UNITED F100 User manual

F100
Tabletop Document Folder
OPERATOR MANUAL
FIRST EDITION
10/2018

Double FoldSingle Fold Letter Fold Z-fold
Specifications
Paper size 11" & 14"
Paper weight 60g/m2to 90g/m2
Some recycled paper and coated paper may not fold properly.
Load capacity Maximum up to 200 sheets (20 lb copy paper)
Folding speed Up to 156 sheets/minute (11" C Fold)
Paper ejection Belt conveyor
Power supply AC100V~240V 50/60Hz（power consumption：50W）
Machine size In storage：12"L x 10.5" H x 14.5" W (body)
When using：24"L x 14"H x 14.5" W
Weight About 23 lbs
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To ensure your safety in using this product, please carefully read this product’s instruction
manual before using, and place the instruction manual in a easily accessible location.
To prevent causing life and property damage to users and others, this manual uses the
following warning and caution icons to warn about dangerous operations and usage.
Please read its contents carefully before continuing.
Important Safety Instructions
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Warning
Caution
This means that an erroneous operation can
result in death or serious injury.
This means that an erroneous operation can
result in personal injury or damage to property.
When removing or inserting power supply, make sure you hold the power plug.
Otherwise fire may result from electric shock or overheating.
Please do not damage or modify the power cable, and avoid using an extension cord or
multiple socket-outlet. Otherwise fire may result from electric shock or overheating.
Please do not spill water or other liquids on the product, or use wet hands to operate the
machine operation or plug/unplug the power supply. This may cause an electric shock.
When moving or maintaining this product, please make sure to remove the power cord and
the folding trays before proceeding. Accidental injury or electric shock may occur from falling
folding trays.
Please do not disassemble and modify this product. Otherwise fire may result from electric
shock or overheating, leading to personnel injury or death.
If you are not using the machine for an extended period of time, please unplug the power
supply, and keep the power cable in a safe place. Loose socket and dust may cause electric
shock or short circuit when plugged in.
When the machine is operating, please do not touch the roller or paper in the paper feed.
This may cause accidental finger injuries by the roller..
Please do not plug in the power supply when the folding trays are removed.
This may cause accidental finger injuries by the roller.
Please make sure to remove the power plug when handling paper jams or touching rollers.
A sudden operation by the machine may cause accidental finger injuries by the roller.
The machine should be installed on a flat surface with sufficient space and stability.
If the machine is idling and producing abnormal sounds due to paper jams and from foreign
objects, please unplug the power supply as soon as possible. If left untreated, this may
result in machine damage,reduction in machine life, machine overheating, and other accidents.
Please do not place the machine on an unstable, narrow, slippery surface.
This may cause machine parts to collide with each other and produce damage.
Please do not place items on the machine. Falling objects may be tangled up with or jammed
into the rollers and cause damage to the object and internal parts of the machine.
Please do not use the power cable on electrical appliances other than this product.
Please avoid placing this product under direct sunlight, or in a high temperature, and high
humidity locations. This may cause a reduction in machine life, and paper not folding properly.
Please avoid placing this product in the vicinity of precision machines, televisions, and radios,
as they may cause radio interference in surrounding machines.

Description
Rear View
Feed roller
Paper separator block
(separation pad)
Feed table
Support feed table
Paper guide
Safety cover
Control panel
Folding position
adjustment stop
Folding position ruler
First fold tray
Paper ejector roller
Paper stacking tableCollections tray
Second fold tray
First fold tray
Folding position ruler
Folding position
adjustment stop
Circuit breaker Main power
(on/off) switch
Power cord inlet
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Setup
① Remove the packing material that protects the machine.
Please keep the box and packaging material for transportation in case of
repair or maintenance.
Contents
Power cable
Machine body
First fold tray Second fold tray
Support feed table
L-shaped hexagonal
wrench
② Insert the support feed table,
Open the collecting tray.
③ Make sure the power is at
the OFF position.
Insert the power cable.
④ Install the first and the second fold trays.
Refer to Page 3 for fold tray installation
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Fold Tray Installation
Align the fold tray notch with the pivot on the machine.
(See diagram for details.)
Notch Small notch
Second fold tray comes with a notch on both sides.
Depending on the folding style, choose which side to insert.
① First fold tray
② Second fold tray
First fold tray
Second fold tray
Second Fold Tray Direction
「Single Fold」
「All other folds」
Machine
Side Outward
Machine
Side Outward
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Operating Instructions
(1)Switch on the Power
(3)Set the Paper
(4)Set Folding Position
(2)Fanning the Paper
(5)Counter Setting
(6)Test and Adjust
(7)
Start folding
Setting Procedure
1Switch on the Power
Switch on the main power.
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To prevent overlapping feeds or mis-
feeds,please make fan the paper
before folding.
2Fanning the Paper
① Pick up a stack of paper.
② Bend the stack from both
sides, and use the index
finger to press the fanning
part of the sheets.
③ At the same time, use the
thumb to hold the sheets
from the inside.
④ The sheets held down by
the index finger and the
thumb will loosen.
Gaps will appear between
the sheets, which allows
air to enter and create a
separation effect.
⑤ After aligning the stack,
repeat steps ①～⑤ to
fan the paper on the
reverse side.

