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Duplo U.S.A. Corporation Revision 1.453050 S. Daimler Street 12/12/2005Santa Ana, CA. 92705Tel : 949-752-8222Fax: 949-752-7766

DT-900 Inline Tabberwith DF915/920

Operation Manual

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Table of Content

SECTION 1...................................................................................................................................... 4

Introduction to the DT-900 Inline Tabber .............................................................................................. 4

General Description............................................................................................................................................... 4

Specifications......................................................................................................................................................... 4

Major Components and assemblies ....................................................................................................................... 5

SECTION 2...................................................................................................................................... 6

Becoming familiar with the control panel .............................................................................................. 6

Control Panel ......................................................................................................................................................... 6

Reference for Control Panel functions................................................................................................................... 6

SECTION 3...................................................................................................................................... 9

Tab Set Up & Fine Tune........................................................................................................................... 9

Single tab application ............................................................................................................................................ 9

Preparing the liner.................................................................................................................................................. 9

Routing liner upward ............................................................................................................................................11

Fine tune tab position........................................................................................................................................... 12

Fine Tuning Flat Tab............................................................................................................................................ 13

Take Up Spool ..................................................................................................................................................... 13

Removing used tab liner from the Take-Up Spools: ............................................................................................ 13

Tab out detection.................................................................................................................................................. 14

Error recovery...................................................................................................................................................... 14

SECTION 4.................................................................................................................................... 15

Operators Trouble Shooting Guide....................................................................................................... 15

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SECTION 1

Introduction to the DT-900 Inline Tabber

General Description

The DT-900 is designed to be operational inlined with Duplos DF-915 & DF-920 folders to

apply either 1 or 2 tabs on the open end of the media. The type of tab this tabber supports is

pin fed with 1 repeat. White and clear tabs are compatible with the DT-900.

Specifications

Speed: Up to 16.,400 pieces per hour with folder.Up to 18,000 pieces per hour with optional feeder.

Media thickness: Up to 1/8" (44 pages booklet)Media size: W6" ~ 11" / H 4" ~ 5 1/2"Weight: 86 lbsDimensions: L21" x W18" x H13"Stacking tray capacity: 6 inchesElectricity: 115V / 60Hz, 1.6AOptions: DT-900C conveyer, AF-900 feeder, 8 flipper

plate

Type of tab: Pin fed, 1 inch repeat, round or rectangle, paper orclear, 3 inches core.

Tab capacity: 10,000 tabsTake-up spool capacity: 5,000 tabsError detections: Cover open, jam, out of tabAdditional function: Count up counter, batch count, flat tap, bypass,

2-speed settings.

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Press & hold down .

Display current batchcount setting.

= batch count amount

Press & hold down and press Turn batch count on/off.

Press & hold down and press .

Set batch count amount.

Press & hold down .

Clear paper path.

Press & hold down . Display tab setting.


Select tab function.

= no tabbing

= regular tabbing

= flat tabbing

Press & hold down and

for 2 seconds.

Initializing the tabspositing for set up.

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Fine tune tab position.

Press & hold down .

Display current speedsetting.


Select speed.Speed 1 = slow

Speed 2 = fast

Press . Clear error.

Press & hold down for 2 seconds.

Cleartake up spool fullwarning.

Press & hold down and press . Reset counter.

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SECTION 3

Tab Set Up & Fine Tune

Single tab applicationPlace only one Tab Liner into one of the Tractor Head, if you switch tabbing from dual

to single, remove undesired Tab Liner from the corresponding Tractor Head. Turn off

then back on to initialize the sensors. The DT-900 will detect only one tab liner

installed on the Tractor Assy.. The procedure for dual tabbing is the same, except

use 2 tab liners, 1 for each tractor head.

Preparing the liner

1. Pull tab liner from spool and remove the 1st16 tabs and mark the top edge of the 17th,

18thand 19th tab. Marking the top portion of tabs will allow you to have better visual

alignment when fine adjusting its set up position. The 17th tab will become the 1st tab

to be dispensed.

Figure 2

Remove the 1st

16 tabs

then place the liner into

the Tractor Assy..

Mark here with a pen to see the

tabs position for adjustments. The 1st hole of the liner is to be inserted

into the 1st Pin on the Tractor Assy.

Always Cut the Tab Liner at this

osition before it is loaded into the

Tractor Assy.

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Routing the liner downward

2. Insert the Tab Liner through

the slot on top of Safety

Cover A.

3. Open Safety Covers A &B.

4. Open Tractor Assy. Front

Gates. Refer tofigure 4.

5. Unlock the tractor lock

lever and slide to desired

position. Lock the tractor

when adjustment is

completed.

6. Place the liner into the

tractor pins (make sure that

the 1st set of holes on the

liner is placed on the 1st Drive Pin) and close the Tractor Front Gates. The1st

drive-pin has to be aligned with the index line, if drive pin is above or below the index,

press & hold down Tab then press the or key to move the 1st pin in position.

