Ricoh Plockmatic 350 Manual

Operators Guide
CIP Training
Plockmatic
350/500
Production Booklet
Maker
Plockmatic PBM 350/500
for Ricoh

CIP Training Plockmatic 350/500 Production Booklet Maker
What You Can Do With This Machine
The Plockmatic 500 or the Plockmatic 350 Production Booklet Maker System consists of:
PBM Rotate Crease Trim Module 2.0 (optional), also referred to as the RCT Module, the RCT
or the CT
PBM500 or PBM350 Booklet Maker, also referred to as the PBM500/PBM350 or the Booklet
Maker
Plockmatic Cover Feeder (optional), also referred to as the Cover Feeder
PBM BookFold Module (optional), also referred to as the BookFold Module or the BF
PBM Trim Module (optional), also referred to as the Trimmer Module or the Trimmer
Trim Waste Conveyor (optional), also referred to as the TWC
BST4000-1 Belt Stacker Module (optional), also referred to as the BST Module or the BST
Together they form a system that allows full bleed booklet making online with the Printer. A
capacity enhancement is the PBM500 upgrade kit. This kit increases the capacity of the
PBM350 Booklet maker from 35 sheets to 50 sheets. This means that instead of 140 page
booklets, 200 page booklets are now possible. The PBM500 upgrade kit also includes the Live
logo feature. The logo below the user interface will be illuminated, allowing the user to
monitor the system status from a distance.
The RCT Module is able to rotate small(er) sheets from long edge feed to short edge feed to
maintain high printer productivity. In order to avoid toner cracking at the spine when folded,
the RCT can be programmed to crease the cover sheet. The RCT can also trim the long sides of
the booklet sheets to deliver booklets in the desired size.
To enable full bleed booklets, a PBM Trim Module must be installed after the Booklet Maker,
see below.
PBM500 Production
Booklet Maker
PBM Trim Module
(option)
Rail kit
(option)
PBM500 upgrade kit
(option) incl. Alive logo
PBM BookFold Module
(option)
Trim Waste
Conveyor
(option)
PBM Rotate Crease
Trim Module (option)
Plockmatic Cover Feeder
(option)
Belt Stacker

CIP Training Plockmatic 350/500 Production Booklet Maker
What You Can Do With This Machine
From the RCT, the printed sheets are transported into the PBM500 or PBM350 Production
Booklet Maker where they are compiled in the stapler area.
If a Plockmatic Cover Feeder is installed in the Booklet Maker, it can add any type of cover, in
colour or black and white, to the printed set. The Booklet Maker jogs and staples the set. The
set is then transported further into the Booklet Maker to the folding area where the set is
folded into a booklet and delivered out to the belt stacker or a downstream model.
After the Booklet Maker, an optional PBM BookFold Module can be attached. The stapled and
folded books will be fed into the BookFold Module where the spine of the booklets are
flattened square. The booklets will now have the look of a perfect bound book. Finally, the
booklets are fed out to the optional Trimmer or directly to a Belt Stacker.
When a larger number of sheets are folded, an effect called creeping occurs. In order to
eliminate creep, an optional Trimmer Module can be attached after the Booklet Maker
or BookFold Module. The booklets are transported from the Booklet Maker or BookFold
Module into the Trimmer where the front edge will be cut off. The Trimmer combined with
an RCT Module in front of the Booklet Maker creates the possibility to create full bleed
booklets.
To allow longer, unattended runs there is an optional high capacity belt stacker available. The
BST4000-1 Belt Stacker Module will stack up to 1000 A4 or 8,5 × 11” booklets of 4 pages.
In addition to producing booklets inline, it is possible to use the Booklet Maker System for
hand-feeding.
The user interface/control panel is of
touch screen type. Point at the screen
and press the button or function you
wish to make changes to.
In this sample screen shot, the Staple
button is pressed.
A sub screen is shown.
Make your changes and confirm by
pressing the green check mark or exit
without making any changes
by pressing the red X. Pressing the
home symbol takes you back to the
main or home screen.

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Guide To Components
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9
Booklet Maker
1 Top cover
2 Hand feeding paper guides
3 Infeed assembly
4 Exit tray storing shelf
5 Base
6 Docking assembly
7 Latch handle
8 Alive logo, only on PBM500 (optional)
9 Belt Stacker
10 Belt Stacker Cover

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Guide To Components
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Booklet Maker
1 Connections
2 Cable protector
3 Cable holders
4 Fold stop gate
NOTE:
How to connect cables, plugs and jumpers is
described at the end of this manual.

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Guide To Components
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Booklet Maker
1 Hand feeding paper guides
2 Compiler area
3 Staple cartridges (incl. stapler heads)
4 Main power switch
5 Set thickness sensor
6 Control panel
7 Fold roller paper guide
8 Staple cartridge ejection lever
Parts that are important for setup, adjustments, troubleshooting or maintenance are high-
lighted below.

