ZBE CHROMIRA Bedienungsanleitung
Rev. 3/2005
ZBE CHROMIRA PRINTER
User’s Manual
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Breakthroughs happen…
CHROMIRA MANUAL CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................. 5
ABOUT ZBE ........................................................................................................................ 6
GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS............................................................................................... 7
GETTING TO KNOW THE CHROMIRA ................................................................................ 9
INTRODUCTION.................................................................................................................. 9
CHROMIRA SOFTWARE................................................................................................... 10
CHROMIRA PRINTER..................................................................................................... 10
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STARTING IT UP........................................................................................................... 10
THE CHROMIRA PRINTER MAIN SCREEN ................................................................. 11
THE CHROMIRA PRINTER DIALOG BOXES ............................................................... 11
CHROMIRA WORKSTATION ......................................................................................... 17
INITIAL SETUP .............................................................................................................. 17
MAIN PRINT SCREEN.................................................................................................. 18
SUBMIT PRINT.............................................................................................................. 19
PULL DOWN MENUS .................................................................................................. 21
ICC PROFILES ............................................................................................................. 21
CHROMIRA BALANCE.................................................................................................. 24
INITIAL SETUP .............................................................................................................. 24
BALANCING THE CHROMIRA PRINTER .................................................................... 24
PROCEDURE............................................................................................................... 25
MAKING A CALIBRATION IMAGE OR TEST PRINT ................................................ 25
JUDGING THE TEST PRINT ....................................................................................... 26
PERFORMING A SCANNER ANALYSIS .................................................................. 27
PERFORMING A DENSITOMETER ANALYSIS.......................................................... 27
ADVANCE SETTINGS............................................................................................... 28
CALIBRATION PITFALLS........................................................................................... 29
D-MAX FAILURE....................................................................................................... 29
LINES THAT DO NOT GO AWAY ............................................................................ 30
TECHNICAL DOCUMENTS............................................................................................... 35
SIMPLE WINDOWS NT NETWORKING SETUP .................................................................. 35
CHANGING WIN NT TO ALLOW NON-ADMINSTRATORS TO RUN THE
CHROMIRA APPLICATION........................................................................................ 37
REPLACING CHROMIRA LINEAR ENCODER STRIP ....................................................... 38
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CHROMIRA SCALING FACTOR DIRECTIONS ................................................................ 41
CHROMIRA MOTION CONTROL RESET AND RE-BURN PROCEDURE.......................... 42
APPENDIX A: CHROMIRA DECK CONNECTOR FUNCTIONS....................................... 44
APPENDIX B: CHROMIRA COMPUTER REAR-PANEL CONNECTIONS......................... 45
APPENDIX C: MOTION CONTROL MODULE ................................................................. 46
APPENDIX D: X-RITE 810 DENSITOMETER COM PORT SETTINGS............................ 47
X-RITE 810 / 811 CONFIGURATION MENU SETTINGS ........................................ 47
X-RITE 820 CONFIGURATION MENU SETTINGS .................................................. 47
X-RITE DENSITOMETER RS-232 INTERFACE CABLE PINOUT ............................... 47
X-RITE 880 SERIES CONFIGURATION MENU SETTINGS ...................................... 48
X-RITE 414 CONFIGURATION MENU SETTINGS .................................................. 49
X-RITE 404 CONFIGURATION MENU SETTINGS .................................................. 49
ESECO TR-90 CONFIGURATION MENU SETTINGS ................................................... 50
JUNCTION BOARD REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE ................................................... 51
CHROMIRA AIR-SOLENOID INSTALLATION ............................................................. 52
INTRODUCTION.................................................................................................... 52
WARNINGS........................................................................................................... 52
WHAT YOU NEED ................................................................................................. 52
CHROMIRA AIR-SOLENOID INSTALLATION PROCEDURE ................................ 53
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WHERE TO CALL FOR HELP
For questions or comments, or if you have any troubles with your new Chromira printer,
please contact your local dealer, or ZBE directly at:
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ZBE, Incorporated
1035 Cindy Lane
Carpinteria, CA 93013
(tel) 805-576-1600 (fax) 805-576-1601
Or visit our web site www.zbe.com for the latest Chromira information.
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INTRODUCTION
Congratulations on your Chromira™ purchase! Chromira™ marks the beginning of a truly
new generation of large format RA-4 digital printing technology. Designed to be one of the
most affordable printers in the world, ZBE’s inherently reliable LED-based technology will bring
you years of profitable state-of-the-art large format digital RA-4 imaging.
Chromira will provide you ultra efficient productivity through ZBE’s unique workflow system,
which employs “Chromira Workstation” software. Chromira Workstation offers a user-friendly
suite of integrated features that makes the Chromira digital imaging system one of the most
productive digital solutions available from beginning to end. With this system, there are no
“front end” bottlenecks. Whether you have 20 workstations or just one, print jobs can be
submitted and prioritized from any workstation on the network. With a system that requires
no front end operator, Chromira can deliver continuous, unattended imaging 24 hours / 7
days a week.
