IBM InfoPrint Color 100, Introduction And Planning Manual

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Page 4: ...the address given below The IBM Printing Systems Company welcomes your comments A form for reader s comments is provided at the back of this publication If the form has been removed you may send your comments to the following address Information Development The IBM Printing Systems Company Department H7FE Building 003G P O Box 1900 Boulder CO 80301 9191 If you prefer to send comments electronicall...

Page 5: ... Printer Components 2 Print Tower 2 Paper Supply 2 Output Jogger 2 Cooling System 2 Operator Console 2 Collator 3 Software 4 Local Area Network LAN Configuration 5 General Performance Specifications 6 Print Quality and Registration Specifications 6 Job Setup 6 Maximum Percentage of Coverage 6 Paper 7 Print Area 7 Registration 7 Skew 7 Sheet Cutting Accuracy 7 Optical Density 7 Chapter 2 Preparing ...

Page 6: ... 26 Chapter 3 Operator Tasks and Training Requirements 27 Chapter 4 Supplies Equipment and Tools 29 Printer Supplies 29 Ordering Supplies 29 Toner 29 Toner Waste Bottles 30 Splicing Tape 30 Paper 30 Paper Roll Properties 30 Storing Paper and Supplies 31 Maintenance Parts and Supplies 31 Maintenance Parts 31 Other Supplies and Equipment 31 Cleaning Supplies 31 Water for the Cooling System Humidifie...

Page 7: ...essly designated by IBM is the user s responsibility Any performance data contained in this document was obtained in a controlled environment based on the use of specific data The results that may be obtained in other operating environments may vary significantly Users of this document should verify the applicable data in their specific environment Therefore such data does not constitute a perform...

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Page 9: ...rence received including interference that may cause undesired operation Canadian Department of Communications Compliance Statement This Class A digital apparatus meets the requirements of the Canadian Interference Causing Equipment Regulations Avis de conformité aux normes du ministòre des Communications du Canada Cet appareil numérique de la classe A respecte toutes les exigences du Réglement su...

Page 10: ...ommunikation oder des Bundesamtes für Post und Telekommunikation betrieben werden Die Genehmigung wird erteilt wenn keine elektromagnetischen Störungen zu erwarten sind Auszug aus dem EMVG vom 9 Nov 92 Para 3 Abs 4 Statement for CISPR22 Edition 2 Compliance This is a Class A product In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take a...

Page 11: ...nc IBM International Business Machines Corporation InfoPrint International Buisness Machines Corporation Jaz Iomega Corporation LaserWriter Apple Computer Lexmark Lexmark Corporation Macintosh Apple Computer Netware Novell Inc PageMaker Adobe Systems Inc PostScript Adobe Systems Inc QuarkXpress Quark Inc ThruPRINT International Business Machines Corporation WebSync Xeikon n v XPOSE Xeikon n v XTen...

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Page 13: ... InfoPrint Color 100 publications are available v IBM InfoPrint Color 100 Operator s Guide S544 5611 which contains the procedures required to operate the printer This book also describes the variable data feature and how to use it to produce customized documents v IBM InfoPrint Color 100 Safety Information G544 5613 which contains a collection of English and translated safety statements that appl...

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Page 15: ...olorSync II profile for Macintosh workstations v Prints directly from digital data to eliminate costly intermediate steps such as film and plate making v Gloss Enhancement Module provides a smoother glossier finish to printed jobs v Toner Saver provides the ability to reduce toner usage v Provides automated density control and registration control using densitometer measurements v A true direct to...

Page 16: ...re it enters the print tower to ensure high quality printing Output Jogger Cut sheets exiting from the print tower are directed to the output jogger The jogger vibration adjusts the output into a stack convenient for operator retrieval Cooling System The print tower cooling unit supplies a mixture of water and coolant to the print tower for maintaining temperature and humidity control in the print...

Page 17: ...lator can store from 10 000 to 20 000 pages The collator provides virtually unlimited flexibility for variable data applications It provides the capability to merge fixed and variable data onto pages as jobs are printed The collator allows electronic page picking of non variable jobs for custom book generation by selecting different page images for each book Page images are stored on the collator ...

Page 18: ...e agreement limits shared network disk access to five Macintosh or PC workstations XPOSE A GUI that allows the operator to control the printer registration and density monitor engine status adjust job settings submit jobs to the print engine and perform some service functions ThruPRINT An IBM exclusive GUI which provides a user interface to manage job setup RIPing and printing to and from the coll...