CIP Training Plockmatic 350/500 Production Booklet Maker
Guide To Components
User Interface
The Start Screen
When the system power is switched
on, the Start screen will be shown.
From here you can choose to set up
Booklet Production, perform a Guided
Start, retrieve stored jobs or access the
General System Settings.
If the Booklet Maker and/or the RCT is
not docked, it will be shown here.
Settings for Booklet Production
Pressing the [Booklet Production]
button in the Start Screen opens the
Settings for Booklet Production screen.
From here you can reach all detailed
settings for setting up the job.
A counter shows the number of
booklets produced. Clear will reset.
If the Booklet Maker and/or the RCT is
not docked, it will be shown here.
Detailed Settings
Pressing, for example, the [Staple]
button in the Settings for Booklet
Production screen opens the Staple
settings screen. Here you can perform
detailed settings concerning stapling.
Explore this and other settings more
thoroughly in section 2, “Making
Booklets.”
The control panel is of touch screen type. Point at the screen and press the “button” to
reach the desired function or change the desired setting.
The Plockmatic 500 or 350 Production Booklet Maker System is controlled from a panel
located on the Booklet Maker. The control panel will allow you to set up, adjust and operate
the complete system. An optional “Alive logo” makes the state of system visible from a
distance.
NOTE:
Depending on modules and features installed, the screen may look different from what you
see here. Some functions are greyed out or not visible at all and remaining buttons may
stretch to fit the screen. This manual will most often show a fully configured system.
Control Panel

CIP Training Plockmatic 350/500 Production Booklet Maker
Guide To Components
Guided Start
Guided Start is a function that takes
you through all the basic settings the
Booklet Maker System needs for
booklet production in eight easy steps.
See “Guided Start” in “Making
Booklets” for details.
The Jobs Screen
Pressing the [Open Jobs] button in the
Start screen opens the Open saved
Job screen. From here you can open a
saved job. Jobs can be stored, deleted,
customized etc. Handling jobs is
described in “Jobs”.
General System Settings
Pressing the [Tools] button opens the
General Systems Settings screen. From
here you can change basic settings like
the display language, setting units
from millimeters to inches and more.
See ”Tools”. for how to work with the
Tools screen.

CIP Training Plockmatic 350/500 Production Booklet Maker
Guide To Components
The Please wait screen
While the machine sometimes needs
time to perform changes in settings,
the Please wait screen will be shown.
Power save mode
When the Booklet Maker System is in a
ready state, it will enter power save
mode after 20 minutes of inactivity.
To recover from Power save mode,
touch the screen or send a print job to
the Booklet Maker System.
The Booklet Maker System can also be
forced into Power save mode
by pressing the [Power save mode]
button.
When the Booklet Maker system is
processing or when there is a jam state
it will not enter power save mode.
Information on screen
Depending on how the system is
configured, the information on the
screen changes and the size of the
buttons will adapt to fit the screen.
This sample screen shows a fully
configured Booklet Maker system with
RCT, Cover Feeder, BookFold Module
and Trimmer.
This sample screen shows exactly the
same screen as above but this time the
system is configured only with a
Trimmer.

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Guide To Components
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Options
Rotate Crease Trim Module
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2
3
4
Top cover
Slide door
Infeed slot
Upstream docking assembly

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Guide To Components
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4
NOTE
How to connect cables, plugs and jumpers is described at the end of this manual.
Rotate Crease Trim Module
1
2
3
4
5
5
Exit slot
Trim waste transport
Downstream docking assembly
Waste container
Cable protector

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5
2
Rotate Crease Trim Module
1 Exit section “D”
2 Bleed trimmer circular knives
3 Infeed Section “A”
4 Main switch
5 Counter
Parts that are important for setup, adjustments, troubleshooting or maintenance are high-
lighted below.

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1
1 Waste chute(s)
2 Creaser registration adjustment
3 Bleed trimmer registration adjustment
4 Latch handle, slide
Rotate Crease Trim Module

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Guide To Components
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1
1 Creaser tools
2 Jam clearance baffle, fine registra-
tion, section “C”
3 Jam clearance baffle, coarse regis-
tration, section “B”
4 Rotator
Rotate Crease Trim Module

CIP Training Plockmatic 350/500 Production Booklet Maker
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Booklet Maker
Alive logo
With a PBM500 upgrade kit installed, the three
stripes below the user interface will signal status as
follows:
Not illuminated - System in power save mode or
switched of.
Steady blue - System is on and ready.
Blue stripes add one at a time,
faster - System is preparing to run.
Blue stripes add one at a time,
slower - System is running.
Alternating blue/yellow - Soft stop (staples low,
cover low, stacker full, waste bin full).
Alternating blue/red - Jam or malfunction
Alive logo

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Guide To Components
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Cover Feeder
1 Loading capacity mark
2 Rear side guide
3 Feed roller assembly
4 Paper separator pad
5 Front side guide
6 Paper orientation indicator
7 Air nozzle (2x)
8 Jam clearance baffle
Parts that are important for setup, adjustments, troubleshooting or maintenance are high-
lighted below.

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Guide To Components
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3
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4
BookFold Module
1 Top cover
2 Trim bin location
3 Base
4 Connections
5 Cable protector
NOTE:
How to connect cables, plugs and jumpers is
described at the end of this manual.

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Guide To Components
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BookFold Module
1 Lower feed belts
2 Upper feed belt release latch
3 Upper feed belts
BookFold Module, top view,
non operator side upper feed
belts lifted up
Upper feed belt on
operator side cannot
be lifted fully
Parts that are important for setup, adjustments, troubleshooting or maintenance are high-
lighted below.

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Guide To Components
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2
4
3
5
Trimmer
1 Top cover
2 Trim bin
3 Base
4 Connections
5 Cable protector
NOTE:
How to connect cables, plugs and jumpers is
described at the end of this manual.