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1. MODEL 306 USER MANUAL DIAEX CORPORATION AUGUST 2011 Copyright 2011 OPEX Corporation All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America No portion of this manual may be reproduced in any form or by any means or stored in a database or retrieval system without the express written permission of OPEX Corporation To request permission contact OPEX Corporation ATTN Legal Department 305 Commerce Dr Moorestown NJ 08057 4234 Table of Contents Table of Contents le PR E Om 2 SII ROT T 3 Overview of Model 306 Operation seen 5 Functional DeSCrIDHIOl en eie 6 COMM ONS 2 os bos tus tee RD Dun 7 Operating IDSIF eHOfIS pta p 9 OUDelviSor ODSIauOFiS 19 JOD Parameters carae edu 31 LU SUG ENT TE EIOS 44 T FOUDIOS IO OUMNG 48 Routine Maintenance sss nnns 50 SO III aco abdita au 53 Model 306 User Manual Corporation 1 Introduction Introduction Omation Model 306 amp Model 306s High volume high speed envelope opener with optional sorting capabilities For more than thirty years Omation products have been a staple in mailrooms across the globe The all new Model 306 contains significant technologica
2. Doing so will cause all following element selections to be sprayed on the next line Barcode 1 B1 Details A unique 11 digit Postnet is sprayed based on the time day that is set in the RTC real time clock chip in the machine The 11 digits in the barcode reflect the following information TABLE 4 Barcode digit information 1 Y year represented by the least significant digit limit of wrapping decade DOY Day of year a 3 digit number from 1 366DOY Day of year a 3 digit number from 1 366 5 9 SOD second of the day a 5 digit number from 1 86 400 24 X 60 X 60 2 4 UU Number representing piece processed within the last second should range from 1 14 2 b digits needed because 50 000 3 600 13 8888 The above can be described as Total digits 1a Position in barcode 1 234 56789 01 Meaning Y DOY SOD UU Here are some examples Barcode value Decodes into Year was 2012 2 Date was February 1st 032 Time was 2 10 05 am 07805 1st piece processed in the second 01 Year was 2012 2 Date was December 31st 366 Time was 00 00 37 am 00037 9th piece processed in the second 09 20320780501 23660003709 The Model 306 software will optionally provide the supervisor with the ability to create and maintain a list of audit trails A maximum of 100 audit trails are supported The audit trails are created by selecting elements on lines The lines can range from 1 to 4 lines although the number of line
3. 306 User Manual OPEX Corporation Operating Instructions Adjust LCD Contrast The contrast level for the LCD display can be adjusted for optimal viewing 1 Press the Stop button on the keypad so that the LCD is in the off state 2 Press the Left arrow button The Adjust Intensity screen appears Figure 18 CORPORATI ON PAUSINI GST TOP ES S THROUGH CENTURY Use UP DOWN to adjust intensity 10 FIGURE 18 Adjust Intensity screen 3 Use the Up or Down buttons to darken or lighten the display as desired A numerical value in the lower right corner of the display will indicate the display setting The value can range from O lightest to 255 darkest 4 Once the contrast level is set for optimal viewing press Cancel to exit the Adjust Intensity screen Either the login screen is then displayed if passwords are enabled or the run screen is displayed if passwords are disabled NOTE If you should power up the Model 306 and the display does not appear to have text or if it looks solid black it may simply be that the intensity has been accidently set to either of its extreme positions Try performing this adjustment first before contacting Opex Tech Support for assistance Setting and Viewing Operator Passwords The operator has the ability to set and reset their password However the operator will need to enter his her current password before the password can be reset If a pa
4. Cut depth knob Button keypad controls Feeder Retard stones Feed assist wheel Sort gate Divert path Lower conveyor Report printer Height measurement Feeder Envelopes are loaded onto the feeder at the top left of the machine This area is also often referred to as the hopper Retard stones used to singulate and feed the stack of envelopes into the machine for subsequent processing Cut depth knob used to set the depth of the cut from 0 01 0 03 cm from the envelope edge Position 1 up to 0 125 0 32 cm in depth position 8 Cut Position O no cut can be used to sort envelopes without cutting them Information display backlit LCD screen provides the user interface Button keypad controls used for navigating the menus and starting stopping the machine The sort gate thickness measurement and height measurement areas of the machine are shown When sorting the gate is used to divide the workflow into two paper paths Path 1 15 sent to the lower conveyor and path 2 is diverted towards a feed assist wheel where it is sent to an additional conveyor not shown Report printer located on the left side of the machine provides a hard copy of job and operator statistical information 6 Model 306 User Manual OPEX Corporation Machine controls Machine controls The Model 306 controls are located on the keypad to the right of the operator as indicated in Figure 3 Up Arrow Can
5. Figure 8 Setting the Thickness Detect position Thickness detect thumbscrew Position markers are located here FIGURE 9 Thickness Detect adjustment When starting a job you may see a screen telling you to verify or adjust the Thickness Detect to a specific numbered position To make adjustments to the 12 Model 306 User Manual OPEX Corporation Operating Instructions thickness detector loosen the thumb screw as shown in Figure 9 move the thickness detector in or out to the correct position and tighten the thumbscrew Setting the Hi Speed Inkjet Printer position Hi Speed Inkjet Printer thumbscrew Hi Speed Inkjet Printer assembly FIGURE 10 Hi Speed Inkjet Printer adjustment When starting a job you may see a screen telling you to verify or adjust the Hi Speed Inkjet Printer to a specific numbered position To make adjustments to the printer position loosen the thumb screw as shown in Figure 10 Then move the inkjet printer assembly in or out to the desired position and tighten the thumbscrew Model 306 User Manual OPEX Corporation 13 Operating Instructions 14 Operating the Model 306 Make sure that the machine is plugged into an outlet Start the Model 306 If the information display is off press the Start button If passwords are enabled the login screen will be displayed OR pM MODEL 300 OPEX CORPORATI ON Press ENTER T og FIGURE 1
6. Information can be printed out for a single job or all jobs available with stats report printer option The printout includes the job name and all job parameters see Figure 50 The user must be logged in as a supervisor to printout the report The print choices are available on the Job Menu screen JOB MENU ADD DELETE MODI FY COPY mM SON MST PRI Selects an individual job Prints the entire PRINT ALL and prints all parameters list of all jobs associated with it FIGURE 49 Job Menu screen NOTE If you want to print information for a specific job you will be presented with an additional screen where you can choose the job Model 306 User Manual OPEX Corporation 29 Supervisor Operations PRINTED JULY 1 2011 SORT ON THICKNESS SORT ON LENGTH SORT ON HEIGHT GATE BATCHING BATCH SIZE LOWER EXCEPTION THRESHOLD CUT DEPTH STAMP ORIENTATION ANY DIRECTION PRINTER JOB NO PRINT FIGURE 50 Example printout of Job information 30 Model 306 User Manual OPEX Corporation Job Parameters Job Parameters This section describes the job parameters that can be set for each job The visibility of certain job parameters are turned on off to help the user Job parameters can be accessed when adding a new job as described in Job on page 20 as well as when modifying an existing job described below To edit job parameters for an existing job 1 Login as a Supervisor 2 On SUPERVISOR screen s
7. Menu Selecting OPERATOR MENU on the Supervisor screen displays the following options OPERATOR MENU DELETE MODI F Y SOR Elen PRINT FIGURE 54 Operator Menu screen e ADD enter a new operator and setup the operator options e DELETE select an operator from the operator list and delete the operator e MODIFY select an existing operator from the operator list and modify the operator s options e SORT LIST alphabetically sort the operator list PRINT select an operator from the operator list and print all parameters associated with the selected operator PRINT ALL print the entire list of operators Add Operator 1 On the OPERATOR MENU screen Figure 54 select ADD The RENAME OPERATOR screen will appear RENAME OPERATOR i FIGURE 55 Rename Operator screen 2 Enter the operator s name using the Arrow buttons to navigate through the onscreen keypad Selecting SAV will create the new operator Pushing the Cancel button on the keypad will end the operator creation process Once you have named the operator and selected SAV the following screen appears Model 306 User Manual OPEX Corporation 35 Job Parameters PLACE CURSOR OVER NEW LOCATI ON EXER E v SUPERVI SOR FIGURE 56 Place Cursor Over New Location screen 3 Place the cursor over existing operator and press Enter to place the operator in the list The new operator will be placed after the selected o
8. Menu screen example 7 Press the Up Down arrow buttons to go to CHANGE JOB and press the Enter button The Select Job screen appears Figure 16 SELECT OB AME X VI SA NEW FIGURE 16 Select Job screen 8 Use the Arrow buttons to choose a job and press Enter to select it The Run screen is displayed with the newly selected job 9 On Run screen use the Arrow buttons to navigate to RUN and press Enter Based on the job settings you may have additional information that appears on the screen such as the following example VERT EY SOR AD UST THE F OREOWMNG CUTTER PFOSITI ONTI PS PE E Del KE Tere RNG Ree OS Ni Press the ENTER button when ready FIGURE 17 verification screen 10 Verify the adjustments needed for the selected job and press Enter to start Model 306 User Manual OPEX Corporation 15 Operating Instructions NOTE While running the machine you should watch trash levels and chip haystacking to prevent backups that might jam cutters and create a service call Stopping the machine 1 Press the Cancel button to stop the job and return to the Run screen The Model 306 will stop running the selected job From time to time the machine may stop for jam control If the machine stops an error message will appear on the run screen Simply clear the visible jam and press Enter to restart the machine Refer to Table 5 on page 48 for a list of error messages 16 Model
