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  • Page 1 Operating Manual PlateWriter 2000...
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  • Page 4 © 2007 Glunz & Jensen A/S. All rights reserved. PlateWriter 2000 Operating Manual Part no. 51588, rev. AA - December 2007 The information in this manual is furnished for informational use only, is subject to change without notice, and should not be construed as a commitment by Glunz & Jensen A/S.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Safety and Use ..........1-2 The PlateWriter 2000 System .
  • Page 6 Table of Contents Table of Contents Part 4: Using the RIP ..........4-1 Overview of the Navigator RIP .
  • Page 7 Table of Contents Table of Contents Including the Linear Calibration in Page Setups ......4-56 Calibrating your Press ......... . . 4-57 Including the Press Calibration in Page Setups.
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  • Page 9: Part 1: Introduction

    About this Manual Intended Use of this Manual This man ual de scribes the com mon use pro ce dures of the PlateWriter 2000 Sys tem. • It is in tended for the daily user and should be kept with the equip ment for ref er ence at all times.

  • Page 10: Important

    Introduction Important Important Safety and Use Be fore us ing the equip ment it is as sumed that it has been prop erly in stalled and con - • fig ured as de scribed in the in stal la tion man u als de liv ered with the system. The man u fac turer can not be held re spon si ble for any dam age caused by in cor rect •...

  • Page 11: The Platewriter 2000 System

    Liq uid Dot fluid to im age the iPlates print ing plates. Plate In put Ta ble (2) • A ta ble for align ing plates prior to en ter ing into the PlateWriter 2000 En gine. Proofer • An un mod i fied Epson Sty lus Color 4800, 4880 or 7800, 7880 printer used for proof - ing.

  • Page 12: Platewriter Overview

    Introduction PlateWriter Overview PlateWriter Overview Front Plate Table: place plates here before printing. Control Panel: from here you control the Imaging Unit (see details on page 1-6). Input table: Ensures that plates are aligned correctly prior to entering the Imaging Unit. Ink Dryer: improves the drying of the Liquid Dot ink on the plate.
  • Page 13 Introduction PlateWriter Overview 13 Status Indicator LED: indicates the current status of the Finishing Unit. 14 Program Selector: for selection of the Curing Oven program. 15 USB-cable: connects the Imaging Unit with the RIP Workstation. 16 Power Cable: supply voltage for the Imaging Unit. 17 Power Switch: press here to switch the Imaging Unit On/Off.
  • Page 14 Introduction PlateWriter Overview 0749 Operating Manual - PlateWriter 2000...

  • Page 15: Part 2: Daily Use

    Daily Use Overview Part 2: Daily Use Overview The daily use procedures described in this chapter cover the following issues: Daily Start-Up pro ce dure • Load ing of plates into the PlateWriter for print ing • Print ing of plates •...
  • Page 16 Daily Use Daily Start-Up If you see the mes sage MNT TNK • FULL on the LCD dis play, you need to re place the main te nance tank. Place the used tank in the plas tic tank sup plied with the new tank. In - sert the new tank.

  • Page 17: Making A Proof

    Daily Use Making a Proof Making a Proof Creating Files for Proofs Use your DTP ap pli ca tion to pre pare a com pos ite out put file - please re fer to your • ap pli ca tion man ual for help. Se lect an out put page size suf fi ciently large to ac com mo date your con tent and any reg is tra tion marks or colour bars.

  • Page 18: Making Plates

    Daily Use Making Plates Making Plates Creating Files for Plates Use your DTP ap pli ca tion to pre pare sep a ra tion out put files - please re fer to your • ap pli ca tion man ual for help. Se lect an out put page size suf fi ciently large to ac com mo date your con tent and any •...

