UCHIDA AeroCut X-Pro User manual

OPERATION MANUAL
UCHIDA YOKO CO., LTD.
78-705 V1.00

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・Use machine only after reading the "Safety Instructions" given below carefully.
・These safety instructions are given to ensure that the machine will be used safely and
properly and to prevent operators from sustaining harm and injuries.
・This equipment is not suitable for use in locations where children are likely to present.
Explanation of markings
Marking
Meaning of marking
Warning
This symbol stands for immediate danger threatening the life and health
of persons. Disregarding these instructions may cause severe damage
to health and even serious injuries.
Caution
This symbol stands for an endangering situation that may occur.
Disregarding these instructions may lead to slight injuries or damage to
property.
Definition of Symbols and Notes
In this manual the following names and signs stand for possible dangers.
Caution
This symbol stands for an endangering situation that may occur.
Disregarding these instructions may lead to slight injuries or damages
to property.
Note
This symbol stands for notes, operational hints, and other useful
information.
They are convenient for exploiting the machine’s functional abilities.
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Explanations of the illustrations used in the Safety Instructions are given as follows:
Warning
1. Don't open the cover of the equipment. There is a danger of receiving an injury or
electric shock.
2. Don't touch any rotating part. There is a danger of receiving an injury.
3. Don’t put hands inside work area. May result in severe injury.
4. Be sure to connect the power cord to a grounded outlet. If the ground is not securely
connected, it could lead to electric shock or fire.

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Caution
①Don't put a hand into the cover or a clearance between parts. There is a danger of
receiving an injury.
②Don't bring a hand, face, hair, sleeves of clothes and the like close to the rotating parts
of the machine. There is a danger of receiving an injury.
③Don't touch the blade point of the cutter. There is a danger of receiving an injury.
④Turn off the power supply beforehand when setting the feed table. There is a danger
of receiving an injury.
⑤Turn off the power supply beforehand when removing paper scraps. There is a danger
of receiving an injury.
⑥Do not exceed the MAX level when stacking the paper. Exceeding it may cause a
mechanical failure.
⑦Turn off the power supply beforehand when starting maintenance or inspection. There
is a danger of receiving an injury.
⑧When you install a machine, please install to a place with no dust, and the place which
is not influenced with a liquid. It becomes the cause of failure if the installation method
is mistaken.
⑨When you put a machine into operation, please change into the state where all covers
were closed. If it works where a cover is opened, there is fear of an injury.
Before use
Read this "Operation Manual" carefully before use. In particular, be sure to read "Safety
Instructions" (page 1 to page 2) to ensure that the machine will be used properly.
Keep the manual at an appointed place with care so that it may be accessible whenever
necessary.
The specifications of this product are subject to change for improvement. Therefore, don't
mistake the "Operation Manual" of one product of the same model for that of another because
descriptions in the "Operation Manual" of products of the same model may differ.

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Contents
1Introduction.......................................................................................................................5
1.1 Names of parts..........................................................................................................5
1.2 Accessories...............................................................................................................7
1.3 Touch panel...............................................................................................................8
1.4 Paper weight / quality................................................................................................9
1.5 Layout terminology................................................................................................. 10
2Operating instructions ....................................................................................................11
2.1 Lock a caster brake、Adjuster settings ..................................................................11
2.2 Turning the power on ..............................................................................................11
2.3 Initial position ......................................................................................................... 12
2.4 Input ....................................................................................................................... 12
2.5 Set .......................................................................................................................... 13
2.6 Paper setting .......................................................................................................... 14
2.7 Waste box setting................................................................................................... 15
2.8 Stacker and Card stacker wire settings ................................................................. 15
2.9 Start........................................................................................................................ 17
2.10 Stop ........................................................................................................................ 18
2.11 Waste disposal....................................................................................................... 19
2.12 Power off .............................................................................................................. 19
3Cut pattern input............................................................................................................ 20
3.1 Outline.................................................................................................................... 20
3.2 PRESET................................................................................................................. 20
3.3 MANUSET.............................................................................................................. 22
3.4 FLEX MODE .......................................................................................................... 24
3.5 Save / Read ........................................................................................................... 27
3.5.1 Save................................................................................................................ 27
3.5.2 Read ............................................................................................................... 28
3.5.3 Copy and Paste Job name ............................................................................. 29

