Procedures

Lotem 400 Other Versions: Links to other Lotem 400 versions, Xpose (PS/M), MCU, and Chemistry-Free, are located on the side menu, underneath the content listings.

For installation procedures, see the Installation page. For connectivity procedures, see the Connectivity page.

Adjustment/alignment | Backup | Calibration | FCO procedures | Maintenance | Parts replacement | Upgrades

Adjustment/alignment

• Adjusting the drum vibration sensors (updated 23 Jun 2008)
• Adjusting interlocks on Magnus 400 and Lotem 400 platesetters (09 Oct 2006)
• Aligning home position and end position on the carriage motor (06 Jun 2006)
• L-box power supply adjustment (11 Sep 2005)
• Height/Width Start Image Area Adjustment (04 May 2004)
• Drum Balance Adjustment on Lotem 400 (09 Mar 2004)
• Elevation adjustment on fiber optic Lotems (11 Jun 2003)
• Focus preload - setting tension between focus arm and spring steel mounting plates (Feb 2002)
• Manually loaded plate cannot enter the platesetter (02 Jul 2003)
• Optical V-groove assembly cleaning on Lotem FH (21 Jan 2003)
• Plate loading motor adjustment (13 Feb 2002)
• Plate attachment pins adjustment (04 Feb 2002)
• Plate attachment to head pins
• Plate length detector

Backup

• Saving log files manually (16 Feb 2003) 

Calibration

Calibration tests

• Calibration Test Procedures Overview (11 Jun 2008)
• Focus Calibration Test (updated 11 Jun 2008)
• Elevation Adjustment Procedure (updated 11 Jun 2008)
• Laser Uniformity Calibration Test (11 Jun 2008)
• Resolution Calibration Test (updated 11 Jun 2008)
• Delay Calibration Test (updated 11 Jun 2008)
• Intensity Calibration Test (updated 11 Jun 2008)
• Drum Speed Calibration Test (updated 11 Jun 2008)

Other

• Calibrating grippers on Magnus 400 and Lotem 400 platesetters (07 Aug 2006)
• Calibrating image quality on Lotem 400 FH platesetters and Magnus 400 platesetters with an LDA head (31 May 2006)
• Calibrating the plate length detector on Magnus 400 (24 Apr 2006)
• Balance system calibration
• Const Conversion Thicknesses to Focus Motor Parameter Calculation (25 Nov 2003)
• Side-to-Side procedures (updated 27 Nov 2007)
• Staccato 25 Screening for improved image quality (07 Aug 2003)

FCO procedures

• Replacing the upper roller assembly with a one-piece upper roller on Magnus 400 and Lotem 400 (20 Nov 2006)

Maintenance

• Cleaning the drum vacuum holes on the Lotem 400, Lotem 800, and Magnus 400 platesetters (02 Jul 2007)
• How to check if the paper clamps need to be changed (29 Nov 2006)

Parts replacement

• Installing the center punch on Lotem 400 and Magnus 400 (18 Mar 2007)
• Drum Motor Replacement (12 Feb 2004)
• Head Spoilers to resolve registration pins location conflict with plate size (18 Jun 2003)
• Distribution box 514-00027A replacement (05 Jun 2003)
• 514-00033A - 20/40 GB hard disk field installation kit (23 Feb 2003)
• Head Gripper Replacement (13 Nov 2003)
• Load Roller Bar Replacement (13 Nov 2003)
• MCF Board Replacement (08 Aug 2001)

Upgrades

• Upgrading Lotem 400 S-speed to V-speed (27 Jun 2005)
• Updating the Bios with the Automatic BIOS Diskette (updated 13 Oct 2004)
• Upgrading a Lotem 400 device to Lotem Xpose (24 Feb 2004)
• Lotem400 patch#1 For VLSI
• From TSP to VLSI with S/W 1.00.06 (11 Jan 2000)