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1. 6 4 e Mounting onto rigid boards Remove the film on the machine Install the back tray back on the machine to guide the board when going out of the rollers Lift up the roller to the reguired thickness A first test with the board and no print will enable to determine the right elevation For this operation it is recommended to work with low pressure 10r 2 Remove the protection paper of the adhesive back on a stripe of 5 cm and fold it Stick manually this stripe on the board Insert the board adhesive first between the rollers Flip the print to the back of the machine and keep the print on the top roller so that this one keep the roller shape and avoid folds Adjust the speed and press the forward key or the foot switch While the board is fed through the machine remove the protection paper manually tearing it to the back Note For easier operation with the machine for mounting onto boards we recommend to use the foot switch specially when finishing the mounting By doing this the laser barrier is shut off and the paper flipping over at the end of the vinyl won t stop the machine 6 4 f Lamination of rigid boards or direct application of color vinyl onto a board Install film or colour vinyl as described in 6 4 a Lift up the roller to the required thickness Tear on the film or vinyl at the back of the machine Insert the board between the roller Start the rollers by pressing the forward key on the control2. The shaft holder on the right are built with a spring blade that pushes the shaft The shaft holder on the left have an index that locks the self blocking shaft index and drives the shaft Before loading the shaft check the winding way of the media in regards of how it will be fed into the machine Present the shaft where it should be loaded To make this operation easier the machine has got shaft guides on position 2 and 3 on which shaft can rest before being locked in position Start with the left end side of the shaft then push the right end Twist the shaft until it gets locked in the shaft index guide on the left 6 3 Winding of the film Depending on your film supplier the film may be wound inside or outside the roll When installed the glue must face outside the machine towards the operator This winding effects the take up of the film protection paper Depending on the winding method the film and the take up should installed in the following manners E 6 4 Application and film installation The table below showes the position of the media depending on the application Cold lamination film Position 1 Position 2 Position 3 Position 4 application Single side lamination with Lamination Take up ofthe Waste waste paper film protection liner paper Single side lamination Lamination Take up of the directly on a pnntroll film protection liner installed on the machine for a long run Single side lamination with La
3. While running the green light will flash faster or lower around the forward key Rep 4 depending on the speed setting 45 Forward stop and reverse Forward Select the speed required first 4 3 Soeed should be minimum set on 1 Start the machine by pressing the forward key on the control board Rep 4 The machine starts automatically For an easy process it is recommended to start in a slow motion to feed the print minimum 1 on the speed display Rep 6 and increase the speed once sure that it is feeding correctly into the machine Note when starting in high speed it is normal to see the machine starting slowly and increase the speed after one second to reach the set speed Stop to stop the machine press the Stop key rep 3 Alternatively you can also stop the machine by pressing on the footswitch if the footswitch mode is not activated foot switch light indicator off Reverse You can go reverse with the machine by keeping your finger pressed on the reverse key Rep 5 If the finger is removed from this key the machine would stop When doing this the machine would beep indicating that the rollers are moving backwards This function is temporised and would start one second after starting to press The speed parameter is fixed at index 3 on the speed display in the reverse mode 4 6 Memories With the memory modes M1 M2 M3 and M4 you can store the speed and temperature parameters of your most frequent appl
4. so that you can easily access all parts of the machine and have enough free space around the machine 1 2 Unpacking the machine Remove the lid on top of the cardboard Tear off the cardboard end and remove it lt Unscrew the 4 screws at each bracket and remove the 4 brackets Unscrew the wooden ramp and place it on the smaller edge of the pallet The machine is resting on 2 cardboard blocks 1 at each end These blocks have to be removed Lift up the machine slightly to remove them Roll the machine slowly down to the floor on the ramp For this step two persons are reguired to guide and keep the machine straight Finally place the machine at the reguired location in your premises 2 CAUTION WHEN PLUGGING THE MACHINE TO THE POWER 2 1 Electrical power requirement Before connecting the machine to the power check that Your machine s tension corresponds with the tension of your electrical network The electrical connection requires a plug compatible with CEI 60309 1 The electrical connection should comply with installation norm NFC 15 100 2 2 Installation Install the laminator on a flat floor next to an easily accessible plug Do not touch the socket with damp hands To unplug the machine disconnect the plug without pulling on the supply lead To prevent electric shocks do not use this laminating machine close to water Leave a large enough working area behind the machine Do not spill wat