  • Page 19: Imaging The Plate

    Se lect File -> Print file from the RIP menu. • Choose an ap pro pri ate PlateWriter 2000 Page Setup that matches your print job and the ori en ta tion of the loaded plate, then choose a file type (.ps, .pdf, .eps, .jpg or .tif).
  • Page 20 For sub se quent plates, make sure that Dis able Out put is checked, load a plate into • the PlateWriter 2000, drag one sep a ra tion from the Held Queue to the Ac tive Queue, and then uncheck Dis able Out put.

  • Page 21: Finishing

    Daily Use Imaging the Plate Finishing Use +/- but tons on the Pro gram Se - • lec tor (1) to se lect pro gram: 1 = 0.15 mm plates 2 = 0.20 mm plates 3 = 0.30 mm plates 4 = Gum ming only/Gum Rinse Pro gram 0 is for tech ni cians only!

  • Page 22: Daily Shut-Down

    Daily Use Daily Shut-Down Daily Shut-Down Switch the unit into OFF-mode by press ing and hold - • ing the [POWER] key (1) for 2 secs. All lights turn off and the dis play will go blank. When in OFF-mode the unit will still “wake up” at •...

  • Page 23: Part 3: Cleaning & Maintenance

    Cleaning & Maintenance Overview Part 3: Cleaning & Maintenance Overview This section describes the various procedures for care and maintenance such as: Printer Please refer to the Printer Guide Finishing Unit Re plac ing the Gum/Fin isher So lu tion (Daily) •...

  • Page 24: Inks And Fluids

    Cleaning & Maintenance Inks and Fluids Inks and Fluids The PlateWriter requires the use of various inks and fluids for processing, cleaning and maintenance purposes: • FL IN G • H A B LE • M FU L LI Q •...

  • Page 25: Replacing The Ink Cartridges

    Cleaning & Maintenance Replacing the Ink Cartridges Replacing the Ink Cartridges If ink runs out, replace the cartridges as described in the following. Never use any ink other than genuine Liquid Dot ink from Glunz & Jensen. Doing so may result in malfunction or faulty operation. Care and Handling of Ink Cartridges Give attention to the following points when handling ink cartridges.

  • Page 26: Other Printer Cleaning Tasks

    Cleaning & Maintenance Other Printer Cleaning Tasks Other Printer Cleaning Tasks General Exposed areas of the machine may become soiled with ink during printing. The cleaning methods described below let you continue printing without affecting the printed media or the machine. When carrying out any cleaning other than cleaning using cleaning sticks, switch off the main power (before turning off the main power, press the [POWER] key to switch off the sub power.)

  • Page 27: Finishing Unit

    Cleaning & Maintenance Finishing Unit Finishing Unit Running the Gum Rinse Program It is recommended to run the Gum Rinse Program at the end of each working period (preferably once a week). Re place the so lu tion in the Gum/Fin isher bot tle with warm wa ter. •...
  • Page 28 Cleaning & Maintenance Finishing Unit 0749 Operating Manual - PlateWriter 2000...

  • Page 29: Cleaning Of Gum/Finisher Rollers

    Cleaning & Maintenance Finishing Unit Cleaning of Gum/Finisher Rollers It is recommended to perform this cleaning procedure once a month. (See illustration opposite) Switch off and un plug the Fin ishing Unit. • Re move the Gum Dryer (1). • Re move the Gum Sec tion Cover (2).

  • Page 30: Gum/Water Replenishing System

    Cleaning & Maintenance Finishing Unit Gum/water Replenishing System De pend ing on the size of the plate, the fin ish ing unit sets aside a lit tle wa ter pump • run time (ap prox i mately 1 s for ev ery 60 sec onds that the fin ish ing unit is run ning). Once the plate has passed through the ma chine, the wa ter pump re plen ishes the re - served amount of wa ter and dis trib utes it to clean the rollers.

  • Page 31: Part 4: Using The Rip

    - which in this case is either the PlateWriter 2000 or a proofing device. In general, a software application or hardware device that performs this task is known as ®...

