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The Magnus 400 II and Magnus 400 II Quantum sites have been restructured.
For information about the multi-cassette unit II (MCU II), single-cassette
unit II (SCU II), and punch converyor, go to Magnus
400 II Options.
For product overview, status, and specifications, see the Overview page.
TechPlanet DVD Version 7 N.2—10 Jul 2008
15 Jun 2008: Troubleshooting: Banding might occur when using Agfa Amigo plates and thermal 2 head on Magnus 400 Quantum/Magnus 400 II Quantum platesetters More...
When white
lines (banding) appear on Agfa Amigo plates with AM or FM screening that
are imaged at the specified power and drum speed, reduce the laser power and drum speed to maintain the 240 mJ/cm2 exposure.
Go to Image quality on the Troubleshooting page.
03 Jun 2008: Troubleshooting: Activating Windows 2000 cache memory on Magnus 400 and Magnus 400 II family platesetters More...
If the Write cache enabled check box is not selected, the
cache memory is not saved.
Go to Performance on the Troubleshooting page.
28 May 2008: FCO 512-00492A: Improved power distribution board More...
FCO 512-00492A installs the improved power distribution board (PDB) to prevent board burn-out due to
continuous drum vacuum pump operation.
Go to the FCOs page.
15 May 2008: Magnus 400 II Family Planned Maintenance Checklist More...
To maximize uptime for the Magnus 400 II family platesetters and as part of the planned maintenance (PM) regimen, fill out the online interactive Magnus 400 II PM checklist.
Go to Planned maintenance on the Maintenance page.
04 May 2008: Procedure: Removing and installing the power distribution board More...
This procedure describes how to remove and install the power distribution board (PDB).
Go to Parts replacement on the Procedures page.
30 Apr 2008: Procedure: Removing and installing the leadscrew More...
This procedure describes how to remove and install the leadscrew.
Go to Parts replacement on the Procedures page.
03 Apr 2008: Technical bulletin: Optimizing the Width Start Image Area According to Plate Size on Magnus 400 and Magnus 400 II Family Platesetters More...
The difference in distance between the inner registration pin and the outer registration pin is 0.5 mm.
To ensure that your plate is properly aligned for plate exposure, adjust the Width Start Image Area parameter.
Go to Technical bulletins on the Reference page.
01 Apr 2008: Procedure: Removing and installing the drum motor More...
If the drum motor fails to rotate the drum, rotates the drum in the wrong direction, or is excessively noisy, you might need to replace the drum motor.
This procedure describes how to remove and install the drum motor.
Go to Parts replacement on the Procedures page.
16 Mar 2008: Visual Reference Guide: The Magnus 400 II Family More...
Use the Magnus 400 II Family Visual Reference Guide (VRG) to help you maintain and operate the Magnus 400 II and Magnus 400 II Quantum
platesetter configurations.
The VRG is available in 25 languages.
Go to Visual Reference Guides (VRGs) on the Reference page.
10 Mar 2008: Magnus 400 II Quantum Hardware Installation Guide More...
Follow the procedures in the Magnus 400 II Quantum Hardware Installation Guide to install the Magnus 400 II Quantum platesetter and (optional) plate conveyor at the customer's site.
For platesetters with the punch conveyor configuration, see the Punch Conveyor Hardware and Software Installation Guide.
Go to Installation procedures on the Installation page.
01 Mar 2008: Cold start software installation for Magnus 400 Controller 1.05.394 More...
See the Cold Start Software Installation Guide for Magnus 400 Controller 1.05.394 whenever you need to perform an installation of the Magnus 400 Controller 1.05.394 software from the
beginning.
Go to Installation procedures on the Installation page.
01 Mar 2008: Release notes: Magnus 400 Controller 1.05.394 More...
Version 1.05.394 includes support for the bypass option, punch conveyor, diode cross connection and more. Learn about these and other
features that appear in the Magnus 400 Controller 1.05.394 Release Notes and Software Installation Guide.
Go to Release notes on the Reference page.
28 Feb 2008: Magnus 400 Component Finder More...
Two versions of the Magnus 400 Component Finder are available on TechPlanet: a web-based version, which is a browser enabled, searchable database
containing all the Magnus 400 components, and a downloadable version.
Go to Tools on the Parts/tools page,
or Component finder on the Reference page.
26 Feb 2008: Firmware for Magnus 400 Quantum More...
Magnus 400 Quantum firmware versions for the Magnus 400 Controller 1.05.394 software are now available.
Go to Firmware on the Downloads page.
TechPlanet DVD Version 7 N.1—15 Feb 2008
12 Feb 2008: Safety Precautions for Service Engineers More...
The Magnus 400 II and Magnus 400 II Quantum Safety Precautions for Service is available for EP.
Go to Service engineer on the Safety page.
07 Feb 2008: Maintenance kit part number updated More...
The part number for the Basic PM Kit for Quantum configurations with MCU has been promoted from 518-01320A to 518-01320B.
In addition to the Lotem Quantum with MCU configuration, the updated part number is relevant also to the Magnus 400 Quantum with MCU and Magnus 400 II Quantum with MCU II configurations.
Go to the Parts/tools page.
01 Jan 2008: Procedure: Using the Magnus Output Devices Installation Report Tool More...
This procedure describes how to use the Magnus Output Devices Installation Report Tool.
The tool enables field engineers to provide installation feedback to Kodak.
After every installation, open the Magnus Output Devices Installation Report Tool and submit the report.
Go to the Installation page.
01 Jan 2008: Safety: Magnus 400 II and Magnus 400 II Quantum Safety Precautions for Operators More...
The Magnus 400 II and Magnus 400 II Quantum Safety Precautions for Operators guide is available in English. Translations will be available later this year.
Go to the Safety page.
19 Dec 2007: Site Preparation Guide: Translations More...
The Magnus 400 II and Magnus 400 II Quantum Site Preparation Guide is available in the following languages: Danish, Dutch, French,
German, Italian, Norwegian,
Portuguese, Spanish, and Swedish.
Changes made after the translation cycle will appear only in the English version with links to the updated information
under the Site Preparation subcategory Updates.
Go to the Installation page.
22 Nov 2007: Site Preparation Guide for Magnus 400 II and Magnus 400 II Quantum platesetters More...
The English version of the Magnus 400 II and Magnus 400 II Quantum Site Preparation Guide is now available. Translations will be available in February 2008.
Go to the Installation page.
14 Nov 2007: Exposure head request (EHR) form More...
Each time that you replace a thermal imaging head, you must fill out the Exposure head request (EHR) form and notify all
members on the #CEM-EH Request list.
For more information about returning thermal heads, see Replacing
a thermal head.
Go to the Parts/tools page.
TechPlanet DVD Version 6 N.3—01 Nov 2007
10 Jul 2007: Magnus 400 II Quantum site goes live More...
The Magnus 400 II Quantum site is now live, and includes product description information. We will continue to add information to the site.