Page 3 - Table of contents
Page I © 2004 General Binding Corporation Operations Manual Polaris II Table of contents 1.0 Safety 1.1 Explanation of symbols 1-1 1.2 General rules of safety 1-1 1.3 Labels 1-3 Figure 1.3.1 Safety label placement 1-5 2.0 Warranty 2.0 Warranty 2.1 3.0 Specifications 3.1 Film and sheet size 3-1 3.2 F...
Page 4 - Maintenance and Troubleshooting
Page II © 2004 General Binding Corporation Operations Manual Polaris II 6.0 Applications 6.1 Film loading and threading 6-1 Figure 6.1.1 Suction Cup Control 6-1 Figure 6.1.2 Suction Cups and Paper Stack 6-1 Figure 6.1.3 Film Leader 6-2 6.2 Helpful hints 6-3 6.3 Important points to remember 6-3 Quick...
Page 5 - Explanation of symbols
Page 1-1 © 2004 General Binding Corporation Operations Manual Polaris II 1.0 Safety CAUTION: Do not attempt to operate your PolarisLaminator until you completely read and understandthis Operations Manual. Your safety, as well as the safety of others, is important toGeneral Binding Corporation. This ...
Page 7 - Hot rollers
Page 1-3 © 2004 General Binding Corporation Operations Manual Polaris II 1.3 Labels Safety warning labels are placed at various locations onthe laminator. Do not remove any of these labels. Theyare placed for your safety as well as the safety of thoseworking around you. Below are illustrations of th...
Page 8 - This label is located near all drive sprockets on the machine.; Sharp knife
Page 1-4 © 2004 General Binding Corporation Operations Manual Polaris II – The safety label below means that you could be seriouslyinjured if you come in contact with the moving chain andsprockets of the drive system. This label is located near all drive sprockets on the machine. Sharp knife – The s...
Page 11 - Damage caused by adhesives nor
Page 2-1 © 2004 General Binding Corporation Operations Manual PolarisII 2.0 Warranty GBC warrants to the original purchaser for a period ofninety days after installation that this laminator is freefrom defects in workmanship and material under normaluse and service. GBC’s obligation under this limit...
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Page 13 - Film and sheet size
Page 3-1 © 2004 General Binding Corporation Operations Manual Polaris II 3.0 Specifications This section provides specific information regarding thelaminator. Any specification not provided must berequested from GBC. 3.1 Film and sheet size Film – Single side films (ie., GBC LAYFLAT, GBC HI-TAC) Cor...
Page 14 - 4 i n c h e s
Page 3-2 © 2004 General Binding Corporation Operations Manual Polaris II 5 4 i n c h e s 1 0 5 i n c h e s 5 0 . 5 i n c h e s Figure 3.4.1 Dimensions
Page 16 - Setting up your laminator; To assist in the installation of the catch table, a set of; Refer to Section 3.5 Electrical requirements
Page 4-2 © 2004 General Binding Corporation Operations Manual Polaris II 4.2 Setting up your laminator After placing your Polaris laminator, the catch table mustbe installed. 1. To assist in the installation of the catch table, a set of tools has been provided. The tools are sent with themachine and...
Page 17 - Components on the laminator
Operations Manual Polaris II Page 5-1 © 2004 General Binding Corporation 5.0 Operation This section covers the components of the laminator, thecontrol panel, feed table, supply shaft, knife assembly filmalignment and tension knobs. 5.1 Components on the laminator (1) POWER ON/ OFF: This is located t...
Page 23 - SPEED SCREEN; SPEED; MISC SERVICE SCREEN; CO M P
Operations Manual Polaris II Page 5-7 © 2004 General Binding Corporation 5.3 Operator Screens The Touch screen has five operator screens. The followingis a description of each screen: SPEED SCREEN 0 SPEED 0 COUNT OVER LAP - + T C R M <--- ---> 2 1 3 4 5 6 8 7 (1) SPEED: Displays current speed ...
Page 24 - TEMPERATURE SCREEN; PAPER AND FILM; PILE TABLE SCREEN
Page 5-8 © 2004 General Binding Corporation Operations Manual Polaris II TEMPERATURE SCREEN T E M P E R A T U R E O N /O F F T O P O N <--- ---> B O T O F F 1 2 (1) TOP ON/OFF: This button toggles the heater for thetop roll on and off. Be sure to go to the PAPER ANDFILM screen and select the c...
Page 25 - To remove film; . Release any tension from the supply shaft.; To replace; . Screw in the Support Locking Pin Knob until the locking
Operations Manual Polaris II Page 5-9 © 2004 General Binding Corporation alarm will activate and the laminator will stop. TOP HEAT SENSOR BLOCKED - When the topheat sensor is blocked for more than 5 seconds, this alarmwill activate. When the alarm is displayed, the heatautomatically shuts off and mu...
Page 27 - Film loading and threading
Operations Manual Polaris II Page 6-1 © 2004 General Binding Corporation 6.0 Applications The Polaris will accommodate rolls of film on a 3 inchcore. This section will describe how to load and threadfilm and start an application. This section will also givesome helpful hints and important points to ...
Page 29 - Always use the minimum brake tension necessary to; Important points to remember
Operations Manual Polaris II Page 6-3 © 2004 General Binding Corporation (22) After the second sheet passes through the nip, theautomatic feed table will feed the nextsheet on the stack.As the secondsheet travels through the nip, it passes apaper sensor. When the paper passes the sensor, it allowsth...
Page 31 - Quick Setup; Web film and turn on heat to correct temperature.; Operation Tips
Operations Manual Polaris II Page 6-5 © 2004 General Binding Corporation Quick Setup 1. Place sheets in feeder with the grain parallel with theNip. 2. Be sure that the pile is flat within 1/8”. 3. Move feeder up and stop the pile 1” from the infeedplate. 4. Adjust back and side guides. 5. Move pile ...
Page 32 - Application Guide
Page 6-6 © 2004 General Binding Corporation Operations Manual Polaris II Application Guide The folloing chart is intended to be used as a guide to setup the machine for different applications. These are startingpoints for the setup process. Factors such as humitity andmedia/film qualtity can effect ...
Page 33 - Troubleshooting; Cabinets and cover
Page 7-1 © 2004 General Binding Corporation Operations Manual Polaris II 7.0 Maintenance & Troubleshooting General Binding Corporation laminators require minimalmaintenance. However, regular maintenance is essentialto keep any piece of precision machinery at peakperformance. A maintenance schedu...
Page 35 - Symptom
Page 7-3 © 2004 General Binding Corporation Operations Manual Polaris II Laminator won’t run. Verify that unit is plugged in and power is present. Check control panel for machine status.Check fuses.Feed pile light must be on. Feeder not picking up sheets. Check pick up heads. Check suction at pick u...