Page 19: ... an XTension page layout program for QuarkXpress to support QuarkXpress in both Windows and Macintosh environments The XTension works in the same way as the PageMaker plugin described above and provides the same capabilities In addition the XTension provides the capability to generate rotated variable information and to print applications that require rotated variable data such as a tent card Merg...

Page 20: ...ot density 600 x 600 dpi Printed line width maximum 475 mm 18 70 in centered on paper Paper width maximum 508 mm 20 04 in Paper width minimum 500 mm 19 96 in Paper length as cut 150 11 097 mm 5 9 436 9 in Paper roll diameter 500 mm 19 7 in maximum Paper input capacity 264 lb roll standard Jogger capacity 100 mm 3 9 in maximum height 50 kg maximum weight Stacked paper sizes length 150 mm 1 000 mm 5...

Page 21: ...aximum image width of 475 mm 18 70 in Maintain at least 5 mm 0 2 in space between printed images Signature space along the web can be within 0 1 mm if no cutting is required If cutting is required signature spacing should be at least 1 0 mm Cutter accuracy is 0 5 mm Registration Color Registration Use the automated registration procedure via the densitometer to adjust the registration of the print...

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Page 23: ... to 65 25 to 50 Notes 1 The printer will maintain a relative internal humidity level below 35 when printing continuously and the optimum print quality will be produced Additional warm up time is expected if the humidity exceeds 35 2 Maximum temperatures listed in the table above apply also to the shipment and storage of toner and developer 3 After exposure to cold temperatures the shipping contain...

Page 24: ...ition 3 in Figure 10 on page 19 Exhaust air from three cooling fans at the top of the printer fixed tower and the fan on the paper supply cover is routed through hoses to an exhaust air collector Your exhaust system will attach to this exhaust air collector at the top of the printer A 6 3 inch 16 cm diameter 33 foot 10 m length hose is supplied with the air collector to attach to your ventilation ...

Page 25: ...ter supply storage areas and to output distribution areas v Allow 2489 mm 98 in between the floor and the lowest permanently attached object above the printer such as a light or a cable rail This layout gives printer operators and service representative space in which to work See Figure 3 on page 13 v Ensure that doorways are at least 183 cm 72 in wide and 229 cm 90 in high Minimum Space Requireme...

Page 26: ...n 20 1cm 7 9in 51cm 20in 180cm 70 9in Collator RIP Controller Jogger Support Feet Access Clearance 18 9in 48cm 640cm 21ft 0in 262cm 8ft 7in 87cm 2ft 10in 117cm 46in Add 25cm 10in for hose connections 183cm 72in 274cm 108in 231cm 7ft 7in hc7i0010 Figure 2 A Typical Space Installation 12 IBM InfoPrint Color 100 Introduction and Planning Guide ...

Page 27: ...e 3 Minimum Space Above The Printer Tower hc7i0003 1 00m 3 28ft 157cm 62in 2 10m 6 889ft 1 60m 5 249ft 1 00m 3 28ft Paper Supply Paper Output Figure 4 Minimum Area Around The Printer Chapter 2 Preparing the Physical Environment 13 ...

Page 28: ...m 9 8 97cm 38 1 4 07m 13 4ft 2 2 3 3 4 4 1 00m 3 281ft 2 10m 6 889ft 2 14m 7 020ft 1 00m 3 281ft 1 49m 4 872ft 1 60m 5 249ft 2 32m 7 611ft A B C 12 4cm 4 8 A B C Jack Support Points 1 2 3 4 Printer Support Feet during installation Paper Supply Paper Output Figure 5 Minimum Flooring Requirements 14 IBM InfoPrint Color 100 Introduction and Planning Guide ...

Page 29: ...3 7cm 29 0in 50cm 19 6in Printing Tower Paper Supply Paper Output Cooling Unit 49cm 19 3in 20 1cm 7 9in 51cm 20in 49 5cm 19 5in 180cm 70 9in 51cm 20in 75cm 29 5in 53cm 20 8in PES Control Unit Collator RIP Controller Fixed Tower Figure 6 Front View Of The System Chapter 2 Preparing the Physical Environment 15 ...

Page 30: ... PES control unit must be closest to the fixed tower when the operator console is assembled and positioned v The collator cables are 300 cm long and will restrict final placement of the operator console v Two cable walkovers are provided to protect cables from traffic The walkovers are 1 m 39 3 in long Approximately 305 mm 12 in of the cable between the tower and the control unit is used in intern...

