C O NT E NT S I SAFETY & COMFORT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 II INTRODUCTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 III FIRST TIME SETUP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 IV DOCUMENT BINDING STYLES. . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 V TIPS FOR BETTER BINDING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 VI IMAGEBINDING A. About Imagebinding. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
I S AFETY & CO MFO RT Please read through this manual before setting up and using your binder. • Connect all equipment to properly grounded power outlets. • Do not allow anything to rest on the power cord. Do not locate the binder where persons will step on the cord. • Place the binder on a flat surface. The binder may not operate properly if it is tilted or at an angle. • Do not block or cover the opening on top of the binder. • Do not push any objects into the opening of the binder.
S AFETY & CO MFO RT ( co nti nue d ) I ! In recent years, medical attention on occupational injuries has identified common, seemingly harmless activities as potential causes of a wide range of problems collectively known as Repetitive Stress Injuries or Cumulative Trauma Disorders. It is now recognized that any repetitive motion may contribute to these health problems. Depending on how it is used, the prolonged or repetitive use of almost any machine might have a potential for discomfort or injury.
II INTRO D U CTIO N Congratulations on the purchase of your new Fastback® 9 binder. As with all our Fastback binders, this machine was carefully assembled and tested prior to packing. You will find it fast and easy to use. Use the Fastback 9 to make tapebound documents as well bookstore-quality hard cover and paperback books. Best of all, the Fastback 9 works with Powis’ revolutionary Image Strips™, which turn every document into a powerful brand statement.
III FIR S T TIME S ETU P A. What’s Included Inside the Box Fastback® 9 Binder Accessory box, which contains: User’s manual Power cord 3 Book support fences Starter kit of covers and Lx-Strips™ If any of the preceding items are damaged or missing, contact Powis Customer Service immediately at: 1‑800‑321‑2463. B. Setting Up FR ON T Place the binder on a flat, unobstructed work surface. Insert the three book support fences into the slots on the top of the binder.
IV FIGURE 3 Book block and covers D O CU MENT BIND ING S TYL ES Your Fastback® binder lets you choose between different binding styles. Each style uses its own type of strip or cover supplies. The five types of supplies are: A. Image Strip™ Image Strip™ Finished Book FIGURE 4 Book block and covers The Image Strip (figure 3) is a complete corporate identity on a strip. You design the strip to include any logos, graphics, photographs and other information you desire.
TIP S FO R BETTER BIND ING V • Before binding, tap the pages several times to ensure that they are even when the document is in the binding recess. The Lx-Strip edge and document edge should line up. • The grain of the paper should run parallel to the binding edge of the document. All paper has a grain — it is a result of the fibers that make up the paper. If the grain runs parallel to the long side of the sheet, the paper is “grain long”.
VII-A ABO U T IMAGEBIND ING™ Imagebinding™ represents a radically new approach to document presentation. More than a simple binding solution, Imagebinding is a completely new approach to corporate identity. Now you can make a strong impression with every book you bind. The key element of Imagebinding is the Image Strip™, which features a front panel that is large enough to add graphics, logos and photo images. Design your own strips to reflect your coroporate branding needs.
BIND ING A D O CU MENT WITH IMAGE S TR IP S ™ VII-B 1. Set the binder to IMAGE mode. If the machine is in IMAGE mode, the display will read “READY TO BIND” … “IMAGE.” 2. Select your Image Strip™ according to your document thickness: 10-125 sheets= Narrow (This may vary slightly depending on the paper and cover thickness.) 3. FIGURE 7a FIGURE 7b 4. Place the strip into the binding recess with the adhesive side facing up, and the Image Strip’s front panel facing the rear of the binder.
BIND ING A D O CU MENT WITH L x - S TR IP S ™ VI-A 1. Set the binder to LX mode. If the machine is in LX mode, the display will read “READY TO BIND” … “LX.” 2. Select your Lx-Strip according to your document thickness: 10-125 sheets= Narrow 125-250 sheets = Medium (This may vary slightly depending on the paper and cover thickness.) FIGURE 8a FIGURE HINT: If you are not sure which strip width to use, simply place your document in the binding recess and push the BIND button.