  • Page 32: Basic Concepts And Definitions

    Using the RIP Basic Concepts and Definitions Once the RIP is installed, a one-of set up is required to create a “base” from which the RIP will operate, and from time to time you may find it necessary to update or modify the settings to suit your ever-changing requirements.
  • Page 33 Using the RIP Basic Concepts and Definitions Ac tual Press Curves: are used to linearize dot gain from the print ing press, or to em - • u late the char ac ter is tics of an other press. Print ing config.ps in stalls gen eral press curves which are press cal i bra tion curves for •...

  • Page 34: Setting Up Devices

    Based on ex pe ri ence with the PlateWriter 2000 and the Nav i ga tor RIP, we strongly •...
  • Page 35 Using the RIP Creating Separation and Progressive Styles Predefined Separations Styles To make things easier, if you printed the config.ps file as described earlier, then it will have already installed some separations styles for you. Se lect Color -> Sep a ra tions Man ager from the NavigatorRIP menu. •...
  • Page 36 Using the RIP Creating Separation and Progressive Styles The New Style... win dow opens. • Give the new style a name that will be easy to re mem ber and re flects what your sep - • a ra tion style will achieve (e.g. Sep a ra tions (CMYK+Spot) to DEEDs2). Set Color space to CMYK.
  • Page 37 Using the RIP Creating Separation and Progressive Styles If you re ceived jobs such as PDF’s from cus tom ers that con tain mul ti ple Spot and • CMYK colours, and you want to force the sep a ra tion to CMYK, then cre ate an ad di - tional sep a ra tion style, set C, M, Y &...

  • Page 38: Creating Page Setups For Plate-Making

    Using the RIP Creating Page Setups for Plate-making Creating Page Setups for Plate-making About Page Setups The Navigator RIP allows multiple page setups, each can be used to describe how to handle a job that arrives at the RIP. The page setup identifies which device will be used to output the file, which separation style will be applied and thus the screening used to create the halftone.

  • Page 39: Creating Page Setups

    Using the RIP Creating Page Setups for Plate-making This opens the Page Setup Man ager win dow. • Here two dif fer ent press ori en ta tions and sizes are used, and in each case, two dif - fer ent ways to han dle jobs ar riv ing have been de fined. You can use these page set ups as they are or you can sim ply change them to meet your re quire ments (such as larger plate size) or you can cre ate your own.
  • Page 40 Using the RIP 4-10 Creating Page Setups for Plate-making The Page Setup Man ager di a logue ap pears. • Click on New… The New Page Setup win dow opens. • In the Out put De vice sec tion se lect the de vice PlateWriter2000 and check that the •...
  • Page 41 Using the RIP 4-11 Creating Page Setups for Plate-making The con fig u ra tion win dow for the PlateWriter 2000 opens. • Make fol low ing set tings: • Set Uni-di rec tional Don’t make any changes to the settings Click OK to con tinue.
  • Page 42 Using the RIP 4-12 Creating Page Setups for Plate-making In the Sep a ra tions, Screen ing & Color sec tion of the New Page Setup win dow • choose a Style – “Sep a ra tions (CMYK+Spot)” was the one we cre ated ear lier, or se - lect it from the pre-de fined Sep a ra tions Styles loaded when print ing the config.ps file.
  • Page 43 Using the RIP 4-13 Creating Page Setups for Plate-making The New Page Setup screen should now look like this (if the config.ps file was • printed, oth er wise each of the Cal i bra tion & Dot Gain items are set to None. In the Cas sette &...

  • Page 44: Setting The Plate Size

    Using the RIP 4-14 Creating Page Setups for Plate-making Setting the Plate Size For print ing plates set the Me dia Width and Me dia Length to the width and length • of your print ing plates. Most plates will be im aged in por trait on PW2000. For ex am - ple, for a Hei del berg SpeedMaster 52 set Width to 459 mm and Length to 525 mm.

