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c. If dust appears on the paper surface of the entire roll, contact your paper supplier.
4. Verify that the paper axle mounting flanges are mounted correctly for the current paper roll inner
core diameter. (E)
Paper Waste During Printing and Waste Reduction (3.02 code or higher)
Paper waste is one of the biggest concerns to the press industry. To reduce the amount of paper
waste to minimum levels, you must first understand the causes of paper waste in the IBM
InfoColor 70. This section explains where paper waste occurs when printing with the IBM
InfoColor 70 and how to minimize it.
Start of a Print Job
Whenever you send a job to print, the printer will always respond by cutting one blank page (size var-
ies). The printer will then stop and wait for the fuser to reach its set point.
Auto Mode
1. Paper conditioning
Normally, you need to run 18 to 25 blank pages minimum of about A4 size to get the paper con-
ditioning system to reach its required criteria. Some paper types may take a longer time (more pa-
per) depending on the quality of the paper. The Gloss Enhancement Module (GEM) also requires
additional time to warm up. It can take 20 to 25 blank pages minimum of about A4 size (depending
on parameters set) to get the GEM to warm from 30°C to 100°C during a typical first run in the
morning. The GEM starts to warm up at the same time the PRS begins to condition the paper.
Usually it takes a little longer to get paper conditioned when you start the machine and print the
first job of the day. Or right after you have changed to a different paper. This is because the ma-
chine has not yet determined the conditioning temperature needed for your specific environment,
specific paper and the initial values to be used.
2. Starting the image
Once the paper has reached the proper condition, and the GEM is at the correct temperature, the
printer will begin imaging. After imaging starts, the machine will cut 18 to 20 pages, of about A4
size, plus two blank pages of the job size before your job will appear at the cutter.
Manual Mode
In Manual print mode the number of blanks pages can be either reduced or increased, depending on
the quality of the material, the experience of the operator, the quality requirements for the print job,
and other factors.
Finishing the Print Job
1. At the end of the last job, the printer will cut 2 blank pages of about A4 size.
2. Between jobs, if the 1st and 2nd jobs are both simplex
blank pages the size of the second job. Otherwise, it will output 8 A4 size blank pages plus 2 blank
pages the size of the 2nd job.
3. In the situation that the 2nd job has not been completely downloaded to memory (non-collator
models) before the 1st job is completed, the 1st job ends normally and the printer will output blank
pages until the 2nd job is downloaded and begins imaging. The number of blank pages output de-
pends on the timing of when the second job is ready to begin imaging. The collator model is faster
in this regard when compared to the non-collator model.
1.Must be printing from the same tower (either X or Y).
2.Must have image data on both sides of paper for both jobs. If a duplex job does not have an image on one
side it is treated as a simplex job.
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