Pitney Bowes OfficeRight DF500 Manuel
PB Form SV40124 First Edition, July 2003 © 2003 Pitney Bowes
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FCC Compliance
This equipment had been tested and found to comply with the
limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC
rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection
against interference when the equipment is operated in a com-
mercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can
radiate radio frequency energy, and if not installed and used in
accordance with the users manuals, may cause harmful interfer-
ence to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a
residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which
case the user will be required to correct the interference at his
own expense.
Shielded cables must be used with this unit to insure compliance
with Class A limits.
Canadian DOC Compliance
This digital apparatus does not exceed in the Class A limits for
radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Inter-
ference-causing Equipment Regulations (Standard ICES-003) of
the Canadian Department of Communications.
NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply
with the U.S. Standard for Safety UL60950, Third Edition, Safety
of Information Technology Equipment including Electrical Busi-
ness Equipment and Canadian Standards C22.2 No 950-95,
Safety of Information Technology Equipment including Electri-
cal Business Equipment.
DF500 Folder Operator Guide
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Table of Contents
Section Page
Safety................................................................................................. 2
Description ..................................................................................... 2
Moving the DF500 ....................................................................... 8
Machine and Job Setup .............................................................. 9
utomatic Fold Setup................................................................12
Operating The Folder................................................................ 13
Folder Mechanics For Understanding Fold Problems ....15
Total and Batch Count..............................................................20
Running a Job ..............................................................................23
Saving, Retrieving, or Deleting Jobs.....................................24
Manual Fold Setup......................................................................28
Manual Feed ................................................................................30
Operating Hints ..........................................................................32
Troubleshooting..........................................................................36
Maintenance................................................................................ 40
Supplies......................................................................................... 40
Form Handling.............................................................................41
Equipment/Form Specifications............................................43
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SAFETY
series of messages may be used throughout this manual to
alert you to potentially hazardous con di tions. These messages
are ex plained below:
lways use safe operating procedures when running your folder.
Ob serve the following practices:
• Keep loose clothing, jewelry and long hair away from all mov-
ing parts.
• void touching moving parts or materials while the machine
is in use. Before clearing a jam, unplug the machine. Be sure
machine mechanisms have come to a stop.
• To protect against electric shock, the machine should only
be plugged into a properly grounded wall outlet.
• The power cord wall plug is the primary means of discon-
necting the folder from the C supply.
• The wall outlet should be near the machine and easily acces-
sible.
• DO NOT use an adapter plug on the line cord or wall outlet.
• DO NOT remove the ground pin from the line cord.
• void using wall outlets that are controlled by wall switches.
• DO NOT route the power cord over sharp edges or trapped
be tween furniture.
WARNING - indicates the presence of a hazard that
can cause severe personal injury or loss of life,
or substantial property damage if the warning is
ignored.
NOTE - calls attention to practices that could ad-
versely affect e uipment operation if instructions
are not followed exactly.
CAUTION - indicates the presence of a hazard that
will or can cause minor personal injury or property
damage if the warning is ignored.
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• Ensure there is no strain on the power cord where it be-
comes jammed between the equipment, walls or furniture.
• Be certain the area in front of the wall receptacle into which
the machine is plugged is free from obstruction.
• DO NOT remove covers. This machine cabinet serves to en-
close hazardous parts. If the machine has been dropped or
has oth er wise been stressed in any way, report it to your Pit-
ney Bowes Cus tom er Service Representative.
• To reduce the risk of fire and/or electrical shock, do not at-
tempt to disassemble this machine. If service is required,
contact your Pitney Bowes Customer Service Representative.
• To prevent overheating, do not cover the vent openings.
• ll areas of the machine requiring disassembly or removal of
covers should be accessed only by your Pitney Bowes Cus-
tomer Service Representative.
• Read all instructions before attempting to operate the equip-
ment.
• Use this equipment only for its intended purpose.
In addition, follow any specific occupational safety and health
stan dards for your workplace or area.
