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Purpose of this manual

Purpose of this manual

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A guide to have print medium tested through a certified agency

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To provide information on basic paper quality requirements for the InfoColor 70 Printer.

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To provide information on proper paper handling and storage

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To provide information about how paper is tested at the certified agency.

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To provide information on the basic paper types and properties.

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To assist in understanding the media limitations of InfoColor 70 Printer.

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To provide Artifact Samples to assist in print quality troubleshooting.

Summary of Contents for InfoColor 3170

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Page 4: ...s your comments A form for readers comments is provided at the back of this publication If the form has been removed you may send your comments to the following address IBM Printing Systems Company Information Development Department H7FE Building 003G P O Box 1900 Boulder CO 80301 9191 U S A If you prefer to send comments electronically use one of the following methods Internet print_pubs vnet ibm...

Page 5: ...Roll inspection 17 Paper Waste During Printing and Waste Reduction 3 02 code or higher 18 Start of a Print Job 18 Auto Mode 18 Manual Mode 18 Finishing the Print Job 18 Changing the Paper Roll 19 Operator Skills 19 Paper Quality 19 Environment 19 Artifact Samples 21 Low density cloudiness 22 High density cloudiness 22 High frequency cloudiness 23 Periodic low density bands 23 Weak cloudiness 24 Lo...

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Page 7: ... Copyright IBM Corp 1998 1 IBM InfoColor 70 and 3170 Print Media Guide ...

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Page 9: ...s for the InfoColor 70 Printer To provide information on proper paper handling and storage To provide information about how paper is tested at the certified agency To provide information on the basic paper types and properties To assist in understanding the media limitations of InfoColor 70 Printer To provide Artifact Samples to assist in print quality troubleshooting ...

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Page 11: ...ar stock on this list before you ini tiate a request for a test 2 Make sure there is full support from the Medium Manufacturer 3 Contact IBM certified Medium Test Agencies For US region contact RIT Lisa Ford Tel 716 475 5593 Fax 716 475 5250 Email LM FASP RIT EDU For EMEA regions contact Pira Mike Chamberlain Tel 44 1372 802000 Fax 44 1372 802238 46 E mail paper pira co uk or printing pira co uk 4...

Page 12: ...tal Code Telephone Number Fax Number Email Paper Classification X Uncoated Super Calandered Uncoated Calandered Uncoated Uncalandered Uncoated Pigmented Matt Coated Satin Coated Glossy Coated Single sided Cast Coated Recycled Coated Latex Impregnated Paper Film Others Please specify Material Properties Fill in or attach documentation Grammage GSM Caliper micron Brightness ISO Opacity ...

Page 13: ...tificate of Non toxicity Please Attach Guarantee Splice Free Marketing Contact Name Title Address City State Country Postal Code Telephone Number Fax Number Email Technical Contact Name Title Address City State Country Postal Code Telephone Number Fax Number Email Distribution List Please attach ...

Page 14: ...ification limits for InfoColor 70 engine 200GSM and above require GEM unit Temperature Resistance The paper must withstand prolonged 1 hour minimum heating to 100 C and heating to 200 C for 5 seconds without physical or chemical degradation Under these conditions the paper should not release any toxic substances Demonstrated Paper Properties The following data must be submitted for each substrate ...

Page 15: ...se scripts to its customers through IBM Service Engineers They can update the InfoColor 70 with the latest print medium scripts upon your request Rush Testing In a situation where paper needs to be tested in a short period of time paper test agencies may offer testing on rush basis for a surcharge IBM may also offer medium testing under some limitations To qualify for testing at IBM you need to co...

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Page 17: ...ndered calendered Supercalendered Coated paper Matt Satin Glossy High gloss Speciality paper Embossed Watermarked Recycled Tinted Colored Translucent Parchment Uncoated paper types Description Uncalendered paper Paper which was not submitted to the calendering process See below Calendered paper During the calendering process the paper passes through a number of calendering rolls made of steel in o...

Page 18: ...Coated paper type Description Machine coated paper Coating is applied by means of a dosing roll and the excess coating is removed with a scraper The gloss is achieved by calendering The coating thickness is variable on the scale of the paper s relief Cast coated paper The gloss of the coated paper is obtained by passing the paper over a very smooth chromium roll This results in very high gloss coa...

