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1. Our test with the Oc Arizona 350 GT printer revealed that 112 line pairs were detectable in both Quality and Fine Art mode and 74 line pairs in Production mode We therefore conclude that for quality prints the Quality mode is sufficient and can be used instead of Fine Art mode to speed up production Overall the result is good and meets our expectations Page 20 al March 8 2009 Oc Arizona 350 GT Printer www bertl com BERTL WideFormat Research Analysis Insight WHAT WE LIKED e We liked the line mode image quality in all printing modes e We like the accurate color matching WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE e We have no recommendations at this time rere ele iate O JUO D A 5 ike All Rights Reserved The license under which this document is made available and applicable law prohibit any reproduction or further transmission of any portion of this document This P 241 0 Stal document may only be viewed electronically through the www BERTL com Web site and may not be stored in electronic or hard copy format Any reproduction of trademarks is strictly age prohibited BERTL accepts no responsibility for any inaccuracies or omissions contained in this document 2 2 oo BERTL WideFormat Research Analysis Insight Performance FILE TO PRINT PERFORMANCE In our file to print test we take a 36 x 48 E size file print one copy and measure the total print time fro2. copiers MFPs fax devices wide format printers scanners and more News Interviews and Analysis The iTchat online magazine provides insight into the dynamics and trends of the digital imaging marketplace through interviews feature articles and software reviews RESEARCH BERTL Awards BERTL analysts recognize the leading devices and software solutions in the annual BERTL s Best awards BERTL also honors the performance of manufacturers in the annual Readers Choice selections Contact BERTL 363 Route 46 West Suite 100 Fairfield New Jersey 07004 USA Tel 1 973 882 0200 e Fax 1 973 882 0201 y man BE RTUS Email info bertl com e www BERTL com ST Copyright 2008 BERTL Inc March 8 2009 All Rights Reserved The license under which this document is made available and applicable law prohibit any reproduction or further transmission of any portion of this document This Page 34 AWARDS document may only be viewed electronically through the www BERTL com Web site and may not be stored in electronic or hard copy format Any reproduction of trademarks is strictly prohibited BERTL accepts no responsibility for any inaccuracies or omissions contained in this document
3. WAV YAY Ya bertl com Oc Arizona 350 GT Printer 49 2 x 98 4 x 1 89 inch Flatbed 239ft hr 5 color Copyright 2009 BERTL Inc March 8 2009 All Rights Reserved The license under which this document is made available and applicable law prohibit any reproduction or further transmission of any portion of this document This document may only be viewed electronically through the www BERTL com Web site and may not be stored in electronic or hard copy format Any reproduction of trademarks is strictly prohibited BERTL accepts no responsibility for any inaccuracies or omissions contained in this document P BERTL WideFormat Research Analysis Insight March 8 2009 Oc Arizona 350 GT Printer www bertl com Table of Contents Introduction Introduction 5 D Oc History 5 The Oc Arizona 350 GT Printer 6 Printing With White Ink 8 id The Oc Family of Wide Format 9 Printer Systems 2 Print The Oc Arizona 350 GT Printer 10 1 0 ONYX ProductionHouse Oc Edition 12 RIP Application Oc Arizona 350 GT Printer Console 15 Application Image Quality 1 7 Image Quality 17 Performance Performance 22 2 2 File to Print Performance 22 Media Handling Media Input Media 24 2 A Capacity 24 Size 24 Loading and Unloading Media Rolls 25 Media Handling Output Finish D 7 Output Finish 27 Routine Maintenance D Q Routine Maintenance COPI INC LELO 00 aii w All Rights Reser
4. 000 50 000 0 30 100 150 200 230 300 Square Feet Per Hour Oc offers a series of wide format flatbed production printers with increasingly higher productivity All can print on an area of 98 x 49 and as thick as 1 89 The new Oc Arizona 350 XT can print on an area of 98 x 120 What BERTL Tested BERTL tested the Oc Arizona 350 GT White Ink printer with the ONYX ProdutionHouse v7 2 RIP software The list price for the tested system was around 161 895 BERTL uses its own standardized test procedures to test all wide format printers ensuring uniform and independent treatment of wide format printers across the industry P March 8 2009 Oc Arizona 350 GT Printer www bertl com eje sale 9 JUO D D 3 m Vid oF JUS B R i All Rights Reserved The license under which this document is made available and applicable law prohibit any reproduction or further transmission of any portion of this document This OUTSTANDIN Page 9 document may only be viewed electronically through the www BERTL com Web site and may not be stored in electronic or hard copy format Any reproduction of trademarks is strictly x r st J prohibited BERTL accepts no responsibility for any inaccuracies or omissions contained in this document BERTL WideFormat Research Analysis Insight Print OCE ARIZONA 350 GT PRINTER The 98 4 x 49 2 flatbed printer is faster than its predecessor the Oc Arizona 250 GT pr