  • Page 45: Setting The Gripper And Job Position On The Plate

    Using the RIP 4-15 Creating Page Setups for Plate-making Setting the Gripper and Job Position on the Plate Not all of the plate can be reproduced. Furthermore, to reduce press make ready time, it is desirable to place the job at the same starting point in terms of height, and in the centre of the width of the plate.
  • Page 46 Using the RIP 4-16 Creating Page Setups for Plate-making Example of a Heidelberg SpeedMaster 52: The plate is loaded por trait (the long edge fits into the grip per). • The plate size is 529 mm x 459 mm, so set the Me dia Width to 459 mm and set the •...
  • Page 47 Using the RIP 4-17 Creating Page Setups for Plate-making Click OK to re turn to the New Page Setup win dow. • Click the Save As... but ton. In the ap pear ing Save Setup di a logue… • ...give your Page Setup a name which re flects the press size, and if nec es sary the Sep a ra tions Style so it will be easy to se lect later.
  • Page 48 Using the RIP 4-18 Creating Page Setups for Plate-making Click the OK but ton to exit the Page Setup Man ager. • If you click “Cancel” at any point, including to exit the Page Setup Manager above, then any changes you made or new Page Setups will be lost! Setting the Gripper and Job position for Portrait Printing Presses For Portrait presses, the PostScript or pdf file in theory should be centred on the Media Width, and the Top Margin should be set equal to the gripper margin plus the...
  • Page 49 Using the RIP 4-19 Creating Page Setups for Plate-making Ex am ple of an Hei del berg QM46 press: • The plate size is 340 mm x 505 mm, and nor mally the nar row edge (340 mm edge) • would be the grip and so would nor mally be the top.
  • Page 50 Using the RIP 4-20 Creating Page Setups for Plate-making Click OK to re turn to the New Page Setup win dow. • In the Ef fects sec tion set Ro tate to the re quired ro ta tion that matches de pend ing on •...
  • Page 51 Using the RIP 4-21 Creating Page Setups for Plate-making In the ap pear ing Save Setup di a logue… • ...give your Page Setup a name which re flects the press size and if nec es sary the Sep a ra tions Style so it will be easy to se lect later. Click the Save button.

  • Page 52: Duplicating And Editing Existing Page Setups

    Using the RIP 4-22 Creating Page Setups for Plate-making Duplicating and Editing existing Page Setups Overview One of the easiest ways to create new page setups is to duplicate an existing one and change the items you require. The most common requirement is to create Page Setups that match different presses and plate sizes.
  • Page 53 Using the RIP 4-23 Creating Page Setups for Plate-making If you already have a Press Setup created, and you wish to add another of a different size, then try to select a Setup with the same orientation (e.g. if you have a Portrait Press setup such as an Heidelberg QM46 and want to create a different size such as a ABDICK 9810) and copy this Page Setup.
  • Page 54 Using the RIP 4-24 Creating Page Setups for Plate-making The New Page Setup win dow will ap pear. • Click on the Page lay out... but ton. In the Page Lay out di a logue… • ..edit the ex ist ing Me dia Width and Me dia Length set tings to re flect the plate size of your new press page setup.
  • Page 55 Using the RIP 4-25 Creating Page Setups for Plate-making You will be re turned to the New Page Setup win dow. • Click Save As... to save your new Page Setup with the new plate size. Give your new Page Setup a name to re flect the set ting you have se lected. •...
  • Page 56 Using the RIP 4-26 Creating Page Setups for Plate-making In the Page Setup Man ager di a logue... • ...ver ify that your new Page Setup ap pears in the list. Click OK to exit. If you click “Cancel” at any point including to exit the Page Setup Manager above, then any changes you made or new Page Setups will be lost! You have now com pleted cre at ing your new Press Page Setup.

  • Page 57: Printing A Job Using The Rip

    Using the RIP 4-27 Printing a Job Using the RIP Printing a Job Using the RIP Using the Print File Command When you select Print File from the Navigator RIP menu, the dialogue box shown below appears. Ensure you choose an appropriate Page Setup for printing the files, from the Page Setup drop-down list.