9. T2 User assigned text will be sprayed Default is Text2 e T3 User assigned text will be sprayed Default is Text3 T4 User assigned text will be sprayed Default is Text4 e T5 User assigned text will be sprayed Default is Text5 JN The name of the job running during audit trail printing will be sprayed e DI The department identification that is entered in the DEPT ID field of the current job will be sprayed JT User assigned text that is entered in the JOB TEXT field of the current job will be sprayed ON The current operator s name will be sprayed Ol The current operator s initials will be sprayed 40 Model 306 User Manual OPEX Corporation Job Parameters B1 When selected it will spray a Postnet barcode that contains the year date time in seconds and the envelope sequence number See below for more details DT The month day and year in the format that has been configured in the AUDIT TRAIL PRINTER PARAMETERS screen will be sprayed e TI The hour minute and second in the format that has been configured in the AUDIT TRAIL PRINTER PARAMETERS screen will be sprayed SN A five digit physical count of all envelopes that have been printed on will be sprayed It is updated on every envelope sprayed This value will start at zero and count up to 65 535 before wrapping to zero lt gt When selected a character space is entered NL When selected a new line is entered
10. and gate batching setting If set to YES additional thickness sorting parameters are displayed Parameter is used to instruct operator where they should place the TMD when running this job e Range is 1 to 14 default is 1 Closest to cut edge is 1 This parameter is displayed when SORT ON THICKNESS YES Allows for initial thickness readings to be ignored when calculating the average thickness This is due to the fact that the TMD will not provide accurate data until it settles Value is in tenths of an inch as the readings are taken every ms Value can be set from 0 to 40 Default is 15 This parameter is displayed when SORT ON THICKNESS YES Allows for ending thickness readings to be ignored when calculating the average thickness This is due to the fact that the TMD has a tendency to not provide accurate data at the end due to bouncing e Value is in tenths of an inch as the readings are taken every ms Value can be set from 0 to 40 Default is 2 This parameter is displayed when SORT ON THICKNESS YES This value represents the low end of the thickness range for primary mail e Value can be set from 0 999 the default is 0 This parameter is displayed when SORT ON THICKNESS YES This value represents the high end of the thickness range for primary mail e Value can be set from 0 999 the default is 999 This parameter is displayed when SORT ON THICKNESS YES Determines if the job is sorted
11. envelope contents from clean batches instead of trying to handle exceptions at the same time Model 306 User Manual OPEX Corporation Safety Safety The information provided in this section is intended to educate the user on various safety issues regarding the Model 306 Safety conventions used in this manual Specific safety information is listed throughout this manual in the form of DANGER WARNING and CAUTION statements Pay close attention to these statements as they contain important information on avoiding potential hazards to yourself or to the equipment An explanation of these statements is provided below e Danger statements are used to indicate immediate hazards that WILL result in severe personal injury or death Warning statements are used to indicate hazards or unsafe practices that COULD result in severe personal injury or death Caution statements are used to indicate hazards or unsafe practices that COULD result in minor personal injury or damage to equipment or property The following safety labels appear on the machine and must be observed WARNING DISCONNECT POWER BEFORE OPENING ATTENTION METTRE HORS TENSION AVANT OUVERTURE FIGURE 1 Electrical warning label This label is to warn the techician to turn off the AC power switch and disconnect the power cord before opening and servicing the Model 306 Servicing of the machine is to be performed by Authorized OPEX
12. for ensuring mail does not double feed as double detect requires valid length and or thickness maximums to be properly set The sort wizard does not provide the ability to set all job parameters The user will still need to set all parameters which are not related to thickness length and or height If thickness sorting is turned on the thickness parameters are set based on the answer to the following Sort Wizard question TABLE 1 COMPARED TO PRIMARY MAIL THE SECONDARY MAIL IS If set to Then THINNER Thickness minimum is set to the minimum collected value THICKER BOTH THINNER AND THICKER maximum is set to the highest valid setting Thickness minimum is set to the lowest valid setting maximum is set to the highest collected value Thickness minimum is set to the lowest collected value maximum is set to the highest collected value Model 306 User Manual OPEX Corporation Supervisor Operations If length sorting is turned on the length parameters are set based on the answer to the following Sort Wizard question TABLE 2 COMPARED TO PRIMARY MAIL THE SECONDARY MAIL IS If set to Then SHORTER Length minimum is set to the minimum collected value maximum is set to the highest valid setting LONGER Length minimum is set to lowest valid setting maximum is set to the highest collected value BOTH SHORTER AND LONGER Length minimum set to lowest collected value maximum is set to the highest collected valu
13. the TMD reading is below TMD MINIMUM NULL READING machine parameter then this jam will be called After the thickness data is captured using the TMD software will run some filtering algorithms on the collected data If there is no data left after filtering then this jam will be called This jam is called during machine startup when all sensors are checked to be clear before the motor is turned on If the Env Height sensor is found to be blocked then the motors are not started and instead this jam is called Additionally this jam is called when the machine is running and the height sensor is blocked when the Feed Exit and Cutter Path sensors are unblocked for MAX SENSOR BLOCKED TIME machine parameter This jam is called during machine startup when all sensors are checked to be clear before the motor is turned on If the Cutter Path sensor is found to be blocked then the motors are not started and instead this jam is called This jam is called if the Cutter Path sensor is detected to be blocked longer than the MAX SENSOR BLOCKED TIME machine parameter when the machine is processing mail Model 306 User Manual OPEX Corporation Troubleshooting TABLE 5 Model 306 Error messages Continued Error Message PLEASE CLEAR THE COUNTER AREA PLEASE CLEAR LENGTH SENSOR AREA UNEXPECTED ENVELOPE AT COUNTER PLEASE CLEAR THE SIDE BIN PATH AUDIT TRAIL PRINTER NOT DETECTED AUDIT TRAIL PRINTER CARTRIDGE DOOR OPEN AUD
14. 06 Operation For details on operating the Model 306 refer to Operating Instructions on page 9 1 10 11 The operator loads mail onto the feed hopper Normally the operator can load a comfortable handful of mail directly from the Post office mail trays The operator starts the Model 306 by pressing the Start button The operator uses the keypad to login and select the correct operator The operator may also have to enter a password The operator uses the keypad to select a job After selecting a job the screen may prompt the operator to verify or adjust settings such as cutter printer height detect and or thickness detect positions The operator uses the keypad to select RUN and presses the Enter button to begin operation Envelopes are fed from the feeder towards the retard stones The retard stones singulate the envelopes and sends them past the height and thickness measurement areas The envelopes are measured by the sensors in this area length thickness and or height and the envelope count is incremented The envelope moves through the milling cutter where the top side of envelope is cut if the cutter is set to any position other than Position O no cut Envelope moves towards the sort gate If sorting is enabled the sort gate directs the workflow to the correct path Model 306 User Manual OPEX Corporation 5 Functional Description Functional Description Thickness measurement Information display
15. 1 Login screen If passwords are disabled the run screen appears as shown in step 6 Press the Enter button The SELECT OPERATOR screen appears S EISECTOOPERATOR CHRI S NEW SUPERVISOR FIGURE 12 Select Operator screen Use the Arrow keys to highlight an operator and press the Enter button to select the operator If a password is required for the selected operator the ENTER PASSWORD screen will be displayed next see Figure 13 If a password is not required skip to step 6 ENTER PASSWORD FIGURE 13 Enter Password screen Use the Arrow keys and the Enter button to enter a password An asterisk will be displayed in the password field for each character entered Entering SAV will force the software to check to see if the entered password matches the saved password If the correct password was entered it is valid until the Stop button is pressed LCD If you entered an incorrect password the INCORRECT PASSWORD warning message is displayed Model 306 User Manual OPEX Corporation Operating Instructions NCORRECT PASSWORD Press any key to continue FIGURE 14 Incorrect Password screen Pressing any button on the keypad will return you to the run screen 6 Ifthe password was entered correctly or if passwords are disabled the Run screen is displayed with the newly selected Operator Selected operator name appears here 00000 00 S DE 00000 LOWER 00000 FIGURE 15 Operator Main
