Product

Kodak^® Magnus^™ 800 platesetter

Background

This procedure describes how to configure and define punches on a Magnus 800 platesetter.

Procedure

1. In the Hardware Tree, locate the punch system switches (Platesetter system/Punch bar alignment system/Punch system switches).
   
   
   
   
2. Select the punches you want to install and amend their Open values to 1.
   
   
   
   
3. In the Hardware Tree locate the punch system detectors (platesetter system/Punch bar alignment system/punch system detectors).
   
   
   
   
4. Select the punch detectors you wish to activate and amend their Open values to 1.
   
   
   
   
5. Define a new punch set:
   1. Open the Punch system dialog box.
   2. Click the asterisk to define a new punch set.
   3. In the Set Name box, define a new name for the punch set.
   4. Select the Select Punch Switches check boxes corresponding to the punches to be included in the new punch set. For example, select #3 to include punch #3 in the set.
   5. Click Save.
   6. Repeat steps a to e for any additional punch sets the customer may be using.
      
      
      
      
6. In Kodak Xpo™ software, locate the Utilities pane, open the Press Format dialog box, and perform the following actions:
   1. In the Press Format list, select the customer’s press format.
   2. Select the Punch System box corresponding to the press format.
   3. Click Save.
   4. Repeat steps a to c for any additional press formats the customer may be using.
      
      
      
      
7. Define the punch settings according to the customer's workflow.
   Kodak Prinergy^® Evo™ workflow, or
   Prinergy workflow
   
   • Prinergy Evo workflow:
     • Locate the Output from Imposition: Process Templates dialog box.
     • Expand the Device section.
     • In the Punch Setting list, select the punch set defined in step 5.
       
       
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   • Prinergy workflow:
     • Locate the Final Output dialog box.
     • Expand the Layout section.
     • In the Punch Setting list, select the punch set defined in step 5.
       
       
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See also

Removing and installing a punch on Magnus 800

Technical contact

Content owner: Nir Peleg
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Date submitted

18 Jan 2007