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Loading Plates 213. Determine the size and type of plates to load.4. Wearing gloves, remove the plates from the packaging. Discard anypackaging material that may be attached to the plates.Note: Remove all slip sheets either before or after you put the plates on theload ramp.CAUTION: Remove all slip sheets and packaging material from both theback and front of plates before you image them in the output device.Otherwise, the thermal laser could ignite the paper, causing a fire in theoutput device.5. Position the plate or plates on the load ramp.Figure 9: Loading single plate (left) or two plates (right)Do not lean on the output device when you load plates. Doing so canresult in plate misregistration.Note: Ensure that the side of the plates to be imaged (the emulsion side) isfacing you. The emulsion side is usually the duller-looking surface.6. Lower the plates gently into the output device until they touch theregistration pins at the base of the load ramp.