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Table of Contents 1.0 OPERATING, HANDLING & STORAGE CONDITIONS .................................................................3 2.0 PRESS PERFORMANCE........................................................................................................................4 3.0 THERMAL PLATINUM PLATE CHEMISTRY ...................................................................................5 4.0 PROCESSOR SET-UP AND CONFIGURATION...............................................................................6 4.1 PROCESSOR CONFIGURATION............................................................................................................................. 6 4.2 PROCESSOR LINE SETUP ........................................................................................................................................7 5.0 PREHEAT AND POSTBAKE OVEN SETUP AND CONFIGURATION..........................................8 5.1 FIND THE FOG POINT AND SET OVEN TEMPERATURE ..................................................................................... 8 5.2 POSTBAKE OVEN SETUP.......................................................................................................................................11 6.0 PRESS CHEMISTRY COMPATIBILITY FOR UNBAKED/BAKED THERMAL PLATINUM PLATES ............................................................................................................................................................... 12 6.1 CHEMICAL COMPATIBILITY ................................................................................................................................13 APPENDIX A...................................................................................................................................................... 14 TROUBLESHOOTING ............................................................................................................................................................14 APPENDIX B ...................................................................................................................................................... 15 PROCESSING LINE MAINTENANCE ....................................................................................................................................15 DEVELOPER SYSTEM CLEANING ........................................................................................................................................16 SYSTEM CLEANING PROCEDURE ........................................................................................................................................16 CIM — Kodak Thermal Platinum Digital Plates V1.4 DECEMBER 2008 PAGE 2 OF 17
1.0 Operating, Handling & Storage Conditions Category Specifications Operating conditions CIM — Kodak Thermal Platinum Digital Plates V1.4 DECEMBER 2008 PAGE 3 OF 17 Temperature 20°C – 23.8°C (68°F - 76°F) Humidity 40% – 50% Safelight Yellow / gold filter sleeves Manual handling When plates are being carried in either their outer casings or interior packaging, the plates must be carried vertically to avoid bending or kinking. The outer packaging can look undamaged, but the plates inside can become kinked if proper handling procedures are not carried out. Plates carried with any kind of bend may distort the plates and effect the loading and punching of the plate in the platesetter Loading into platesetters The punching and loading of plates in any platesetter is critical, with the plates having to travel through gaps of 1 – 2 mm. Also many platesetters do not have an auto focus systems, therefore problems will occur in both loading and imaging of the plate if the plates are bent or kinked. This can be seen as the plate background having areas of undeveloped coating. Out of focus situations can also be caused by dirt, debris or any foreign body on the platesetter drum or on the back of a plate. When loading plates of sizes 1030 and larger, two people should carry the plates from the packaging to the platesetter cassette. Or load 5 – 10 plates at a time out of the packet so they can be carried vertically and easily loaded by one person. Damage to the plate edges and introducing edge wave by poor handling of the product will incur platesetter errors in loading, registration and imaging of the plate. In most cases this will cause the plate to be rejected by the platesetter. Transport & storage Store plates flat in their packaging, away from excessive cold, heat, high humidity or direct sunlight. Proper plate storage conditions: Temperature 68°F– 76°F (20°C – 23.8°C) Humidity 40% – 50% Pre-heat ventilation Not required
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