn the equipment on by the switch on the right side. The display shows infor-
mation about the equipment version and the total number of documents bound
to date.
3. The equipment defaults to the binding mode.
4. To change the modes, press the button on the panel.
Note!
When powering up the machine it is possible to change the binding system to
Metalbind or C-BIND. To change the system, when device is switched o,
press and hold BINDING button and then turn on the power. The LCD display
will show:
• MBE-300 for Metalbind system or
• CBE-300 for C-BIND system.
BINDING WITH THE METALBIND SYSTEM
1. On the display are shown daily number of bound documents and the pressure
level. This information can be changed by pressing the counter or pressure
button.
2. In accordance with the information on the display, place the channel into the
binding slot, straight side of the channel must be on the moving side of the jaw,
and the curved side must be on the de-binding plate.
3. Press and hold both START buttons, the jaw will moves to the channel and stop,
now release the buttons.
4. The channel is now locked in place.
5. Now put the documents and covers inside the channel, ensuring they are
square, tight to the bottom of the channel.
6. Press and hold both START buttons again, the equipment will start to bind the
documents and covers together. Hold the START buttons until you hear
a bleep signal for the end of the process and release the button.
There are 4 different binding pressure modes available, the most universal is
level 3, which can be used on a wide range of documents and covers. This mode is
the default mode when switching on the equipment. If it is necessary to change the
binding pressure, you can do this on the control panel. This is because of using
shorter channels, channels with soft coverings or binding together very tough
materials.
7. After the binding process, the jaw automatically moves back leaving just enough
space to remove the bound documents and covers.
8. Take out bound documents.
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After the binding process the jaw does not fully open. This is to shorten the
binding process when doing many jobs of the same type. When you want to bind
wider channels, you must move the jaw to the fully open position.
At any time of the binding process, you can stop the process by releasing the
START buttons. By pressing the buttons again, you can continue the process.
DOCUMENT THICKNESS MEASURING METALBIND
1. Press the DOCUMENT THICKNESS MEASUREMENT button.
2. Place the documents with covers into the measurement slot, as it is shown on
the diagram below.
3. At the same time holding the covers and documents, press and hold both START
buttons, they will stop when the measurement is taken then release the start
buttons.
4. The document thickness measurement starts from the fully open position to
guarantee precise results.
5. The jaw closes on to the document and covers, when the left hook touches the
document the channel size is shown on the LED display panel.
If you see, two sizes on the LCD display i.e. 13 (16) this means that the
document and covers have reached the borderline thickness. Preferred channel is
13 mm but if you have a problem with fitting the documents inside the channel, use
a 16 mm channel.
6. The jaw moves back.
At any time, you can stop the process by releasing the START buttons.
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DEBINDING METALBIND
1.Press DE-BINDING button on the LED panel.
De-binding process starts from the fully open position.
2. Hold the document by the channel with the straight side of the channel upward.
3.Place the de-binding wedge (see picture) sharp edge towards the channel and
with the angled side upwards with the blade about 8 pages in from the top,
place the whole document with the wedge on to the hooks.
4.For de-binding channels 1,5 mm and 3 mm, use the de-binding adapter. Place
the de-binding adapter on the channels, small slot is for 1,5 mm, bigger for 3mm.
5.Holding the book, then press and hold the START buttons.
6.The wedge is pushed into the document and expands the channel, after the
debinding process the jaw will move back to the fully open position.
7. Remove the wedge, document and channel together carefully from the
equipment, then remove the wedge from the document, then the channel.
CBIND SYSTEM
OPUS MBE-300 equipment allow to bind in Metalbind and in C-BIND systems. To
bind in C-BIND system you need additional accessories:
insert O.CB Insert for MBE 300 (diag 1); debinding wedge O.CB Debinding
Tool for Atlas 300 / MB 300 / MBE 300 (diag 2)
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BINDING WITH THE C-BIND SYSTEM
1. On the display are shown daily number of bound documents and the pressure
level. This information can be changed by pressing the counter or pressure
button.
2. In accordance with the information on the display, place the cover with docu-
ments into the binding slot.
3. Press and hold both START buttons, the equipment will start to bind the docu-
ments and covers together. Hold the START buttons until you hear a bleep signal
for the end of the process and release the button.
There are 4 different binding pressure modes available, the most universal is level
3, which can be used on a wide range of documents and covers. This mode is the
default mode when switching on the equipment. If it is necessary to change the
binding pressure, you can do this on the control panel. This is because of using
shorter covers, covers with soft coverings or binding together very tough materials.
4. After the binding process, the jaw automatically moves back leaving just enough
space to remove the bound documents and covers.
5. Take out bound documents.
After the binding process the jaw does not fully open. This is to shorten the
binding process when doing many jobs of the same type. When you want to bind
wider channels, you must move the jaw to the fully open position.
At any time of the binding process, you can stop the process by releasing the
START buttons. By pressing the buttons again, you can continue the process.
DOCUMENT THICKNESS MEASURING (C-BIND)
1. Press the DOCUMENT THICKNESS MEASUREMENT button.
2. Place the documents without covers into the measurement slot, as it is shown
on the diagram below.
3. At the same time holding the documents, press and hold both START buttons,
they will stop when the measurement is taken then release the start buttons.
4. The document thickness measurement starts from the fully open position to
guarantee precise results.
5. The jaw closes on to the document and covers, when the left hook touches the
document the channel size is shown on the LED display panel. If you see, two
sizes on the LCD display i.e. A (B) this means that the document has reached the
borderline thickness. Preferred cover size is A but if you have a problem with
fitting the documents inside the channel, use a size B cover.
6. The jaw moves back.
At any time, you can stop the process by releasing the START buttons.

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DEBINDING (C-BIND)
1. Press DE-BINDING button on the LED panel. De-binding process starts from the
fully open position.
2. Place the de-binding wedge O.CB Debinding Tool for Atlas 300 / MB 300 / MBE
300 (see picture) sharp edge towards the spine and in a center of documents,
place the whole document with the wedge on to the hooks.
3. Holding the book, then press and hold the START buttons.
4. The wedge is pushed into the document and expands the channel, after the de
-binding process the jaw will move back to the fully open position.
5. Remove the wedge, document and channel together carefully from the equip-
ment, then remove the wedge from the document, then the channel.
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