Procedures

For installation procedures, see the Installation page.
For maintenance procedures, see the Maintenance page.
For connectivity procedures, see the Connectivity page.

Adjustment/alignment | Disassembly | Other procedures | Upgrades

Adjustment/alignment

Engine | Load table | Unload table | Power box | Picker | PPP server | Processor | Print Console | TH2 Thermal heads

Base Trendsetter Procedures

Engine

Drum drive belt

• Adjusting the Trendsetter NEWS drum drive motor belt tension (toothed belt)
• Aligning and tensioning the drum drive V-belt

Engine actuator timing

• Measuring engine, picker, and table actuator times and adjusting actuators

Load Table

• Aligning the Autoloader using the Alignment Jigs
• Adjusting the load ramp in/out actuator regulators
• Adjusting the autoloader assembly to avoid on-plate image skew problems
• Manual unloading
• Plate measuring sensor offset setting
• Plate positioning - see Trendsetter NEWS (MCE) Installation Guide
• Replacing/repositioning the plate ledge teeth
• Replacing the Load Ramp Sensor
• Setting up 289-mm broadsheet plates

Unload Table

• Adjusting the unload table plate-eject settings
• Leveling procedure
• Measuring engine, picker, and table actuator times and adjusting actuators
• Adjusting the table rotate on/off actuator regulators
• Measuring the unload table vacuum level and setting the vacuum threshold
• Replacing the cable track in the unload pan -
• Replacing the Clevis and Rod End - Unload Table Unload Cylinders
• Replacing the unload table traveler motor (FCO CA06533)
• Replacing the autoloader unload table vacuum cups
• Securing the Unload Table Stepper Motor Setscrews
• Unload Table Height Adjustment

Power box

• Replacing the LIONEL board on Trendsetter NEWS Devices with Dual-Bay Option

Picker

• Replacing vacuum cups on Picker 3
• Replacing the Picker 3 guide cables
• Replacing the Picker Wrist Cylinders
• FCO CA00567
• Measuring the picker vacuum level and setting the vacuum level threshold
• Measuring engine, picker, and table actuator times and adjusting actuators
  • Adjusting the separator in/out actuator regulators - full format NEWS devices only
  • Adjusting the Picker 3 Up/Down Actuator Regulators
  • Adjusting the Picker 3 In/Out Actuator Regulators

PPP server setup

• Configuring Windows 2000 as a PPP Server for MCE TCP/IP Serial Connection With Print Console
• Configuring Microsoft Windows Server 2003 as a PPP Server for MCE TCP/IP Serial Connection With Print Console
• Using the Service Shell Host Configuration Wizard to set up Microsoft Windows as a PPP Server for MCE Devices

Processor

• Processor Interface Installation Guide

Print Console

• Using Print Console 2.1 and Copydot Toolkit in Newspaper Workflows

TH2 thermal heads (NEWS 200)

• Adjusting Stitching/Geometric Correction Parameters on a GMCE NEWS 200 Using the Test Plot Software in Service Shell
• Adjusting Stitching/Geometric Correction Parameters on a TMCE or GMCE Trendsetter NEWS 200 Device

Disassembly

• Trendsetter Disassembly Procedure
  Disassembly Kits

Other procedures

• Interpreting MCE Sensor I/O Bit States
• Measuring throughput of Trendsetter NEWS output devices

Upgrades

• CTP Feature Licensing Upgrade Overview
• External Alarm Interface Upgrade Procedure
• External Status Indicator Lights Upgrade Procedure
• Large-Capacity Plate Ledge Upgrade Procedure for Trendsetter NEWS
  • Prerequisite for Upgrading a NEWS Output Device with the 25-mm Deep Plate Ledge
• Narrow Format Option Upgrade Procedure for Trendsetter NEWS
  • TMCE Narrow Format Upgrade LDF File and GC Tool TIFFs
• Outrigger upgrade procedure for rotator unload table
• Preloader Interface Installation for TS NEWS MCE Devices
• Preloader Interface Installation for TS NEWS MPE Devices
  • Preloader Interface Specification for TS AL and NEWS
• Processor Interface Installation Guide
• Single Broadsheet Imaging Upgrade Procedure
• Speed Enhancement Upgrade
  • FCO D774
• Status Lights Upgrade Procedure for Trendsetter Autoloader and NEWS Devices
• Thermal Head 1.7-to-2.x Upgrade Procedure for MCE Trendsetter 800 II/NEWS
• Thermal Head 1.7-to-2.x Upgrade Procedure for MPE Trendsetter NEWS
• TMCE-to-GMCE Upgrade Procedure
• Upgrading the Model of a Trendsetter NEWS MCE Single-Head Output Device