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March 8, 2009 

Océ Arizona 350 GT Printer

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Copyright © 2008 BERTL, Inc.  

March 8, 2009

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Grayscale Océ Arizona 350 GT 

Fine Art 
 

Quality  Production 

Smooth grayscale strip 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

Accurate graduated grayscales 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

 
The Océ Arizona 350 GT printer prints with a different dpi resolution for the 
three different modes: Fine Art, Quality, and Production mode. Given this 
variation, we expected to see a difference in the readable font size for the 
different quality modes. However we observed no such difference, and the 4 
pt font was readable in all three modes. 
 
We looked at the color reproduction of our test poster in the three different 
quality modes: Fine Art, Quality, and Production. The result is displayed on 
the next page. We found that the grayscale test was smooth and accurate 
with very good color matching of the graphic elements. 

This cropped image of a BERTL test 

pattern examines the reproduction 

capability of fine lines in multiple colors. 

Océ Arizona 350 GT printer has no 

problem in reproducing fine lines. 

 

Summary of Contents for Arizona 350 GT

Page 1: ...ortion of this document This document may only be viewed electronically through the www BERTL com Web site and may not be stored in electronic or hard copy format Any reproduction of trademarks is str...

Page 2: ...d in this document Page 2 WideFormat March 8 2009 Oc Arizona 350 GT Printer www bertl com Table of Contents Introduction Introduction 5 Oc History 5 The Oc Arizona 350 GT Printer 6 5 Printing With Whi...

Page 3: ...y format Any reproduction of trademarks is strictly prohibited BERTL accepts no responsibility for any inaccuracies or omissions contained in this document Page 3 WideFormat March 8 2009 Oc Arizona 35...

Page 4: ...ools based on a sliding scale benchmark when compared to the workflow tools employed by other vendors Ease of Use Ease of maintenance adding paper toner misfeeds cleaning and ease of using the documen...

Page 5: ...pharmaceutical industry as a family owned and operated company In 1919 the company entered the copier market by starting the production of blueprint material In 1931 a new technology called the semi...

Page 6: ...print mode and the use of white ink as indicated in the table below Print Mode Print Speed Production 239 ft2 hr Quality 164 ft2 hr Quality Matte 117 ft2 hr Quality Density 91 ft2 hr Fine Art 133 ft2...

Page 7: ...head technology that is restricted to the use of fixed droplets The use of variable sized droplets results in dots on the media of varying size area and density which in turn allows the use of four co...

Page 8: ...izona 350 GT printer and can either be ordered as factory installed or installed as a field upgrade later Depending on the application there are a number of different modes for applying white ink with...

Page 9: ...a 350 GT and the recently introduced Oc Arizona 350 XT which offers a larger flatbed table They all have the roll media option upgrade However the Oc Arizona 200 GT printer has only one print head per...

Page 10: ...link The ONYX ProductionHouse RIP is optional Printing to the Oc Arizona 350 GT is a two step procedure First you submit the print job through the ONYX ProductionHouse RIP which RIPs and sends the re...

Page 11: ...sy to mount rigid media We liked the ability to print white ink as over under in between and spot color printing in one coherent print operation thereby reducing production time We liked the capabilit...

Page 12: ...s processed and then sent to the Print Station Controller and then finally sent to the Oc Arizona 350 GT printer for printing The ONYX ProductionHouse RIP application running on the print station comp...

Page 13: ...y or manually launch the Preflight dialog box as needed The Preflight dialog box allows you to make any last minutes changes or fine tuning of parameters from the chosen quick sets The Preflight dialo...

Page 14: ...all the history of printed jobs and gives fast access to repeat a archived print job The Information area 4 in the main screen lists current information about current print jobs From this area you ca...

Page 15: ...The Console application is structured logical in blocks The Active Job list awaits the submission by the print operator He can select a job for printing and reposition it using the Layout Preview wind...

Page 16: ...ny obstacles and prevent the print head from damage The Interface Tab 10 has various counters available for keeping track of the ink used and number of hours the UV lamp has been operating What we par...

Page 17: ...t 4 pt Courier Font Negative Black Blue Red Readable font size visual 4 pt 4 pt 4 pt 4 pt Readable font size magnified 4 pt 4 pt 4 pt 4 pt Text Oc Arizona 350 GT Quality mode Times New Roman Font Nega...

Page 18: ...ip Yes Yes Yes Accurate graduated grayscales Yes Yes Yes The Oc Arizona 350 GT printer prints with a different dpi resolution for the three different modes Fine Art Quality and Production mode Given t...

Page 19: ...ortion of this document This document may only be viewed electronically through the www BERTL com Web site and may not be stored in electronic or hard copy format Any reproduction of trademarks is str...

Page 20: ...al and vertical lines positioned with less and less spacing in between demanding higher optical printing resolution to be able to distinguish them The line pairs per inch are printed in CMYcolors Most...

Page 21: ...ment This document may only be viewed electronically through the www BERTL com Web site and may not be stored in electronic or hard copy format Any reproduction of trademarks is strictly prohibited BE...

Page 22: ...le we used a mixed color graphic and line drawing test chart Then we printed at the maximum 98 x 49 area of the printer The results showed RIP times of 40 51 and 139 seconds for Production Quality and...

Page 23: ...ww BERTL com Web site and may not be stored in electronic or hard copy format Any reproduction of trademarks is strictly prohibited BERTL accepts no responsibility for any inaccuracies or omissions co...

Page 24: ...heir application As an interesting note media can be mounted print side in or print side out If using media that requires printing on a specific side the user doesn t have to worry about which mode th...

Page 25: ...flat work area positioned as shown so that the hex key is inserted on the right side of the shaft to lock and unlock the core locks 2 Slide a new roll of media onto the supply shaft 3 Roughly center...

Page 26: ...to the core The media should have a clean straight edge prior to taping First tape the center of the media to the core and then tape both ends of the media 15 Select the Initialize icon from the Roll...

Page 27: ...ment Page 27 Media Handling Output Finish The Oc Arizona 350 GT printer has no output handling for rigid flatbed prints For roll feed media the output rolls up on the take up reel located above the me...

Page 28: ...every 500 hours of operations The print heads are cleaned by a suction head located in the maintenance station and the process is detailed in the user manual Any excessive ink should be cleaned from...

Page 29: ...wrong ink bag in the wrong position avoiding mix of color An error message will pop up on the console to notify you so you can correct the problem Lastly the Oc Arizona 350 GT printer uses two UV lamp...

Page 30: ...be viewed electronically through the www BERTL com Web site and may not be stored in electronic or hard copy format Any reproduction of trademarks is strictly prohibited BERTL accepts no responsibilit...

Page 31: ...res operations from a standing position However the monitor mouse and keyboard can be put on a different table that better suits operators in a seated position Although most of the console application...

Page 32: ...nth payback time Furthermore the Oc Arizona 350 GT printer has an optional roll feed capability supporting different type of operations The Roll Media Option can be operated in parallel e g while prin...

Page 33: ...settings for various types of jobs We liked the extensive color management and ICC profiling features available in the ONYX ProductionHouse RIP We liked the straightforward operation of the Controller...

Page 34: ...nd strategic guides look at digital imaging through the eyes of the business user The research examines not only the technical features but also vertical market applications and business benefits The...

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