Operating Instructions
3Set the Paper
① Open the safety cover. Place the paper in the center of the feed tray.
② Check to see if the paper stack is in the
center posistion.
④ Close the safety cover.
③ Check is the orange guide wheel is about
1 inch from paper edge.
Set paper ejector roller
Adjust the ejector roller according to different fold style.
Move roller to the most
inside position.
【Single fold】【Legal Size Single fold】【All fold styles except Single fold】
Move roller to the middle
position.
Move roller to the outer
position.
【Move guide inwards】
Push on the side of the guide
towards the paper stack.
【Release guide】
To release, press tab and
move guide outwards.
Paper
guide
guide
wheel
paper
paper
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Operating Instructions
4Set Folding Position
Please use the following table for the corresponding folding position mark on the fold tray,
and then move the folding position adjustment stop to the correct position on the ruler.
Example：Legal paper into Letter Fold
Move first tray stop position to B
Move second tray stop position to J
①Loose the knobs.
Fold Stop Adjustment
②Move the fold stop and
align with ruler marking.
Align with Surface
Types of Fold and Folding Position
As paper size dimension may vary between manufacturers,
make fine-adjustment to the length and angel based on test folds.
When folding single folds, make sure to insert the second fold tray backwards.
Loose Tighten
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Operating Instructions
Press BATCH/ENTER
BATCH/
ENTER

Display
(Flashing)
Pre-setting state
ADD
COUNT
SUB
COUNT
＋－
Press the ADD or SUB
key to select ascending
count or descending
count.

Display
Initial value:「050」
(Flashing)
ADD
COUNT
SUB
COUNT
＋－Press the ＋ or － key
to set the paper count.
Press once, add 1
Hold to speed up
BATCH/
ENTER
Press BATCH/ENTER
to set.
5Counter Setting
Ｓｔｅｐ1
6Test and Adjust
Press and Hold the START/TEST key for 3 beeps to the test fold.*The test fold will not add into
total count.This step ensures the paper is correctly folded, make changes if necessary.
7Start Folding
Speed setting
There are 3 speed settings : H(High),M(Medium), and L(Low).
Please set speed according to paper quality.
Speed Recommendation
thin/light paper
⇒ low speed
thick/heavy paper
⇒ hight speed
Upon confirming that the test fold is correct,
Press START/TEST key once to start paper folding.
*To stop, press STOP key.
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Ｓｔｅｐ3
Continuous folding mode
Press BATCH/ENTER and then
STOP/CLEAR to set into
Continuous folding mode.
Ascending and Descending
When machine is running,
the paper count on the display
panel is either asceding or
descending.
Ｓｔｅｐ4
Display panel
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＋－
SPEED BATCH/
ENTER
ADD
COUNT
SUB
COUNT
STOP/
CLEAR
START/
TEST (HOLD)
L M H Error
Automatic
Folding Machine

Ascending
(Count down)

(Count up)
Descending

Error display
-
-
-
-
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Error display Possible Reason and Solution
Error Type
Feeder
Empty
Reason : The paper stack is empty.
Solution : Replenish the stack.
Reason : Paper Detection error.
Solution : Place a piece of white copy paper at the
bottom of the stack.
Top Cover Open
Plate1 Error
Plate2 Error
Reason : Paper is not able to f eed or fold smoothly.
Solution : Switch the machine off.
Remove the tray and check for paper jams.
If the paper jams occurs repeatedly, check
the fold tray settings and that they are
installed properly. Cehck the feed roller*
*Adjust the separation pressure if paper cannot be
fed in repeatedly.
Reason : Top cover is not closed or not in place.
Solution : Make sure the cover is close.
Reason : Fold tray is not inserted properly or not
present.
Solution : Ensure the tray is in place.
*If error message keeps appearing even after all the component are in place,
please contact United by visiting www.unitedofficenow.com.
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Paper Jam

