This procedure describes how to remove and install the COM board on Magnus 400 configurations with image CD 1.14.
Go to Parts replacement on the Procedures page.

Incorrect plate loading parameters prevent 0.15 plates from reaching the registration pins and loading properly onto the drum.
Go to Loading on the Troubleshooting page.

When starting the Magnus 400 Controller software, hasp error messages appear.
Go to Startup on the Troubleshooting page.

When using wide plates, the paper bin task fails because the tweezers fail to pick up the plates.
Go to Paper disposal on the Troubleshooting page.

Verify that the correct smart edge detection board is installed, start the Magnus 400 Controller 1.01.391 with Update 3 software, and configure the Communicator for SED Card parameter for COM6.
Go to Edge detection on the Troubleshooting page.

The Lotem 400 FH, Magnus 400 LDA, and Magnus 400 II LDA calibration test procedures have been updated and are available for reference purposes. A short overview, including anti-collision guidelines, is also available.
Go to Calibration tests under Calibration on the Procedures page.

If the Write cache enabled check box is not selected, the cache memory is not saved.
Go to Performance on the Troubleshooting page.

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.

If a laser diode failure occurs on a Magnus 400 platesetter, run diagnostics before you calibrate or splice any diodes.
Go to Exposing on the Troubleshooting page.

This procedure describes how to remove and install the power distribution board (PDB).
Go to Parts replacement on the Procedures page.

This procedure describes how to remove and install the leadscrew.
Go to Parts replacement on the Procedures page.

This procedure describes how to upgrade from a Magnus 400 E/Magnus 400 II E functionality-limited configuration to a Magnus 400 S/Magnus 400 II S speed configuration with greater functionality.
Go to Magnus 400 E Specific on the Procedures page.

On Magnus 400 family configurations with disc image version 1.14, the Magnus 400 Controller software is slow to establish communication with the MCE device, and once established, the Unauthenticated User icon appears in the Quick Launch tray.
Go to Connectivity on the Troubleshooting page.

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.

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.

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.

Two LDA drivers are available for Magnus 400 and Magnus 400 II platesetter configurations.
Go to Technical bulletins on the Reference page.

When the ampere values of the black stepper motor are not calibrated correctly on Magnus 400 and Magnus 400 Quantum platesetters, the stepper motor fails intermittently.
Go to carriage on the Troubleshooting page.

The part number for the Basic PM Kit for Fiberhead configurations with MCU has been promoted from 518-00173A to 518-00173B. In addition to the Lotem Fiberhead with MCU configuration, the updated part number is also relevant to the Magnus 400 with MCU and Magnus 400 II with MCU II configurations.
Go to the Parts/tools page.

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.

For platesetter installations in Europe, two European compressor configurations are available.
Go to the Installation page.

FCO 512-00460A installs the improved one-piece load roller to eliminate roller marks on plates during the loading process.
Go to the FCOs page.

When the drum stops frequently rotating and vibration error messages appear, you need to adjust the position of the drum vibration sensors.
Go to the Procedures page.

FCO 512-00450A installs an improved middle support guide and front cover bracket on the plate conveyor to accommodate smaller plate sizes.
Go to the FCOs page.

When the values of the Default First Laser Number and Default Last Laser Number parameters are changed and you start the exposure process, an error message appears.
Go to Exposing on the Troubleshooting page.

During the punch entry-to-drum entry stage of the loading sequence, the edge of the plate collides with the support roller.
Go to Plates on the Troubleshooting page.

If fog appears on plates on either the head gripper side of the drum or the tail gripper side of the drum, you need to drill additional holes in the drum.
Go to Other procedures on the Procedures page.

When smart edge detection fails, different error messages appear.
Go to Edge detection on the Troubleshooting page.

A recurring nondescript “Datapath error” appears in the Magnus 400 Controller GUI, but does not include information about the error.
Go to error/system messages on the Troubleshooting page.

During the plate-picking stage of the loading sequence, the vertical orientation of one of the suction cups is skewed because a suction cup leg bearing is loosely seated in the XY loading assembly bar.
Go to Loading or Plates on the Troubleshooting page.

If you change the Timeout For Shutdown UDRC mSec parameter to a value less than 300,000, jobs get stuck in the queue and the last job might abort.
Go to Xpo on the Troubleshooting page.

You can repair a faulty laser diode by splicing one optic fiber from the spare diode to the optic fiber of the faulty (original) diode. Find this item under Other procedures on the Procedures page.

After installing FCO 512-00422A to upgrade from Kodak Service Shell 2.5 to version 2.6, Service Shell does not start. Find this item under Startup on the Troubleshooting page.

Warning: Do not change the default MCE IP address on the Magnus 400 platesetter. For more information about troubleshooting these probems, see Startup on the Troubleshooting page.

The Magnus 400E site is now live, and includes product description information. We will continue to add information to the site.