Gestetner 460 User manual

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Operating

instructions

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CONTENTS

Page

How

operate y

our

Gestetner

460

Stencil

Duplicator

r-6

Settin

Paper

Jogger . 6

Setting

Cont

numatic

Inker

Color

Changing

8-9

Feeding

Short

Paper

and

Cards

Closing

Machine

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Summary

of operating

procedure

Re-running

used

Stencils

Setting

Interleaver

FOR

BEST

RESULTS

USE

GENUINE

GESTETNER

SUPPLIES

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The

Lower Feedboard and Receiving Tray.

Turn

Handle outwards. Check that Switch is fully

lowered in its 'off' position. Connect power plug

to electrical outlet.

Check that Feed Lever

raised and give Handle

one complete

turn

clockwise to ensure Feed

mechanism

not

operating.

INKING

MACHINE

Open Inker Door.

Raise

Tube

Locking Lever.

Hold Ink

Tube

by the shoulder and remove cap.

NOTE:

NOT

GRIP

TUBE.

Place crimped

end

Tube

Support and insert

Tube

Nozzle into

Tube

Holder.

Then

push

Tube

Locking Lever fully downwards.

Close Inker Door.

F l E D

LEVER

FEEDBOARD

INKER

DOOR

SWITCH

TUBE

SUPPORT

HANDLE

RECEIVING

TRAY

LOCKING

LEVER

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Ink

Selector to full width inking position-

this is indicated by a full blue line appearing on

top of

Ink

Selector-see

Page

Start machine by raising Switch.

Apply ink by

FULLY

depressing

Ink

Switch and

holding

in this position until a

uniform

thin

film

of ink is visible, giving a slight sheen to the surface

of the Silk Screen.

Then

depress

Ink

Stop Switch.

Switch off machine.

FITTING

STENCIL

Turn

Handle clockwise until Stencil Fixing Bar is

at top of machine.

Lift

Stencil Fixing Bar

Cover until

locks in raised position. Fasten

Stencil with typed side towards Silk Screen, making

sure

that

holes in Stencil Heading fit securely,

over studs of Fixing Bar.

Close Fixing Bar Cover.

To thepurchaser

thismachine

You have just installed your Gestetner-and may we, the

manufacturers, extend

our

sincerest congratulations.

This

Gestetner duplicator will serve you well and faithfully for

many years to come.

has behind it a tradition of over 80

years of constant research for improvement, and an organiza-

tion whose motto and keystone is SERVICE. Your local

Gestetner dealer is equipped to extend to you every possible

service and

assistance-you

have only to call him.

Your

Investment

in this

Gestetner

Stencil Duplicator is

secured by a world-wide organization, the oldest and largest

in its field, and by a guarantee of service which is famous all

over

the

world.

The

investment you have now made in this

Gestetner

will be rapidly paid off in substantial savings.

We welcome you into

the

world-wide family of Gestetner

users.

SWITCH

INK

STOP

SWITCH

INK

SELECTOR

INK

WITCH

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Place right hand lightly on Backing Sheet,

turn

Handle slowly clockwise and maintain continual

pressure over full length of Backing Sheet until the

Handle

in its top position.

Turn

back Backing Sheet, if stencil is creased

re-lay it by hand-see page I

Turn

Handle

clockwise to its bottom position.

Depress Proofing Button,

turn

Handle slowly one

complete revolution clockwise and release Proofing

Button.

Turn

Handle to its top position,

turn

back Backing

Sheet and check that the copy is uniformly inked.

necessary repeat the operation.

When the copy is uniformly inked, hold bottom

edge of Backing Sheet, raise it slightly outwards

and

turn

the Handle counter-clockwise to its bottom

pos1t1on.

Remove Backing Sheet by tearing it off

along perforated line.

PREPARING

RECEIVING

TRAY

AND

FEEDBOARD

Raise Back and Side Guides and move them fully

outwards.

BACKING

SHEET

PROOFING

BUTTON

SIDE

GUIDES

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Pull Back Fence fully to rear of Feedboard.

Fan

out

paper and square

to original state.

Then

place

Feedboard fully forward; use Feed-

board Scale

position stack in relation to subject

matter

stencil.

NOTE:

Never place more paper on Feedboard

than will fit easily

under

Paper

Height Stop.

Slacken Side Fence Knobs and move Side Fences

to rest lightly against paper stack.

Tighten

Side

Fence Knobs.

Slide Back Fence towards paper stack until it

almost touches stack and lower

Paper

Weight

to paper.

NOTE:

For

quick reloading raise

Paper

Weight to

top position and lay Back Fence horizontal to

Feedboard.

SETTING

FEED

UNIT

Check position of

Feed

Pressure Lever.

For

normal

use

should be at

top

of slot '+'.

lightweight

paper is

be fed, move Feed Pressure Lever to

bottom of slot

'-'

PRINTING

FIRST

COPY

Start machine by raising Switch. Raise Feedboard

Operating Knob until the Feedboard starts to rise

and release

it-

the Feedboard will automatically

rise until the paper stack contacts the

Paper

Height

Stop.

Depress Feed

Lever;

soon

Feed mechanism

begins to operate, raise

Feed

Lever.

PAPER

BACK

FENCE

WEIGHT

SIDE

FENCES

.,,.....

FEED

PRESSURE

LEVER

FEED

LEVER

FEEDBOARD

OPERATING

KNOB

PAPER

HEIGHT

STOP

SPEED

ADJUSTER

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POSITIONING

COPY

Examine copy for correct position.

Turn

HeightAdjuster UPWARDS to RAISE and

DOWN-

WARDS to

LOWER

copy and adjust side margins

turning Side Margin Adjuster.