BIND ING A D O CU MENT WITH L x - CO MP S TR IP S ™ VI-B 1. Set the binder to LX COMPOSITION mode. If the machine is in LX COMPOSITION mode, the display will read “READY TO BIND” … “LX COMPOSITION.” 2. Select your Lx-Comp Strip according to your document thickness: 10-125 sheets= Narrow 125-250 sheets = Medium (This may vary slightly depending on the paper and cover thickness.
BIND ING A D O CU MENT WITH L x - CP S TR IP S ™ VI-C 1. Set the binder to LX CP mode. If the machine is in LX CP mode, the display will read “READY TO BIND” … “LX CP.” 2. Select your Lx-CP Strip according to your document thickness: 10-125 sheets= Narrow 125-250 sheets = Medium (This may vary slightly depending on the paper and cover thickness.) FIGURE 18a FIGURE HINT: If you are not sure which strip width to use, simply place your document in the binding recess and push the BIND button.
BIND ING A D O CU MENT WITH HAL FBACK ™ COVERS VIII 1. Switch to HALFBACK mode (see Section VII, page 16). If the machine is already in HALFBACK mode, the display will read: “READY TO BIND” … “HALFBACK.” 2. Select your Halfback cover according to your document thickness: 10 - 100 sheets = Narrow Halfback 101 - 200 sheet = Medium Halfback FIGURE 12 (This may vary slightly depending on the paper and cover thickness.
IX-A ABO U T PER FECTBACK ™ BIND I NG With the Fastback® 9 binder and Perfectback binding strips, you can bind professional looking paperback books right at your desktop. There are two types of Perfectback Lx-Strips. Which type of strip you should use will depend on what type of document you are binding. Perfectback strips are available in 11” and A4 only. Trim books to size. FIGURE 17 FIGURE 18 FIGURE • Lx-Perfectback® LF Strips LF stands for “Lay-Flat.
BIND ING A D O CU MENT WITH L x - PER FECTBACK ® L F S TR IP S ™ IX-B 1. If necessary, switch to PERFECTBACK LF mode (see Section VII, page 16). If the machine is already in PERFECTBACK LF mode, the display will read: “READY TO BIND” … “PERFECTBACK LF.” 2. Select your Perfectback® strip according to your document thickness: FIGURE 20a FIGURE 10-125 sheets= Narrow Perfectback 125-250 sheets = Medium Perfectback 20b (This may vary slightly depending on the paper and cover thickness.
AD D ING A COVER WITH L x- P ERFECTBACK ® L F S TRIPS IX-C 1. Score and fold your cover at the two positions that will represent your spine edges (figure 25). • FIGURE 25 2. Peel off the thin release paper at the front of your book block (figure 26). 3. FIGURE 26 Tip: The Powis Parker Scoring Machine can do this quickly and accurately for you. Place your pre-folded cover on a flat surface with the front of the cover bent up from the rear spine edge.
BIND ING A D O CU MENT WITH L x- P ERFECTBACK ® PS S TRIPS IX-D 1. If necessary, switch to PERFECTBACK PS mode (see Section VII, page 16). If the machine is already in PERFECTBACK PS mode, the display will read: “READY TO BIND” … “PERFECTBACK PS.” 2. Select your Perfectback® strip according to your document thickness: FIGURE 31a FIGURE 10-125 sheets= Narrow 125-250 sheets = Medium 31b (This may vary slightly depending on the paper and cover thickness.
AD D ING A COVER WITH L x- P ERFECTBACK ® PS S TRIPS IX-E 1. Score and fold your cover at the two positions that will represent your spine edges (figure 36). • Tip: The Powis Parker Scoring Machine can do this quickly and accurately for you. FIGURE 36 2. Peel off the thin release paper at the front of your book block (figure 37). 3. FIGURE 37 Place your pre-folded cover on a flat surface with the front of the cover bent up from the rear spine edge.
