Using Vacuum Zones - Metric Zones - Oce Arizona 440 GT User Manual

User Manual: Arizona (AZ) 440 GT, AZ 440 XT, AZ 460 GT, AZ 460 XT, AZ 480 GT, AZ 480 XT - Rev. B, 4/2013

Using Vacuum Zones - Metric Zones

Introduction
The overlay sheet on the printer table creates a vacuum field, which is
divided into zones by magnetic strips on the underside. When the printer is
shipped, the vacuum zones are configured to support common metric or
imperial media sizes . The zones are installed at the factory, according to
operator preference when the printer is ordered. The purpose of the
vacuum zones is to reduce the preprint setup time by reducing the need to
mask the open area on the vacuum table when printing on the most
common size media. The printer ships with a vacuum field configured to
support either metric or imperial size media.
For the Océ Arizona 400 Series GT vacuum control valve handles are used
to manage these zones. The printer has five control valves that determine
the zones that are active when the table vacuum pump is on. Zone 1 area
is always active, and the five valves control zones 2 through 6. The vacuum
zones are open when the valve handles are vertical.
NOTE
The Océ Arizona 400 Series XT vacuum zones are described in Chapter 6.
Purpose
The vacuum system holds the media in place. The zones described in this
section are arranged to accommodate common media dimensions.
Metric Vacuum Zones
The following shows the locations and media dimensions associated with
the factory-set metric vacuum zones. The name of the zone indicates which
vacuum handle controls that zone (except 1 as that zone is always on).
• Vacuum zone 1 = 600 x 800 mm
• Vacuum zone 2 = 700 x 1000 mm
• Vacuum zone 3 = 800 x 1200 mm
• Vacuum zone 4 = 1000 x 1400 mm
• Vacuum zone 5 = 1000 x 2100mm
• Vacuum zone 6 = 1250 x 2500mm
The metric configuration is designed such that zone 6 can be reconfigured
by a service representative from the 2.5m x 1.25m area size to 4'x8'.
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