Page 31: ...th cables and a power cord The printer fixed tower provides power for the collator through the PES control unit Positioning the RIP Controller and Monitor The RIP controller can be placed on the floor near the PES control unit or on the desktop If placed on the desktop it must be positioned near the PES control unit The monitor is placed on the desktop The power cord and video cable for the monito...

Page 32: ...print tower at position 1 in Figure 9 An externally grounded single phase connection World Trade 230 V 10 A United States 208 240 V 10 A provides power to the cooling unit hc7i0011 Cooling Unit Cooling Unit 10m 32 8ft Max 7 2m 23 8ft Max Paper Supply Paper Supply Paper Output Paper Output 1 1 Figure 9 Possible Positions for the Cooling Unit 18 IBM InfoPrint Color 100 Introduction and Planning Guid...

Page 33: ...onnected to the outside air or to a ventilation channel This has to have a minimum flow of 700 m h In any case where the air flow does not reach the 700 m h install a ventilation system with an assist fan In Figure 11 on page 20 Outlet 1 is the exhaust from the air collector to the customer s ventilation system and outlet 2 is the exhaust to the outside hc7i0001 Paper Output Paper Output Paper Sup...

Page 34: ...weight of the print tower Each pair of feet is numbered in Table 4 The numbers for the feet correspond to numbers in Figure 5 on page 14 Table 4 Weight Loading for Print Tower Feet Feet Maximum Weight kg lb 1 260 575 2 390 862 3 520 1149 4 520 1149 Shipping Crate Weights and Dimensions The InfoPrint Color 100 is shipped in eleven crates The approximate size and weight of each crate including conte...

Page 35: ...hine components as needed by the service representative All crates must be moved in the upright position as indicated on the crate Use forklifts or suitable pallet jacks capable of moving 1380 kg 3036 lb the approximate weight of the heaviest crate to transport the crates to the installation site Movers will locate the print tower crate the tallest crate to the exact spot and orient it for install...

Page 36: ... and are subject to change Site Power Connections and Consumption The InfoPrint Color 100 printer tower requires 3 phase power Always provide a dedicated power connection that has v The ability to isolate the InfoPrint Color 100 printer from the power source v At least 3 mm 0 12 in of space between open switch contacts v The ability to interrupt all phases when the switch is open The print tower c...

Page 37: ... transformer to meet these specifications 3 phase double winding galvanic separated rated at 12 kVA Primary 3 x 200 V delta power system Secondary 3 x 230 V delta with ground power system see note below OR 200 V 3 phase 50 Hz 50 ampere main Provide a special transformer with the following specifications 3 phase double winding galvanic separated rated at 12 kVA Primary 3 x 220 V delta power system ...

Page 38: ... fits 230 volt grounded outlets commonly available in Europe If these plugs do not match the available outlet install the appropriate outlet For power and phase requirements refer to Cooling Unit Connection Requirements RIP Controller Connection Requirements The RIP controller requires a separate power supply and receptacle with a 10 A circuit breaker Ensure that the wall receptacle connector isol...

Page 39: ... Ensure that the environmental electrical and space requirements have been met Work with your marketing representative to ensure that a forklift and forklift operator are available at time of delivery to move the shipping crates to the installation site v Ensure that adequate space is available to unpack the crates at the installation site Note IBM recommends that you move the crates to the area w...

Page 40: ...ative is aware of the LAN configuration and attachment protocol you intend to use for the InfoPrint Color 100 Also ensure that someone familiar with the LAN configuration is assigned to assist the service representative during the installation process Installation Procedure Overview When transporting crates for the InfoPrint Color 100 use material handling systems such as levers slings or lifts Wh...

Page 41: ...e 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 wate...

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Page 43: ...n contains six bottles with 800 grams per bottle 4 800 grams total for each carton An approximate average yield established for each toner supply based upon printing at a coverage of 17 per color is typically 13 700 letter size or A4 size images per bottle 82 200 letter or A4 size images per carton You may get up to a maximum of 15 000 letter size or A4 size images per bottle 90 000 letter or A4 s...

Page 44: ...uses pinless roll fed paper as input It feeds through the printer as a web Paper without pinfeed holes is less expensive and has less waste because less trimming is required See the IBM InfoPrint Color 100 Print Media Guide for the current list of approved media This list is updated from time to time as IBM approves additional media You can download the IBM InfoPrint Color 100 Print Media Guide fr...