BIND ING HARD COVER BO O K S X In addition to soft cover binding, with the Fastback® 9 binder and our Fastback® Hardcover Guide you can create professional-quality hard cover books easily and inexpensively — in less than a minute. PRINTED PAGES FOLDED ENDLEAVES FIGURE 42 Our covers are available in a wide range of sizes, colors and finishes. And, with the addition of our Foilfast.
X BIND ING HARD COVER BO O K S 10. Measure the bound book block with the Book Width Gauge on the lower right side of the Hardcover Guide to determine the proper Fastback Hardcover width (figure 48). FIGURE 48 FIGURE 49 11. Place an empty Fastback Hardcover, adhesive side up, in the Hardcover Guide and clamp in place. The top and right edges of the cover should be under the translucent green stops.
XI U S ER MENU Activate the USER MENU by pressing the MENU button, which is the middle button. Use the MENU button to shift through the different functions, and the green BIND button to select the desired function (figure 54). BIND button:Selects menu functions MENU button:Cycles forward through functions OPEN button:Cycles backwards through functions FIGURE 54 User Menu choices are as follows: A. B. C. D. E. F. G. H. I. J.
U S ER MENU ( co nti nu ed ) XI B. LX COMPOSITION (Refer to Page 9 for Lx-Comp Strip binding instructions.) This setting allows the user to bind a document with Lx-Comp strips. The eye-catching executive look of the Lx-Comp strip offers a high-end appearance, and is designed to match our Comp covers for your special presentations. C. LX CP (Refer to Page 10 for instructions on binding in this mode) This setting allows the user to bind a document with Lx-CP strips.
XI U S ER MENU ( co nti nu ed ) H. EDIT MODE NE W The Edit Mode enables removal and insertion of pages in a document previously bound by the Fastback® 9 binder. GE PA 1. Select EDIT MODE in the User Menu. The display will read “READY TO EDIT.” FIGURE 2. Open and flatten your document to the page you wish to remove. Fold down the corner of that page. 3. Behind this page insert the new page you want to add (figure 55). Slip it in as far as you can.
XI U S ER MENU ( co nti nu ed ) I. SETTINGS SPINE BIND TIME allows the user to increase or decrease the time it takes to bind the spine of a document. The bind can be improved on some difficult-to–bind paper stocks by increasing the Spine Bind Time. COVER BIND TIME allows the user to increase or decrease the time it takes to bind the cover of a document. The binding of heavy covers may require additional Cover Bind Time for the heat to transfer through the thicker material.
XII T RO U B LESHOOT IN G - BIND QUAL ITY Problems • The spine is not square. Solution • Fold the Lx-Strip into a 90 degree angle. The better you fold the strip the more square the spine will be. • After binding, make sure the book is placed in the cooling rack to properly cool down. Problems • • The pages protrude past the strip The edges of the pages are not even. Solution • Tap on the top and left sides of the pages until the edges are even.
XIII T RO U BLESHOOT IN G - ERRO R MES S AGES • Error Message: “INSERT BOOK” Possible Cause Solution The operator pressed the Bind button without inserting a book into the binding recess. Place a book into the machine and then press the Bind button. The sheets are not fully justified against the right side of the binding recess. Tap the edges of the sheets until the book is flush against the right side of the binding recess prior to pressing the BIND button.
XIV S P E CIF ICATION S Power Requirements: 9: 120V (110-125VAC) 50-60 Hz, 10 Amps 9A: 230V (220-240VAC) 50-60 Hz, 5 Amps 9E: 230V (220-240VAC) 50-60 Hz, 5 Amps 9J: 100V (90-110VAC) 50-60 Hz, 10 Amps Power Consumption: 9: 1150 Watts while binding, 55 Watts standby 9A: 1150 Watts while binding, 55 Watts standby 9E: 1150 Watts while binding, 55 Watts standby 9J: 1150 Watts while binding, 55 Watts standby Recommended Operating Temperature and Humidity: 15 to 35 degrees (C), 59 to 95 degrees (F) Humidity
XV F CC N OT ICE • Modifications made to the product, unless expressly approved by Powis Parker, could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Par t 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
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FASTBACK 9 USER’S MANUAL, 203860 Rev.