Separator pressure adjustment and roller cleaning
Paper Separator Pressure Adjustment
When multiple sheets of paper are drawn in together or when the feed roller
is idling and not feeding paper normally, adjust the paper separation
pressure to the optimal feed state.
Move to left notch if multiple sheets are feeding in
Move to right notch if sheets are not feeding
※Take off feed roller shaft before adjusting pressure.( refer to page 10 )
Light Heavy Inserting hole
L-type
hexagonal
wrench
① Paper separation pressure
ranges from light (left) to
heavy (right), for a total of
4 settings.
② Insert the L-type hexagonal
wrench into the hole on the
side of the round separator
arm.
③ Move the arm to the
proper position.
Fold Roller Cleaning
① Please make sure to unplug the power
first, and then remove the fold trays.
② Use a cloth and damp with alcohol,
wipe the rollers while rotating.
Paper dust and Ink residue might cause paper jam or inconsistent folding
if left unclean.Please clean rollers periodically.
Roller
Roller
Clean Cloth 95%
alcohol
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Replacement Supplies
Replacing the Feed Roller
The feed roller and the paper separator block are consumables.
Please replace with new ones when the feed roller and the paper separator
block have been worn down and no longer can feed paper normally.
Replacing the Paper Separator Block
Paper separator block
(separation pad)
Feed roller
Please make sure to unplug power before replacing
the feed roller. Then open the safety cover, press on
the feed roller set to slide in the direction of the arrow
until the main shaft is separated f rom the connection
pin, then remove the feed roller set.
Remove feed guide wheel and old feed roller from
the shaft, replace it with the new feed roller and
place the feed guide wheel back. After inserting
shaft, double check the shaft is aligned with the
connecting pin. Feed guide wheel optimum
position is to be placed 1in inside the paper.
The paper separator block has 3 sides
that may all be used. When replacing
the block or changing to another side,
remove the feed roller shaft first
and replace the paper separator block
as shown in the figure.
Without gap
(Feed Table)
（Side view）
(Rollers)
With gap
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Simple Troubleshooting
When the machine is experiencing malfunctions,
please confirm the problems using the following table.
●Depending on paper quality, size, and thickness, as well as with the ink used in printing,
there may be cases where paper cannot be folded normally even after making adjustments.
Moreover, paper with fold lines or one that is wrinkled can also not fold normally.
●If you cannot troubleshoot and solve the problem using the following table,
please remove the power supply and contact the United by visiting www.unitedofficenow.com.
Problem Confirming the problem Solution
●Isthepowercordloose?
Hasthemainpowerbeenswitchedon?
●Isthereanerrormessagedisplayedon
thepanel?
●Istheprotectivecircuitbreakeroff?
(Ifoff,theredbuttonwillpopout)
●Makesurethepowercordisattachedand
switchonthemachine.
●Pleaserefertopage8tocorrecttheerror
message.
●Presstheredbuttonandwaitaboutone
minutetoreset/restart.
Afterpressing
thekey,there
isnoreaction
fromthemotor
Multiplesheet
feed
●Istheink,static,andotherreasons
causingsheetsofpapertosticktogether?
●Isthepapershinyorglossylikealeaflet?
●Isthepaperseparationpressureseton
heavypressure?
●Pleasefanthestackofpaperbeforeloadingit
tothefeedtable.
●Whenfoldingaglossypaper,pleasereduce
thenumberoffoldcounts.
●Pleaseadjustthepaperseparationpressureto
lightpressure(left).
*Glossypaperorcoatedpaperislikely
tomisfeed,causingbadfolds.
●Isthereamultiple-sheetfeed?
●Arethereanyunremovedpaper
fragmentsorforeignobjectsinside
themachineorfoldtrays?
●Aretherollersdirty?
●Pleasereferthesolutiontotheproblemof
multiplesheetfeedabove.
●Pleaseturnoffpower,confirmthatthereareno
foreignobjectsinsidethefoldtrays,rollers,and
machinebody,andcleanthoroughly.
●Pleaserefertopage9forrollercleaning.
Paper
jammed/clipped
●Isthepaperlargesized,orglossypaper
likeleaflets?
●Toomuchpaperonthefeedpile/table?
●Isthepaperseparationpressureseton
lightpressure?
●Whenfoldinglarge-sizedpaperorglossypaper,
pleasereducethenumberofsheets.
●Reducethesizeofthepaperpile.
●Pleaseadjustthepaperseparationpressureto
heavypressure(right).
*Theproblemmayalsobecausedbyexcessive
padwearinthepaperseparatorblock.
Thepaperseparatorblockhas3sidesthatmay
beused.Pleasechangesides,refertopg10.
Feedrolleris
idlingandcannot
feedpaper
●Arethereanyunremovedpaper
fragmentsorforeignobjectsinside
themachineorfoldtrays?
●Isthepaperarrangedneatlyonthefeed
table?
●Aretherollersdirty?
●Isthepaperseparatorblockcrookedor
wornout?
●Pleaseinspectandremoveallforeignobjects.
●Pleasefanthepaperandarrangethemneatly
onthefeedtable,makesurepaperguidesare
linedupagainstthepaperedgeaswell.
●Pleaserefertopage9forrollercleaning.
●Pleaseremovethepaperseparatorblockfor
cleaningorreplacement,refertopg10.
Foldedpaper
haswrinkles
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