GBC FOTON 30 User Manual

5. Feature Guide
A. GETTING TO KNOW YOUR LAMINATOR:
(Shown in image A above)
a. FEED TRAY & SIDE GUIDES:
i. Place document(s) to be
laminated and use the slide guides
to minimize skew. Flip out
extension for larger documents.
b. FEEDER/FEEDER DOOR:
i. Feeds document into laminator. A
red light on the door will indicate
that a mis-feed has occurred.
Open the door to clear any mis-
feeds.
c. LAMINATOR DOOR:
i. Door that gives access to the inner
parts of the laminator: rollers, film
cartridge, etc.
ii. To Open: pull on the silver latch,
and lift up
iii. To Close: gently lower using the
silver latch, and push latch closed.
DO NOT push down on the
laminator door to close.
d. FILM CARTRIDGE:
i. Replace the film cartridge when
empty or when a different
thickness is required. See
CARTRIDGE FILM LOADING for
details.
e. LAMINATORS ROLLERS:
i. Rollers heat-up to activate the
adhesive on the film and apply the
pressure to ensure the film sticks
to the document.
f. AUTO TRIMMER:
i. When in Auto Cut modes, the
trimmer finds the leading and
trailing edge of the document and
cuts the film. In Manual Cut
mode, it will cut the film when the
CUT button is pressed.
B. CONTROL PANEL: (Shown in image B above)
BUTTONS
a. POWER – turns the machine on/off. After
15 minutes of no use, the machine will
automatically turn off.
b. RUN/STOP – used to start and stop the
laminator.
i. Dual Function – Manual Advance:
Continuously hold the button to
manually advance the laminator
rollers. This can be used to clear
jams and debris for cleaning.
c. MODE – allows users to toggle through
three modes of operation.
i. Auto Feed / Auto Cut – best for
standard paper sizes printed on
20-32lb bond paper.
ii. Manual Feed / Auto Cut – best for
standard paper sizes on heavy
paper stocks that won’t Auto
Feed.
iii. Manual Feed / Manual Cut – best
for odd shaped and non-
rectangular documents.
d. CUT – pressing this button will cycle the
trimmer to cut the film one time. This
button is primarily used in Manual Cut
mode.
INDICATORS
e. STATUS – communicates the status of the
machine:
i. Solid Green = ready to use
ii. Green Blinking Sequence =
running
iii. Solid Amber = warming up
iv. Amber Blinking Sequence =
warming up and RUN command
accepted. Will begin laminating
once ready.
v. Solid Red = error status
f. FILM – LED light will indicate when film is
low (approx. 30% remaining) or is empty.
i. Low = Amber LED light
ii. Empty = Red LED light
g. MODE – green LED light identifies what
mode of operation the machine is in.
h. ERROR MESSAGE – communicates error
messages that need to be resolved.
i. DOOR: one or both doors are
open
ii. JAM: the machine may encounter
two types of jams:
1. Laminator jam: push and
hold the RUN button to
manually advance the
rollers to clear itself.
2. Feeder jam: open the
feeder door and remove
the paper.
iii. CUTTER: trimmer cannot
complete full cut cycle

GBC FOTON 30 Specifications

General

Type	Hot laminator
Cutter	Yes
Format	A3
Control type	Buttons
Warm-up time	3 min
Certification	WEEE, CE
Product color	Black, White
Preheating time	- min
Built-in display	No
Lamination speed	700 mm/min
Number of speeds	3
Lamination system	Cartridge
Auto power off after	15 min
Maximum film thickness	125 µm
Minimum film thickness	75 µm
Maximum lamination width	306 mm
Maximum document thickness	- mm
AC input voltage	220 - 240 V
AC input frequency	50 / 60 Hz

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	440 mm
Width	580 mm
Height	250 mm
Weight	11580 g
Package depth	570 mm
Package width	695 mm
Package height	375 mm
Package weight	16800 g