Chapter 3. Operator Tasks And Training Requirements - IBM InfoPrint Color 100 Introduction And Planning Manual

Chapter 3. Operator Tasks and Training Requirements

Operators of the InfoPrint Color 100 printer should have some digital prepress and/or press experience.
One or a combination of both of these experience levels is an excellent background for operating the
InfoPrint Color 100.
IBM provides complete operator training. Contact your IBM representative for scheduling. The operator
should be trained the week before or the same week that the InfoPrint Color 100 is installed.
The training consists of hands-on instruction at Boulder, Colorado and follow-up training at your location.
The system engineer will conduct training for upgrades at your location.
Operators are responsible for the quality of all printed material. This requires general knowledge of
concepts such as: color density, trapping, and registration.
In addition, operators perform other tasks such as:
v Cleaning
– coronas and scorotrons – daily
– photoconductors
– printheads
– the paper transport and optical sensors– daily
v Replenishing supplies
– adding toner
– changing the paper roll and splicing new paper to the web
– changing toner waste bottles
– filling the humidifier with water
– emptying the water condensate bottle
v Production operations
– printing test masters and interpreting results
– adjusting image position
– aligning paper
– setting registration
– monitoring print quality
– measuring and adjusting optical density
– monitoring and adjusting paper surface potential
– monitoring and adjusting print tower humidity and temperature
– adjusting paper conditioning parameters
– selecting jobs for printing
– processing variable data files
– building book ticket files
– backing up customer-specific data
– responding to error messages
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