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Chapter 4

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How to Operate Your Océ Arizona Printer

Océ Arizona 6100 Series

How to Handle Media

Carriage Collision Recovery

If something on the  table is  higher than the media (or if the  media is  thicker than  what  is  actually
set in  the  print job  settings), a  carriage collision may occur. If a  collision occurs,  the carriage will
stop and display a  message on the  User Interface panel. After the  operator clears the offending
media from the table and before the next print is  started, printhead maintenance must be
performed (See Printer Maintenance section).

How to Handle Media with Uncured Ink

If the  UV ink  is  not  properly cured, wear nitrile gloves when you handle prints. To  help ensure that
the ink  cures fully,  set the UV lamp power as high as  possible for the  particular media  you are
using. This will minimize the risk  of  skin  irritation and  sensitization from possible exposure to
uncured ink.

Media Adhesion

Some media have better adhesion quality than others. Factors such as the amount of ink used
and the amount of curing energy from the UV lamps can affect adhesion.

For more information on media adhesion, see Application Bulletin 6 on the website.

Media

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Related Application Bulletins

For  additional information on  various aspects  of  handling and managing media refer to  the
Customer Support  web site.  See Appendix A of  this  document for a list of available bulletins or
visit the  web site  to  download bulletins: http://dgs.oce.com/

Thermal Expansion of Media

When imaging on  media that will  expand when subjected to  heat (e.g., styrene or  Plexiglas, etc.),
don’t wedge the media by  butting other material against it as this  may cause the media to  buckle.
Also if multiple pieces of the  media are  used, allow enough space between the pieces to  allow for
thermal expansion. Placing tape on the  table prior to  laying down the  media will  prevent ink  from
being imaged onto the table. Finally,  if you overprint on  media that expands when heat is

applied, we recommend that you group the desired image with a preceding image so the printer
is a consistent temperature when starting to print the desired image.

Thermal Deformation of Media

Some heat-sensitive media may deform when subjected to  high heat. If this   occurs you can
reduce the lamp power from the default setting of 7 to find  a compromise level  that allows the ink
to  cure but does not warp the media. You can  also try to print uni-directional using only  the
trailing lamp (to  do  this  set  the power of the  leading lamp to  0).

Media Registration

Media can be registered on the table using either the built-in registration pins or the

table rulers

The  registration pins are activated manually by the  operator and allow quick registration of  the
media to the  printer origin. The  rulers are printed on the  table and provide a  horizontal and
vertical rule  that originate from the 0,0  print origin point on the  table. The  rulers can also help to
provide offset distances  if you  need to  start a  print away from the origin point.