Reference

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Safety alerts | Technical bulletins | Terms and definitions | Theory | Training | User guides | Videos | White papers

Product bulletins

• Magnus VLF MCU Grease Non Conformity
• Magnus VLF MCU Grease Lubricators

Safety alerts

• Potential Hazard to Service Personnel working inside an Automatic Pallet Loader
• Safety Relays on PDB Fail to Open
• Magnus VLF MCU Fork Hazard
  Magnus VLF MCU Fork Hazard
• Backbone Safety Hazard 
• Magnus VLF MCU Drive Screw Hazard
• Magnus VLF MCU cart hazard 
• Magnus VLF Rear Hood Safety Hazard 

Technical bulletins

• Safe Service Practices
• Locking Hood Strut for Magnus VLFs
• Placing registration stickers on the Magnus VLF load table
• Magnus VLF with APL: Switching from Automatic to Manual Bypass Mode

Terms and definitions

• List of standard abbreviations
• See the Media Orientation and Dimesions section of the Operator Guide for registration definitions

Theory of Operation

Select a component/subassembly from the table below to get a description of it and its theory of operation, plus links to all the commands, parameters, parts, procedures and troubleshooting information available on this site.

Components

Automatic Pallet Loader
Balance Weight System
Edge Detect Camera
Debris Removal Unit
Drum
Engine
GMCE board
Indicator Lights
DM Picker Assembly
Plate Registration
Power Box
Power Entry Box
Productivity 2 upgrades (includes new carriage motor, ejector sensors, and backbone cylinders) (series 4 devices only)
Punch Assembly
Dual punch assembly (optional on series 4 devices only)
Roller Assembly
Universal registration pins (series 4 devices only)

Components and Plates Information

APL Training Poster

Thermal Head 2 Compared to Thermal Head 1

• Th2 vs Th1.x Monitor Commands and NVS Parameters

Training

• Magnus VLF Operator Efficiency Workshop Activity Guide
• Magnus VLF Operator Efficiency Workshop Instructor Guide
• Magnus VLF Operator Efficiency Workshop Student Resources CD
• Magnus VLF MCU Autoloader Installation Internal Student Guide
• Magnus VLF MCU Autoloader Troubleshooting and Maintenance Internal Student Guide
• Magnus VLF MCU Autoloader Slides

Magnus VLF Punch

• Magnus VLF Platesetter Integrated Punch Option Internal Student Guide
• Magnus VLF Punch Workshop Review (Powerpoint Presentation)

Magnus VLF Automatic Pallet Loader

• Magnus VLF Automatic Pallet Loader Troubleshooting and Maintenance Internal Student Guide
• Magnus VLF Automatic Pallet Loader Troubleshooting and Maintenance presentation
• Magnus VLF Automatic Pallet Loader Sensors

GMCE Device Control Training Suite

GMCE Basic Foundations Course Outline

• If the animations in the slides below do not run properly, update to PowerPoint 2002 and/or download the msorun application available from Microsoft
• GMCE Hardware Differences PPT
• GMCE Software Differences PPT
• GMCE Architecture PPT
• GMCE Firmware PPT
• Installation and Configuration of GMCE Site PPT
• GMCE Troubleshooting PPT

GMCE Basic Foundations Student Resources Package

Sign up for the GMCE Basic Foundations WBT or WebEx on the LMS

Output Feature Licensing Basics Course Outline

Service Shell Overview

Service Shell 3 New Tools/Features

Prinergy Evo 3.1 TIFF Downloaderfor Service Engineers Course Outline

Print Console 4 Tutorial

User guides

Safety Guides

• Magnus VLF Output Devices Safety Guide - English
• Magnus VLF Output Devices Safety Guide - German
• Magnus VLF Output Devices Safety Guide - Spanish
• Magnus VLF Output Devices Safety Guide - French
• Magnus VLF Output Devices Safety Guide - Italian
• Magnus VLF Output Devices Safety Guide - Dutch
• Magnus VLF Output Devices Safety Guide - Japanese
• Magnus VLF Output Devices Safety Guide - Simplified Chinese
• Magnus VLF Output Devices Safety Guide - Swedish
• Magnus VLF Output Devices Safety Guide - Polish
• Magnus VLF Output Devices Safety Guide - Finish
• Magnus VLF Output Devices Safety Guide - Norwegian

Visual Reference Guides

Videos

• Magnus VLF MCU operational overview
• Magnus VLF with APL operational overview
• Dual landscape medium plate pin registration
• Dual landscape offset plates pin registration
• Dual portrait plate pin registration
• Single landscape large plate pin registration
• Punch table pin registration

White papers

• Magnus VLF Throughput. See also Measuring Plate Throughput
• Plate registration on Kodak devices
• Plate registration on Kodak devices - Spanish
• CTP Media Imaging Performance Database
• Edge Detect Camera White Paper