  • Page 58: Printing Several Files

    Using the RIP 4-28 Printing a Job Using the RIP Printing several files To print out several files at once, just select more than one file from the Print File dialogue box before clicking Print. The following keys make this possible: You can select a contiguous block of files by selecting the first file in the block, then selecting the last file in the block while holding down the Shift key.

  • Page 59: Automating Job Input To The Rip

    Using the RIP 4-29 Automating Job Input to the RIP Automating Job Input to the RIP Printing using Managed Input Plug-ins or 'Input Queues' This section describes the different ways in which the Navigator RIP can accept input, and how to configure the RIP to use each type of input. There are several ways of providing input to the Navigator RIP: Us ing the Print File menu com mand, as de scribed pre vi ously.
  • Page 60 Using the RIP 4-30 Automating Job Input to the RIP AppleTalk • This publishes PageSetups in the RIP as a printer(s) on AppleTalk networks and lets the RIP accept input from any Mac application that prints to the printer(s) broadcast by the RIP.

  • Page 61: Managing Input Plugins

    Using the RIP 4-31 Automating Job Input to the RIP Managing Input Plugins You control input plugins using the Input Controller. Before creating new inputs or changing existing ones, check that you have an appropriate page setup which can be associated with each input.

  • Page 62: Turning On The Input System

    Using the RIP 4-32 Automating Job Input to the RIP Turning on the input system To start receiving jobs from the configured and enabled inputs, choose the NavigatorRIP -> Input Controller menu option or clicking the tool bar button. The tool bar button is the most frequently used way to start or stop the queues, and simply uses icons representing Traffic Lights.

  • Page 63: Copying An Input Plugin

    Using the RIP 4-33 Automating Job Input to the RIP Type a name for the In put plugin de vice in the Name text box. • The name is used to identify the source within the RIP. It may also be used by the input plugin itself.

  • Page 64: Configuring An Input Plugin

    Using the RIP 4-34 Automating Job Input to the RIP Configuring an input plugin Configuring an input means giving details about how the input is to be handled, and setting up any hardware or software associated with the source. To configure an existing input plugin, select it in the Input Controller and click Edit.

  • Page 65: Using The Spool Folder Input Folder

    Using the RIP 4-35 Using the Spool Folder Input folder Using the Spool Folder Input folder The spool folder input is the most popular managed input for PC users. The Spool plug-in regularly scans a specified disk folder (directory), and processes any PostScript-language files (and other suitable files) that are placed there.

  • Page 66: Creating And Configuring A Spool Folder Input Source

    Using the RIP 4-36 Using the Spool Folder Input folder Creating and Configuring a Spool Folder Input Source To create and configure a new spool folder source do the following: Open the In put Con trol ler di a logue box ei ther by choos ing the NavigatorRIP -> In - •...
  • Page 67 Using the RIP 4-37 Using the Spool Folder Input folder Se lect the Page Setup you wish to re ceive and pro cess jobs that ar rive in the spool • folder (here we have se lected the GTO52 Pre-Sep a rated Page Setup). Give your in put queue a Name (try to use names that re flect the PageSetup you are •...
  • Page 68 Using the RIP 4-38 Using the Spool Folder Input folder The Spool Folder Con fig u ra tion win dow con tains the fol low ing con trol items: • Spool Folder The current spool folder is shown in the text field beside this button. This location is where the RIP detects the arrival of files and considers them as possible jobs, by looking at the type of file and any file names excluded in the Filenames pre-fix list.
  • Page 69 Using the RIP 4-39 Using the Spool Folder Input folder Error Folder If a file fails to print, the RIP moves it to the error folder specified unless the Delete on error box is selected. If a file prints successfully, the RIP moves it to the Complete Folder specified unless the Delete on completion box is selected.
  • Page 70 Using the RIP 4-40 Using the Spool Folder Input folder Delete on completion Select this box if you want the RIP to delete files that the spool folder succeeds in printing. Otherwise the RIP moves these files to the Complete folder. Generally we recommend deleting jobs after printing successfully.

