Lotem 800 II Family - FAQs

Questions

1. What does "II" represent?
2. What is the performance improvement on the Lotems?
3. What is the definition "Quantum Ready"?
4. How is aLotem 800 II (Quantum Ready) platesetter upgraded to a Quantum platesetter?
5. How do I know which platesetter model (speed) and head the customer has (both on site and remote)?
6. How will this affect the old Lotem 800 Quantum?
7. How will this affect the Spectrum option?
8. How will this affect the Lotem 800 Fiber Head?
9. What is the TH2 P33 head?
10. What is the "Smart P33 head"?
11. What is the new chassis?
12. When the Beta ends, what head types will remain in the field?
13. Are we going to change the unidentifiable heads to smart heads?
14. How will this affect the F speed platesetters?
15. What warranty do we provide on the upgrade kit?
16. How can I know at what speed to set each platesetter?
17. Will the Quantum dongle concept be used on the TS platesetters?
18. What is the latitude of speeds available on each model (used as a workaround when chopping pixels)?
19. How can I find the head serial number that relates to the site?
20. Where can I find information on the platesetter's software and firmware versions?
21. What is the HASP dongle?

Answers

1. The "Type II" represents significant improvements in the devices.
   When we created the "Quantum-Ready" device, it was a significant improvement over the non-ungradeable Lotem Fiber Head. Hence, it became the "Lotem 800 II".
   Now, we are improving the performance of all the TH-based 8-up devices, so all will be "type II".
2.  

   Speed Configuration	Lotem 800 and 800 Quantum	Lotem 800 II and 800 II Quantum
   Standard (S) speed	10 pph	15 pph
   Fast (F) speed	16 pph	22 pph
   Very Fast (V) speed	25 pph	29 pph at Beta end

   
   
3. Quantum Ready platesetters are Lotem 800 II platesetters that can be upgraded to Quantum platesetters. Back to Questions
4. To upgrade a Lotem 800 II (Quantum Ready) platesetter to a Quantum platesetter, it is necessary to replace the head with a SQUAREspot™ head and install the Win2K kit upgrade kit.
5. Every platesetter is shipped from the production line with a configuration sheet defining the head type, software, speed, Windows version, and so on.
   In the Lotem GUI, a special window will contain all the relevant information. Please refer to the pictures at the end of the presentation.
6. Any Lotem 800 Quantum can be upgraded to the higher throughput. The upgrade kit is in the price book.
7. The Spectrum performance is the same as today on the Lotem 800 Quantum with regard to speed operation and quality. Back to Questions
8. The Lotem 800 Fiber Head will remain as it is today, with the unique option of variable resolution.
9. This head is different from the current Lotem 800 Quantum heads. The qualification process is for 3x3 pixel (25 micron), while the regular Lotem Quantum head is qualified for 2x2 pixel (10 micron). The TH2 P33 head has a different part number with a clear identification label on the head and on the shipping case.
10. There are several reasons for two kinds of P33 heads; one that can identify itself as P33 ("Smart P33 head"), and one with a configuration that cannot be read by software. Both P33 heads can expose with the same maximum 25 Staccato quality. Back to Questions
11. An improved mainframe or chassis has been developed for the platesetter. This latest mainframe, referred to as the Type II mainframe, is more functional than its predecessor and contains greater service access.
12.  

    Head Type	Qty
    Old Lotem 800 Quantum with unidentifiable heads	400
    TH2 P33 unidentifiable heads	50
    TH2 P33 that can identify itself as P33 head	xx
    TH2 that can identify itself as Quantum	50

    
    
13. No. Back to Questions
14. Old Lotem Quantum F machines are set to 16 pph. In September 2002, we changed the name to Lotem 800 II even though the speed remained at 16 pph. As of April 2003, the F machine is set to 22 pph.

14. Creo currently offers no warranty on software upgrades. We do, however, provide a 90-day warranty on the media and dongles themselves. Back to Questions
15. Identify the machine's S number label located on both the distribution box and on the mainframe, and compare with the Excel table on TechPlanet.

16. No, the HASP dongle concept is not going to be used on the TS.
17.  

    Model	Speed Latitude
    S	Sold at 150 rpm, but can reach 200 rpm
    F	Sold at 235 rpm, but can reach 300 rpm
    V	Sold at 375 rpm, which is the maximum drum speed, so there is no latitude here.

    
    

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18. A list is posted on the CreoNet web site that includes all the sites, head serial numbers and machine serial numbers.
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20. The dongle's purpose is to distinguish between the Lotem 800 II configurations.

    Dongle types include:

    • F - Applies to F speed and upgrade from S to F speed.
    • F2V - Applies to V speed and upgrade from F to V speed.
    • Q - Applies to Quantum machines (with TH2 heads).

     

	Lotem 800 II	Lotem 800 II Quantum
S speed	No dongle	Q
F speed	F	F | Q
V speed	F | F2V	F | F2V | Q


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