ThermoFlex Mid/Narrow - Pattern on Highlight and Shadow of Exposed Plate

Pattern in highlight and shadow of exposed plate on ThermoFlex Mid and Narrow


Product		Kodak^® ThermoFlex^® Narrow platesetter, all versions ThermoFlex Mid II platesetter, all versions

Component		DDB board (Xilinx^® chip) software

Symptoms		A pattern appears on the exposed plate. The pattern is most visible in highlight and shadow. In the following images, the arrows indicate a two-pixel line that appears with delay off and on. The boundary of the beam swat is visible with the darker line (no pixel corrected). Image with delay off: Image with delay on:

Cause		DDB board Xilinx chip software

Solution		Remove the Xilinx chip software and manually reinstall the Xilinx chip software (step 4).

Test		Expose a customer file and verify good image quality.

Technical contact(s)		Viki Arviv
Submitted by		Louie Sutherland
Date submitted		12 Dec 2006