Page 19: ...re content equals the relative humidity of the surrounding air in equilibrium with the paper Smoothness A paper property characterized by the roughness value i e the size of tips and valleys on the paper s surface measured in PPS µm Bendtsen Bekk or sheffield Brightness Total amount of visible light reflected by the paper Adequate paper brightness is necessary to provide high contrast images Bulk ...

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Page 21: ...nt from roll to roll and also within a roll Uneven moisture con tent can cause unstable print quality Too high a moisture content can cause wrinkling especially with thin paper curling and poor print quality See Artifact Samples on page 21 4 Surface smoothness A smooth paper surface greatly improves print quality because the contact area between the pa per and the imaging drum is more uniform Roll...

Page 22: ...om for 48 hours or longer depending on the difference between the ambient temperature and that of the roll A During long term storage the paper roll needs to retain the moisture content as shipped from the paper mill If the paper roll is at a different temperature from that of the print room while printing the paper can lose or absorb moisture causing print quality problems Store rolls on a pallet...

Page 23: ... using the standard splicing procedure 2 Check whether the paper is wound around the core tightly to prevent the web from shifting left right B a If the paper is not tightly wound around the core a wood screw can be used as a first aid solu tion to secure the paper to the core See illustration above b If this situation occurs contact your paper supplier and report a quality issue 3 Check for dust ...

Page 24: ...f the day Or right after you have changed to a different paper This is because the ma chine has not yet determined the conditioning temperature needed for your specific environment specific paper and the initial values to be used 2 Starting the image Once the paper has reached the proper condition and the GEM is at the correct temperature the printer will begin imaging After imaging starts the mac...

Page 25: ...experience can cause additional unusable prints and or blank pages due to but not lim ited to 1 Out of specification densities 2 Out of specification registration 3 Dirty corona wires causing print defects 4 Starting to print before the printer is conditioned to the correct temperature and humidity 5 Reloading the conditioning script when a new roll of the same media is mounted 6 The GEM is switch...

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Page 27: ...nc tioning properly and the new medium has been acclimated Note This book is being distributed in both hard copy and online versions If you are using the online version to print a copy be aware that your choice of paper and the print quality of the printer that you use to print it on can affect the appearance of the artifact samples Use a known paper that has excellent print quality characteristic...

Page 28: ...nsity They are not clearly edged Transfer currents too low Increase transfer currents in steps of 20 low density clouds WEB Description Cause Solution Dark clouds of 0 1 to 0 5cm in diameter in a lighter surrounding equivalent to the mottle structure of the paper They have a normal density and appear against a background of reduced density They are clearly edged Transfer currents too high Decrease...

Page 29: ...sitive duplex currents in steps of 20µA and negative duplex currents in steps of 10µA high frequency clouds WEB Description Cause Solution Low density bands along the web appearing in duo color planes over the whole web width They do not occur in mono color planes Duplex currents too low Increase the positive duplex currents in steps of 10µA and the negative duplex currents in steps of 5µA low den...

Page 30: ...rease or increase the transfer current in steps of 10µA Decrease or increase the duplex current in steps of 10µA positive and 5µA negative WEB Description Cause Solution Tiny round speckles ranging from 1 to 2mm in diameter with reduced density and sharply outlined Transfer currents too high First reduce IPS U2 N2 in steps of 20V Decrease transfer currents in steps of 10µA Increasing duplex curren...

Page 31: ...lution The gloss is visibly too low Temperature set points IFX T5 N22 and IFX T6 N22 are too low Increase temperature set points IFX T5 N22 and IFX T6 N22 of both roll pairs in steps of 2 C If IFX T5 N22 and IFX T6 N22 are too high GEM hot offset will appear Therefore decrease temperature set points IFX T5 N22 and IFX T6 N22 again by 2 C until the lines disappear see GEM hot offset on page 26 Arti...

Page 32: ...IFX T6 N22 of both roll pairs in steps of 2 C until the offset lines disappear hot offset line WEB Description Cause Solution Tiny snakes especially visible in duo colors and on papers weighing more than 150 g m2 Erase voltage is too high Consult your service technician to reduce the erase voltage IPS U2 N2 is too high if erase voltage was correct To eliminate the worms completely reduce IPS U2 N2...

Page 33: ...than 100 g m2 Since the wrinkles occur before the paper is printed weak transfer occurs in and around the wrinkles Pre heating roll temperature is too high causing temperature shock Decrease paper conductivity set point IPS U2 N2 in steps of 20V so that the pre heater s temperature decreases Transfer currents must also be decreased wrinkle WEB ...

