Setting the automatic feeder, Fanning the paper – MBM Corporation iCREASE EXCEL User Manual

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SETTING THE AUTOMATIC FEEDER

For efficient Auto-feeding, the setting of the feed wheels is very important.

Use a piece of the stock to be run as a “feeler gauge”. Place a

sheet under the feed wheels, turn the feed wheel adjustment screw

(counterclockwise to raise, clockwise to lower)

so that the paper can slip freely under the wheels. The feed wheels should

be barely touching the stock. If during the feeding you begin to get

doubles, lower the feed wheels just enough to stop the double sheeting.

The paper between the friction plate and the auto feed wheel must move (fig.?)

freely and should not be gripped.

FANNING THE PAPER

To prepare a stack of paper or sets for feeding, it must be “fanned”. This will loosen the

stack as well as form a wedge for automatic feeding.

Hold stack as pictured below

As seen above take a stack in-between 1-3 inches and hold it straight. Next fold the
stack inward, hold tight on your right hand and loose on your left then hold tight on

your right hand and loose on your left and straighten the stack back out. Gently tap the

stack on the side cover to ensure alignment and load the stack in the feeder as seen

below.




The better the spacing between the sheets and cleaner the fanning of the stack, the

more efficient the feeder will perform.


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