16. 3 Onthe SELECT TIME RANGE screen use the arrow buttons to select and highlight the desired time range and press Enter 4 Using the navigation buttons select and highlight the desired view or print function and press Enter 85 me Range All ti mes VI EW DETAILS VI EW SUMMARY PRINT DETAILS PRINT SUMMARY PARR FEED SET TIME RANGE FIGURE 72 Display Statistics screen Based on the selection made the information is either displayed or printed The following graphic shows an example of the VIEW DETAILS selection PERATOR CHRIS AMEX001 ROM June 28 gt leas M OUNT S000 COUNT 00000 BATORES 9 0010 LOWER COUNT 00000 BATCHES 000 0 F T C FIGURE 73 Statistics detail example Supervisor Statistics The Supervisor has the ability to view all operator statistics 1 Login as supervisor The Supervisor Main Menu appears as shown below Monde Ven ERR STR SUPERVISOR STATISTICS MENU OPERATOR MENU SYSTEM CONFIGURATI ON AUDIT TRAIL MENU PASSWORD ONS FIGURE 74 Supervisor Main Menu screen 2 Use the arrow buttons to highlight STATISTICS MENU and press Enter The Statistics menu appears as shown below STATISTICS DISPLAY DATA PRINT DATA RESET DATA RES ETC EOD FIGURE 75 Supervisor level Statistics menu Model 306 User Manual OPEX Corporation 45 Statistics The Supervisor Stati
17. IME machine parameter Prior to starting motors the software will send a message over to the printer If the printer does not communicate back then this jam will be called Prior to starting motors the software will check to see if the cartridge door is open If the interlock indicates the printer cartridge door is open then this jam will be called Prior to starting motors the software will check to see if the cartridge is present If the IMTECH software indicates there is an issue with the cartridge then this jam will be called Prior to starting motors the software will send a message over to the printer If the printer response indicates a problem then this jam will be called During printing jobs the printer also responds to print messages with status If a problem is detected at this time then this jam will be called Prior to starting motors the software will send a message over to the printer If the printer attempts to communicate back and there is some form of communication issue then this jam will be called Called if piece arrives the COUNTER PATH and there isn t enough information collected to make a sort decision This jam is only called when a sort job or a print job is being run The calling of this jam will be depend on the setting of the EXCEPTION THRESHOLD job parameter and the number of exceptions Routine Maintenance Routine Maintenance It is important that you keep your machine clean and in goo
18. IT TRAIL PRINTER CARTRIDGE FAULT AUDIT TRAIL PRINTER COMM FAULT AUDIT TRAIL PRINTER FAULT DETECTED COULD NOT MAKE SORT DECISION Model 306 User Manual OPEX Corporation Description This jam is called during machine startup when all sensors are checked to be clear before the motor is turned on If the COUNTER PATH is found to be blocked then the motors are not started and instead this jam is called This jam is called if the COUNTER PATH is detected to be blocked longer than MAX SENSOR BLOCKED TIME machine parameter when the machine is processing mail This jam is called during machine startup when all sensors are checked to be clear before the motor is turned on If the Length Path sensor is found to be blocked then the motors are not started and instead this jam is called This jam is also called if the Length Path sensor is detected to be blocked longer than the MAX SENSOR BLOCKED TIME machine parameter when the machine is processing mail This jam is called if a lead edge is detected at the COUNTER PATH yet that lead edge was not seen at the Cutter Path sensor This jam will only be called when the currently running job is performing any sorting activity length height and or thickness This jam is called during machine startup when all sensors are checked to be clear before the motor is turned on This jam is called if the Side Bin Path sensor is detected to be blocked longer than the MAX SENSOR BLOCKED T
19. OEC ORY AMEX VI SA NEW FIGURE 45 Select Job To Copy screen 2 Use the Arrow buttons to select an existing job and press Enter The RENAME JOB screen appears RENAME OB FIGURE 46 Rename Job screen 3 Enter the new job name using the Arrow buttons to navigate through onscreen keypad Selecting SAV will create the new job Pushing the Cancel button on the keypad will end the job creation process Once you have named the job and selected SAV the following screen appears PLACE CURSOR OVER NEW LOCATI ON TEST JOB NE W FIGURE 47 Place Cursor Over New Location job screen 4 Place the cursor over an existing job and press Enter to place the job in the list The new job will be placed after the selected job and the SELECT JOB OPTION screen appears 28 Model 306 User Manual OPEX Corporation Supervisor Operations SELECT VOB OPTION JOB NAME New Job Name Parameter settings are copied from the existing job but they are separate GATE BATC NO Api ee BATCH 517 DI SABLED from the existing job and can be edited EXCEPTION 5 for the new job FIGURE 48 Select Job Option screen 5 Use the Up Down arrows to highlight a job parameter and press Enter to select it The available job parameters are described on page 31 Sort List 1 On the Job Menu screen Figure 49 select SORT LIST 2 Selecting SORT LIST will alphabetically sort the job list Print All Jobs or Individual Job Parameters Job
20. SETUP screen will be displayed Figure 30 Model 306 User Manual OPEX Corporation 21 Supervisor Operations 22 JOB SETUP SORT WI ZARD JOB OPTI ONS VI EW LENGTH DATA VIEW THICKNESS DATA FIGURE 30 Job Setup screen The job setup options are described below Sort Wizard This selection should be used when creating a job that involves sorting by thickness or by length The sort wizard will set various machine parameters for the user based upon answers to questions and data that is collected when mail is run The sort wizard can also be used to set height parameters The user should have an idea how they would like to sort their mail into two piles using any combination of length height or thickness The user must also have a good selection of primary mail that will be representative of the full range that is it contains some of the thinnest and thickest mail that they would like to go into the primary pile For more information on the Sort Wizard see SORT WIZARD on page 23 Job Options This selection will allow the supervisor to modify any existing jobs Parameters will be shown on a screen in the order shown in Model 306 Job Parameters on page 32 Most parameters can be set based on expected results such as printing or no printing for example The length data and thickness readings are obtained by running the job with the length and or thickness parameters wide open and then viewing the data using th
21. TIME RANGE select a time range for your printed report Model 306 User Manual OPEX Corporation Statistics Reset Data In the Supervisor level Statistics Menu Figure 75 selecting RESET DATA will clear all statistics When this is selected you are first presented with a warning screen WARNI NG ALL STAT DATA WILL BE LOST PUSH UP KEY ERASE DATA PUSH ANY OTHER KEY TO FIGURE 77 Reset Data warning screen 1 Press the Up key to erase and reset all statistical data or press any other key to exit from this screen Set Clock 1 In the Supervisor level Statistics Menu Figure 75 selecting PRINT DATA opens the PRINT STATISTICS window where you can set the day date and time of the system SE T S LOCI Monday June 27 2011 9 44 MONTH DATE YEAR HOUR MINUTE AM PM FIGURE 78 Set Clock screen 2 Use the left right arrow buttons to select one of the clock s settings example Day Month Date Year etc 3 Use the up down arrow buttons to set the clock 4 When you are finished updating the clock press Enter Model 306 User Manual OPEX Corporation 47 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting 48 Error Message PLEASE CHECK MAIL FEEDER PLEASE CHECK FEED EXIT THICKNESS DETECT OVER RANGE THICKNESS DETECT UNDER RANGE PIECE TOO SHORT OR MISSED TMD REMOVE PIECE HEIGHT SENSOR AREA PLEASE CLEAR THE CUTTER AREA When a machine stops for a reason other than the operato
22. Technicians only There are no user serviceable parts within the machine KEEP HANDS GARDER LES MAINS HAIR LOOSE CHEVEUX BIJOUX JEWELRY AND ETLE V TEMENTS CLOTHING CLEAR ELOIGNES FIGURE 2 Feeder warning label This label is to warn the user to Keep loose objects away from any exposed moving parts of the machine The moving parts of the Model 306 can become jammed and or damaged by foreign objects Keep hands hair loose clothing and jewelry away from the moving parts Model 306 User Manual OPEX Corporation 3 Equipment safety precautions Equipment safety precautions Follow these additional safety precautions whenever installing operating ARNING servicing or maintaining the equipment described in this manual Do not attempt to clean the machine while it is running A cloth or similar material should never be used to clean moving parts such as belts or rollers The use of such material on moving mechanisms can result in damage to the machine or severe personal injury If a belt roller gate or similar part needs to be cleaned hand crank the part during cleaning or clean it while stationary Do not use flammable high pressure canned air to clean paper scraps and dust from the machine Do not place fingers in the feed area while running the machine Do not place fingers in the cutter area The cutter blades are sharp and may cause cuts should you inadvertently come in contact with them whether th
23. URE 38 Compared To Primary Mail The Secondary Mail Is length screen Use the Arrow buttons to make a selection and press Enter Choices are SHORTER LONGER or BOTH SHORTER AND LONGER This question is being asked to help the wizard set the minimum and maximum length values If SHORTER is selected then the maximum will be set to the highest valid setting and minimum will be set after the sample set of primary mail is run If LONGER is selected then the minimum will be set to the lowest valid setting and maximum will be set after the sample set of primary mail is run If both are selected then minimum and maximum will be set after sample set is run If sorting on height the wizard will ask how the height sensor will respond when it is blocked by an envelope NIETO SENSOR FAIL PASS FIGURE 39 When An Envelope Blocks The Height Sensor The Height Test Will screen Use the Arrow buttons to make a selection and press Enter Choices are FAIL or PASS This question is being asked to help set the WHEN HEIGHT BLOCKED job parameter For more details see SORT ON HEIGHT on page 33 Once these questions are answered the following informational screen appears SAMPLE OF CATEGORI ZE MAIL THAT FIGURE 40 Sort Wizard information screen 14 Once the tasks on the screen have been accomplished press Enter The Sort Wizard run screen appea