7. Press & hold down Tab then press Enter to select .

Figure 4

Figure 3

Cover ACover B

Insert Slot

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8. Press & hold down Taband Reset for 2 seconds.

This will feed the liner through the gap between Separator Bar and Tab Deflector.

If the liner didnt feed between the separator and deflector then do this manually.

Routing liner upward

9. Unlock the Tractor Assy by lifting up on the Tractor Locking Handle then lay Tractor

Assy down.

10. Pull tab liner up from the other side of the separator bar. Refer to figure 6for tab

routing.

11. Up right the Tractor Assy and lock it with the Locking Handle.

12. Open the Rear Gates (figure 6) of the Tractor Assy.

13. Pull upward on the tab liner and place it into the Drive Pin. Make sure that the liner

is tightly fit around the separator bar.

14. Close the Rear Gates of the Tractor Assy.

15. Again press & hold down Tab and Reset for two seconds. This will bring the first

Figure 5

Separator

eflecto

Liner

Locking

Handle

Tractor Assy.

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21.Press the Test Key on the DF-915/920 folder to test 2 pieces of media through the tabber unit,

check the tab wrap around on the edge of mediato assure that the placement is 50/50. If not,

then repeat step 16.

Fine Tuning Flat Tab

22.Press & hold down Tab then press Enter to select .

23. Press the Test Key from the DF-915/920 folder to feed 2 pieces of media. Check

tabbing for appropriate positioning.

24. Press & hold down the "Tab" key then press either the "" or "" to adjust tab

positioning. Repeat step 2 & 3 until tab is at desired position.

Take Up Spool

The Take-Up Spool assy. is designed to collect the used tab liner automatically while the

tabber is in operation. Refer to Figure 7for the location of the take up spool shaft.

There is an inner counter in the DT-900 that will STOP OPERATION of the machine

every time the counter accumulates 5,000 tabs. The LED display will flash and show

FULL to remind operator to remove used tab liner roll. To reset the inner counter,

press & hold down Reset for two seconds.

Removing used tab liner from the Take-Up Spools:

1. Open Safety Cover B.

2. Pull back on empty tab liner to get some slack

(get enough slack so that you can reapply the

empty liner back to the Take-Up Spools, at

least 16- 16 tabs).

3. Locate the spring loaded Cylinder that is on

each end of the Take-Up Clips (Figure 7).

4. Push/pull back on the spring loaded Cylinder

to release the Take-Up Spools and pull

towards the frame of the tabber. (figure 7).

5. Remove empty Tab Liner from spools.

6. Perform the opposite to reinstall the Take-Up

Spool.

7. To reapply used tab liner, take the slack that you created prior to removal of the

Take-Up Spool, insert the leading end of the liner into the Take-Up Spool clip.

8. Press & hold down to wind and tighten the spool.

Figure 7

Spring Loaded Cylinder

Take-up clip

Flipper plate

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Tab out detection

There are Tab out detecting sensor installed on each Tractor Assy, the tabber will

automatically stop when any tab roll is empty.

Error recovery

Press & hold down or to clear media inside the tabber. If the jam is too difficultto clear, then open cover and remove media manually.

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SECTION 4

Operators Trouble Shooting Guide

Error Message/Status Symptom Solutions

1. E2/E3/E4 Er 1. Paper on the path when

turn on the machine.2. Sensor detects infra red.

1. Remove media.

2. Keep machine awayfrom infra red emittinglight.

2. P2 Er 1. Media did not get tosensor 2.

2. Media not folded well.

1. Check media

2. Check folder setting

3. P3 Er 1. Counter displayincorrect count.

1. Clean sensor.

4. P4/P5 Er 1. Tab liner jump off thetractor.

2. Paper jam at tabber exit.

1. Check tab liner andreinstall.

2. Lay tractor assy. downto check for anyremaining tab on thepaper path, deflector orupper shroud.

5. t Er 1. Tab liner break.2. Tab spool empty.3. Tab liner not in position

1. Reinstall2. Reload tab spool.3. Check liner position at

tab out sensor locatedabove the tractor head.

6. FFFF on display 1. Logic board error 1. Call for service7. Media not tabbing. 1. Tractor not moving. 1. Tab setting has to be

1516 for tabbing or1L00 for flat tabbing.

8. Tab position on media isnot consistent.

1. Tab used is not 1 pitch.2. Dirty Sensors.

3. Tractor assy. not lock.

4. Tabbing position

floating.

1. Use 1516 pin fed tabwith 1 pitch.

2. Clean sensor with airduster.

3. Make sure tractor headassy. lock in position.

4. Lay tractor assy. down

to check any remainingtab on the paper path,deflector or uppershroud.

9. Nothing on Display 1. Power cord unplugged.2. Power switch off.

1. Plug power cord.2. Turn power switch on.

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