Page 34: ...ds because of transfer current too high or at the border low density clouds because of transfer current too low Moisture content of the paper too high Due to the limited drying capacity of the pre heater this artifact cannot be eliminated Inappropriate storage of paper reels more moisture towards the edges Paper reel cannot be used To prevent this problem wrap each reel in a moisture tight package...

Page 35: ...ed surface is rough and the tops of the craters can be rubbed away Sometimes only the underlying toner and small glossy dots are visible Due to the high temperature of the paper traveling through the fuser excess moisture in the paper erupts like tiny volcanos especially in high coverage areas Reduce IFX T3 N2 in steps of 5 C until the artifact disappears WEB ...

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Page 37: ...ion web IDR W2 N2 Web tension set point paper conditioning IPS T2 N2 Temperature set point of the pre heating roll before printing IPS T2 N40 Temperature set point of the pre heating roll during standby IPS K2 N2 Fixed power applied to the pre heating roll during start up of the web in of the nominal power rating of the heating lamp IPS U1 N4 Time constant of the SW integrating controller for U1 ...

Page 38: ...plex coronas positioned between two successive stations They inversely charge the toner transferred to the paper by the lower printing stations fuser IFX T3 N2 Temperature set point of the web leaving the fuser when the GEM is off IFX T3 N4 Temperature set point of the web leaving fuser when the GEM is on IFX T3 N10 Amplification constant of the SW proportional integrating controller for T3 IFX T3...

Page 39: ... T5 N22 Temperature set point first nip rolls IFX T5 N30 Pre set duty cycle first nip rolls 20 C IFX T5 N32 Pre set duty cycle first nip rolls 100 C IFX T6 N22 Temperature set point later nip rolls IFX T6 N28 Pre set duty cycle latter nip rolls 20 C Parameter Description ...

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Page 41: ...learbrite 17 63GSM Translucent uncalen dered Nationwide Papers 800 323 1003 US IBM NATIONWD NW63CB IG Mitsubishi I 64GSM Contact IBM Japan for more information Mitsubishi Japan IBM JAPAN JM64G IG Digital Publishing Text 66GSM Calendered Georgia Pacific 800 386 8118 US IBM GPACIFIC GP66MCDI IG Westminster Trade Book 66GSM Calendered with Vellum Finish Georgia Pacific IBM GPACIFIC GP66WMTB IG Spring...

Page 42: ...05 793 0707 Canada 630 955 4566 US FACTORY UNCOATED AVEPR088 1A 60lb Satin Kote 89 89GSM Calandered Pigmented Plainwell Paper Co 616 685 2553 US FACTORY UNCOATED PLSK089 1A Hamermill Accent Opaque Luster White 60 89GSM Calendered International Paper 814 870 6282 US IBM INTPAPER HMAOW089 IG Springhill Opaque Smooth 60 89GSM Calendered International Paper 814 870 6282 US IBM INTPAPER SPHOS089 IG Bra...

Page 43: ...d Tullis Russell FACTORY UNCOATED MLSBW100 1A MoDo Ebene Satin Data copy Digital 100 100GSM Calandered MoDo Paper PSM IBM MODO MOEBS100 IG Nopasat Nopacolor Digiprint Nopacolor Digi 100 100GSM SuperCalendered Nordland Kymmene Russell Field FACTORY UNCOATED NOCOD100 1A Presentation 100 100GSM Calendered Federal Tait FACTORY UNCOATED PRESE100 1B Splendorgel 100 100GSM Calendered Fedrigoni FACTORY UN...

Page 44: ...ills 715 675 9891 ext 5504 US FACTORY UNCOATED WATCC105 1A Hokuetsu 105GSM Contact IBM Japan for more information Hokuetso Japan IBM JAPAN JH105G IG IvoLaser 105 105GSM Calendered Steibach Intermill FACTORY UNCOATED IVOL105 1A Mitsubishi 106GSM Contact IBM Japan for more information Mitsubishi Japan IBM JAPAN JM106G IG Lenza Plakat Choose to use it carefully 110GSM Uncalandered Rough surface Lenzi...

Page 45: ...R120 1A Nopasat Nopacolor Digiprint Nopacolor Gigi 120 120GSM SuperCalendered Nordland Kymmene Russell Field FACTORY UNCOATED NOCOD120 1A Color Press Smooth Pig mented 130 Anitec Ausedat Rey Zanders Satin 130 130GSM Pigmented Aussedat Rey Interna tional Paper FACTORY UNCOATED CPSP130 1A DCP 130 130GSM Calendered Clairefontaine FACTORY UNCOATED DCP130 1A 4CC New 130 130GSM SuperCalendered Enso Grou...

