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DocuColor 8000/7000

Decurler

Adjustment

                     

Version 1.0

April 2007

Summary of Contents for C8 - DocuPrint Color Inkjet Printer

Page 1: ...DocuColor8000 7000 Decurler Adjustment Version 1 0 April 2007...

Page 2: ...ion are trademarks of XEROX CORPORATION Copyright protection claimed includes all forms and matters of copyrightable material and information now allowed by statutory or judicial law or hereinafter gr...

Page 3: ...curler Paper Type A D Settings 3 Decurler Paper Type A D procedure 4 Decurler E Table Settings 8 Entering values in the Decurler E Table fields 11 Creating a Decurler E Table Setting 14 Additional Dec...

Page 4: ...DocuColor 8000 7000 System Administration Guide ii Table of Contents...

Page 5: ...s instructed on the ream wrapper The atmospheric conditions of the room where the paper is stored and where the printer is located especially those related to humidity and temperature The heat generat...

Page 6: ...As an example if you decide to use the Paper Type B Decurler setting the setting will remain at Paper Type B until you change it to another setting KEY POINT It is important to remember that a success...

Page 7: ...the Decurler A D Profile settings for particular stocks which were taken directly from the Recommended Materials List for the DocuColor 8000 7000 NOTE The settings recommended in the Recommended Mater...

Page 8: ...Decurler Adjustment If Decurler Paper Type C is not correcting curl select Decurler Paper Type D If System Default and Decurler Paper Type A B C and D do not correct curl you can use the Decurler E T...

Page 9: ...Default setting paper curl is still unacceptable select an alternate Decurler Paper Type A D setting 1 At the controller logon to the Tools menu as Administrator a Press the Access button b Enter the...

Page 10: ...00 7000 System Administration Guide 1 6 1 Decurler Adjustment 2 The Pathway Option screen opens Select the Tools Pathway button 3 From the Tools Mode window press a Machine Defaults 2 tab b Decurler S...

Page 11: ...t an alternate Paper Type from Paper Type A through Paper Type D to change the amount of decurling applied As an example if the system automatically selects Type B select Type C NOTE The Type E settin...

Page 12: ...url remains excessive try another Decurler Paper Type A D setting c If the curl continues after using each Decurler Paper Type A D setting continue to the Decurler E Table Settings profile procedure S...

Page 13: ...ble Settings is determining the percentage of toner area coverage on the curled paper A sampling of percentage of toner area coverage on some typical customer documents follows NOTE The following perc...

Page 14: ...kup tables for curl control that are based on the job s toner area coverage and the printer s humidity values only Percentage of Toner Area Coverage examples continued Upholstery by Morris Alpine Nurs...

Page 15: ...nd 10 mm Heavy curl selections in the Lower and Upper fields of the Decurler E Table Settings Type E window KEY POINT Paper that is curled upwards is adjusted using the Upper values Paper that is curl...

Page 16: ...n 100 magenta 100 yellow and 100 black the maximum percentage of toner area coverage value is 100 If your job contains 100 cyan 20 magenta 20 yellow and 20 black the maximum value is still 100 If your...

Page 17: ...ample 100 was followed by 80 and 90 respectively The correct sequence would need to be 100 followed by 90 and then 80 KEY POINT It is important to understand that if you enter values incorrectly not e...

Page 18: ...DocuColor 8000 7000 System Administration Guide 1 14 1 Decurler Adjustment Values entered incorrectly 0 0 0 90 80 100 Values entered correctly 0 0 0 80 90 100...

Page 19: ...1 Decurler Adjustment Creating a Decurler E Table Setting To program a Decurler E Table Setting perform the following 1 At the controller logon to the Tools menu as Administrator a Press the Access bu...

Page 20: ...0 System Administration Guide 1 16 1 Decurler Adjustment 2 The Pathway Option screen opens Select the Tools Pathway button 3 From the Tools Mode window press a Machine Defaults 2 tab b Decurler E Tabl...

Page 21: ...is example you are running a 10 page 1 Sided Face Up job which shows downward bridged curl The job contains Six pages with maximum percentage of toner area coverage of 10 8 Dunn Report show light down...

Page 22: ...ct a Decurler Type Simplex Straight Select this setting if your output is 1 sided face up We will use this setting for this exercise Simplex In Reverse Select this setting if your output is 1 sided fa...

Page 23: ...8 are sent to the 2 mm downward Decurler path In the Lower 6 mm Medium curl field enter 30 This means that all pages with 13 to 30 toner area coverage which includes the Tulips 28 8 will be sent to t...

Page 24: ...E Table Setting Type E window closes and the Decurler E Table Setting window opens 7 Press the Close button to exit the Decurler E Table Setting window and return to the Machine Defaults 2 screen 8 T...

Page 25: ...the Decurler E Table Setting you just programmed Press the following buttons a Select the job s Paper Tray b Select the job s stock coating Uncoated or Coated c Select the job s Paper Weight d Select...