  • Page 71: Using The Appletalk Input Plugin

    Using the RIP 4-41 Using the AppleTalk Input Plugin Using the AppleTalk Input Plugin With the AppleTalk Plugin, the user defines a name and defines a Page Setup from the RIP to associate to that name (Queue). The name (Queue) is then published by the AppleTalk input source over the Apple network.
  • Page 72 Using the RIP 4-42 Using the AppleTalk Input Plugin Af ter you have en tered the name, se lect AppleTalk from the drop down menu in • the Type box. The AppleTalk Input Plugin is one of the simplest to set up, and there is nothing that needs to be configured for this plugin, so you can now click OK and the plugin is ready to use.

  • Page 73: Using The Nt Print Input

    Using the RIP 4-43 Using the NT Print input Using the NT Print input This input publishes the RIP as one or more printers available to the Windows NT, 2000, and XP print services. Once fully installed and configured, each printer has a name visible to Windows operating systems.

  • Page 74: Creating An Nt Print Input

    Using the RIP 4-44 Using the NT Print input Click on Browse and se lect the folder where your RIP is in stalled. • This should be C:\Pro gram Files\Xitron_7.1r0. Click OK Wait for the in stal la tion pro cess to fin ish… •...
  • Page 75 Using the RIP 4-45 Using the NT Print input Choose NT In put from the Type drop-down list. • Se lect a Page Setup then check the En abled box. • Click the Con fig ure but ton. The NT Print Con fig u ra tion di a logue box ap pears. •...

  • Page 76: Creating A Printer Under Windows Xp

    Using the RIP 4-46 Using the NT Print input Creating a Printer under Windows XP You have two options. Either you can create a new printer to use the RIP channel, or you can connect an existing printer to the RIP channel. The procedures are similar for Windows XP and Windows 2000.
  • Page 77 Using the RIP 4-47 Using the NT Print input Se lect Cre ate a new port and se lect ScriptWorks from the drop down se lec tion box • (this is the in put added to Win dows by the Har le quin RIP). Click on Next.
  • Page 78 Using the RIP 4-48 Using the NT Print input In sert the PW2000 In staller CD ROM. Open the Win dows Post script Driver folder. • Se lect the iCTP_Win2K-XP.INF file and click Open. Click OK. • The iCTP Post script Driver will be dis played. •...
  • Page 79 Using the RIP 4-49 Using the NT Print input Now you must give your printer a name. By de fault Win dows will use the iCTP • Post script driver name, how ever you will want to choose a name, to re flect which Page Setup the jobs will be de liv ered to for us ers us ing this queue.
  • Page 80 Using the RIP 4-50 Using the NT Print input Win dows will ask you if you want to print a test page. • This is not nec es sary, so se lect No and click Next. Fi nally, you will see a Com ple tion screen sum ma riz ing the de tails fo the printer you •...

  • Page 81: Using The Printer From Windows 2000/Xp

    Using the RIP 4-51 Using the NT Print input If you later want to reassign the printer to another port, do this: Choose the menu op tion Start -> Set tings -> Print ers. • In the Print ers win dow, se lect the printer, right-click and choose Prop er ties. •...

  • Page 82: Calibrating

    Using the RIP 4-52 Calibrating Calibrating Why Calibrate The function of Calibration Curves is to linearize output on your plates. There are several approaches on the use of the remaining curves. Generally, if you use the actual press calibration curve to linearize your press then you will be printing with linear plates that will produce flat images.
  • Page 83 Using the RIP 4-53 Calibrating Choose Out put -> Print Cal i bra tion from the RIP menu. • Choose a page setup and click on Print uncalibrated tar get. The cal i bra tion tar get • will be ripped and writ ten to disk. Load a plate onto the PlateWriter's Align ment Mat and move it to the READY-po si - •...
  • Page 84 Using the RIP 4-54 Calibrating Click on Page lay out..• Check that the Me dia Width, Me dia Length and Mar gins are cor rect for your plate. • (The cal i bra tion tar get is pretty small, but you should check to en sure the mar gins will put it in side your print ing area).
  • Page 85 Using the RIP 4-55 Calibrating Choose Out put -> Cal i bra tion Man ager from the RIP menu. • Choose the same De vice type as was used to print the tar get. • Se lect Mono chrome as the Col our Space. •...

