ExxtraSetter
Maxxima 300
OPERATOR'S MANUAL
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4. USING THE IMAGESETTER CONTROL PANEL................................ ...........
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4.1 Introduction..................................................................................................................................... 11
4.2 When to Use the Control Panel....................................................................................................... 11
4.3 Control Panel Layout...................................................................................................................... 11
4.3.1 The LCD Display................................ ................................ ................................ ................... 11
4.3.2 The Control Panel (LED) Indicators ................................ ................................ ...................... 12
4.3.3 The Control Panel Audible Indicator (Beeper)
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4.3.4 Control Panel Keys................................ ................................ ................................ ................ 12
4.3.4.1 The Control Panel Keys................................ ................................ ............................. 12
4.3.4.2 Hot Key combinations (depress these keys simultaneously):................................ ....... 13
4.4 Control Panel Menu Tree............................................................................................................... 14
4.4.1 Menu Operation................................ ................................ ................................ ..................... 15
4.4.2 Main Menu — Commonly Used Status Displays and Adjustments................................ ......... 15
4.4.3 Maintenance Menu................................ ................................ ................................ ................ 17
4.4.4 Option Menu................................ ................................ ................................ ......................... 17
4.4.5 Selftest Menu................................ ................................ ................................ ......................... 18
5. BASIC OPERATING PROCEDURES................................ ..............................
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5.1 Introduction..................................................................................................................................... 20
5.1.1 How The Host RIP Works With the Imagesetter................................ ................................ ..... 20
5.1.2 Description of a Typical Printing Cycle................................ ................................ .................. 20
5.1.2.1 Imagesetter turn-on ................................ ................................ ................................ ... 20
5.1.2.2 Front-end/RIP commands - initialization................................ ................................ ... 20
5.1.2.3
RIPing................................ ................................ ................................ ....................... 20
5.1.2.4 Imaging................................ ................................ ................................ ..................... 21
5.1.2.5 Setup for next job................................ ................................ ................................ ...... 21
5.1.3 Stop/Start Operation ................................ ................................ ................................ .............. 21
5.1.4 Resolution Selection................................ ................................ ................................ .............. 21
5.1.5 Gray Scale Calibration................................ ................................ ................................ ........... 21
5.2 Loading the Bulk Load Supply Cassette with Film
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5.3 Loading Film into the Imagesetter................................................................................................. 23
5.4 Setting Proper Exposure Density.................................................................................................... 25
5.5 Film Supply Tracking..................................................................................................................... 26
5.5.1 Resetting the Display Counters................................ ................................ .............................. 27
5.5.2 Setting the Film Feed Length................................ ................................ ................................ . 27
5.5.3 Setting the Feed B4 (before) cut length................................ ................................ .................. 27
5.5.4 Setting the Supply Film Length................................ ................................ ............................. 27
5.5.5 Setting the Film Low Warning................................ ................................ ............................... 28
5.5.6 Removing Exposed Film for Developing................................ ................................ ................ 28
6. MAINTENANCE AND ADJUSTMENTS................................ ..........................
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6.1 Servicing Knife................................................................................................................................ 29
6.1.1 Need for Knife Service................................ ................................ ................................ ........... 29