5. As an interesting note media can be mounted print side in or print side out If using media that requires printing on a specific side the user doesn t have to worry about which mode the printer will accept as it takes both Capacity Wide format printer copiers hold rolls of media Most rolls hold 500 linear feet but some rolls can hold as much as 650 linear feet of media The Oc Arizona 350 GT printer has a touch free Roll Media Option that can be used for media with a core size of 3 and a maximum weight of 62 100 Ib The touch free roll media option does not contact the surface of the media with any parts of the printer or the transport contact Unlike roll based systems that use pinch rollers this features lets customer print on media sensitive to mechanical marking without marring the printing surface The media capacity is directly related to the maximum diameter of the media and roll combined that the device will accept Thicker media will allow for fewer linear feet on a roll A machine may max out its roll capacity with a 650 linear foot roll of plain bond paper but only allow for a 200 linear foot roll of film or other thicker media Capacity also depends on the number of rolls that the machine is capable of holding Size When a new size of media is loaded from the front the printer must be set for the correct media type Rolls are loaded onto a spindle at the front of the eje e Sy UUO D 5 m vid oF JUS All Ri
6. Info Not Available Ea l l l l RAM and Hard Drive e We liked the capability to print on roll media while staging the next print job media for flatbed printing e The white color option is field upgradable Controller Platform External Controller e We liked the approximately 40 faster speed compare to its predecessor Windows XP Printer Drivers Pro Vista based ONYX RIP Data Format Info Not Available WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE e BERTL has no recommendations at this time Network Protocols TCP IP 100 1000 Mbits s Ethernet ONYX Client Software ProductionHouse RIP Interfaces Standard Std PCL Fonts Supported Function of RIP Std PS Fonts Supported Function of RIP O JUO D oF JUD eles sale A 5 m vid All Rights Reserved The license under which this document is made available and applicable law prohibit any reproduction or further transmission of any portion of this document This Page E document may only be viewed electronically through the www BERTL com Web site and may not be stored in electronic or hard copy format Any reproduction of trademarks is strictly prohibited BERTL accepts no responsibility for any inaccuracies or omissions contained in this document BERTL WideFormat Research Analysis Insight ONYX ProductionHouse Oc Edition RIP Application The Oc Arizona 350 GT printer is available with the option of the ONYX ProductionHouse workflow software as the heart of the workflow proce
7. Line Border Black _ three different modes Fine Art Quality and Production mode Given this 1 25 pt Line Border Black variation we expected to see a difference in the readable font size for the different quality modes However we observed no such difference and the 4 1 50 pt Line Border Black pt font was readable in all three modes 1 75 pt Line Border Black Grayscale Oc Arizona 350 GT Fine Art Quality Production Smooth grayscale strip Accurate graduated grayscales We looked at the color reproduction of our test poster in the three different quality modes Fine Art Quality and Production The result is displayed on 2 00 pt Line Border Black the next page We found that the grayscale test was smooth and accurate with very good color matching of the graphic elements 0 25 pt Line Border Red 0 50 pt Line Border Red 0 25 pt Line Border Blue 0 50 pt Line Border Blue This cropped image of a BERTL test pattern examines the reproduction capability of fine lines in multiple colors Oc Arizona 350 GT printer has no problem in reproducing fine lines e Q O UUO DER 7 m Vid oF JUD All Rights Reserved The license under which this document is made available and applicable law prohibit any reproduction or further transmission of any portion of this document This P 1 8 I TANDIN document may only be viewed electronically through the www BERTL com Web site and may not be stored in electronic o
8. flexible media The printer consists of a large the maximum width of 98 4 the printer s vacuum table and moving gantry The material is held flat and stationary on flatbed is divided into three different the vacuum table during printing The gantry contains a carriage that sweeps ZONES to ensure better suction for smaller across the table as the gantry moves in steps along the length of the table to Media sizes The vacuum zones are user print an image on the media In addition to the benefits of stationary Controllable positioning the use of UV ink technology on rigid material eliminates finishing processes such as mounting and lamination The printer and the Controller station are connected to the local LAN through an Ethernet connection in the back which supports 100 Mbit and 1 Gbit fast Ethernet The Oc Arizona 350 GT printer comes pre configured with either a four color ink system or a factory installed five color ink system that includes the white ink option Printers can be upgraded with the white ink option in the field The physical print resolution depends on the print mode The printer comes with the option of ONYX ProductionHouse RIP v7 2 for 4 995 to facilitate printing from any locally connected computer The Oc Arizona 350 GT printer is a 98 4 x 49 2 flatbed printer The Oc Arizona 350 GT flatbed printer The Oc Arizona 350 GT printer uses UV curable inks and Oce VariaDot has a footprint of 8 7
