INDEX INTRODUCTION The Morgana AutoCreaser Pro 33 A PAGE SAFETY Do’s & Don’ts THE AUTOCREASER PRO 33A Labeled Picture THE CONTROLS The switch panel Features on the switch panel QUICK START GUIDE SCREEN CALIBRATION OPERATING THE MACHINE Setting the machine Setting up a job Loading &...
The feed on the AutoCreaser Pro 33A can also be manually operated for use with heavy stock, very small or very large sheets, embossed or even irregular sheets.
Safety Do’s & Don’ts Safety Do’s & Don’ts REGLES DE SECURITE : « A FAIRE » ET « A NE PAS FAIRE » Do - read this operator manual fully before operating the machine. Lire ce mode d'emploi avant d'utiliser la machine. Do - operate with the designated AC current only.
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AutoCreaser Pro 33A Warning Labels Do - be aware of any finger traps and rotating parts when operating the machine. Attention au risque de se coincer les doigts, et aux pièces en mouvement lors du fonctionnement de la machine. Do - read this operator manual fully before operating the machine.
AutoCreaser Pro 33A THE CONTROLS THE SWITCH PANEL The Switch Panel houses the Compressor switch, System switch, and an industry standard Emergency Stop switch which will stop all power going to the machine when activated. Compressor Switch System Switch Emergency Stop Switch...
Select the green tick icon only if you have been trained to operate this machine. If you have not been trained to operate this machine and you select the green tick icon, Morgana Systems Ltd accept no responsibility for personal injury, damage to the machine or damage to materials being processed by the machine.
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AutoCreaser Pro 33A Quick Start Guide The touch screen is laid out into 3 main areas as shown below: Status of Setting machine & page data entry area. Also used for quick links to setting pages. Tabs to enable switching between setting...
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Quick Start Guide Crease settings Pages. To get to the crease setting page click the lower tab from the status area. If you have selected a predefined standard crease type from the paper settings page the crease positions will be set for you. These positions can be fine tuned by ±...
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AutoCreaser Pro 33A Quick Start Guide Creasing turned off - Greyed out areas are unselectable. Status area will show creasing is off with red icon MyBinding.com SYSTEM Page 11 5500 NE Moore Court Hillsboro, OR 97124 Toll Free: 1-800-944-4573 Local: 503-640-5920...
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Quick Start Guide Run Job Click to start machine with settings currently shown - you will receive a notification if system switch is not on. Press again to stop Job System Switch Not On Push System Switch down to start the machine. The machine running screen will appear.
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AutoCreaser Pro 33A Quick Start Guide Cover Crease Mode. 1. Select the Paper Settings Tab. 2. Enter the Paper Length and then select the Cover Crease button. Cover Crease button Paper Length 3. Select the Crease Settings Tab. Spine Offset...
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Quick Start Guide Cross Perforating (Optional). 1. A cross perforating kit is available as an optional part, the blades available are: Full Width - Course Full Width - Fine 150mm - Course 150mm - Fine 100mm - Course 100mm - Fine 50mm - Course 50mm - Fine Refer to page 38 for fitting of the perforator blade set.
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Quick Start Guide 6. Enter the Hinge Dimension. Hinge Dimension 7. Select the arrow button to highlight the Spine Offset and the Spine Width dimensions. 8. Run the sheets of paper through the machine to make the Spine creases. TO MAKE THE HINGE CREASES. 9.
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AutoCreaser Pro 33A Quick Start Guide Status Screen Currently selected Vacuum Suck setting - for stream setting choose selection 2 Paper length - input from Touching in this area will take you the paper setting screen to the paper setting page...
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Quick Start Guide The Status Screen will on occasions be replaced with an Input Calculator Screen as shown below. Pre - set Paper sizes for quick Pre - set Batch sizes for quick insertion – Standard sizes for insertion. country origin would be shown Paper size Batch size Crease position...
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Use speed setting 1 or 2 for troublesome stocks, or to synchronise the speed of the AutoCreaser to a Morgana Autofold Pro, when they are used together. Click on Up Arrow to put Anvil into Top...