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4How to use options........................................................................................................ 30
4.1 X-perforator ............................................................................................................ 30
4.2 How to adjust the depth of X-perforation ............................................................... 31
4.3 Y-perforator ............................................................................................................ 31
4.4 How to adjust the location of Y-perforation ............................................................ 32
4.5 How to adjust the depth of Y-perforation ............................................................... 34
4.6 Barcode reader ...................................................................................................... 34
4.7 Belt conveyor tray .................................................................................................. 35
5Adjustment .................................................................................................................... 36
5.1 Adjustments on the paper feed section ................................................................. 36
5.1.1 Upper suction adjustment............................................................................... 36
5.1.2 Lower suction adjustment............................................................................... 37
5.1.3 Side suction adjustment ................................................................................. 37
5.1.4 Air blow adjustment ........................................................................................ 38
5.1.5 PAPER FEED WORK TIME adjustment ........................................................ 38
5.1.6 Sensitivity of Double feed sensor ................................................................... 38
5.2 Change speed........................................................................................................ 39
5.2.1 Speed of delivery............................................................................................ 39
5.2.2 Speed of X-Perfo ............................................................................................ 39
5.3 Feed frequency ...................................................................................................... 39
5.4 Skew adjustment.................................................................................................... 40
5.5 Creaser adjustment................................................................................................ 40
5.6 Fine adjustments on processing positions............................................................. 41
5.6.1 In cases cutting positions don’t match to image positions. ............................ 41
5.6.2 If the cut measurement does not match the input value ................................ 44
6Manual control............................................................................................................... 47
6.1 Settings screen ...................................................................................................... 47
6.2 Slitter ...................................................................................................................... 48
6.3 Paper jam............................................................................................................... 48
7Error messages............................................................................................................. 49
8Troubleshooting............................................................................................................. 57
9Product specifications ................................................................................................... 58

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1 Introduction
1.1 Names of parts
No.
Name
No.
Name
01
Safety cover
09
Touch panel
02
Skew adjustment dial
10
Barcode reader
03
Feed table
11
X-perforator
04
Power switch
12
Y-perforator
05
Inlet
13
Margin slitter unit
06
Caster
14
Gutter slitter unit
07
Adjuster
15
Guillotine
08
Waste box
16
Creaser

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Warning
Don’t put hands inside work area.
May result in severe injury.
Don't touch any rotating part.
There is a danger of receiving an injury.
Don't open the cover of the equipment.
There is a danger of receiving an injury or electric shock.
Caution
Don't touch the blade point of the cutter.
There is a danger of receiving an injury.

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1.2 Accessories
Operation manual
Template
Electric power cord
Waste box
×１
×１
×１
×１
Stacker end
Business card
partition
Card stacker
Card stacker wire
×１
×２
×１
×３
Paper guide
(Small)
Paper guide
(Large)
Long paper feed
guide
×２
×２
×１
Spanner
Hexagonal wrench
2mm
Hexagonal wrench
2.5mm
×１
×１
×１

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1.3 Touch panel
・Home screen
・MANU SET screen
・FLEX MODE screen
Home screen
①
PRESET
Page.20
②
MANU SET
Page.22
③
FLEX MODE
Page.24
④
Setting
Page.47
⑤
Counter
Page.18
⑥
Initial position
Page.12
⑦
Pause
Page.16
⑧
Stop
Page.18
⑨
Compensation
Page.41
⑩
Barcode
Page.34
⑪
Cut mark
Page.13
⑫
Conveyor
Page.35
MANU SET screen
⑬
Read
Page.28
⑭
Copy to FLEX
Page.22
⑮
SAVE
Page.27
FLEX MODE screen
⑯
Read
Page.28
⑰
SAVE
Page.27
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16
13
14
15
6
7
8
1
2
3
4
12
11
10
5
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・Settings screen
1.4 Paper weight / quality
Use suitable paper stocks which weight is 120 to 400gsm (0.005” – 0.016”).
These paper stocks are not suitable in use.
・Papers that has heavily electric static charged. It may cause miss-feed, double feed or
paper jam.
・Papers that are more than 0.125” curled or waved. It may cause miss-feed, double feed
or paper jam.
・Papers that have ink or toner not fused properly. It may cause contaminating the work
and the machine.
・Papers that are too slippery. It may cause miss-feed or inaccurate results.
・Prints that are shrank, stretched or skewed inconsistently. It may cause inaccurate
results.
Settings screen
⑱
Inching
Page.47
⑲
Cutter
（Guillotine）
Page.47
⑳
Table
Page.47
㉑
X- perforator
Page.47
㉒
Vacuum
Page.36
㉓
Blower
Page.37
㉔
Speed
Page.39
㉕
Feed frequency
Page.39
㉖
Calibration
Page.44
㉗
Paper feed
work time
Page.38
㉘
Double feed
Page.38
㉙
Air Blow
Page.38
㉚
Crease
Page.40
㉛
Slitter
Page.48
㉜
Crease
Page.47
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21
22
23
24
25
26
31
29
32
30
28
27