9. ll lll cll lhc allele IZS U A OS SS EN N S A N Beale See eee ee SS LELLCCCCLLLL Ma Ma Wa Ma Mm as Hanes Mens Manes Ne NINN ksta ka kais Macs Aiea fies Ala ces Nines e Hae Aen Pa S Baas Beans Soe icc Mens Neca anne Ms Rees eens Soc ewe LLELLLECLLLLL lb Ms Mes Hs Mae Nee lhl hs as as Hs aH e O Uitg A O ggo All Rights Reserved The license under which this document is made available and applicable law prohibit any reproduction or further transmission of any portion of this aac This document may only be viewed electronically through the www BERTL com Web site and may not be stored in electronic or hard copy format Any reproduction of trademarks is strictly prohibited BERTL accepts no responsibility for any inaccuracies or omissions contained in this document P March 8 2009 Oc Arizona 350 GT Printer www bertl com BERTL s test pattern for printing resolution consists of a series of horizontal and vertical lines positioned with less and less spacing in between demanding higher optical printing resolution to be able to distinguish them The line pairs per inch are printed in CMYcolors Most printers support a certain optical resolution however when the bleeding or half toning between lines gets increasingly smaller the effective resolution becomes something less than the optical resolution We ran the test in Oc s three standard quality print modes Fine Art Quality and Production
10. not accessible to those with physical impairments For this reason and the corporate world s increased focus on delivering a better work environment for all user friendly features for physically impaired users are more common Common design features include tilting control panels which give wheelchair bound users a better view of the screen and larger display options for those with impaired vision Voice navigation and Braille also are becoming increasingly popular Easy access to the paper path for jam removal or front access to toner supplies can make a device more user friendly to all User Accessibility to Device Controls The Oc Arizona 350 GT print control can be located anywhere around the printer and is placed on a pedestal that requires operations from a standing position However the monitor mouse and keyboard can be put on a different table that better suits operators in a seated position Although most of the console application has layout that could work via a touch screen Oc supplies only a regular monitor with mouse and keyboard User Accessibility for Printed Media The Oc Arizona 350 GT printer media can be easily accessed from around the printer for most operators but a person in a wheelchair will have a harder time reaching into the middle of the flatbed printer for picking up media located in the center User Accessibility for Media Refilling The Oce Arizona 350 GT optional paper rolls can eas
11. of how to print your jobs The Print area also gives you the current status of the progress of the print jobs including estimating the remaining time to complete the jobs The Jobs Ready area 2 lists all jobs queued for printing Each print job can be individually controlled and modified prior to printing The ONYX ProductionHouse Page 12 BERTL WideFormat Research Analysis Insight RIP has a preflight mode that brings up a dialog box for the print jobs allowing for quick modification The ONYX ProductionHouse RIP has countless print and job setting parameters that can be set and fine tuned to the print media To make life easy you can create quick sets beforehand for certain standard types of printing A quick set is a collection of print parameters that you apply to a job A quick set is inferred by its name and makes it quick to apply all relevant print settings in a single operation The quick sets records media and page size print mode color management profiles to be used sizing rules control of output options rotation number of copies tiling print marks default crop area and various PostScript options When you submit a print job to the print queue you can either automatically or manually launch the Preflight dialog box as needed The Preflight dialog box allows you to make any last minutes changes or fine tuning of parameters from the chosen quick sets ProductionHouse Preflight WF_Test_Pattern Col
