Roland TB-30 User manual

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Contents
Contents ......................................................................................................1
Tension Bar Unit Assembly Method..............................................................2
Features of This Machine .......................................................................... 2
Included Items........................................................................................... 2
Assembly Method...................................................................................... 2
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Features of This Machine
This machine is a tension bar unit that is used as a set with the TUC-4 automac media take-up
unit. The tension bar unit is aached to the LEC2-330.
This machine applies tension to the media to stretch it out when prinng on thin lm material
or other such media that lacks rmness. It is eecve in take-up when feeding the media just
with the le and right pinch rollers.
Included Items
Tension roller (1) Hexagonal wrench (1) Screw (short; 6) Posioning pin (1)
Screw (long; 4) Weight (2)
Assembly Method
IMPORTANT
Do not remove the tape xing in place the oang roller (weight roller) before aaching this
roller to the machine.
Tension Bar Unit Assembly Method
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Procedure
A Aach a weight to the dancer roller of the take-up unit.
MEMO
The procedure for the right side is shown below. The operaons are the same for the le
side, but instrucons pertaining to the le and right sides must be reversed.
1
Temporarily ghten the (long) screws in the weight (in two locaons).
IMPORTANT
Using the incorrect weights on the right and le sides will result in the labels being
upside down. Aach the weights so that the labels are oriented correctly. Aach the
weights so that their labels are oriented as shown in the following gure.
2
Set the weight on the dancer roller arm as shown in the gure.
Orient the weight so that the at side faces out.
3
Push the weight up and to the outside.
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4
Use the hexagonal wrench to ghten the screws.
B Open the front cover.
C Remove the screws (in two locaons), and then remove the front UV shield.
D Use the hexagonal wrench to remove the (right and le) front table stays.
Point
Store the front table stays and the screws so that you do not lose them.
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E Temporarily aach the tension roller to the machine.
1
Aach a (short) screw (in one locaon) to the posion (A) shown in the gure.
Temporarily ghten the screw, leaving a space between the screw head and the plate of
approximately 5 mm (0.20 in.).
A
2
Insert the hook (F) of the right bracket of the tension roller into the bracket
slot (H) of the machine. At the same me, pass the screw (S) aached in step (1)
through the hole (B) in the right bracket of the tension roller. Then, push the
bracket down to catch the hook on the slot.
Point
Aach the oang roller so that it is located in the top posion as indicated by A in the
following gure.
H
F
B
S
A
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3
While keeping the oang roller in the top posion, insert the hook (F) of the
le bracket of the tension roller into the bracket slot (H) of the machine.
4
Align the screw holes of the le bracket and the machine.
5
Insert (short) screws into the le bracket of the tension roller (in three loca-
ons) and temporarily ghten these screws.
H
F
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6
Insert (short) screws into the right bracket of the tension roller (in two loca-
ons) and temporarily ghten these screws.
F Fix the tension roller in place on the machine.
1
Open the (boom) le cover.
2
Insert the posioning pin at the posion indicated by A in the gure.
Adjust the tension roller posion so that the posioning pin protrudes out from the
machine by 7 mm (0.28 in.) or less.
7 mm
(0.28 in.) or less
Posioning
pin
A
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3
With the posioning pin aached, use the hexagonal wrench to fully ghten
the screws on the le bracket of the tension roller (in three locaons).
4
Use the hexagonal wrench to fully ghten the screws on the right bracket of
the tension roller (in three locaons).
5
Remove the posioning pin.
Put the (right and le) front table stays, screws (four), and posioning pin into a plasc
bag or a similar container and store these items so that you do not lose them.
6
Close the (boom) le cover.
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G Remove the tape xing in place the oang roller.
H Move the oang roller to the machine side.
I Aach the front UV shield.
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J Use screws (in two locaons) to x the front UV shield in place.
MEMO
When loading media, refer to “TB-30 — Loading Media” which you can view from the
following hyperlink or QR code.
"hps://downloadcenter.rolanddg.com/LEC2-640
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