24. arameter EXCEPTION THRESHOLD STAMP ORIENTATION CUT DEPTH PRINTER JOB DEPT ID JOB TEXT POST DATE OFFSET PRINT OFFSET ENABLE DARK PRINT 34 Description e Parameter is shown if software key has sorting turned on This parameter will allow the supervisor to determine how the job should respond when it encounters an exception error condition Exceptions include gap too small double feeds missing sort information piece not arriving at counter sensor within expected time frame jam window and pieces still moving when jam is called A value of 0 indicates to jam on every exception 1 indicates to jam on 2 consecutive etc Value can be set from 0 255 default is 5 Parameter is always shown Parameter is used to instruct operator how they should place the mail in the feeder The placement of mail in the feeder is important when running thickness sort or print jobs Choices are ANY ORIENTATION STAMP UP AND AWAY FROM OPERATOR STAMP DOWN AND AWAY FROM OPERATOR STAMP UP AND TOWARDS OPERATOR STAMP UP AWAY FROM OPERATOR Default is ANY ORIENTATION Parameter is always shown Parameter is used to instruct operator where they should place the cutter dial when running this job e Choices are 0 8 default is 1 No cut is 0 deepest cut is 8 Parameter is shown if software key has audit trail printer turned on e Value of parameter can be NO PRINT or any of the audit trails that have been prev
25. by length Choices for this parameter are Yes or No The default is No Display is tied to sort key setting and gate batching setting If set to YES additional length sorting parameters are displayed 32 Model 306 User Manual OPEX Corporation Job Parameters TABLE 3 Model 306 Job Parameters Continued Parameter LENGTH MINIMUM LENGTH MAXIMUM SORT ON HEIGHT WHEN HEIGHT BLOCKED HEIGHT POSITION MIXED MAIL PRIMARY SORT TO GATE BATCHING BATCH SIZE LOWER BATCH SIZE SIDE Model 306 User Manual OPEX Corporation Description This value represents the low end of the length measurement range for primary mail Value can be set from 400 999 the default is 400 This parameter is displayed when SORT ON LENGTH YES This value represents the high end of the length measurement range for primary mail Value can be set from 400 999 the default is 999 This parameter is displayed when SORT ON LENGTH YES Determines if the job is sorted by height e Choices for this parameter are YES or NO The default is NO Display is tied to sort key setting and gate batching setting If set to YES additional height sorting parameters are displayed Choices are PASS or FAIL the default is FAIL e PASS indicates that the piece should go to primary pile if the piece blocks the height sensor e FAIL indicates that the piece should go to secondary pile if the piece blocks the height se
26. cel Left Arrow Right Arrow Down Arrow Enter Start Stop FIGURE 3 Model 72 keypad button names Start button used to turn on the Model 306 Stop button used to turn off the Model 306 Enter button used to make selections that are shown on the LCD display Cancel button used to cancel actions such as to stop a job run or back out of a screen Arrow buttons used to navigate through the data on the LCD screen Enhanced Scrolling When a list or table has more information than can be displayed on the screen a scroll bar will be displayed on the right side of the screen The scroll bar gives you a relative idea were the cursor is in relation to the top and bottom of the list SELECT OB AMEX001 AMEX002 AMEX003 AMEX004 CI TI 001 CI TI 002 Scrollbar denotes CITI 003 GMACOO1 GMAC002 ean PNCOO1 PNC002 TD001 position in list TD002 WACHO001 WACH002 WACHO003 WA CH004 WACHO05 FIGURE 4 Typical enhanced scrolling screen Keypad button functionality Up Arrow Press will allow you to navigate up through a column of data When the upper item within the column is highlighted and you press the up key the list of data is shifted down by a row and the previous line of data is displayed If the up arrow is pressed while on the first row of data then the cursor will move left to the first item in the table If the first item is selected then the cursor will move to the last item in
27. creen displays the AUDIT TRAIL SETUP screen as shown below AUDIT TRAIL SETUP AUDI T TRAIL EDI TOR AUDIT ELEMENT SETTINGS FIGURE 65 Audit Trail Setup screen The optional audit trail spraying capabilities on the Model 306 are quite extensive Managing the audit trails is done at the supervisor level This menu selection provides the supervisor with two choices Audit Trail Editor and Audit Trail Element Settings Audit trails define what can be sprayed in each job A supervisor could use one audit trail for all of their jobs share audit trails between a few jobs or create an audit trail for each of their jobs Audit trail elements are provided to help simplify the setup of audit trails Audit Trail Elements Since both of the menu items have to do with audit trail elements a summary of the audit trail elements should be shown before proceeding Here is a list of the possible audit trail selections AR The text representing Accounts Receivable will be sprayed Default in quotes AT The text representing Accounting will be sprayed Default in quotes BL The text representing Billing will be sprayed Default in quotes CN The text representing Confidential will be sprayed Default in quotes The text for Process By will be sprayed Default in quotes PO The text for Processed On will be sprayed Default in quotes Tl User assigned text will be sprayed Default is Text1 e
28. d working order This will prolong the overall life of the machine and result in longer periods of up time Failure to perform daily cleaning tasks may result in the voiding of your service contract Therefore it is vitally important that you perform the following tasks at least once per day Clean the Model 306 1 Use a vacuum cleaner with a crevice tool to vacuum dust and debris from all exposed components of the machine 2 Clean the exterior surfaces and panels with a multi purpose type cleaner Use denatured alcohol on areas with stains if necessary Any non flammable commercially available cleaning solution may be used to clean the machine When cleaning the OPEX Model 306 DO NOT USE aerosol cleaners or compressed air because of the flammable nature of many of these products There is a risk of equipment malfunction and or injury associated with the use of aerosol cleaners on OPEX equipment prior to the operation of equipment When cleaning glass and plastic surfaces use detergent based cleaners such as Fantastic or Formula 409 Detergent based cleaners are recommended because they do not cause component degradation A cloth soaked with cleaning detergent or similar material should never be used N DANGER toclean an object such as a belt or roller when the belt or roller is being driven by the system Use of a cloth or similar material on moving mechanisms can result in personal injury If a belt pulley or similar
29. ded Batch Counter counts down to preset size and stops or pauses Hi Speed Inkjet printer Prints a variety of custom strings date amp time sequential numbering amp ID Tag barcodes Stats Report Printer Produces a variety of statistics reports for monitoring machine performance Sorter thickness height length with Output Bin Sorter thickness height length with 90 Degree Powered Conveyor The socket outlet must be installed near the equipment and must be easily accessible at all times The electrical disconnect for this machine is the AC power cord at the back of the machine Unplug the cord to remove all electrical power Model 306 User Manual OPEX Corporation 53 Specifications 54 Model 306 User Manual OPEX Corporation
30. e PROFILES selecting this option will display a graph of each piece run AVG OT GIMCKNESS 2 0 6 USE ARROW KEYS TO VIEW PROFILES FIGURE 42 Thickness Profiles screen Press the arrow keys to view the thickness profile for each of the pieces run in the Sort Wizard test Press Cancel to return to the Sort Wizard run screen THICK DATA Selecting this option displays the THICKNESS HISTORY screen as described in View Thickness Data on page 23 LENGTH DATA Selecting this option displays the LENGTH HISTOGRAM screen as described in View Length Data on page 22 16 Selecting CONTINUE and pressing Enter will display the following screen asking if you would like to test the sort scheme WOULD OUNCE SiO HES ORs Si ME BY RUNNING A SAMPLE OF MAIL NO FIGURE 43 Confirmation run screen 17 If you select YES an informational screen is displayed as shown below FIGURE 44 Informational screen Model 306 User Manual OPEX Corporation 27 Supervisor Operations 18 Press Enter to complete the confirmation run Make any adjustments to the job parameters as needed Copy Job This option allows you to select an existing job from the job list and make a new job based on the existing job parameters Parameters for the new copied job can also be edited 1 On the Job Menu screen Figure 25 select COPY and press Enter The SELECT JOB TO COPY screen appears Cis Obs
31. e information see Cleaning the Audit trail printer cartridge head on page 52 ZERO COUNT This will allow the user to reset the statistics counters for the current run At the beginning of a run or at any point during a run a user may reset the counters This will cause the software to zero all of the counts on the screen close out the current statistics record and open up a new one STATISTICS This will show the DISPLAY STATISTICS screen which will allow the user to display and optionally print their statistics on the reports printer if purchased DS TAS Ti me Range All ti mes VIEW DETAILS VIEW SUMMARY PRIENT DETAILS PRINT SUMMARY PAPER FEED SET TIME RANGE FIGURE 6 Display Statistics screen The operator can only view runs that were saved under their name The choices are e VIEW DETAILS Pulls together all jobs run by this operator in the specified time range in their each individual view example if the operator ran 4 jobs the data will be pulled together into 4 views VIEW SUMMARY Pulls together all jobs run by this operator within the specified time range in one view e PRINT DETAILS provides a printout of the details described above User must have purchased the optional stats printer e PRINT SUMMARY provides a printout of the summary described above User must have purchased the optional stats printer e SET TIME RANGE allows operator to set specified date and time f
