Add the plate to the AvalonN engine At the AvalonN engine press Offline, press Set plate and OK. Click on the next available plate and OK.

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1 Configure AvalonN and Apogee Prepress for a new plate size Follow these steps to add and configure a new plate size for use with the AvalonN platesetter and Apogee Prepress. Audience: Customer, Technical Product: Apogee Prepress, AvalonN Add the plate to the AvalonN engine At the AvalonN engine press Offline, press Set plate and. Click on the next available plate and. Ready Set printing machine 1 Plate 1 1: Plate 1 Set plate 2 Plate 2 Set media type 3 Plate 3 Set exposure mode 4 Plate 4 User maintenance 5 Plate Chapter 5 User menu OFFLINE OPEN ONLINE Click Comment. Enter Fine the adjustment plate name of the image using position the touchpad Use the < > arrow keys to change screens of characters. Press ENT after Perform each fine adjustment new entry. (shifting the Press print area) ENT of the after image output each position new on the entry or the value will not be stored! plate. Choose a Media Type from the list. Paper Position H CLR Chapter 5 User menu These keys also move the highlight. Comment R 0.0 mm Media Type A 0.20mm Shift amount in the secondary Paper Position V 12 Media Type B scanning 0.20mm(horizontal) direction to Printing be used for the mnormal mode and the Fine mode will be the same. (The 1 media mm 13 Media Type C 0.24mm type information specified in the first page will be used R in both modes.) > After 0 a Shift amount in the primary number from [0] to [20] has been selected, the specified media type setting 14 will Media Type D scanning 0.24mm(vertical) direction be used when exposure is performed in the Fine mode. SAVE ENT 15 Media Type E 0.24mm (Cont. on Setting the plate size ) 1) Enter the desired shift in the secondary scanning (horizontal) direction and then.3.3 Setting the plate size direction. The Fine Screen window displays. Click to skip. In the Plate Size window, enter the correct plate size in 2) Enter the desired shift amount in the primary scanning (vertical) direction and millimeters. Save and click Yes to save new plate data. Set the plate size. The size to be set is the total area including the print area and the leading and trailing grip settings. NOTE The maximum plate size that can be set is 1160 x 940 then mm, press and [ENT]. the minimum size is 450 x press [ENT]. The highlight will move to the shift setting in the primary scanning 370 mm. 3) After input is complete, press [SAVE]. The save confirmation screen appears. Size [mm] CLR These keys also move the highlighted portion. Save Data? Plate width YES NO 0 Plate length SAVE ENT 1) Enter the plate width and then press [ENT]. 4) The Press highlight [YES] will and move then to [] the plate to save all the information you set as printing machine length setting. 1 data. The data is saved and the screen returns to the first screen in 5.3 Set 2) Enter the plate length and then press [ENT]. plate. 3) After input is complete, press [SAVE]. The save confirmation screen will appear. Note: Media Type should have been defined by service during install. If the desired media thickness is not in the list, contact service. A new Media Type with correct laser and focus settings needs to be created. Save Data? YES NO 1 of 6 4) Press [YES] and then [] to save all of the entered information as Plate 1 data.