  • Page 86: Including The Linear Calibration In Page Setups

    Using the RIP 4-56 Calibrating Including the Linear Calibration in Page Setups Editing the Page Setups Choose Nav i ga tor -> Page Setup Man ager from the RIP menu to open the Page • Setup Man ager win dow. Se lect the Page Setup that was used when print ing the uncalibrated tar get and click •...

  • Page 87: Calibrating Your Press

    Using the RIP 4-57 Calibrating Confirming your Linearization on Press Choose Out put -> Print Cal i bra tion… from the RIP menu. • In the di a logue box, choose the page setup just ed ited and click on Print cal i brated •...
  • Page 88 Using the RIP 4-58 Calibrating Choose Out put -> Print Cal i bra tion from the RIP menu. • Choose a page setup and click on Print uncalibrated tar get. The cal i bra tion tar get • will be ripped and writ ten to disk. You should get four sep a ra tions. Load a plate •...
  • Page 89 Using the RIP 4-59 Calibrating Click on Page lay out..• Check that the Me dia Width, Me dia Length and Mar gins are cor rect for your plate. • (The cal i bra tion tar get is rather small, but you should check to en sure the mar gins will put it in side your print ing area).
  • Page 90 Using the RIP 4-60 Calibrating Uncheck Dis able Out put in the Out put Con trol ler / Mon i tor win dow. • Once the Through put win dow shows ac tiv ity, re-check the Dis able Out put checkbox.
  • Page 91 Using the RIP 4-61 Calibrating Choose Out put -> Cal i bra tion Man ager from the RIP menu. • Choose Print ing Press as the De vice type. • Se lect CMYK as the Col our Space. • Click on New..•...

  • Page 92: Including The Press Calibration In Page Setups

    Using the RIP 4-62 Calibrating Including the Press Calibration in Page Setups Editing the Page Setups Choose Page Setup Man ager from the RIP menu to open the Page Setup Man ager • win dow. Se lect the Page Setup that was used when print ing the uncalibrated tar get and click •...

  • Page 93: Why Use Intended Press Or Tone Curves

    Why Use Intended Press or Tone Curves? The calibration process we have outlined is used to linearize the printing process using the PlateWriter 2000. Linear printing means that a nominal 50% dot (gray level) will print as 50% on press.

  • Page 94: Backup & Restore Your Navigatorrip Configuration For Windows

    Using the RIP 4-64 Backup & Restore your NavigatorRIP Configuration for Windows Backup & Restore your NavigatorRIP Configuration for Windows It is very simple to backup your configuration of the Navigator RIP. If you follow this simple backup procedure, you will preserve all of your Passwords, Memory settings, Calibrations, Tone Curves, Device and Page Setups etc.

  • Page 95: Part 5: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting General Part 5: Troubleshooting General If the PlateWriter does not work properly, refer to the following pages to find the paragraph that comes closest to your problem. The trouble shooting guide is divided into 3 sections: • Problems with the finishing unit •...

  • Page 96: Problems With The Finishing Unit

    Troubleshooting Problems with the Finishing Unit Problems with the Finishing Unit Indicator Status and Error Codes The finishing unit's status indicator lamp has several ways to indicate the current status of the unit and/or unit errors. GREEN - STEADY Finishing unit is ready. GREEN - 1 FLASH Processing.

  • Page 97: Problems With Printed Material

    Troubleshooting Problems with Printed Material Problems with Printed Material Operating Manual - PlateWriter 2000 0749...
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