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ORCA-IV Image Transfer Laminator Operation Manual
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Table 3-2: Film Spacing
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Note
Always set the drive side and keep it set as the base.
When changing film, remove the end plate on the con-
trol side of the shaft. The new roll should then be
pushed tight up to the plate on the drive side and the
shaft should be slid over and engaged in the drive.
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Suggested leaders:
• For vinyl: 65" (165.1 cm)
• For paper: 75" (190.5 cm)
To advance the paper without the vinyl:
You may want to advance the paper without the vinyl
for several reasons:
• At the beginning of a new roll to clear the splice
and reduce leader waste.
• To get past a large white spot, a known extra, or a
bad image on a roll of images.
The key to advancing the paper without the vinyl is to
raise the main roll but let the material continue to run
through until the paper that is not stuck to the vinyl
clears the paper peal idler. Then, put the machine in
reverse briefly to release tension on the paper peal
idler, or release the pull roll clutch and turn it back by
hand. Lower the paper unwind and rewind tension and
hand turn the paper roll so that the paper is advanced
without the vinyl advancing.
To advance the vinyl without the paper:
Release all the tension on the transfer media web. Start
the vinyl web. If the paper is not stuck to the vinyl,
only the vinyl web will advance.
The recommended way to change over to new material
is to splice the new material to the old and let the old
material web pull the new material through the
machine.
To splice vinyl:
When splicing the vinyl, stop the machine before the
roll is totally used up.
1. Load a new roll of vinyl on the unwind shaft and
place it on the machine. Engage the shaft into the
drive tang.
2. The old material should be left long enough to lay
over the new roll. This provides a straight, firm
surface to splice onto.
3. Tape the new material to the old with a high quality
1-1/2" to 2" masking or vinyl tape. Make sure the
materials are straight before applying the tape so
that one side is not looser than the other.
4. Start the tape in the center and work outward.
5. Lower the brake tension until the splice has cleared
the main roll.
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Note
On machines without the preheater option it is possible
to splice the two materials together using the bottom
main roll as the firm, straight taping surface.
To splice paper:
Splicing paper is also the recommended way to change
over to new material. The key to a successful splice is
to leave enough of the old paper to be able to wrap it on
the new roll and tape it on a square, firm surface.
1. Load the new roll of transfer paper on the machine.
2. Pull the old paper around the roll of images and
tension and smooth out evenly.
3. Overlap the old paper with the new paper and tape
securely. It is very important to have the new mate-
rial over the old so that, when the paper is peeled
off later, the new paper is lifted along with it and
does not pull the tape off.
Film Size
Distance From
End of Shaft
to Material
Side Plate
Distance From
Machine Side
to Material
Side Plate
54"
(137.16 cm)
7-15/16"
(20.16 cm)
7-1/2"
(19.05 cm)
49"
(124.46 cm)
10-7/16"
(26.51 cm)
10"
(25.40 cm)
48"
(121.92 cm)
10-15/16"
(27.78 cm)
10-1/2"
(26.67 cm)