Other productivity enhancing features of Chromira Workstation include intelligent
user-defined prioritized image nesting for minimal paper waste, Real Time Interpolation for
sizing and rotating jobs on the fly, and ICC Profiling to allow the user to apply a profile directly
to an image while Chromira prints. In addition, Chromira’s advanced sharpening function
does away with the lower color fringing created by many printers, making images look more
natural. Chromira Workstation also has built-in image controls like precise image sizing,
rotation, border creation, add crop marks, and convenient global corrections for color,
density, or contrast manipulation.
Adding affordability to Chromira’s other attributes makes Chromira a profitable investment.
It images on cost-effective RA-4 photographic materials to yield low material costs with high
profit margins and it reduces labor costs so that a highly trained dedicated technician is
unnecessary. Furthermore, cost of acquisition and cost ownership is a fraction that of
competing products, offering a significant competitive advantage over imaging systems.
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In addition, Chromira offers an open architecture system and does not require expensive,
dedicated RIPs. Chromira printers can utilize any RIP that outputs an RGB TIFF, with seamless
and automatic integration into an existing RIP’s workflow. This means that operators can
select the RIP solution that best meets their needs and budget.
Chromira™: Made for affordability, productivity, quality, and reliability. ZBE thanks you for
choosing Chromira for your digital imaging needs.
Chromira™: The Best Printer in the World, by Design.
ABOUT ZBE
ZBE was founded in 1980 by Zac Bogart to design camera and motion
control systems for special effects that have been used in many feature
length motion pictures, including: "The Right Stuff", "Star Wars", "The Twilight
Zone", "Top Gun" and others, as well as hundreds of animated short films and
television commercials.
In 1985, ZBE developed a line of photographic laboratory equipment
controls. These products provide higher quality control and increase
production efficiency in professional color processing labs.
In 1990, ZBE developed the CC Reader Color Calibrator for color light
sources. Thousands of CC Readers have been sold worldwide.
In 1991, ZBE developed the VC-CLS Light Source for variable contrast B&W
printing. It is highly acclaimed in the field of Fine Art printing and is used by
some of the world's most famous photographers.
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In 1992, ZBE developed the Starlite 55 Colorhead. The Starlite 55 has gained
the reputation of being the brightest, and fastest, professional color light
source available.
In 1994, ZBE developed the Sentinel Auto-focus Enlarger. The Sentinel is
known for being the fastest professional enlarger available.
In 1996, ZBE developed the ColorPro Automatic Color Analyzer. The ColorPro
sets a new standard for automatic color analysis in the field of custom photo
enlarging.
In 1997, ZBE released the Satellite 3-D Digital Scanning System. The Satellite is
the first scanning system with the ability to scan all types of images from small
films to large three-dimensional objects.
In 1998, ZBE introduced the Chromira Large Format RA4 Digital printer.
Chromira marks the beginning of a truly new generation of large format
digital printing technology. By doing away with expensive and finicky lasers,
the new technology in Chromira brings large format direct digital RA4
printing into a price range for everyone.
Today, ZBE is the world leader in innovative products to meet your needs.
Our corporate headquarters in Santa Barbara, California houses our
state-of-the-art manufacturing plant, our software development group, and
our technical support and training team, as well as our sales and
management staff.
Please come and visit us for a complete facility tour.
Remember, ZBE makes Intelligent Products for Intelligent Choices.
© 2000 ZBE, Inc. -All Rights Reserved
GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS
Material Size: Roll to Roll, with width up to 30” and length up to 275’. Loading or
unloading time: less than 1 minute.
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Materials: RA4: Paper or Film.
Print Sizes: 30” x continuous. Image files scaled on-the-fly to any desired print
size.
File types: TIFF (Mac or Windows) or Windows BMP. Open interface from RIP.
Physical: 64” L x 36” W x 60” H (162cm x 91cm x 152cm). Access required on 3
sides, desirable on all four. Will fit through 30” (76cm) door, by
removing top of cabinet. Weight: 350lb. (159Kg) est. Daylight
operated. Darkroom loading.
Connections: 120/230VAC, 1000 W. Network connections 10base T or 100base T.
Compressed air (60-100 psi).
Platform: Windows NT (embedded in printer).
Print Head: LED Technology (Patents Pending).
Resolution: 300 PPI; 425 PPI visual resolution with ZBE’s proprietary Resolution
Enhancement Technology (Patents Pending). Color Depth: 36 bit.
Speed: 5” per minute for 30” paper, depending of file size and degree of
enlargement or reduction. Image scaling, rotation & color balancing
performed “on-the-fly” while printing.
Eq: 112 8x10 prints/hr from 30” material.
15 20x30 prints/hr from 30” material.
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