12. of this document This a Wr 4 document may only be viewed electronically through the www BERTL com Web site and may not be stored in electronic or hard copy format Any reproduction of trademarks is strictly prohibited BERTL accepts no responsibility for any inaccuracies or omissions contained in this document AAAA P March 8 2009 Oc Arizona 350 GT Printer www bertl com Even though the flatbed is equipped with a vacuum system Oc recommends that you tape the sides of the media to ensure that the print heads do not accidentally damage the media Even though it sounds tedious to do this for each print it was an easy task and after a while you get used to it A nice built in feature is the ability to print a guide on the flatbed table s aluminum surface After printing it out initially it makes it easy to position the media accurately If the printed media guide wears down over time you simply reprint the guides on the flatbed table Page 10 P March 8 2009 Oc Arizona 350 GT Printer www bertl com BERTL WideFormat Research Analysis Insight WHAT WE LIKED e We liked the Controller application that is intuitive and easy to use Print Features Summary e It s easy to mount rigid media e We liked the ability to print white ink as over under in between and spot Info Not Available color printing in one coherent print operation thereby reducing production time
13. or extrusions Also check that it is aligned to avoid telescoping lateral displacement as it winds onto the take up shaft 1 Place an empty media shaft on a suitable flat work area positioned as shown so that the hex key is inserted on the right side of the shaft to lock and unlock the core locks yn 2 Slide a new roll of media onto the supply shaft 3 Roughly center the roll on the shaft and then insert the shaft into the supply bottom position on the printer 4 Accurately center the media using the supplied ruler 5 Lock the supply media shaft core locks with the hex key 6 Load an empty core and install in the take up position 7 Thread the media by selecting the Load icon from the Roll Media Manager 8 Wait for the gantry to move part way across the table O LUUO DER P March 8 2009 Oc Arizona 350 GT Printer www bertl com 9 Continually press on the right foot pedal as required to gradually advance the media for the next two steps 10 Thread the media under the media tension bar 11 Open the media access door at the top of the Roll Media unit then reach down through the open door to grasp the media and feed it up and over the take up roll 12 Check alignment of the media by feeding it down to the supply roll and make sure that the edge lines up with the edge of the supply roll 13 Rewind the media by continually pressing down the left foot pedal unti
14. s easy to mount rigid media rints e We liked the ability to print white ink in over under in between and spot T load and unload media procedure color printing which is performed as one coherent print operation and could be more automated reduces production time e Automatic print head cleaning would e You can print on roll media while staging the next print job media for reduce the current manual process flatbed printing e The white color option is field upgradable e We liked the approximately 40 faster speed compare to its predecessor e We liked the logical way all controls and dialogs are organized e The application is easy for most users with ample options and features for the professional as well e We liked the quick set features to create predefined print settings for various types of jobs e We liked the extensive color management and ICC profiling features available in the ONYX ProductionHouse RIP We liked the straightforward operation of the Controller console We liked the failsafe features that prevent incorrect operation The layout was logical and easy to operate We liked the line mode image quality in all printing modes We liked the accurate color matching We liked that our theoretical print only soeed measured up to the speed posted by Oce e We also like the realistic 169ft hr from start to finish that we measured which is respectable for a flatbed printer e Unloading and loading of media roll
15. wipe cloth Wipe the print head with a clean polyester wipe cloth Sy JUO D elo sale D vid All Rights Reserved The license under which this document is made available and applicable law prohibit any reproduction or further transmission of any portion of this document This document may only be viewed electronically through the www BERTL com Web site and may not be stored in electronic or hard copy format Any reproduction of trademarks is strictly P March 8 2009 Oc Arizona 350 GT Printer www bertl com Even after extensive use we didn t have a need for emptying the waste container If needed you open the waste valve and dump the excessive ink into an empty container for later disposal in a suitable manner The waste toner valve allows you to dump waste ink into a container What you need to do most often is to replace the ink bags The ink has a useful lifetime of one year and the system will automatically detect and warn you about any expired ink which is a very useful feature to prevent you from using expired ink and getting a less than ideal print as a result Open the clear plastic door on the Ink Station Identify the ink bag to be replaced Press the quick release coupler button at the bottom corner of the ink bag Unhook the bag from the top of the ink station Replace with a new ink bag of the same color Push the quick release coupler at the bottom corner of the new bag in
