MANUAL FOR THE OPERATION OF HEIDELBERG PLATENS “ ORIGINAL HEIDELBERG 10 x 15" (2c 38 cms.) ORIGINAL HEIDELBERG 13 x 18” (34x46 cms.) ae = ° ° “ ” a wu = a wi a - Zz 4 < 3 Zz < = 0 = - . wi ww x wu uw < wi a a SCHNELLPRESSENFABE ie SALESSAND SERVICE THMMBGHOUT THE WORLD ePREFACE This Manual is intended as an aid to pressmen who have not had previous experience with the Heidelberg. Normally, a trained erector instructs pressmen who will operate the machine upon installation. We recommend that Pressmnen who already know the Heidelberg also read this Manual in order to become thoroughly familiar with the operation of the ORIGINAL HEIDELBERG We have intensified our efforts to aid job printers all over the world by simplifying operation and adding many time-saving features to our new model presses, More cosets than ever before are now derived through the many advantages offered only by ORIGINAL HEIDELBERG ‘The Heidelberg is truly an all-purpose press, able to handle easily sizes from a business card to maximum-sized sheet; from onion-skin to cardboard: from @ simple one-color job to four-color process work. This reliable precision-manvfactured machine handles a complete variety of jobs, feeding and delivering one, two or more pieces of stock simultaneously with a maximum speed and quality. ‘And now, may we make a few recommendations? 4) Please lubricate the Original Heidelberg in accordance with the instructions ‘on the press and as prescribed in this Manual. 2) Clean the press regularly, especially after the spray gun has been used. 3) Please keep the air-holes in the right roller track and in the delivery blower clean and open at all times. This takes but a few minutes each day, and will guarantee efficient performance for many years without the wear and tear caused by neglect We recommend that this Manual be kept with the machine, and that the Spare Parts book be filed in your office for ready reference Here is still another suggestion. Inks for platen presses should be of short consist- eney or should be suitably doped. Check with your ink supplier, too All leading ink manufacturers have special inks for high-speed automatic platens We trust that this Manual will contribute to the continued good maintenance of the ORIGINAL HEIDELBERG so that this highly efficient cutomatic platen will always bring maximum benefits fo its owner. SCHNELLPRESSENFABRIK AG HEIDELBERGie CONTENTS Table of Most Important Adjustments for Various Stocks: Specifications for the ORIGINAL HEIDELBERG Drip Pon ..... Cleaning the Press... Air Filter on the Pump ‘Ar Filter in the Suction Air Line Lubricating the Press. Hints on the Care of Rubber Rollers Printing of Mixed Forms (halftones and Printing Halftones on Original Heidelbergs Printing Solids on Original Heidelbergs Ghosting Printing of Process Jobe on Original Heidelberg Plaien Presses D sis A.Few Hints on Running Thin Stock - Mechanical Makeready Systeme Slurs in Platen Press Printing Die-Cutting on Original He Embossing on Original Heidelborgs 10x15 ond 13x18 Original Heidelberg Piaien Cutter and Creaser 1318 Carbon Petting on Original Heidelbergs 10% 15 and 1318 . Numbering .... ts Switeh for Starting Motor ..-.. Starting and Stopping the Press. Speed Regulation Replacing the V-Bell........ Locking the Form Device for Pre-Registering Forms . Packing...+.-- +++ Clamps for Packing a Fastening Packing en Gripper Side. . Gauge for Packing Thickness Makeready, Adjusting Impression ‘Adjustments when Printing with Guides Changing the Bottom Guides Adjusting Bottom Guides....... Auxiliary Pin Guide ‘Adjusting the Slide Spring Miero-Adjusiment of Bottom Guides | Adjusting the Side Guide Adjust Paper Tables Positio Leading Stock Loading Narrow Stock when Printing Sheet Steadiers . Shee! Slow-Down Finger... Pink, Red, and Yellow Sucker Bar Slides. Suction Release . Rubber Suckers ieee ee Lateral Adjustment of the Sucker Bar x Changing the Pesition of the Front Feed Standard. Air Blost for F Side Blast end Tripping Springs... Adjusting Position of the Feed Blower ... Setting Tilt of Sucker Bar ....... Pile Height Control... Increasing Speed of Feed Table Lift. Suction Trip ‘ ‘Automatic Siop : Running Lightweight Stock Extra Accessory for Printing Very Thin Stock, Group T 0. bergs 1015 and 13x18 ith Guides HONNIVaseesgeRaRKesessyeuEE Feeding Two-up -.... Feeding Long Shecls Two-up Feeding Small Sizes Two-up - Setting the Delivery Setting the Rear Delivery Standard” ‘Adjusting the Delivery Blast... Delivery Jogger «.-.- Printing Business Cards with Guides -... Delivery of Small Sheets when Printing with Guid Delivery of Irreguler and Small Sized Sheets Decreasing Blas ¥ Device for Pressing and Removing Form Roller Bearing Lubricating Form Roller Ball Bearings ... ware Placing and Removing the Form Rollars Setting the Reller Tracks i ‘Adjusting the Flow of Ink sss sossssee+ Setting the Distributor Rollers... ‘Adjusting Upper Stee! Distributor Roll Raising Extension Roller Tracks ...-.-+ Disengaging All Rollers . : Running Up Ink with the Fountain Setting the Ductor Roller Positioning the Rider Roller. Roller Rack ..-...c+sscse0 Washup Device Washup Blade Cleaning the Sivdge Basin. Washing the Fountain »..-.. Lowering the Fountain Bicde Posiioning the Frisket Fingers Lock for Frisket Fingers» Operating the Spray Gun Ajusting the Spray Gun Positioning the Sprays... Cleaning the Spray Gun Roller Track Air Blost Using the Heideberg Anti Oftet Powder Spray « Counter i Adjuting the Clutch Tool Rack. Overload Safely Device Backing up the Press (For emergencies oni) Repacing Rubber Strips in 10x15 and 1318 Original Heidelberg Grp Index for Adjustments on Originel Heidelberg 13218 Placing and Removing Form Rol Lubricating Form Roller Ball Bearings Adjosting the Distributor Rollers ve... Running up the Ink. Digengaging the Distributor Rollers - Placing the Rider Rollers Adjusting the Frilion Form Roller Tracks Washup « 5 Removing Sludge Basin 20... scoe-s Regulating Impression Throwing Impression “On and “OH” Printing with Guides, Frisket Fingers... Drop Feed Table Roller Track Blast Chere Caten Overload Safety Devise Toels end Accessories Extra Accessories «.. Pave 2101 403 2106 2 105 405 106 108 tate 213 1% 415 115 116 116 447 120 120 1 12 in 123 1B 124 135