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A document inserter system having an improved control system is disclosed. The system includes a sheet inserter system and one or more web modules for, receiving a web of forms, scanning the forms for information, storing and retransmitting the information, separating the web into discrete forms and

A document inserter system having an improved control system is disclosed. The system includes a sheet inserter system and one or more web modules for, receiving a web of forms, scanning the forms for information, storing and retransmitting the information, separating the web into discrete forms and feeding the forms for further processing. The information includes control information scanned from a control document for controlling formation of a batch of forms associated with that control document. The control system includes a supervisory control processor which receives the control information and controls the sheet inserter system and the web modules in accordance therewith. The system also includes web control processor systems for direct control of each web module, which web control processor systems are responsive to the supervisory control processor. The system is controlled in accordance with a prespecified configuration which defines the document type for each web module. An operator input is provided whereby an operator may specify a configuration for a mailing. In one embodiment the configuration is specified by interactive selection from a menu displayed by the supervisory control processor. A system and method for orderly shut-down and restart of the inserter system are also disclosed.

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An inserter system, comprising: (a) a sheet inserter means for assembling batches of sheets and separated forms in response to, and in accordance with, first control signals defining said batches; (b) web module means for; receiving a web of forms, said forms including control forms containing contr

An inserter system, comprising: (a) a sheet inserter means for assembling batches of sheets and separated forms in response to, and in accordance with, first control signals defining said batches; (b) web module means for; receiving a web of forms, said forms including control forms containing control information defining said batches; scanning said forms for said control information; storing and retransmitting said control information; separating said forms from said web; forming accumulations of said forms; and feeding said accumulations to said sheet inserter means; said web module means including web control means for controlling said web module means, said web control means being responsive to and controlling said web module in accordance with initialization signals, said initialization signals defining the configuration for a mailing, and said web control means being responsive to second control signals for forming said accumulations and for feeding said accumulations to said sheet inserter means; (c) input means for input by an operator of information defining said initialization signals; (d) supervisory control means for; receiving said operator information and generating said initialization signals in accordance therewith; receiving said retransmitted machine control and generating said first control signals in accordance therewith; and, generating said second control signals so as to maintain synchronization between said web module and said sheet inserter means and assure proper assembly of said batches.