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DESCRIPTION
The Model DF500 Folder is a stand-alone tabletop folder capa-
ble of processing up to 40,000 doc u ments per month. The ma-
chine folds single and multi-part cut-sheet forms and then feeds
them folded onto the stacker. It is equipped with two fold plates
which allow it to produce single or double folds.
Two covers (one on top, one on the right side) can be opened to
allow access to the fold rollers and fold plates for maintenance
and clear ing of jams. When a cover is opened, the machine stops
automatically and cannot be started accidentally.
control panel with an LCD display informs you of the status
of the machine and of the jobs your are running. Up to ten jobs
may be setup and saved for easy retrieval. In addition, system
di ag nos tics are available con ve nient ly from the control panel.
One feature of the DF500 is the uto-Set mode for producing
com mon folds (see below). This mode allows the au to mat ic set-
ting of dif fer ent pro grammed folds and the adjustment of the
paper thick ness. The following standard folds can be called up
via the uto-Set mode:
In addition, other types of folds can be produced by entering the
mea sure ments manually as described later in this guide.
NOTE: The DF500 is built for folding paper and is unsuitable for
han dling other materials such as foils, plastics and textiles.
Single Fold Double Parallel Fold Letter Fold
Gate Fold Z-Fold Z-Fold with Margin
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DF500 Controls and Features
1. Stacker Deck – holds the folded documents.
2. Top Cover – allows access inside of folder for removing
jams.
3. Material Feed Deck – where paper is fed into the folder.
4. Skew djustment Control – used to offset skewing when
feeding ma te ri al.
5. Fuses – disconnects power to the folder when there is an
over load of power con sumed by the machine.
6. C Input for Power Cord – connects to C line cord.
7. Power Switch – turns on and off machine.
8. Operator Side of Machine
9. Right Hand Cover (on side) – allows access to fold plate.
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More DF500 Controls and Features
1. Stacker Extension – allows more space for collected doc u -
ments after folding.
2. Stacker Rollers – helps guide material on to stacker belts.
3. Stacker Belts – moves folded documents away from exit
area.
4. Input Feed Deck Extension Guides – allows long sheets of
material to be supported. Flip up to activate.
5. Pre-feed djustment Knob – allows you to change the
amount of feed pressure for feeding various types of material.
6. Operating Guide Holder – holds this DF500 Operating
Guide.
7. Control Panel – allows user to setup and operate the folder.
8. Hand Wheel Knob (under cover) – allows for manual turn-
ing of fold rollers to aid in clearing jams.
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1. Paper Size Indicators – shows the paper size in use.
2. Standard Fold Type Indicators – shows the type of fold
se lect ed.
3. LCD Display – displays machine and job status to opera-
tor.
4. Dual Function Buttons – used for setting paper thickness
or manual feeding. lso used for scroll ing in certain setup
menus.
5. Setup Buttons – sets up the folder functions.
6. Main Control Buttons – used to control main folder op-
er a tion.
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4. Turn the machine on and verify that the control panel dis-
plays the power-up screen (see below).
MO ING THE DF500
1. If moving the DF500, make sure that it is unplugged and that
it is placed on an ap pro pri ate work surface. There has to be
a min i mum clear ance of 36" (914mm) on three sides of the
machine for op er a tor access. Rec om mend ed table height is
30" (762mm).
2. Lift the DF500 from under each end. Do not lift the unit using
the paper support guides, control panel, or fold plate door.
AC Input for
Power Cord
Power Switch
JOB: 1 READY
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WARNING: To avoid personal injury or damage
to the machine, two people should be used to
lift the DF500.
3. Install the line cord into the C input on the side of the
DF500 (see below) and then plug it in to a grounded 115
V C outlet.
WARNING: To avoid personal injury or damage to
the machine, make sure you lift the folder by the
bottom of the chassis. Do not use the fold plate
compartment door on the side as a handle, as it
will open up and cause you to drop the machine.
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