32. e machine is running or not Do not set liquids on the Model 306 which could spill into the machine N WARNING Unplug the machine from the power source to remove power from the machine for servicing or when moving the machine Ergonomics As in any occupation which requires you to perform the same motion repeatedly during the course of your work it is important to consider how you perform your task Always use proper operating procedures when working at your Model 306 Using improper procedures can result in a potentially serious injury To reduce possible risks we strongly urge you to follow these suggestions If you need to use a chair maintain an upright body posture Avoid the tendency to slump in your chair The angle between your torso and thighs should always be 90 degrees Occasionally change the angle of your posture for greater comfort If possible avoid operating the machine for longer than a single 8 hour shift While no suggestions can guarantee completely against work related injuries you will certainly increase your comfort and safety while operating the Model 306 if you put these suggestions into practice The Model 306 has been designed with you in mind If it is operated correctly you should find your work experience comfortable and enjoyable Model 306 User Manual OPEX Corporation Overview Overview of Model 306 Operation of Model 306 Operation These steps provide a quick overview of the Model 3
33. e provided screens detailed below View Length Data Selecting this option displays the LENGTH HISTOGRAM screen LENGTH HISTOGRAM LENGTH COUNT LENGTH COUNT LENGTH COUNT LENGTH COUNT COUNT LENGTH COUNT ENGI tH COUNT FIGURE 31 Length Histogram screen This screen shows the length measurements The data is stored in a buffer of 599 counters representing 400 999 When a piece is run the software will update the appropriate counter i e a length of 700 will increment the 300th counter The display software will show the first 50 non zero counters Once a counter reaches 255 it will stop incrementing Model 306 User Manual OPEX Corporation Supervisor Operations View Thickness Data Selecting this option displays the THICKNESS HISTORY screen Wile Wess 2 COUNT THICKNESS 26 COUNT TANCK NESS 07 COUNT PAP CKNESS 28 COUNT BUSCO NES 29 COUNT IPG 6 37 COUNT Thl CKNESS 33 COUNT FIGURE 32 Thickness History screen This screen displays the output of the average thickness algorithm The data is stored in a buffer of 256 byte counters representing calculations of O to 255 When a piece is run the software will update the appropriate counter i e an average thickness of 32 will increment the 32nd counter The display software will show the first 50 non zero counters Once a counter reaches 255 it will stop incrementing SORT WIZARD The Sort W
34. ected Choices are 0 Auto default Auto mode requires the operator to place mail into the feed area and then it is automatically fed into the machine Auto mode does not require the Enter key to be pressed 1 Manual Manual mode requires the operator to place mail into the feed area and then press Enter to restart the machine e BATCHER RESTART MODE Default restarting mode of machine when a batch full condition is detected Choices are 0 Auto default Auto mode does not require the operator to press the Enter key to restart the machine 1 Manual Manual mode requires the operator to press Enter to restart the machine LANGUAGE Default language for the machine Choices are 0 English default 1 French 2 German French Canadian 4 Spanish 5 Portuguese It should be noted that each operator can choose their own language and one of those selections is default This means that changing this parameter could impact the language of some operators NOTE The time format displayed by the machine is tied to the language that is chosen English will use a 12 hour clock while all other languages will use a 24 hour clock e DATEFORMAT Default date time format for the user interface and reports Choices are 0 MM DD YY default 1 DD MM YY Model 306 User Manual OPEX Corporation 39 Job Parameters Audit Trail Menu Selecting AUDIT TRAIL MENU on the Supervisor Main Menu s
35. ee Figure 24 use the arrows to select JOB MENU and press Enter The Job Menu screen appears JOB MENU ADD MODI FY SORES th PRINT PRINT ALL FIGURE 51 Job Menu screen 3 Select MODIFY and press Enter The SELECT JOB TO MODIFY screen appears SELECT OBA TOTMODIEF Y TEST JOB AMEX001 NE W FIGURE 52 Select Job To Modify screen 4 Use the Arrow keys to choose a job and press Enter to select the job Once you ve selected a job the JOB SETUP screen appears JOB SETUP SORT WI ZARD JOB OPTIONS VIEW LENGTH DATA VIEW THICKNESS DATA FIGURE 53 Job Setup screen 5 On the JOB SETUP screen select JOB OPTIONS and press Enter The SELECT JOB OPTION screen appears Model 306 User Manual OPEX Corporation 31 Job Parameters NAME NO DI SABLED 5 6 Use the Up Down arrows to highlight a job parameter and press Enter to select it The available job parameters are described below TABLE 3 Model 306 Job Parameters Parameter JOB NAME SORT ON THICKNESS TMD POSITION LEAD EDGE OFFSET TRAIL EDGE OFFSET THICKNESS MINIMUM THICKNESS MAXIMUM SORT ON LENGTH Description 10 character text field Once a job has been created you can use this option to change the name of the job Determines if the job is sorted by thickness e Choices for this parameter are Yes or No The default is No e Display is tied to sort key setting
36. exit out of Over mode N 9 Use the Arrow keys to navigate to SAV and press Enter Delete Operator The supervisor can select an operator from the operator list and delete them 1 On the OPERATOR MENU screen Figure 54 select DELETE The SELECT OPER TO DELETE screen appears SELECT OPER On DERETE J ANE NEW SUPERVI SOR FIGURE 59 Select Operator to Delete screen 2 Use the Arrow keys to choose an operator and press Enter to delete the operator The operator will be deleted and the display will return to the OPERATOR MENU screen Modify Operator 1 On the OPERATOR MENU screen see Figure 54 select MODIFY The SELECT OPERATOR screen will appear SELECT OPERATOR SUPERVI SOR FIGURE 60 Select Operator screen 2 Use Arrow keys to choose an operator and press Enter to select the operator The MODIFY OPERATOR screen appears MODI FY OPERATOR OPERATOR NAME ANE NI TI ALS JB PASSWORD ABCDE OPERATOR GROUP 1 OPERATOR LANGUAGE DEFAULT FIGURE 61 Modify Operator screen Model 306 User Manual OPEX Corporation 37 Job Parameters 3 Make any modification to the operator s parameters using the Arrow keys 4 Press Enter to save the changes Sort List 1 On the OPERATOR MENU screen Figure 54 select SORT LIST 2 Selecting SORT LIST will alphabetically sort the operator list Print All or Individual Operator Parameters NOTE The optional report printer is required fo
37. he operator with the ability to clean the print cartridge head This is accomplished by allowing the user to spit ink out of the cartridge which will help to get the ink flowing 1 On the Run screen use the Arrow buttons to select PRINT and press Enter 2 Press the Enter key a few times until PRINT SPIT appears with instructions as in Figure 81 OPERATOR J OANNA J OB TEST 0 0 0 5 2 00000 S DIE 00000 Press the DOWN key to spit ENTER key to advance FIGURE 81 Run screen with PRINT SPIT 3 Insert a scrap piece of paper underneath the printer and press the Down arrow key You may have to do this a few times if the printer is clogged 4 When you are pleased with the results press the Cancel button 52 Model 306 User Manual OPEX Corporation Specifications Machine Dimensions Power BTU Speed Envelope Sizes Thickness Depth of Cut Feeder Hopper Capacity Stand amp Waste bin 306 Options 306s Options Power Source Power Disconnect Specifications Length 47 75 121 285 cm Depth 21 53 34 cm Height 58 147 32 cm Weight 245 lbs 115 VAC 60Hz 8 5 Amps US 230 VAC 50Hz 5 5 Amps Euro 3338 BTU hour 115 VAC 4317 BTU hour 230 VAC Up to 40 000 hour Lengths up to 13 5 34 29 cm Up to 0 50 1 27 cm Nine settings from 0 01 0 03 cm from envelope edge up to 0 125 0 32 cm in depth settings 1 8 also no cut setting 0 Up to 400 envelopes Inclu
38. hen press Enter The DISPLAY STATISTICS screen appears as shown below DIRS P ECA s TALIS TECS Time Range AIl ti mes VI EW DETAILS VI EW SUMMARY PRINT DETAINEES PRINT SUMMARY PAPERS FEED SET TIME RANGE FIGURE 70 Display Statistics screen The choices are VIEW DETAILS Pulls together all jobs run by this operator in the specified time range each in an individual view in other words if the operator ran 4 jobs the data will be pulled together into 4 views VIEW SUMMARY Pulls together all jobs run by this operator in the specified time range in one view PRINT DETAILS provides a printout of the details described above Requires the optional stats report printer PRINT SUMMARY provides a printout of the summary described above PAPER FEED allows you to advance paper in the reports printer by pressing Enter or exit out of paper feed mode by pressing Cancel SET TIME RANGE allows operator to set specified date and time for pulling the above information together More details in supervisor section 2 On the DISPLAY STATISTICS screen use the arrow buttons to select and highlight SET TIME RANGE and press Enter The SELECT TIME RANGE screen appears see Figure 71 SECECTETEME TRANGE PAST 8 HRS PAST 16 HRS PAST 24 HRS TODAY nee WEEK THIS MONTH VESTERDAY LAST WEEK LAST MONTH a a FIGURE 71 Select Time Range screen Model 306 User Manual OPEX Corporation Statistics