Page 26: ...b If the curl remains you may have to repeat this procedure and adjust the percentage of toner area coverage values entered in the Decurler E Table Setting Type E window until you achieve acceptable...

Page 27: ...ler E Table Settings examples are designed to give you a better understanding of the Decurler E Table Settings procedure which was described previously in this document Decurler E Table Settings examp...

Page 28: ...0 System Administration Guide 1 24 1 Decurler Adjustment 2 The Pathway Option screen opens Select the Tools Pathway button 3 From the Tools Mode window press a Machine Defaults 2 tab b Decurler E Tabl...

Page 29: ...lt you need to program the Decurler to use downward pressure or the lower roller to remove the downward bridged curl In this example you are printing the Alpine Nursery job a one page 1 Sided Face Dow...

Page 30: ...x Straight Select this setting if your output is 1 sided face up Simplex In Reverse Select this setting if your output is 1 sided face down Since this job example is face down select this setting Dupl...

Page 31: ...er 10 This means that all pages with toner area coverage of 0 to 10 will be sent through the 6 mm downward pressure Decurler Since your job contains all pages with toner area coverage between 4 3 Cyan...

Page 32: ...djustment 7 Press the Close button to exit the Decurler E Table Setting window and return to the Machine Defaults 2 screen 8 To use the newly created Decurler E Table Setting you need to activate it F...

Page 33: ...the Decurler E Table Setting you just programmed Press the following buttons a Select the job s Paper Tray b Select the job s stock coating Uncoated or Coated c Select the job s Paper Weight d Select...

Page 34: ...inue running your prints using that specific Decurler setting b If the curl remains you may have to repeat this procedure and adjust the percentage of toner area coverage values entered in the Decurle...

Page 35: ...tem Administration Guide 1 31 1 Decurler Adjustment Decurler E Table Settings example 2 1 At the controller logon to the Tools menu as Administrator a Press the Access button b Enter the Administrator...

Page 36: ...0 System Administration Guide 1 32 1 Decurler Adjustment 2 The Pathway Option screen opens Select the Tools Pathway button 3 From the Tools Mode window press a Machine Defaults 2 tab b Decurler E Tabl...

Page 37: ...need to program the Decurler to use upward pressure or the upper roller to remove the upward cupped curl In this example you are printing the Upholstery by Morris job a one page 1 Sided Face Up job w...

Page 38: ...ct a Decurler Type Simplex Straight Select this setting if your output is 1 sided face up We will use this setting for this exercise Simplex In Reverse Select this setting if your output is 1 sided fa...

Page 39: ...ns toner area coverage between 11 and 12 this is the Decurler that will be used In the 6 mm Upper field enter 100 Since your job does not contain any pages with toner area coverage between 16 and 100...

Page 40: ...djustment 7 Press the Close button to exit the Decurler E Table Setting window and return to the Machine Defaults 2 screen 8 To use the newly created Decurler E Table Setting you need to activate it F...

Page 41: ...the Decurler E Table Setting you just programmed Press the following buttons a Select the job s Paper Tray b Select the job s stock coating Uncoated or Coated c Select the job s Paper Weight d Select...

Page 42: ...inue running your prints using that specific Decurler setting b If the curl remains you may have to repeat this procedure and adjust the percentage of toner area coverage values entered in the Decurle...

Page 43: ...tem Administration Guide 1 39 1 Decurler Adjustment Decurler E Table Settings example 3 1 At the controller logon to the Tools menu as Administrator a Press the Access button b Enter the Administrator...

Page 44: ...0 System Administration Guide 1 40 1 Decurler Adjustment 2 The Pathway Option screen opens Select the Tools Pathway button 3 From the Tools Mode window press a Machine Defaults 2 tab a Decurler E Tabl...

Page 45: ...l In this example you are running a 10 page 1 Sided Face Up job which uses Mixed Paper Weights shows upward curl Six pages with toner area coverage between 4 3 and 6 7 Bolivar Ltd show light upward cu...

Page 46: ...t a Decurler Type Simplex Straight Select this setting if your output is 1 sided face up We will use this setting for this exercise Simplex In Reverse Select this setting if your output is 1 sided fac...

Page 47: ...curler In the Upper 6 mm Medium curl field enter 20 Since none of your job pages have toner area coverage from 11 to 20 this Decurler will not be used In the Upward 10 mm Heavy curl field enter 100 Th...

Page 48: ...djustment 7 Press the Close button to exit the Decurler E Table Setting window and return to the Machine Defaults 2 screen 8 To use the newly created Decurler E Table Setting you need to activate it F...

Page 49: ...the Decurler E Table Setting you just programmed Press the following buttons a Select the job s Paper Tray b Select the job s stock coating Uncoated or Coated c Select the job s Paper Weight d Select...

Page 50: ...tinue running your prints using that specific Decurler setting b If the curl remains you may have to repeat this procedure and adjust the percentage of toner area coverage values entered in the Decurl...

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