Page 45: ...es Cleaning supplies used by the operator such as cotton swabs lint free wipes and soapy water are needed for cleaning the printer on a regular basis Water for the Cooling System Humidifier The cooling system may need additional cool water periodically Supply the humidifier in the print tower with cool water daily Storage Locker IBM recommends that you provide a storage locker for the various supp...

Page 46: ...e Modem on page 24 Installation Tools Installers use a variety of special tools to set up the InfoPrint Color 100 These tools are the property of IBM Customer Supplied Vacuum Cleaner Ensure that the vacuum cleaner used to clean the printer meets the following requirements v The vacuum cleaner motor cooling must be separate from the vacuum line This prevents paper dust toner or developer mix that i...

Page 47: ... for data transfer at any one time TCP IP Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol TCP IP commonly known as Internet protocol is based on open systems interconnections OSI To configure the system to use this protocol parameters are assigned depending on the network topology a unique address is assigned to the machine a default gateway address a domain name server DNS address and router info...

Page 48: ...Ethernet IEEE 802 3 Ethernet or Token Ring B Host name IBM_Color_xxxx ________________________________ Where xxxx are the last 4 digits of the print tower serial number the XPS number C Internet address ____________________________________________________ Address on the Internet Do not write in leading zeroes For example do not write 002 020 12 010 instead write 2 20 120 10 The default address is ...

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Page 51: ...ments on page 20 8 12 Have all spaces and clearances been verified for moving the crates between the loading dock and the printer installation site See Shipping Crate Weights and Dimensions on page 20 8 12 Is training for service representative scheduled 8 12 Is operator training scheduled 4 6 Is a system engineer assigned for support 4 6 Is training for a system engineer scheduled 4 6 Have you re...

Page 52: ...tes only v LAN cabling if required v If necessary adapter and or outlet for CEE7 VII plug used with the cooling unit World Trade only 4 6 Has Service ordered the onsite maintenance parts The CE RETAIN system has this information 4 6 Has an vacuum cleaner been ordered 4 6 Has a stepladder been ordered A 2 m 6 ft fiberglass ladder is recommended 2 4 Complete the TCP IP Configuration and Start up wor...

Page 53: ...uate clearance to maneuver the crates around all corners 2 Ensure that Flooring Requirements on page 20 are met 3 Check for space to unpack crates when they are in place at the installation site 4 Check that all electrical receptacles are in place and have the correct power 5 Ensure all tools and supplies are on site v Toner v Paper v Splicing Tape v Waste bottles 6 Check for all hardware items v ...

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Page 55: ... per Minute CMH Cubic Meters per Hour CMYK Cyan Magenta Yellow and Black DASD Direct Access Storage Device hard disk drive dB Decibel DDF Document Definition Files DNS Domain Name Server dpi dots per inch DRAM Dynamic Random Access Memory EC European Community EPA Environmental Protection Agency FCC Federal Communications Commission FTP File Transfer Protocol GB Gigabyte 1GB 1 073 741 824 bytes GU...

Page 56: ...ction PES Print Engine Supervisor PDL Page Description Language POD Print On Demand PRS Paper Supply RIP Raster Image Processing SWOP Specifications for Web Offset Publications TCP IP Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol TLV Threshold Limit Value UV Ultraviolet light VDS Variable Data System 42 IBM InfoPrint Color 100 Introduction and Planning Guide ...

Page 57: ... Raster Image Processor RIP code ThruPRINT code and other software unique to the IBM InfoPrint Color 100IBM InfoPrint Color 100 printer archive diskettes Diskettes that contain data files specific to the upgrade level of the printer These diskettes are provided by IBM Automatic Control A setting in the Paper and Engine Conditioning window used to specify that tower conditioning be controlled autom...

Page 58: ...his engine state the job has downloaded to bitmap and is waiting to be printed C carrier Solid elements that carry and disperse the toner when it is used in a dry powder form Change paper roll A step in the Mount Paper Roll window that the operator must select to start the procedure for changing a paper roll cleaning station Removes excess toner particles from the drum and directs these particles ...

Page 59: ... which a high voltage is applied causing ionization of the air The ionization creates an electrical charge to perform various functions during the printing process corona wire A wire with high voltage that emits charged particles Corona current A paper conditioning parameter that displays the current of the first transfer corona This current is adjusted automatically Counters A window used to moni...

Page 60: ...ft on the paper drum A grounded aluminum core covered with a layer of photoconductor drum refurbishing A process used to remove fused on toner from a drum Fused on toner is toner that was not removed by the cleaning station DTP desk top publishing Generic term for printing related activities on PC platforms includes but is not limited to layout and design photo manipulation font creation editing c...

