Wide
Format
March 8, 2009
Océ Arizona 350 GT Printer
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Media Handling: Media Input
Media
Media mainly comes in four different types with varying weights: bond paper,
vellum, tracing paper, and film. Standard plain 20 lb bond paper, used for
general monochrome prints and copies, is the most commonly used paper
and weight. Vellum was typically used for archival purposes in the past
because of its longevity, and it is still used for this purpose today. With more
companies scanning hard copies into some form of Electronic Document
Management System (EDMS), fewer drawings are being stored in hard copy
form due to the large storage requirements. Tracing paper and film are used
for specialized application requirements, but are not typically used on a
regular basis. Media for the Océ Arizona 350 GT printer can be found on Océ
newly announced online media guide at
http://www.mediaguide.oce.com
and includes nearly everything you can imagine. E.g. common rigid media
would be foamboard, Sintra, Dibond, Gatorboard, PETG, polycarbonate,
wood and coroplast. Roll media would include, vinyls, fabrics and papers.
Océ sells some roll media suitable for UV curable printers however most
customers purchase from a variety of media suppliers depending on their
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 the printer will accept, as it takes
both.
Capacity
Wide-format printer/copiers hold rolls of media. Most rolls hold 500 linear feet,
but some rolls can hold as much as 650 linear feet of media. The Oc
é
Arizona 350 GT printer has a touch free Roll Media Option that can be used
for media with a core size of 3” and a maximum weight of 62-100 lb. The
touch free roll media option does not contact the surface of the media with
any parts of the printer or the transport contact. Unlike roll-based systems that
use pinch rollers, this features lets customer print on media sensitive to
mechanical marking without marring the printing surface.
The media capacity is directly related to the maximum diameter of the media
and roll combined that the device will accept. Thicker media will allow for
fewer linear feet on a roll. A machine may max out its roll capacity with a 650-
linear foot roll of plain bond paper, but only allow for a 200-linear foot roll of
film or other thicker media.
Capacity also depends on the number of rolls that the machine is capable of
holding.
Size
When a new size of media is loaded from the front, the printer must be set for
the correct media type. Rolls are loaded onto a spindle at the front of the
printer, and the media is pulled through
the transport and over the Roll Media
Option printing platen area.
Media Handling Input Features Summary
Standard Media
Capacity
One roll
Maximum Media
Capacity
One roll
Cut Sheet Feed
Capability
Yes
Media Types
A variety of rigid and
roll media
Maximum Media
Width
98.4” rigid media
86.2” for roll feed
media
Maximum Media
Length
49.2” for rigid media
Minimum Media
Width
Info not available for
rigid media
36” for roll feed
Maximum Media
Weight
Info not available
Standard Media
Core Size
3”