39. iously setup The default is NO PRINT e If set to any value other than NO PRINT additional Printer Job parameters are displayed Provides ability to spray a unique department ID on the mail From 1 to 10 text characters can be set default is D I This parameter is displayed when PRINTER JOB YES Provides ability to spray a unique job text string on the mail From 1 to 10 text characters can be set default is J T This parameter is displayed when PRINTER JOB YES Provides the ability to postdate the mail Values are from 0 9999 default is 0 This parameter is displayed when PRINTER JOB YES Provides the ability to delay spraying on the mail relative to lead edge Resolution is in ms so each value is slightly more than 1 8 of an inch e Values can be from 0 100 default is 0 This parameter is displayed when PRINTER JOB YES Allows supervisor to spray dark or lightly on the mail Obviously the dark spray will use more ink Choices are YES or NO default is NO This parameter is displayed when PRINTER JOB YES Model 306 User Manual OPEX Corporation Job Parameters TABLE 3 Model 306 Job Parameters Continued Parameter Description Parameter is used to instruct operator where they should place the ink jet printer when running this job Choices are from 0 to 8 default is 0 Closest to cut edge is 0 This parameter is displayed when PRINTER JOB YES Operator
40. izard is used to configure a sorting job ution presses the Stop button or power is killed in the middle of a sort wizard setup the job When running the Sort Wizard will modify the job to perform its functions If the user will not be properly restored to its original state 1 From the Supervisor Job Setup screen Figure 30 select SORT WIZARD and press Enter The sort wizard will start out by asking three questions that must be answered The first asks if you want to sort on thickness as shown below SORT MARE BASED THICKNESS NO FIGURE 33 Sort Mail Based On Thickness screen 2 Use the Arrow buttons to select either NO or YES and press Enter The second question asks if you want to sort on length as shown below SORT MAIL BASED ON LENGTH NO FIGURE 34 Sort Mail Based On Length screen 3 Use the Arrow buttons to select either NO or YES and press Enter The third question asks if you want to sort on height as shown below Model 306 User Manual OPEX Corporation 23 Supervisor Operations SORT MAIL BASED ON HEI GHT NO FIGURE 35 Sort Mail Based On Height screen 4 Use the Arrow buttons to select either NO or YES and press Enter NOTE If the user answers NO to all of the above the job will be set accordingly and the message SORT WIZARD COMPLETED will be displayed This job will obviously not be set to sort mail 5 If one or more of the above was answered YES then the wizard asks whe
41. l improve ments over its predecessor the Model 206 Envelopener which has been the world s best selling envelope opening device for more than a decade The Omation Model 306 with its ability to operate at a rated speed of up to 40 000 envelopes per hour contains OPEX s latest mail opening technology and sets a new standard for high volume mail processing The improved milling cutter with 8 cut depth positions removes chips as small as 0 01 from the envelope edge producing a soft feathered edge while protecting valuable envelope contents Even UPS and FedEx delivery envelopes are no match for the Model 306 Equipped with a new and robust operator control software interface job setup can be done with ease and flexi bility Most significantly the Model 306 is also available with enhanced sorting capabilities as the Model 306s Envelopes can be sorted to two locations based on programmable criteria such as thickness length and height Optional batching capability allows items to be grouped together in pre selected lot sizes Sorting options make the Model 306s a perfect fit for applications that require verifi cation of contents either before or after extraction like claims processing remittance and vote by mail Because of its ability to differentiate between clean mail from exception mail The Model 306s also helps to ensure maximum produc tivity from mail extraction equipment by allowing operators to concentrate on extracting
42. lement text The audit trail element editor viewer has some nice features such as e All elements have a leading and trailing character that shows what type of element they are Quotes indicate that they are associated with their own text Square brackets indicate they contain text that is associated with another parameter examples job name operator name Elements in brackets lt gt indicate that they will be filled in at run time examples date sequence number Model 306 User Manual OPEX Corporation Job Parameters While all of the elements are shown only the elements in quotes can be modified The items in quotes appear at the top of the list The following audit trail elements can be modified AR AT BL CN PB PO T1 T2 T3 T4 T5 When viewing the items the two character element shortcut will be shown on the left example AR and more information about it will be shown on the right example Accounts Receivable The audit trail editor will provide the following editing tools INS When selected the user is allowed to place a newly selected element between existing ones in the audit trail OVR When selected the user is allowed to place newly selected element over an existing one affectively replacing it DEL When selected the entire audit trail is deleted When selected an element is deleted SAV When selected the profile is saved Password Op
43. nsor This parameter is displayed when SORT ON HEIGHT z YES Parameter is used to instruct operator where they should place the height sensor when running this job Range is 1 8 default is 1 the shortest position is 1 This parameter is displayed when SORT ON HEIGHT YES Parameter is shown if the job has either sort on length or thickness set to YES Choices are YES or NO default is YES e When this parameter is set to NO then any piece that is more than 1 12 times the maximum average thickness setting OR 1 12 times the maximum length setting will be counted as 2 pieces This parameter is used to help provide more accurate counts Parameter is shown if software key has sorting turned on Indicates which bin holds the primary sort Choices are LOWER and SIDE default is LOWER Parameter is shown if software key has sorting turned on his parameter is mutually exclusive with the following parameters SORT ON THICKNESS SORT ON LENGTH and SORT ON HEIGHT Parameter is shown if software key has batching turned on Parameter is used to set the batch size of the lower PCS e Value can be set from 20 200 or DISABLED the default is DISABLED Parameter is shown if software key has batching turned on Parameter is used to set the batch size of the side PCS e Value can be set from 20 200 or DISABLED the default is DISABLED Job Parameters TABLE 3 Model 306 Job Parameters Continued P
44. or pulling the above information together More details of statistics can be found in the Statistics section of the Supervisor Functions Supervisor Statistics on page 45 MY PASSWORD This will allow an Operator to change their password See Setting and Viewing Operator Passwords on page 17 for more information 10 Model 306 User Manual OPEX Corporation Operating Instructions Staging the mail FIGURE 7 Model 306 with mail tray supports The convenient mail tray supports may be used to hold U S Postal Service mail trays The integrated mail tray supports can be opened or closed depending on your needs Preparing the mail Very little preparation of the mail is required Handfuls of mail can quickly be loaded into the feed area A simple tap to align the top or leading edge may be necessary when loading mixed mail Envelopes of different sizes and thicknesses can be run at the same time Model 306 User Manual OPEX Corporation 11 Operating Instructions Setting the Envelope Height position Height sensor location Envelope height lever FIGURE 8 Envelope height adjustment The envelope height lever is used to set the position of the envelope height sensor When starting a job you may see a screen telling you to verify or adjust the height adjustment to a specific numbered position Slide the lever in out to set the correct position Use the numbered marks on the lever to set this position refer to
45. ords Described on page 43 Job Menu A Supervisor has the ability to create and maintain a job list A maximum of 100 jobs are supported Selecting JOB MENU and pressing Enter will display the Job Menu screen and allow the supervisor to perform the following functions Model 306 User Manual OPEX Corporation 19 Supervisor Operations JOB MENU ADD MODI F Y CORN SORT LIST PRINT PRINT ALL FIGURE 25 Job menu screen e ADD enter a new job and setup the job options DELETE select a job from the job list and delete the job e MODIFY select an existing job from the job list and modify the job s options COPY select an existing job from the job list and make a new job based on the existing job parameters Parameters for the new copied job can also be edited e SORT LIST alphabetically sort the job list e PRINT select a job from the job list and print all parameters associated with the selected job available when stats printer option is purchased PRINT ALL print the entire list of jobs available when stats printer option is purchased Add Job The supervisor has the ability to create a new job 1 On the Job Menu screen Figure 25 select ADD and press Enter The RENAME JOB screen appears as shown RENAME OB FIGURE 26 Rename Job screen 2 Enter the new job name using the Arrow buttons to navigate through the onscreen keypad Selecting SAV will create the new job Pu
46. ormation The run screen will show overall counts f batching is turned on then batch count information will be shown e Ifthe machine is a sort machine then counts per bin will be shown Exceptions will be shown on the run screen on machines that have the sort option or anytime a print job is being run e Ifsorting is turned on then an indicator will appear telling the operator which bin is the primary and which is the secondary RUN This selection will turn the motor on to process mail using the currently selected job and operator CHANGE JOB This selection will allow the operator to change the currently selected job This selection will not appear if there is only one job set up on the machine CHANGE OPER This selection will allow another operator or the supervisor to be selected Provisions are made to password protect the use of the supervisor functions Operators can also be optionally protected by password PRINT In jobs that have printing enabled this selection will be shown This will allow the operator to temporarily turn audit trail printing on and off This capability was provided in case there is an issue with the printer and the operator wants to run mail without correcting that issue Model 306 User Manual OPEX Corporation 9 Operating Instructions In jobs that have printing enabled this selection will also provide the operator with the ability to clean the heads of the print cartridge For mor