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1.5Layout terminology

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2 Operating instructions
2.1 Lock a caster brake、Adjuster settings
2.2 Turning the power on
Warning
Be sure to connect the power cord to a grounded outlet.
If the ground is not securely connected,
it could lead to electric shock or fire.
AC 200-240V
50/60Hz
Electric power cord
Unlock
Lock
Lock nut
Turn the Adjuster clockwise with a
wrench until the casters slightly float,
and tighten the Lock nut.
Opening screen
Power on
Home screen
ON
OFF
Power switch

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2.3 Initial position
①When the power turned on, the touch screen shows INITIAL POSITION button.
Press INITIAL POSITION button.
②The slitters will move to their initial position automatically.
Then the button changes to SET.
2.4 Input
①Enter the cut pattern.
②Enter the number of sheets for operation.
・When 0 is entered in the number of sheets, the machine will continue to process all
the sheets on the feed table.
Home screen
PRESET：
Page.20
MANUSET：
Page.22
FLEX MODE：
Page.24

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・When the number of sheets is 1 or more, the machine will process the number of the
sheets entered, which becomes one set.
・The machine stops running when the number of sets processed reaches the number
of sets entered.
・When the number of sets is 2 or more, the machine goes into an interval after each
set completed.
・During the interval, the machine stops feeding until the entered interval time is
elapsed.
③Touch the screen to have CUT MARK to activate cut-mark registration.
When it is on, the machine reads the cut-mark and cross cuts at proper positions
even the image is drifted.
2.5 Set
①With a press of SET button, the slitters will move to the positions according to the
selected cut pattern.
②At the same time, Feed table will move to the lower end position.
③START button will be indicated upon all slitters are completely set.

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2.6 Paper setting
①Press the START button on the home screen.
If the feed table is in upper position. The feed
table moves down. Press STOP button to stop
the table moving.
②Flip through the sheets well before you put
them on the feed table.
③Set the sheets on the feed table. Use the paper
guide (Large) and paper guides (Small) to fix
the sheets.
Note.
・Paper loading capacity is 4.0”.
・Make sure that the paper stack does
not exceed the MAX label.
・It affects finishing accuracy if there is a
gap between the side guide and the
sheets.
・If the print is skew on the sheets, the angle of the side guide can be adjusted.
Warning
Don’t put hands inside work area.
May result in severe injury.
Paper
Paper guide (Large)
Paper guide (Small)
Side guide
Gap
Paper
Label

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Waste
box
Chute
④When finishing long papers, use the long paper feed guide.
・Remove the screws for fall prevention, slide the guide into the slot of the feed tray,
and tighten the screws.
2.7 Waste box setting
・Place the Waste box under the Chute.
2.8 Stacker and Card stacker wire settings
・Use the Card stacker when cutting papers to cards.
・Hang the business card stacker to the Stacker panel.
・When it is not used, it may be hooked to the upper holes in the stacker panel.
Upper holes
Stacker panel

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・Change the settings of the stacker according to the cut pattern.
When cutting papers into Post cards
When cutting papers into Business cards
①Press the PAUSE button before starting to process.
②After pressing the Start button, the machine will pause near the ejection of the first row
of cards.
Press the RESTART button to restart the process.
Card stacker
Stacker end

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③Place the business card partitions according to the positions of the paused cards.
④If the cards flip over due to momentum, install the Card stacker wires.
2.9 Start
・Press START to start an automatic operation. The display will change to RUNNING.
・After processing the entered number of sheets in quantity, the machine stops
automatically.
・Do not open the Safety cover while the machine is running. Machine will stop
immediately.
Business card partition

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2.10 Stop
・Press STOP and the machine will make an EMERGENCY stop even if the operation is
underway.
・Press END if you wish to stop the machine when the current sheet is completed.
・If paper is left in the machine, remove it by inching.
・The sheet counter indicates the number of finished sheets when the machine is stopped
with STOP or END button.
Press to reset the counter to 0.
・The set counter indicates the number of finished sets when the machine is stopped with
STOP or END button.
Press to reset the counter to 0.
・The total counter indicates the accumulated number of finished sheets when the
machine is stopped with STOP or END button.
Press to reset the counter to 0.
You can make a little adjustment on Total number.
Sheet counter
Set counter
Total counter

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2.11 Waste disposal
・Dispose the wastes in the waste box appropriately.
・Overloading wastes causes errors or a breakdown.
2.12 Power off
・Make sure that the machine is stopped.
・Return to the Home screen.
・Turn off the Power switch.
Waste box
Home screen