5. 5 Safety cutter The rollers are the main part of your laminator To preserve them and keep the machine working in its upmost condition we recommend to avoid cutting with sharp knifes on or near the roller A safety cutter is provided with the machine and enables to cut the material as short as possible to avoid excess media wastage 5 6 Feeding plate Use of the feeding plate is described in the media installation section of this manual This metal feeding plate is provided to make the installation of the media easier and to reduce media wastage lt can be stored in the base front of the machine on the resting brackets 6 FILM INSTALLATION 6 1 Loading a film media or waste paper reel or a carton mandrel onto a self blocking roll shaft The 5 locking shafts delivered with the machine can be used on any shaft position on the machine and in either way Loading the media on a shaft is made in 2 steps The diameter of the carton mandrel should be 76 mm 3 Insert the shaft into the carton mandrel of the media or into the carton on which you intend to rewind the media Centre it on the shaft using the graduations on the shaft To secure a proper locking of the carton mandrel onto the shaft twist the carton on the shaft till the locking silicon profile grips the carton mandrel oe To unload the media roll twist the mandrel to release it and slide it out 6 2 Loading a self blocking shaft on the machine
6. USER S MANUAL Mistral 1650 Mistral 2100 Arkane 1650 Warranty Your Mistral Arkane is guaranteed against all defects of materials and manufacturing for a period of one year from the date of purchase In the event of defects of materials or manufacturing the company which sold the instrument will repair it or it will be returned to the manufacturer There is no warranty other than the one mentioned above This warranty does not cover individual damage or damage resulting from indirect causes whether foreseeable or not The warranty does not cover incorrect use of the machine Return regulations If your Mistral Arkane does not work correctly first read the instructions again If the defective operation cannot be corrected consult your supplier Make sure that the series number and the date of purchase of your machine are to hand if you have to return the machine to the supplier Damage during transport resulting from defective packaging is not covered under the terms of this guarantee Declaration of conformity Kala S A S Parc de Ecotay 35410 Nouvoitou France Declares that the following product Mistral1650 Mistral2100 Arkane1650 conform to the following requirements Voltage 230 240V 50 60hz Machines Directive 2009 2006 42 CEE including e Low tension Directive 2006 95 CE according to the EN 60204 1 2006 e Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive 2004 108 CE According to the EN 61000 6 1 and EN 61000 6 3 Edit
7. board or the foot switch if selected J 6 5 Roll to roll operation To work without dust and for easy handling of the laminated prints Loading the print roll Smaller print roll can be loaded on the print holder shaft delivered with the machine This can be loaded on one ofthe film storage position Or on a self blocking shaft on position 4 Long print roll rewound on a 3 core mandrel can be loaded as a waste paper cf 6 4 b taking it under the separation bar Loading the rewinding system e Install a shaft with a carton mandrel on the rewinding position Remove the back tray e Letthe lamination go out of the machine to the rewinding shaft Tear on the laminated print and stick it onto the carton mandrel e The rest of the laminated print roll will be rewound in accordance with the selected speed The rewinding speed is linked to the lamination speed and the laminated prints will be wound automatically on the mandrel Unloading the rewinding system When the lamination is finished stop the machine by pressing on the foot switch or the stop key on the control board Cut the laminated print roll with the safety cutter and remove the shaft 6 6 Print feeding Select pressure and starting speed Select footswitch on the control panel Rep if needed Feed the print maintaining it straight and tight at each corner For easier process to keep the print flat slide it under the paper guide in f