2 Press [] in any of these screens to E] to return to the online screen. []. and AvalonN Add a Plate Configure PT-R8300/PT-R8600 Apogee Prepress USERS MANUAL for a new plate size Information Set punch name Add the Printing Machine to the AvalonN engine Service Grip direction and leading/trailing gripper settings At the main menu, press Set Printing Machine and. Click on the next printing machine and. ONLINE Set the plate grip direction and the length of the leading and trailing grip amount (amount of offset from the edge of the plate to the printed area). Set printing machine 1 Printing machine 1 Set plate 1 Printing Set media machine type 1 2 Printing Set exposure machine mode 2 3 Printing User maintenance machine 3 4 Printing machine 4 ONLINE 5 Printing machine 5 Spiral/Step 4 Grip direction Printing machine 2 Printing machine 3 Printing machine 4 Printing machine 5 -> Comment Printing m :Select horizontal gripping (at the top and bottom) Setting of the the plate. image centering method Chapter 5 User menu Click Comment. Enter the printing machine name using the touchpad. Use the < > arrow keys to change The image centering function is used to center the image data in the center of the screens of characters. Press : Select ENT vertical after gripping each (at each new side) entry. of the plate. Choose the Plate defined before. past Fine Screen. print area minus the leading and trailing grip margins. (The following screen illustration assumes screen appears. that the grip direction has been set to horizontal gripping.) 1) Select the grip direction and then press []. The following Fine adjustment of the image position PT-R8300/PT-R8600 USERS MANUAL 1 Plate 1 Grip [m Grip [mm]/ CLRPerform fine adjustment (shifting the print area) of the image output position on the After G After Grip These keys also move plate. 2 Plate 2 the highlight K]. Centering 0.0 mm 3 Plate Paper Position H CLR Leading grip margin These keys also move the highlight Punch 4 Plate R 0.0 mm Set the punch type and 0.0 mm hook punch. 5 Plate 5 Trailing grip margin Shift amount in the secondary 0 Paper Position V scanning (horizontal) direction OFF Punch ENT 0.0 mm R 0 Shift amount in the primary Vertical grip screen Hook punchhorizontal grip screen ON Primary scanning direction (vertical) scanning (vertical) :centering direction OFF ( SAVE ) ENT Enter the Grip direction Secondary scanning direction (horizontal) :centering ON NOTE The leading/trailing and, Plate then grip positioning enter changes the depending Grip on and the grip After direction Grip set in in Step mm 1. and ok. Home PT-R8600 Primary scanning direction (vertical) :centering ON Any USERS Grip/After MANUAL Grip 1 Media Type 1 2) must Enter the be leading subtracted grip margin and from then the press Output [ENT]. The 1) Enter highlight Size the ( in desired will Apogee move ) shift Secondary to in theprepress. secondary scanning Zero is (horizontal) recommended direction and and then scanning direction (horizontal) :centering ON gives you the most flexibility trailing grip margin for placing setting. borders from Apogee press [ENT]. Prepress. The highlight will move to the shift setting in the primary scanning 2 Media Type 2 direction. Primary scanning direction (vertical) :centering OFF Press ENT after each 3) entry. Enter the Select trailing grip the margin first and then centering press [ENT]. option (center ( ) across Secondary media, scanning push direction to (horizontal) bottom). :centering past OFF 3 Media Type 3 2) Enter the desired shift amount in the primary scanning (vertical) direction and.6 Punch 4) After input is complete, press []. offsets to get to the Punch 1) dialog. Setting the punch then press [ENT]. Primary scanning direction (vertical) :centering ON 4 Media Type 4 (Cont. on Setting the image centering method ) Set the punch type and hook punch. ( ) Secondary scanning direction (horizontal) :centering OFF Press [Punch]. The following screen appears. 3) After input is complete, press [SAVE]. The save confirmation screen appears. 5 Media Type 5 Select the centering method and then press []. OFF Punch (Cont. on Setting the image offset ) Hook punch ON Save Data? Chapter 5 User menu Plate positioning Home YES NO 4) Press [YES] and then [] to save all the information you set as printing machine 1) Setting the punch NOTE If [OFF] is selected, the plate will not be punched. 1 data. The data is saved and the screen returns to the first screen in 5.3 Set The Press Hook [Punch]. Punch The following registers screen appears. the plate in the AvalonN and is usually turned On (unless setback is less that plate. 2) Select the desired punch type from the registered punch types and then press 12mm). An optional plate punch can be selected if installed and available. Skip past the fine adjustment 5-8 []. The punch type will be linked to printing machine 1, and you will return to screens and choose Yes to save the data. Put the AvalonN back online. the punch setting screen. If a new plate punch is purchased it needs to be installed and configured by Agfa Service. NOTE For the procedure for registering punch types, refer to 5.8 Setting the punch name. 3) Setting the hook punch Select whether or not the hook punch should punch. This selection will determine the effective exposure area and drum rotation speed. NOTE If [OFF] is selected, the plate will not be punched. 2) Select the desired punch type from the registered punch types and then press []. The punch type will be linked to printing machine 1, and you will return to the punch setting screen. 2 of 6 NOTE For the procedure for registering punch types, refer to 5.8 Setting the punch name. 3) Setting the hook punch Select whether or not the hook punch should punch. This selection will determine

3 Update the Media in Apogee Prepress At Apogee Prepress, go to System Overview and click on the AvalonN TP. Open the configuration window. Change the number of printing machines to reflect the one just added and click. Right click on the AvalonN and choose Restart to reboot the AvalonN device. In the Message window, verify the correct plate type (positive or negative) is checked, then click Add to add the media size. Open the Media resource and verify the plate type matches the others and is loaded into the new Printing Machine. 3 of 6

4 Create the Output Size for the new media Click on the Output Size TP for AvalonN. Click on the + icon to add a new size. Type in the plate size, with width as the larger dimension (except for small narrow plates) and an orientation of 0. Make the plate size smaller than the media by.3 mm. This allows for rounding. Do not select a Punch Calibration yet. Click. Create the Punch Calibration for the new media Create a new Punch Calibration from within the Output Sizes window. Click on the + and name it based on the plate name. Edit the information. Enter half the height of the output size in the field: Distance from Image Center to Plate Leading Edge (X axis). Click. Select the Output Size created earlier and open it. Choose the Punch Calibration created and make sure it shows up inside the OutputSize dialog. 4 of 6

5 Create Parameter Sets for AvalonN Image and Output In System Overview, click on the AvalonN TP. Open the Parameter Set resource. In the Image Parameter Set, Select the new Output Size and select a plate border. Verify Orientation is from Output Size and Position is for Press. Save the new Parameter Set. In the Output Parameter Set, select the tray (Media) that corresponds to the media loaded on AvalonN. Choose the correct resolution and any other engine settings required. Add the plate bend to the Press Configuration Add the plate bend information to the Generic Press TP. Select Generic Press then click on Parameter Sets. 5 of 6

6 Create a new Parameter Set for the new Plate size. Enter the Setback value (distance plate to sheet edge) in the Type tab and save it. Test the new size Build a workflow using the new AvalonN Parameter Sets and the correct Generic Press Parameter. Image a plate and measure it to verify positioning. Note: This document summarizes steps for configuring multiple machines. For more information consult the documentation for AvalonN and Apogee Prepress. 6 of 6