Screen Calibration Touch Screen Calibration. Switch the mains power on and wait for the main screen to appear before commencing to check the horizontal and vertical position of the display. The position of the display within the surround is achieved by operating the button at the rear of the housing, press this a number of times to obtain the correct orientation required, move to the next button to move the position to centralize horizontal.
Operating The Machine Setting the Adjustable Side Lay Place the paper stack on to the loading table and slide up to the fixed side lay and paper gate. Release the clamps located at each end of the side lay and slide up towards the paper stack as demonstrated in Fig.
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AutoCreaser Pro 33A Operating The Machine Setting the Machine Adjusting the Paper Gate Set the height of the Paper Gate to approximately two thicknesses of paper, by turning the disc j. An excessive gap is a most likely cause of double sheet feeding.
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AutoCreaser Pro 33A Operating The Machine Setting the Roller Tilt Mechanism The roller tilt mechanism has been designed to compensate for when the creasing position on the sheet is not square. This could be due to an inaccuracy in the media or if the roller tilt mechanism has been incorrectly set.
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Operating The Machine FIG. 3 Set Feed The length of suction on the sheet of paper being fed can be adjusted by setting the feed type as follows:- Select 1 for short suck, select 2 for continuous suck (stream feeding). Vacuum Suck Select 1 for short suck Select 2 for continuous suck...
AutoCreaser Pro 33A Operating The Machine Setting up a job Switch the power ‘on’ by turning the Emergency stop button clockwise to release the safety latch. Setting the page length Set the page length of the paper as described on page 10.
Operating The Machine Loading & Saving Jobs Keyboard for entering job name. Delete all characters Delete last character to save click save icon job to store Save confirmation screen. To confirm saving of Job click here. Search for current jobs to load or modify. You can search for jobs by clicking the search icon , this will bring up the search keyboard for text input.
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AutoCreaser Pro 33A Operating The Machine Toggle between search Jobs matching results & full list of characters in text box jobs will be shown in this area - selecting job from this area will show job settings in the right hand status area.
Operating The Machine Delete job confirmation screen. To cancel deletion of Job press here. To confirm deletion of Job press here. Running the machine Run the job as described on page 12. The machine will complete its creasing operation if a sheet has already been fed through the paper gate.
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AutoCreaser Pro 33A Stacker Assy. The stacker unit on the machine is used to catch the sheets once they have been creased or perforated. Setting the height adjustable stacker assembly Assemble the stacker unit to the machine as shown in Fig. 4 below.
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Stacker Assy. TIPS The magnetic back stop supplied with the machine can also be used as a tool holder as demonstrated in the photograph (left). MyBinding.com Page 28 SYSTEM Page 29 5500 NE Moore Court Hillsboro, OR 97124 Toll Free: 1-800-944-4573 Local: 503-640-5920...
AutoCreaser Pro 33A Stacker Assy. The stacker unit on the machine is used to catch the sheets once they have been creased or perforated. Setting the optional stacker assembly Assemble the stacker unit to the machine as shown in fig 5 below.
Perforating Once the machine is set-up, the AutoCreaser Pro 33 can be used to perforate or crease. Note 1. Perforating and creasing can be carried out simultaneously. However, if any adjustment is made to the roller tilt mechanism in order to compensate for the perforation line being ’out of square’, this may effect the accuracy of the crease.
AutoCreaser Pro 33A Perforating All of the blades and anvils are supplied with fixings. *Perforator stripper Standard Part Number 78-013 *It is recommended that for multiple perforations, a separate perforator stripper is used for every perforating blade set fitted in the creasing unit.
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Perforating Mount the other anvil ensuring that they have matched on the drive hub. Secure the anvil to the hub ensuring not to over tighten grub screw as shown in Fig 7. Slide the drive hub towards the perforating drive wheel until there is a clearance of 0.5mm.