8. er on the machine the supply lead or the electric socket Do not use the machine if the supply lead is damaged Do not leave the electric lead in contact with a warm surface The machine should be installed in a well ventilated place Do not use extension cord with a small diameter section not corresponding to the power of the machine Do not plug to a multi socket plug 2 3 Safety The laminator has got 3 safety mechanisms that would immediately stop the rotation of the laminating rollers A laser protection p located on the right side of the machine next to the roller it detects any obstacle hand or other that may shut off the laser ray m CAUTION AN Laser ray Do not watch this ray directly Laser product rated in class 2 2 emergency stop buttons easily reachable one on the front right hand side and one on the rear right hand side The use of one of these emergency stop buttons would switch off instantly the rotation of the heating drum The feeding tray n safety is activated when the feeding tray is up and not in the working position Safety reset button A N Each time one of these safety mechanisms is used the safety reset key Rep 8 flashes in red Correct the defect press on the safety reset key on the control panel Turn the machine off with the main switch Rep A when you have completed your job 3 EXPLODED VIEWS AND CONTROL BOARD 1 eS Power key Foot switch mode selec
9. he upper film as described above Install the waste paper double side adhesive or print roll on a blocking shaft on position 3 and centre it with the graduation Align this media in regards with the lamination film Help yourselt with the graduations on the shafts Double side adhesive should go directly to the lamination film bypassing the separation bar Once aligned stick this media onto the lamination film Take the feeding tray down in working position Place the feeding plate between the lamination roller Take the roller down in contact with the feeding plate without pressure Press on the safety reset key and start the machine by pressing the forward key The plate goes through the roller and both media are stick together The film is well aligned with the waste paper double side adhesive or print Once installed adjust the tension on the upper film and lower media with the film brakes to get rid of eventual folds 6 4 Application tape Lift the roller up and pivot the feeding tray to the top Install the application tape on the centre of a blocking shaft on the position 1 of the machine The sticky side of the film should be facing outside the machine towards the user The application tape should go directly to the roller bypassing the separation bar Tear on the application tape at the back of the machine to give a even tension To avoid the application tape sticking to the roller you may use the feed
10. ically b Stop function If the foot switch mode is not selected Rep 2 light off and the machine runs automatically it is possible to stop the machine just by pressing on the foot switch c Running without the foot switch the foot switch should be connected to the machine to run correctly If disconnected from the machine the machine will still be able to run in automatic mode In such a case to start the machine press the Footswitch key Rep 2 instead of the forward key Rep 4 4 8 Film tension adjustment The brake handles Rep e and g enable to adjust the tension of the film reels on the self lockable shafts During lamination the film should be tight enough for a good lamination result However it is not necessary to give too much tension Only your tests will enable you to determine the appropriate film tension If folds appear on the film on the laminating rollers increase Slightly the tension on the film reel To increase the film tension turn the handles Rep e and g clockwise 5 HIGHLIGHTS OF THE MACHINE 5 1 Storage of the media reels on the shafts of the machines There are 4 locations on the machine on which the film reels can be stored on their blocking shafts 5 2 Feeding tray The feeding tray has got a graduation to enable to centre the prints easily This graduation is also related to the one on the self locking shafts Pivoting feeding tray the feeding tray can be lifted up for ea
11. ications To select a memory mode Select a memory by pressing on the mode selection key Rep 18 The memory indicator 1 2 3 or 4 would light when pressing the mode selection key Stop pressing until you reach the requested mode To change the parameters adjust soeed and temperature The last set parameters with be saved when switching to the next mode by pressing the mode key Rep 18 4 7 Foot switch The foot switch mode on the Mistral 1650 8 2100 Arkane 1650 has got multifunctional purposes a Working in the foot switch mode Start Press key Rep 2 to select the footswitch mode and the green light next to the key is lit up Select the speed to work at and then press on the footswitch to start the rollers Both of your hands remain free to guide your print to be laminated or mounted While pressing on the foot switch the laser safety eye is disconnected all other satety mechanism are still active This mode allows to feed documents or material without shutting off the roller drive because crossing over the laser beam When the footswitch is not pressed the laser safety barrier is activated again When using the foot switch mode the 4 green lights around the forward key will flash simultaneously indicating that the laser beam is disconnected Switching from foot control to automatic forward When the print is fed correctly and running through its lamination process press the forward key Rep 4 to run automat
