Oce Arizona 180 GL, User Manual

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Common Custom Vacuum Zones
Introduction
The aluminum overlay sheet on the surface of the printer table creates a vacuum field,
which can be divided into zones. When the printer is shipped, a single zone equal to the
maximum media size is available. Vacuum zones can be configured in the field to meet
specific customer requirements for media sizes. This section describes suggested custom
zones that support common media sizes but they must be installed either during printer
installation or later by a service technician. The recommended zones described here are
either in Metric or Imperial dimensions, according to operator preference.
For the Océ Arizona 318 GL / 360 GT the vacuum control handles are used to manage
the custom vacuum zones. When you create custom zones, the three control valves deter-
mine what zones will have vacuum applied when the table vacuum pump is turned on.
The left handle controls Zone 1, the middle controls Zone 2 and the right controls Zone
3. The vacuum zones are open when the handles are vertical. To close a zone, turn the
control handle a quarter turn clockwise.
Note:
The Océ Arizona 360 XT does not have vacuum zone control handles for Zones 1 and
2, so they are either On or Off based on the vacuum foot switches or the icons in the
software interface. Therefore it is not possible to create custom zones as you can with
the other models. However, the table has three pre-set vacuum zones that are described
in Chapter 6.
Purpose
The vacuum system holds the media in place. The suggested custom zones described in
this section are arranged to accommodate common media dimensions. If you have custom
zones, they can be turned off or on according to where media is placed.
When to do
If the suggested custom zones on your printer do not match with media sizes that you
use frequently, it is possible to change the layout of the zones to suit your particular
purpose. This helps to minimize the use of masking tape and placement of scrap media
that will not be printed on when the media size does not match exactly with the zone
size.
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Common Custom Vacuum Zones