AutoCreaser Pro 33A The Blade Assembly Adjusting the blade pressure (no paper required) 1. (i) Switch the power ‘on’ by turning the Emergency stop button clockwise to release the safety latch. (ii) Select the Tools tab at the bottom of the touch screen, the display will change to that shown below.
Replacing Creasing Blade Set Installing blade sets. Before removing the blade assembly, ensure that the lower blade / anvil is NOT at ‘top dead center’, Switch the machine off. Remove the stacker unit and lift the exit guard (Fig. 9.) FIG.
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AutoCreaser Pro 33A Replacing Creasing Blade Set Swing the bridge assembly up (3) & then Lift out (4) (Fig. 11) FIG. 11 Lift Out Blade Set (Fig.12) FIG. 12 FIG. 4 4. Slide the new blade set into the brass blade guides & refit the bridge assembly, this is a reverse of removing the blade.
However, components within the blade set can not be ordered separately ie single blade or anvil. The following Blade sets are supplied with the Autocreaser Pro 33A as standard. Standard Blade set Part number 76-07-01 Consisting of a standard blade and anvil, blade brushes, blade links and alignment bolts.
AutoCreaser Pro 33A Cross Perforating Kit. ‘Fitting The Cross Perforating Kit. A cross perforating kit 76-06-04 is available which enables a full width ‘Fine’ or Course perforation, the kit also comes with 150mm, 100mm & 75mm length blades. The media window can be adjusted using bolts ‘A’ & Pads ‘B’ this may have to be done to ensure the there are no jams or if the media is curled (Fig.
Trouble Shooting Paper crease out of square Check that the sheets are all square and exactly the same size before loading the stack on to the table. Check that the roller tilt mechanism is correctly set and locked in position. Check that the adjustable side lay has been correctly positioned ie.
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AutoCreaser Pro 33A Trouble Shooting Check that the air distribution has been correctly set. Check that the air separation has been set high enough to feed the sheets. For heavy stocks, very small or very large sheets, embossed or even irregular stock, it may be required to feed the sheets manually - see page 25 for instructions.
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Trouble Shooting Error Screens Sheet did not arrive. If the machine stops and error message 01 is displayed on the touch screen, this indicates that the paper did not arrive at the end of the suck process; so the machine timed out.
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AutoCreaser Pro 33A Trouble Shooting Error Screens (Continued) Blade Not Home If the machine stops and error message 04 is displayed on the touch screen, this indicates that the lower blade / anvil has not made contact with the HOME switch.
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Trouble Shooting Error Screens (Continued) Clean Lead E dge Sensor - Warning Screens. 1. The Clean Lead Edge Sensor warning screen, shown below, will appear when the Run button is pressed and the strength of the Lead Edge Sensor Beam is at about 50% (i.e.
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AutoCreaser Pro 33A Trouble Shooting Error Screens (Continued) Lead Edge Sensor Cleaning. Select the Tools menu on the Touchscreen Display, and then select the clean sensor icon The screen now shown is a visual indication of the strength of the Lead Edge Sensor beam.
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To clean the lead edge sensors open the exit guard to expose the blade set. Using the Sensor Cleaning Brush (Morgana part number 601-185), supplied in the dispatch kit, insert the brush between the blade brushes and the top and bottom blades to reach the upper and lower lead edge sensors.
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AutoCreaser Pro 33A Trouble Shooting Recommended weekly operator maintenance Clean all sensors Clean in feed rollers and output drive hubs using the cleaning kit provided (Cleaning kit part number 90-018) Remove and clean the blade assembly With the blade assembly removed, clean the slots and surrounding area within the creasing unit.
AutoCreaser Pro 33A ACCESSORIES AND OPTIONS ITEM PART NUMBER DESCRIPTION 1-99-10 PERFORATING BLADE SET 20T (Card) 1-99-12 PERFORATING BLADE SET 28T (Single sheets) 1-99-41 PERFORATING BLADE SET 56T (Fine perforations) 1-99-35 ANVIL SET USED WITH ABOVE BLADE SETS 76-07-02 BLADE SET - NARROW...
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