12. ing plate or a waste paper before you insert your vinyl Lower the lamination roller down and start the machine with your cut vinyl 6 4 d Double side lamination encapsulation Install a film on the upper position 1 Install another lamination film roll on position 3 and centre it with the graduation Align this film with the upper lamination film Help yourself with the graduations on the shafts The sticky side of the film should be facing outside the machine towards the user Refer to the winding way of the film roll to confirm the way the paper should go Install a shaft with a carton mandrel on position 4 to take up the protection paper of the lower film Separate the film from its protection paper after the separation bar Stick the protection paper on the carton mandrel with adhesive tape Tear on the film and position it on the upper lamination film Once aligned stick this media onto the lamination film Lock the self blocking shaft on the lower position with the locker on the right of the machine Take the feeding tray down in working position Place the feeding plate between the lamination roller Take the roller down in contact with the feeding plate without pressure Press on the safety reset key and start the machine by pressing the forward key The plate goes through the roller and both films are stick together Once installed adjust the tension on both film with the film brakes to get rid of eventual folds on the film
13. ion 2007 Always seeking to make progress we reserve the right to change equipment and technical features or our models without notice KA Summary INSTALLING THE MACHINE 1 1 Select the location where the machine should be installed 1 2 Unpacking the machine CAUTION WHEN INSTALLING THE MACHINE 2 1 Electrical power requirement 2 2 Installation 2 3 Safety EXPLODED VIEWS AND CONTROL BOARD 3 1 Exploded view of the machine 3 2 Control board ADJUSTMENTS AND RECOMMANDATIONS 4 1 Switching on the machine 4 2 Temperature 4 3 Roller nip and pressure adjustments 4 4 Speed adjustment 4 5 Forward and reverse 4 6 Memories 4 7 Foot switch 4 8 Film tension adjustment HIGHLIGHTS OF THE MACHINE 5 1 Storage of film reels on the machine 5 2 Feeding tray 5 3 Removable back tray 5 4 Unwinding shaft for prints 5 5 Safety cutter 5 6 Feeding plate FILM INSTALLATION 6 1 Loading a reel on a self blocking shaft 6 2 Loading a self blocking shaft on the machine 6 3 Winding of the film reel 6 4 Application and film installation 6 5 Roll to Roll operation 6 6 Print feeding TECHNICAL DATA CLEANING MAINTENANCE AND RECYCLING p 11 p 12 p 12 p 12 p 13 1 INSTALLING THE MACHINE 1 1 Select the location where the machine should be installed Before unpacking your laminating machine select the space where the machine should be installed
14. ion of the temperature the last set value replaces automatically the former value in the selected memory 4 3 Roller nip and pressure adjustments Mistral 1650 8 2100 and Arkane 1650 have a nip and roller pressure adjustment Opening of the rollers The opening is given in millemetres on the display Rep 9 Press 2 Rep 10 to lift up the roller Press E Rep 10 to lower the roller down Roller pressure adjustment Depending on the work to be done the pressure can be adjusted from 1 low pressure green light to 5 higher pressure red light To increase the pressure press Rep 10 until you until you reach the required pressure indicated on the pressure measuring gauge Rep 11 on the control board To release the pressure press 2 Rep 10 until you until you reach the required pressure indicated on the pressure measuring gauge Rep 11 on the control board Recommendation for the pressure adjustment Thin paper Pressure 5 Vinyl thick paper Pressure 3 4 Board Pressure 1 In case waves appears on the print this can be due to too much or not enough pressure In such event adjust pressure to get rid of the waves 4 4 Speed adjustment Adjust the speed by pressing keys and a Rep 7 on the control board until you reached the desired speed indicated on the display Rep 6 Memorisation of the speed the last set value replaces automatically the former value in the selected memory