Page 46: ...NCOATED KLIHT160 1A Presentation 160 160GSM Calendered Federal Tait FACTORY UNCOATED PRESE160 1B Splendorgel 160 160GSM Calendered Fedrigoni FACTORY UNCOATED SPLEN160 1A Color Copy R 160 160GSM Calendered Neusiedler FACTORY UNCOATED COCOR160 1A IvoLaser 160 160GSM Calendered Steinbach Intermill Rus sell Field FACTORY UNCOATED IVOL160 1A Mellotex Smooth Brilliant White 160 160GSM Calendered Tullis ...

Page 47: ... SuperCalendered Nordland Kymmene Russell Field FACTORY UNCOATED NOCOD190 1A IvoLaser 190 190GSM Calendered Steibach Intermill Rus sell Field FACTORY UNCOATED IVOL190 1A Color Press Smooth Pig mented 200 Anitec Ausedat Rey Zanders Satin 200 200GSM Pigmented Aussedat Rey Interna tional Paper FACTORY UNCOATED CPSP200 1B Data Copy Digital 200 200GSM Calendered MoDo Paper PSM FACTORY UNCOATED DACOD200...

Page 48: ...OATED IVOL240 2A 4CC New 250 Make sure the Stock is manufactured after 08 97 250GSM SuperCalendered Enso Group FACTORY UNCOATED 4CCN250 2B Data Copy Digital 250 250GSM Calendered MoDo Paper PSM FACTORY UNCOATED DACOD250 2A Color Copy R 250 250GSM Calendered Neusiedler FACTORY UNCOATED COCOR250 2A Mellotex Smooth Brilliant White 250 250GSM Calendered Tullis Russell FACTORY UNCOATED MLSBW250 2B Bran...

Page 49: ...O09 1B HANNO ART tecsilk 90 90GSM Matte Sappi Europe FACTORY COATED_M HASIL090 1B Lazulis Brillant 90 90GSM Gloss Smurfit Condat FACTORY COATED_G LAZBR090 1A DigiArt 100 4CCArt 100 100GSM Gloss Enso Group FACTORY COATED_G DIGIA100 1A DigiSilk 100 4CCSilk 100 100GSM Satin Enso Group FACTORY COATED_S DIGIS100 1B Data Copy Option 100 MoDo Dian 100GSM Matte MoDo Paper PSM Rus sell Field FACTORY COATED...

Page 50: ...at FACTORY COATED_G LAZBR115 1A 80lb Gloss White Text 118 118GSM Gloss Plainwell Paper Com pany 616 685 2553 US FACTORY COATED_G PLGWT118 1A Champion Influence Soft Gloss 118GSM 118GSM Gloss Champion 203 358 6931 US IBM CHAMPION CH118ISG IG Champion Influence White 118GSM Gloss Champion IBM CHAMPION CH118IW IG Champion Preference White 118GSM Gloss Champion IBM CHAMPION CH118PW IG Golden Web Gloss...

Page 51: ... Zanders FACTORY COATED_M ARZIM135 1A Aussedat Rey Zanders Imag ing Gloss 135 135GSM Gloss International Paper Zanders FACTORY COATED_M ARZIG135 1A Color Press Gloss Coated 135 135GSM Gloss Aussedat Rey FACTORY COATED_G CPGC135 1A Royal Digital Gloss 135 new Packed in round box 135GSM Gloss KNP Leykam 32 897 19645 Belgium FACTORY COATED_G RDGLS135 1A Royal Digital Silk 135 new Packed in round box ...

Page 52: ...Y COATED_S MSGAS150 1B Royal Digital Gloss 150 new Packed in round box 150GSM Gloss KNP Leykam FACTORY COATED_G RDGLS150 1A Royal Digital Silk 150 new Packed in round box 150GSM Satin KNP Leykam FACTORY COATED_S RDSIL150 1A Data Copy Option 150 MoDo Dian 150GSM Matte MoDo Paper PSM FACTORY COATED_M DACOP150 1A Silverblade Gloss 150 150GSM Gloss MoDo Paper PSM FACTORY COATED_G SILGL150 1A Lazulis B...