SETTING

RECEIVING

TRAY

Set Receiving Tray by laying edge of printed copy

against

Front

Guides.

Move

Front

and Side Guides to touch sides of copy.

NOTE:

Paper Jogger is not required to operate

see Page 6 for full details.

Move Back Guide to touch edge of copy.

Lower

Front

Guide Wings if Delivery Control

Unit

and Paper Control Guide are to be used.

SETTING

DELIVERY

CONTROL

UNIT

Depress Feed Lever, slowly

turn

Handle clockwise

and

soon

Feed mechanism begins to operate

raise Feed Lever and stop turning Handle when

sheet of paper reaches Delivery Control Blades.

Then

depress Release Levers and position Blades

until they are slightly inside the edges of the paper.

Continue feeding sheet of paper.

HEIGHT

SIDE

MARGIN

ADJUSTER

;

PAPER

CONTROL

GUIDE

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FRONT

GUIDE

FRONT

GUIDES

SIDE

GUIDES

BACK

GUIDE

WINGS

BLADES

RELEASE

LEVER

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SETTING

PROGRAMMING

COUNTER

Set

Counter

number

of copies needed by turning

Hundreds

Dial to

rno's

required

and

turn

Units

Dial to units required.

Example-Illustration

shows

Counter

set for

2500

copies.

When

required

number

of copies have been printed

the

Counter

registers

'O',

automatically stops Feed

Mechanism and switches off machine.

RINTING

COPIES

Switch on machine.

Turn

Speed Control

CLOCK-

WISE

for

FAST

COUNTER-CLOCKWISE

for

SLOW

Depress Feed Lever to commence printing.

stop machine whilst printing raise Feed Lever.

Depress

Ink

Switch and release

put

Continu-

matic Inking mechanism into action -for full

details see page

NOTE:

increase density of copy, decrease

speed. Copy density cannot be increased by over-

inking machine. Only a

thin

film of ink is required

the

Cylinders.

When

paper on Feedboard is almost exhausted, the

Feed mechanism stops, the Feedboard drops to its

bottom position and

the

machine is switched off.

Then

remove copies from Receiving Tray. Re-load

and raise Feedboard, switch

machine, depress

Feed Lever and continue pr1nting.

ETTING

PAP

JOGGER

The

Jogger Leverautomaticallyengages its operating

Stud when Receiving

Tray

is lowered.

it is not

required

to operate, slightly raise

Receiving

Tray

and depress lug

'G'

Lever

disconnect

from

Stud

Then

lower Receiving

Tray

so that Lever rests on top of Stud.

When

the Jogger is

required

to operate, proceed

follows

Check

that

Feed Lever is raised and give Handle

one complete

turn

clockwise to ensure Feed

mechanism is

not

operating.

Then

slightly raise

Receiving

Tray

until Jogger Lever drops over Stud

and lower Receiving Tray.

Set

the

Back and Side Guides to lightly

touch

back

and sides of copy for perfect stacking.

HUNDREDS

COUNTER

SETTER

UNITS

SETTER

EED

ADJUSTER

JOGGER

STUD

JOGGER

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SETTING

CONTINUMATIC

INKING

apply ink continumatically, fully depress

Ink

Switch and release it.

Turn

Ink

Control until

Ink

Control Scale is between 4 and 5 (intermediate

setting).

Turn

Ink Control

COUNTER-CLOCKWISE

INCREASE and

CLOCKWISE

to DECREASE

ink flow.

maximum

ink

required,

turn

Scale to

minimum

ink is required,

turn

Scale to r.

After a little experience you will be able to assess

setting of

Ink

Control Scale so that there is a thin

film of ink on Cylinders at all times.

NOTE:

CONTINUMATIC

INKING

ONLY

FUNCTIONS

WHEN

FEED

MECHANISM

OPERATING.

WHEN

CONTINUMATIC

INKING

LONGER

REQUIRED,

DEPRESS

INK

STOP

SWITCH,

TURN

HANDLE

MACHINE

NOT

UNDER

POWER.

THE

INK

SUPPLY

CAN BE

BOOSTED

FULLY

DEPRESSING

THE

INK

SWITCH

AND

HOLDING

THIS

POSITION.

WHEN

THE

INK

SWITCH

RELEASED

RETURNS

THE

CONTINUMATIC

INKING

POSITION.

ELE

TOR

The

Ink

Selector enables

the

machine to be inked

in four different positions across the width of the

stencil.

Ink

can be applied to full width, left hand side,

right hand side and middle of a stencil by means

of the

Ink

Selector.

The

ink position in use is

indicated by the marking which appears on top of

the

Ink

Selector.

)

FULL

WIDTH

INK

SELECTOR

LEFT

RIGHT

HAND

INK

STOP

SWITCH

MIDDLE

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COLOR

CHANGING

Disconnect Silk Screen Springs, lift

Silk Screen

Bottom Bar,

turn

Handle counter-clockwise until

Stencil Fixing Bar is on top, raise Silk Screen

upright, lift

Stencil Fixing Bar Cover and with

a slight pull disconnect Silk Screen from Stencil

Fixing Bar.

Lower the

Ink

Roller Lever and withdraw Ink

Rollers from machine.

Open Inker Door. Raise

Tube

Locking Lever.

Remove

Ink

Tube

and replace its cap.

Depress

Pump

Catch and withdraw

Ink

Gun.

Close Inker Door.

SILK

SCREEN

SPRING

SILK

SCREEN

STENCIL

FIXING

BAR

INK

ROLLER

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SPRING

BAR

INK

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