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Model 72 User Manual - OPEX Corporation
Overview of Model 72 Operation
These steps provide a quick overview of the Model 72 Operation. For details
on operating the Model 72, refer to “Operating Instructions” on page 18.
1 The operator loads mail onto the conveyor
2 The operator starts the Model 72 by pressing the Start button (Main power
switch on back of machine must be turned on).
3 The operator uses the keypad to log in.
The operator may also have to enter a password.
4 The operator uses the keypad to select a job.
5 After selecting a job, the screen may instruct the operator to set the top and
side cutter levers to a particular position.
6 The run screen appears.
7 The operator presses the green Cycle button to begin operation.
8 Envelope is fed from the conveyor to the friction feeder.
9 The friction feeder separates the envelopes and sends them one at a time
to the feed tray.
10 Envelopes hit the side of the feed tray and contents are justified to the left
side.
11 The envelope moves to the fence.
12 The fence drops and the envelope moves through the side cutter.
13 Right side of envelope is cut; envelope is dropped into the shuttle.
14 The shuttle adjusts the envelope up or down for consistent top-justification.
15 The envelope moves to the left of operator, from the shuttle through the top
cutter and into the main transport.
16 The main transport moves the envelope from the top cutter to the extractor,
where it remains until extraction.
17 When extraction is completed, the envelope moves to the verifier, where it
is checked for contents.
18 The empty envelope moves into the trash bin when the next extraction
occurs.