47. part needs to be cleaned it should be cleaned while stationary Wipe dust and debris from the sensors Debris build up can cause jams Accu mulations of dirt and debris can cover sensors preventing them from working effectively This will hinder machine performance Before carefully removing any chips or paper jammed in the cutter unplug the machine 4 Empty the cutter trash bin The mill cutter chips are collected in a trash bin located in front of the operator s feet The bin should be checked and emptied on a regular basis Failure to empty the trash bin will result in chips haystacking up toward the cutter mechanism preventing additional chips from falling into the trash This may lead to the cutter itself being jammed If this happens empty the trash bin Then clear the cutter so that no chips remain using a pencil or similar tool to push down chips which have collected between the cutter and surrounding frame 50 Model 306 User Manual OPEX Corporation Routine Maintenance Replacing Report Printer Paper The printer will automatically detect if it s out of paper A No paper in printer message will be displayed The steps below describe how to replace printer paper in the Model 306 The printer is accessed from the side of the machine 1 Open the printer door The printer drawer is hinged on the bottom The drawer will open and swing down on its hinge 2 Check to see if the entire old roll of paper has fed th
48. perator and the MODIFY OPERATOR screen appears MODI FY OPERATOR OPERATOR NAME ANE NI TI ALS PASSWORD ABCDE OPERATOR GROUP 1 OPERATOR LANGUAGE DEFAULT FIGURE 57 Modify Operator screen 4 Make any modification to the operator s parameters using the keypad buttons Operator parameters include OPERATOR NAME change the name of the operator INITIALS change the initials of the operator This allows the customer to spray a shorter audit trail string if they want to include the operator s name PASSWORD change the operator s password OPERATOR GROUP provides a method to organize operators OPERATOR LANGUAGE select the language used by the operator 5 Press Enter to save the changes Changing an operator s initials 1 On the MODIFY OPERATOR screen select INITIALS and press the Enter key The RENAME OPER INITIALS screen appears RENAME OPER INI TI ALS FIGURE 58 Rename Operator Initials screen 2 Use the Arrow keys to navigate to OVR and press Enter This puts you in Over mode and the cursor black box moves to the first letter 3 Press Enter 36 Model 306 User Manual OPEX Corporation Job Parameters 4 Use the Arrow keys to select the first initial of the name Once selected press Enter Use the Right arrow key to move the cursor to the last initial and press Enter Use the Arrow keys to select the last initial of the name Once selected press Enter Press Cancel to
49. r canceling out of a job the LCD will display an error message as described below TABLE 5 Model 306 Error messages Description Once the Feed Empty sensor goes blocked software starts a timer for FEED EMPTY TIMEOUT machine parameter period of time If this timer times out and no mail was placed in the feed area then this message is displayed At the same time another timer is started for FEED NO ACTIVITY TIMEOUT machine parameter in seconds While waiting for this timer to time out the software will continue to look at the Feed Empty sensor to show mail was placed into the feeder If this second timer times out then the machine will turn off and the message is removed from the screen If the feeder clutch is engaged the system is running in continuous mode and the Feed Exit sensor is detected to be blocked longer than the MAX SENSOR BLOCKED TIME machine parameter then this jam will be called This jam is called during machine startup when all sensors are checked to be clear before the motor is turned on If the Feed Exit sensor is found to be blocked then the motors are not started and instead this jam is called Before motors are turned on to run mail the thickness detect module is checked for proper operation If the TMD reading if above TMD MAXIMUM NULL READING machine parameter then this jam will be called Before motors are turned on to run mail the thickness detect module is checked for proper operation If
50. r printing parameters Operator information can be printed for an individual or all operators The printout includes the name password group number and language The printout choices are available from the OPERATOR MENU screen OPERATOR MENU DELETE o MODI FY SORT LIST D Selects an individual PRINT PRINT ALL Prints the entire list operator and prints all of all operators parameters associated with them FIGURE 62 Operator Menu screen The user must be logged in as supervisor to print out the report NOTE If you want to print information for a specific operator you will be presented with an additional screen where you can choose the operator PRINTED JULTY 1 20171 8 38 INITIALS PASSWORD OPERATOR GROUP OPERATOR LANGUAGE FIGURE 63 Example printout of Operator information 38 Model 306 User Manual OPEX Corporation Job Parameters System Configuration Menu Allows the Supervisor to view and edit the system configuration parameters Selecting SYSTEM CONFIGURATION on the Supervisor Main Menu will display the following screen SYSTEM CONFI GURATI ON FEED RESTART AUTO BATCHER RESTART MODE AUTO LANGUAGE ENGI DATE FORMAT MMDDYY FIGURE 64 Supervisor System Configuration screen The System Configuration screen offers the following options e FEED RESTART MODE Default restarting mode of machine when a feed empty condition is det
51. re you would like the primary mail sorted to SORT PRI MARY MAIL TO LOWER FIGURE 36 Sort Primary To screen 6 This screen is used to select the area where the primary mail will be sent Use the Arrow buttons to select either LOWER or SIDE and press Enter 7 If sorting on thickness the wizard will ask the following question regarding thickness values COMPARED TO THE PRI MARY MAIL THE SECONDARY MAIL IS THINNER TAICKER BOTH THI NNER AND THI CKER FIGURE 37 Compared To Primary Mail The Secondary Mail Is thickness screen 8 Use the Arrow buttons to make a selection and press Enter Choices are THINNER THICKER or BOTH THINNER AND THICKER This question is being asked to help the wizard set the minimum and maximum thickness values If THINNER is selected then the maximum will be set to the highest valid setting and minimum will be set after the sample set of primary mail is run If THICKER is selected then the minimum will be set to the lowest valid setting and maximum will be set after the sample set of primary mail is run If both are selected then minimum and maximum will be set after sample set is run 9 Ifsorting on length the wizard will ask the following questioni regarding length values 24 Model 306 User Manual OPEX Corporation 10 11 12 13 Supervisor Operations COMPARED TOT THE PRIMARY MATES THE SECONDARY SHORTER LONGER BOTH SHORTER AND LONGER FIG
52. rough the printhead fall of the paper is out of the printhead go to step 4 Ifthere is any paper remaining in the printhead go to step 3 3 Remove the remaining paper a Do not attempt to pull the paper out of the printhead or try to feed the paper through the printer rollers manually b Tear or cut the paper as shown below and lift the old roll out of the printer Tear paper here Release lever Feed slot FIGURE 79 Paper removal c Press the release lever down and pull the remaining paper out of the printer d Once the paper has been removed from the printer lift the release lever up until it clicks in place 4 Place a new roll of paper on the metal shaft and install the roll in the printer so that the paper will feed from the top of the roll see Figure 79 The paper will automatically feed into the printer 5 Ifyou want to advance the paper further access the SUPERVISOR gt STATISTICS MENU gt PRINT DATA gt PAPER FEED screen and press and hold Enter until the report printer has fed several inches of paper through the printhead 6 Release the Enter button and close the printer door Model 306 User Manual OPEX Corporation 51 Routine Maintenance Cleaning the Audit trail printer cartridge head OPERATOR JOANNA J OB TEST 0 0 0 3 2 E 00000 SIDE 00000 LOWER 00000 FIGURE 80 Run screen with PRINT ON In jobs that have printing enabled as in Figure 80 the PRINT selection will provide t
53. rs Model 306 User Manual OPEX Corporation 25 Supervisor Operations 26 SORT WIZARD lt CLEAR CONTI NUE CANCEL Ss FIGURE 41 Sort Wizard run screen 15 Here the user can run their primary mail which will provide the Sort Wizard with information to set the parameters in the job This screen will Show counter of mail run Appropriately show thickness information including thickness reading of last piece minimum reading and maximum reading Appropriately show length measurement information including length measurement of last piece minimum reading and maximum reading Appropriately show height indicator which can be either PASS or FAIL Provide the user with the ability to RUN CLEAR CONTINUE and CANCEL RUN will allow the user to run mail for the purpose of collecting job parameter information CLEAR provides the user with the ability to clear all of the collected data essentially starting over This can be used if secondary mail was accidently run or the user noticed double feeds were occurring CONTINUE will take the user to the next screen of the sort wizard CANCEL will take the user back to the screen they were at when they started the sort wizard When running mail all jam control software will be activated as if it were a regular run The exception is double feed detection will not be active All mail will be sent to the primary destination User is responsible