Page 61: ... data H halftone Printing method that simulates continuous tone shading using dots of varying sizes laid out on a regular grid Larger dots simulate darker tones and vice versa Typical grid spacings are 85 lpi newspaper 133 lpi low end 150 lpi midrange 175 lpi high quality LPI lines halftone dots per inch Halt A Print Sequence pushbutton used to stop printing when a problem that is not an emergency...

Page 62: ...he imaging device for the electrophotographic print units LED light emitting diode The imaging device element for the electrophotographic print units Load paper settings A step in the Mount Paper Roll window that highlights after a new paper roll is mounted and the Done pushbutton is clicked When the Done pushbutton is clicked again the Run Script window opens where the correct setting for the new...

Page 63: ...ese parameters are specified in the Page Setup window Page size A page setup parameter that specifies the signature size to use when the pages of a job are RIPed Conditioning The window used to monitor and adjust parameters that affect paper conditioning tower conditioning and the fusing system paper conditioning system Part of the Paper Supply that uses a heated roll and a cooling unit to dry the...

Page 64: ... jobs from the queue is normally on a first in first out basis Print Sequence A window that opens automatically to let you observe the progress of printing a job and to perform other tasks such as halting a print job print tower The module of the printer that contains the drums coronas dosing and developing units Toner deposition occurs here Conditioning controls this area Paper exits this area an...

Page 65: ...listed resident job RIP raster image processing The process of converting PostScript jobs into four simplex or 8 duplex separate color bitmaps CMYK which can be transferred to the final print medium RIP controller Intel based computer system which performs the RIP processing and provides the operator interface to engine control RIP raster image processor Computer processor that renders PostScript ...

Page 66: ...ivid color is needed Also used when fluorescent or metallic colors are used standard test page A PostScript file that is printed to check overall print quality on both the X and the Y side of the page The test page file is provided with the printer software Standby engine state During this engine state the paper conditioning and fusing systems are turned on and the print engine is ready to print S...

Page 67: ...used operator interface functions top roller Roller located at the top of the fixed tower Directs the paper toward the fuser tower conditioning system The automatic conditioning of the relative humidity and temperature of the air in the print tower to enhance print quality transfer corona Wire that imparts charge to paper to cause toner to move from the OPC drum surface to paper surface transfer t...

Page 68: ...eed motor and the torque motor 2 The window used to monitor web tension and to adjust the torque of the torque motor workspace The area of the monitor s operator interface screen in which you will work in various windows to perform tasks writing head cleaning tool A felt tipped edge tool used to clean the lens of the writing heads X X tower The area of the print tower that contains the four print ...

Page 69: ...unit cable connector 24 connections 18 description 2 dimensions 21 electrical requirements 22 cooling continued unit continued hoses 16 physical environment requirements 17 19 placement 17 18 19 20 power consumption 22 power requirements 18 24 weight 21 corona wire assemblies 31 second set 31 coverage per color 6 29 cut accuracy 7 D DASD 4 densitometer 7 cable connector world trade 24 description ...

Page 70: ...pleTalk 33 network protocols continued NetBeui 33 Netware 33 TCP IP 33 O OEHHA guidelines 10 operator console 2 collator 2 connections 16 dimensions 21 monitor keyboard and mouse 2 17 placement 16 RIP controller 2 weight 21 tasks 1 27 training 27 optical density 7 ordering supplies 29 ordering toner 29 output jogger unit dimensions 21 job output tray 2 weight 21 P page picking 3 PageMaker Plugin 5...

Page 71: ...21 printer acoustic levels 10 applications 1 communicating with 33 components 2 cooling 10 cooling unit 2 placement 17 18 19 DASD storage 3 printer continued dimensions 21 electrical requirements 22 23 placement 17 feet print tower 20 flooring requirements 20 front view 15 heat dissipation 10 operator console 2 placement 16 output jogger unit 2 paper supply unit 2 placement 2 splicing station 2 pe...

Page 72: ...1 corona wire assemblies 31 ordering 29 paper rolls 30 splicing tape 30 storage 31 toner 29 toner waste bottles 30 water 31 system configuration typical 25 systems assurance checklist 37 T tape splicing 30 terminology 43 tests print 2 Token Ring 1 5 33 toner colors 29 fusing 2 ordering 29 waste bottles 30 yield 29 tools IBM supplied 32 tools continued installation 32 loupe 32 training operator 27 ...

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