Page 53: ...SM Matte Rollsource IBM ROLLTEK RT176MTC IG Aussedat Rey Zanders Imag ing Gloss 200 200GSM Gloss International Paper Zanders FACTORY COATED_M ARZIG200 1A Royal Digital Gloss 200 new Packed in round box 200GSM Gloss KNP Leykam FACTORY COATED_G RDGLS200 1A Royal Digital Silk 200 new Packed in round box 200GSM Satin KNP Leykam FACTORY COATED_S RDSIL200 1A NopaCoat 200 under problem checking status 20...

Page 54: ...8 Silverblade Gloss 240 240GSM Gloss MoDo Paper PSM FACTORY COATED_G SILGL240 2B Data Copy Option 250 MoDo Dian 250GSM Matte MoDo Paper PSM FACTORY COATED_M DACOP250 2A Brand Name Weight Type Description Manufacture Distribution Script Performance ...

Page 55: ... with understanding Heat Transfer Paper Meserli FACTORY COPFAN15 May experi ence print quality and finishing problem Photo TransÆ SC Use with understanding Heat Transfer Paper Wyndstone 800 395 8870 US IBM WSTONE WSPHOTSC Need low fusing Imagequality is moderate for fabric Supergloss 80 80GSM Single side castcoate Zanders FACTORY SPECIAL SUGLO080 1A Classic Laid 90 90GSM Creamy Color Water Marked ...

Page 56: ...tcoate Zanders FACTORY SPECIAL SUGLO135 1A Conqueror Laid 150 150GSM Watermarked Uncoated Calendered Arjo Wiggins 44 1322 397176 England FACTORY SPECIAL COLAI150 1A Marina Conchiglia 175 175 GSM Parchment Fedrigoni FACTORY SPECIAL MARCO175 1A Supergloss 180 180GSM Single side castcoate Zanders FACTORY SPECIAL SUGLO180 1A IvoLaser Antique 190 190 GSM Tinted Paper Steinbach Intermills FACTORY SPECIA...

Page 57: ...M7841 IG Fasson Digital Print Media High Gloss 7250 10112 50 MF liner Coated Paper Label Permenant Adhesive Avery Dennison 800 443 9380 US IBM FASSON FS7250 IG Fasson Digital Print Media Uncoated 7251 10111 50 MF liner Uncoated Paper Label Permenant Adhesive Avery Dennison IBM FASSON FS7251 IG Fasson Digital Print Media 3 4 mil White Flex Vinyle 7252 73180 78 liner Vinyle Label Permenant Adhesive ...

Page 58: ...whit Kraft liner permanent adhe sive MACtac FACTORY TF6628PS 1A IMAGinTM TF6623 Uncoated opaque paper label MACtac FACTORY TF6623 1A IMAGinTM TF6627 PS 50 face 60 liner White semi gloss paper face permenant adhe sive scored white Kraft liner MACtac FACTORY TF6627PS 1B IMAGinTM TF6627 50 face 50 liner White semi gloss paper face permenant adhe sive white Kraft liner MACtac FACTORY TF6627 1B IMAGinT...

Page 59: ...T Film Lanco Systems FACTORY LANTRANS 1A DigiTex 160 160 GSM Coated Textile ICG 312 421 4030 X210 US FACTORY DITEX160 1A DigiPrint XE CL 100 micron Clear Transparent PET Folex FACTORY FOXECL 1A DigiPrint XE WM 130 130 micron White Opaque PET Folex FACTORY FOXEWO 1A DigiPrint XE MA 90 micron Matte translucent PET Folex FACTORY FOXEMA 1A DuraKote White 100 Hanita FACTORY DKW100 1A DuraKote White 125...

Page 60: ...aque 100 micron White PET film Anitec International Paper FACTORY ANOPD100 1A Teslin SP1000 Digital Use with understanding Contact IBM Service 254 micron White Porous PPG Industries 412 257 4680 US FACTORY TESL1000 May experi ence print quality and finishing problems Brand Name Weight Type Description Manufacture Distribution Script Performance ...

Page 61: ...tral Dissatisfied Very Dissatisfied Very Satisfied Satisfied Neutral Dissatisfied Very Dissatisfied Overall satisfaction Accurate Complete Easy to find Easy to understand Well organized Applicable to your tasks Thank you for your responses May we contact you When you send comments to IBM you grant IBM nonexclusive right to use or distribute your comments in any way it believes appropriate without ...

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