15. mination Take up of the double sided adhesive film protection liner simultaneously film Single side lamination with Lamination Take up of the Take up of the double sided adhesive using 2 protection paper protection liner si double sided adhesive protection liner Application tape Application Application tape should be fed directly to the tape roller without going underthe separation bar Lamination of boards Lamination Take up of the application of colour vinyl film orvinyl protection liner onto a board Encapsulation both side Upper Take up ofthe Lower Take up of the lamination laminaton upperfilm lamination lower film film protection liner film protection liner Installing the films and use of the feeding plate 6 4 a Lamination film on the upper position Lift the roller up and pivot the feeding tray to the top Install the film on the centre of a blocking shaft on the position 1 of the machine The sticky side of the film should be facing outside the machine towards the user Refer to the winding way of the film roll to confirm the way the paper should go Install a shaft with a carton mandrel on position 2 to take up the protection paper of the film Stick the protection paper on the carton mandrel with adhesive tape Tear on the film and position it on the lamination roller 6 4 b Lamination with waste paper double side adhesive or direct lamination of a print roll Install t
16. ront of the roller Press forward on the control panel or on the foot switch to start Maintain the print until it is fed through the rollers Let run through the machine Press stop on the control panel or on the foot switch when finished 7 TECHNICAL DATAS Sree a Mistral 1650 Mistral 2100 Arkane 1650 Maximum thickness a i rollers 50 in MM Maximum speed in m min ee 0 Temperature of the upper heating roller 30 to 60 40 to 140 in C Voltage 230 240V 230 240V 230 240V 50 60Hz 50 60Hz 50 60Hz ee Ampers 85 0 85 85 This machine has been designed and built so that the noise caused by functioning is lower than 70 dB 8 CLEANING MAINTENANCE RECYCLING 8 1 Cleaning When Oo What tion O When ____ Ink on the rollers Back tray Upper amp lower tension bars _ soap and water Laminating rollers Feeding tray Weekly Cleaning the rollers should be done when the machine is switched off the roller and the feeding o are lifted up 8 2 Maintenance User maintenance is limited to the action listed in 7 1 For other question or inquiry contact your distributor 8 3 Recycling Laminators Mistral and Arkane have got no components that are not environment friendly Recycling must be made by an authorised recycling company
17. sy access to the machine while installing the media or cleaning The tray is linked to a safety switch When in upper position the driving motor is shut off and the rollers cannot start However it is still possible to lift the roller up and down When taken back in working position press the safety reset key Rep 8 on the control board and the machine is ready to work Squaring guide A sliding squaring guide Is provided with the tray This guide is lockable on the table by screwing its button lt is practical for repetitive jobs with plates Paper guide A removable paper guide is provided to help the insertion of the prints in the laminator To position it slide it in the plastic guides on both ends of the feeding tray 5 3 Removable back tray The back tray Rep d can be easily removed It is resting on 2 supports on both sides in the back of the machine Installed it maintains the board flat after their process Removed the prints can be rewound perfectly and without damages on the laminated roll take up Rep f When removed this tray can be stored in the base front of the machine on the resting brackets 5 4 Unwinding shaft for prints An unwinding shaft Rep 1 can be used to preserve your print on rolls from dust and damages It is meant for small rolls wounded onto 2 or 3 carton core This shaft can be position on the film storage location or on a free shaft location on the machine 5
18. tion Stop Forward Reverse Speed display Speed adjustment Reset of the machine safety mechanism Display of the roller elevation in mm Adjustment of the roller elevation and pressure Display of the pressure Upper roller heat adjustment Heat selection for the upper roller Heat ready light Light indicator for upper roller heating selection Temperature display Memorisation of the working modes Registered working mode selection a Main Switch b Control board c Emergency switches d Back tray e Upper film reel tension brake handle f Rewinding shaft position g Lower film reel tension brake handle h Castors with brakes i Feeding axle for prints j Feeding plate k Foot switch Self blocking roll shaft m Squaring guide n Feeding tray o Print guide p Laser eye 4 ADJUSTMENTS 4 1 Switching on the machine Turn on the machine with the main switch Rep a located at the back ot the machine The control board lights up light Rep 1 Press power Rep 1 4 2 Temperature adjustment To activate the heat of the upper roller press key Rep 13 Adjust the upper roller temperature by pressing keys and a Rep 12 on the control board Temperature adjustment Mistral 1650 and 2100 from 30 to 60 C Arkane 1650 from 40 to 140 C When light is on the light Rep 14 indicates that the set temperature is reached Memorisat
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