MBM Corporation FC 10 TWIN TOWER SYSTEM - Manual (Page 10)

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5. HOW TO OPERATE TWO COLLATORS WHEN THEY ARE CONNECTED
1. As for power supply, first turn on the power switch of the left tower and then turn on the switch
of the right tower within five seconds. If the interval between the timings to switch on two
collators exceeds five seconds, or the right tower is switched on first, the machines may not work
properly.
2. The left tower should be used when key operation on the operation panel is performed.
3. The methods of installation and operation of post-processing equipment vary according to the
equipment. Installation and operation should be performed according to the operation manual
of respective machine.
<Setting procedures of the system constants>
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Be sure to set them in order to operate the machine properly.
1. Turn on the power switch of both left and right towers.
2. Press “O” key on the operation panel of the left tower for three seconds.
[P X] flashes on the counter.
3. Press the MODE key twice. Them, the counter shows [L X].
4. (1) In case the left tower and large-capacity stacker are used,
Display of [L . 5] - Press the numerical key “ 7 “ and if [L . 7] is displayed, press the
“START/STOP” key.
(2) In case both left and right towers and large-capacity stacker are used,
Display of [L . 5] - Keep this displayed and press the “START/STOP” key.
＊ Press the START/STOP” key as the last step. Then, even if the power is turned off, the system
constant value is memorized. Re-entry of the data will not be necessary.
＊ Use different L value of the system constant for when both left and right towers
andlarge-capacity stacker are used, from that for when the left tower and large-capacity stacker
are used.
＊ If the system constant is not properly set, collating speed will become a little slower when both
left and right towers and large-capacity stacker are used.
＊ If the system constant is not properly set, paper jam may occur in the large-capacity stacker
when the left tower and large-capacity stacker are used.
Cautions for use!
1. How to load paper (loading paper when all twenty stations are not used while two collated
are connected)
- In case 10 or less stations are used, use the left tower only.
(e.g. If paper is loaded on five station of the right tower and on another five stations of
the left tower, it may cause paper jam as paper ejected from the left tower meets paper
ejected from the right tower.
- In case eleven to nineteen stations are used, use ten stations of the left tower and use the
remainder out of the right tower while loading paper from the bottom station.
2. REPEAT function cannot be used while two collators are collated.
3. INSERT/CHIT functions cannot be used while two collators are connected.
4. If the left tower only is used independently, the following three methods can be selected.
- Switch on the power of the left tower only.
- Switch the ejection switching plate to “Independent”
- When the ejection switching plate on the right tower is set at “Independent”, press the
“MODE” key and “6” key on the operation panel of the left tower.