54. s may be limited by one of the system configuration parameters Model 306 User Manual OPEX Corporation 41 Job Parameters 42 Audit Trail Editor On the Supervisor Audit Trail Menu gt Audit Trail Setup screen see Figure 65 select AUDIT TRAIL EDITOR and press Enter The CHANGE AUDIT TRAIL LIST screen appears as shown below CHANGE AUDIT TRAIL LIST ADD DELETE MODI F Y COPY SOR EV Sl FIGURE 66 Change Audit Trail List screen This menu will allow the supervisor to perform the following functions ADD add an audit trail provides ability to choose location in list DELETE delete an existing audit trail MODIFY modify an existing audit trail e COPY an exisiting audit trail can be copied and used as a template for a new audit trail It must have a new unique audit trail name Provides ability to choose location in list e SORT LIST this selection will sort all audit trails alphabetically Audit Trail Element Settings On the Supervisor Audit Trail Menu gt Audit Trail Setup screen see Figure 65 select AUDIT TRAIL ELEMENT SETTINGS and press Enter The AUDIT TRAIL ELEMENT SETTINGS screen appears as shown below AUDIT TRAIL ELEMENT SETTINGS SET VIEW ELEMENT TEXT REE hee MENT TEXT FIGURE 67 Audit Trail Element Settings screen This selection will allow the supervisor to view and optionally modify some of the audit trail elements The supervisor also has the option of resetting all e
55. shing the Cancel button on the keypad will end the job creation process Once you have named the job and selected SAV the following screen appears as shown in Figure 27 20 Model 306 User Manual OPEX Corporation Supervisor Operations PLACE CURSOR OVER NEW LOCATI ON TEST JOB NEW FIGURE 27 Place Cursor Over New Location job screen 3 Place the cursor over an existing job and press Enter to place the job in the list The new job will be placed after the selected job and the JOB SETUP screen appears For details on the Job Setup screen see Modify Job on page 21 Delete Job The supervisor can select a job from the job list and delete it 1 Onthe Job Menu screen Figure 25 select DELETE The SELECT JOB TO DELETE screen appears as shown ODE IE cE VI SA NEW FIGURE 28 Select Job to Delete screen 2 Use the Arrow keys to choose job and press Enter to delete the job The job will be deleted and the display will return to the JOB MENU screen Modify Job The MODIFY job selection allows the supervisor to edit an existing job 1 On Job Menu screen Figure 25 select MODIFY The SELECT JOB TO MODIFY screen appears SELECT OB TO MODINE y TEST JOB AMEX001 NEW FIGURE 29 Select Job to Modify screen 2 Use the Arrow keys to choose job and press Enter to select the job The job will be deleted and the display will return to the JOB MENU screen The JOB
56. ssword has not been previously entered the user will not be prompted to enter their current password before entering a new password The supervisor also has the ability to enable disable operator passwords To change a password 1 Afterlogging in use the Arrow buttons to select MY PASSWORD from the Run screen to change the currently selected operator s password 00000 noon SIDE 00000 LOWER 00000 FIGURE 19 Run screen select MY PASSWORD 2 Press Enter The CHECK PASSWORD screen Figure 20 will be displayed to remind the operator that leaving the password blank will disable the password feature Model 306 User Manual OPEX Corporation 17 Operating Instructions CHECK PASSWORD Load oa NIS password ep GSS Eli ele Leaving the password blank disables he password feature FIGURE 20 Check Password screen 3 Press the Enter button to display the CURRENT PASSWORD screen CURRENT PASSWORD FIGURE 21 Current Password screen 4 The operator must enter their current password before setting their new password Use the keypad to enter the current password Once the correct current password has been entered the display automatically changes to the NEW PASSWORD screen allowing you to create a new password NEW PASSWORD FIGURE 22 Enter Password screen 5 Enter the new password using the keypad The password can be up to 10 characters in length Selecting SAV will save the new password The LCD will return to
57. stics menu offers the supervisor the ability to view and edit additional information Display Data This screen allows you to view statistical data for all or specific operators 1 In the Supervisor level Statistics Menu Figure 75 select DISPLAY DATA and press Enter The DISPLAY STATISTICS screen appears as shown below DISPLAY STATISTICS Time Range All times DETAILS REPORT SUMMARY REPORT VOB REPORT OPERATOR REPORT NDI VI DUAL RUN SET TIME RANGE FIGURE 76 Supervisor level Display Statistics menu Display Statistics offers the following DETAILS REPORT displays statistics sorted by both job and operator SUMMARY REPORT displays statistics for all jobs JOB REPORT displays statistics for each job OPERATOR REPORT displays statistics for each operator INDIVIDUAL RUN displays individual statistics for each job run SET TIME RANGE You can also specify the time range of the statistics you want to view Use the left right arrow buttons to view each available report Print Data In the Supervisor level Statistics Menu Figure 75 selecting PRINT DATA opens the PRINT STATISTICS window where you can choose from the following options 46 DETAILS REPORT prints a Detailed Statistics Report SUMMARY REPORT prints a Summary Statistics Report JOB REPORT prints a Job Statistics Report OPERATOR REPORT prints an Operator Statistics Report PAPER FEED advances paper through the printer SET
58. the list Up Arrow Hold Pressing and holding the up arrow will display the previous full page of data The screen will wrap to the last page of data when you hold the up Model 306 User Manual OPEX Corporation 7 Machine controls arrow while the first page of data is displayed When the screen wraps to the last page the last item in the list will be highlighted Down Arrow Press will allow you to navigate down through a column of data When the lower item within the column is highlighted and you press the down arrow the list of data is shifted up by a row and the next line of data is displayed If the down arrow is pressed while on the last row the cursor will move left to the last item in the table The screen will wrap to the first item in the list if you press the down arrow when the last item in the list is highlighted Down Arrow Hold Pressing and holding the down arrow will display the next full page of data The screen will wrap to the first full page of data when you hold the down arrow while the last page of data is displayed The first item in the list will be selected when the screen wraps to the first page Left Arrow Press will shift the highlighted selection one column to the left If the selected item is in the first row and the left arrow is pressed then the last item in the previous row will be selected In addition if the first item on the page is highlighted and the left arrow is pressed the list is shifted do
59. the run screen after entering a password 18 Model 306 User Manual OPEX Corporation Supervisor Operations Supervisor Operations The supervisor role is to manage Operators and Jobs All of the supervisor tasks can be launched from the supervisor main menu To access the Supervisor screen 1 Ifthe machine is off press the Start button The Login screen appears diary une cd OUT queso e DS MS MODEL 300 OPEX CORPORATI ON Press ENTER ne FIGURE 23 Login screen 2 Press Enter The SELECT OPERATOR screen appears 3 Use the arrow keys to select SUPERVISOR and press Enter The Supervisor screen will be displayed Monday SO OB MENU STATI STI CS MENU OPERATOR MENU SYSTEM CONFI GURATI ON AUDIT TRAIL MENU PASSWORD OPTI ONS FIGURE 24 Supervisor screen This screen is where all the supervisor tasks can be launched The following tasks can be performed JOB MENU add modify and print jobs Described on page 19 STATISTICS MENU view and print statistical reports Described on page 45 OPERATOR MENU add modify and print operators Described on page 35 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION view and update the system configuration parameters Details of these parameters are located on page 39 AUDIT TRAIL MENU view and update the audit trail parameters Described on 40 PASSWORD OPTIONS globally enable or disable all passw
60. tions Selecting PASSWORD OPTIONS on the Supervisor Main Menu screen displays the PASSWORD OPTIONS screen as shown below PASSWORD OPTI ONS 5 UPERVI SOR PASSWORD FIGURE 68 Password Options screen Operator and Supervisor passwords can be globally enabled or disabled from this screen The defaults for the passwords are set to enabled If passwords are enabled the operator or supervisor will only be prompted to enter a password if one already exists To disable operator passwords 1 Select PASSWORD OPTIONS on the Supervisor Main Menu screen 2 Use the left right arrows to select OPERATOR PASSWORDS and press Enter The Operator Passwords screen appears as shown below OPERATOR PASSWORDS DO NOT ALLOW OPERATOR PASSWORDS ALLOW OPERATOR PASSWORDS FIGURE 69 Operator Passwords screen 3 Use arrows to select DO ALLOW OPERATOR PASSWORDS and press Enter Model 306 User Manual OPEX Corporation 43 Statistics Statistics 44 The operator and supervisor have the ability to view statistics Operator Statistics The operator has the ability to display and optionally print their statistics on the optional stats reports printer The operator can only view runs that were saved in their name More details of statistics can be found in Supervisor Statistics on page 45 To view and or print statistics 1 On Run screen use the Up Down arrow buttons to select and highlight STATISTICS t
61. wn and the previous line of data is displayed Pressing the left arrow while the first item on first page is highlighted will cause the screen to wrap to the last item in the list Left Arrow Hold Left arrow hold will continuously shift the selection one item to the left until the key is released It will work the same as the left arrow press Right Arrow Press will shift the highlighted selection one column to the right If the selected item is in the last row and the right arrow is pressed then the first item in the next row will be selected In addition if the last item on the page is highlighted and the left arrow is pressed the list is shifted up and the next line of data is displayed Pressing the right arrow while the last item on the last page is highlighted will cause the screen to wrap to the first item in the list Right Arrow Hold will continuously shift the selection one item to the right until the key is released It will work the same as the right arrow press Model 306 User Manual OPEX Corporation Operating Instructions Operating Instructions The Run screen All of the basic Operator functions can be accessed right from the Run screen Currently selected operator Currently selected job JOB SORTTEST Exceptions count Overall count Secondary bin Primary bin Descriptions below Sort counts per bin Batch count FIGURE 5 Run screen Run screen inf

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