16. 0 seconds to reset and be ready for the next print giving the total print time of 709 seconds 11 min and 49 sec eje e Sy UUO D 5 m vid oF JUS R i All Rights Reserved The license under which this document is made available and applicable law prohibit any reproduction or further transmission of any portion of this document This OUTS ANDINI document may only be viewed electronically through the www BERTL com Web site and may not be stored in electronic or hard copy format Any reproduction of trademarks is strictly prohibited BERTL accepts no responsibility for any inaccuracies or omissions contained in this document LA A AA P aD March 8 2009 Oc Arizona 350 GT Printer www bertl com for Production 1024 seconds 17 min and 4 sec for Quality and 1335 seconds 22 min and 15 sec for Fine Art mode Print time for 98 x49 media h co oS 1400 b mb gt re 2 Go ae O Ge Q co G c gt Production ee Qualty t fne Art Second gs BS d5 4 R P Printto controller Print Ready Print mode Based on these measured print times we have calculated that the Oce Arizona 350 GT printer can print around 235 ft hr in Production mode when printing at maximum allowable print area which is close to the listed print speed of 239 ft hr by Oc However this number does not include the RIP time and the time it takes to transfer the RlPped file from the computer to the Control
17. Busy Pinter and Media Pieviae and S28 Ting Setup Coker es Le Maximum Prin l Area h i 3 0x1 28 Meter Ful Bleed Sheet Twa T Haight JE Moaviication Digi Ow Cl mage Fip PS Sotup Page Num Enlergomert 100 7 Crop Outside Page L so Te Preview and Size fab ANSE you to crop reduce or enlarge an image The third tab Tiling Setup can enable tiling Tiling separates a job into two or more pieces and lets you print an image larger than your page size or break an image into specific sizes for display and mounting purpose The fourth tab Color Correction allows you to adjust the color in your image using several tools like Primary Color levels Color Gray level White Black limits Color replacement Spot layer and lastly for the real professional you can apply color filters The last tab is the Print tab and it is used for submitting the job and controlling the workflow by adding after processing options like deleting the source image and after printing options like archiving the job or deleting the job after printing If a job is archived it is moved to the buffered job area on the main screen and can easily be accessed and reprinted ejo e O JUO D A O All Rights Reserved The license under which this document is made available and applicable law prohibit any reproduction or further transmission of any portion of this dasunen This P 1 3 I ANDIN document may only be viewed electronica
18. able law prohibit any reproduction or further transmission of any portion of this document This OU S TANDINI document may only be viewed electronically through the www BERTL com Web site and may not be stored in electronic or hard copy format Any reproduction of trademarks is strictly u x r st J prohibited BERTL accepts no responsibility for any inaccuracies or omissions contained in this document P March 8 2009 Oc Arizona 350 GT Printer www bertl com BERTL WideFormat Research Analysis Insight Oc VariaDot Image Technology The Oc Arizona 350 GT printer offers improved print quality and ink economy through the use of Oc VariaDot imaging technology which according to Oc is the next evolution in piezoelectric inkjet technology that enables a print head to produce droplets of varying volume This differs from the current piezoelectric print head technology that is restricted to the use of fixed droplets The use of variable sized droplets results in dots on the media of varying size area and density which in turn allows the use of four color CMYK printing for all image features Oc VariaDot imaging technology allows piezoelectric print heads to produce droplets of varying volume on demand The Oc Arizona 350 GT printer can vary the droplet from 6 picoliters to 42 picoliters This allows the optional ONYX ProductionHouse software to specify the appropriate droplet size for each specific ima
19. and applicable law prohibit any reproduction or further transmission of any portion of this document This Page 29 document may only be viewed electronically through the www BERTL com Web site and may not be stored in electronic or hard copy format Any reproduction of trademarks is strictly prohibited BERTL accepts no responsibility for any inaccuracies or omissions contained in this document BERTL WideFormat TEDEN Research Analysis Insight Oc Arizona 350 GT Printer www bertl com WHAT WE LIKED e The daily weekly and monthly maintenance procedures are well documented and can easily be performed by the local operator WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE e Automatic print head cleaning would reduce the current manual process Toles sale O JUO D A 5 5 JUS All Rights Reserved The license under which this document is made available and applicable law prohibit any reproduction or further transmission of any portion of this document This T i E document may only be viewed electronically through the www BERTL com Web site and may not be stored in electronic or hard copy format Any reproduction of trademarks is strictly Page 30 EN p mn P prohibited BERTL accepts no responsibility for any inaccuracies or omissions contained in this document BERTL WideFormat Research Analysis Insight Accessibility In the United States Section 508 legislation prohibits government agencies from purchasing devices that are
20. be stored in electronic or hard copy format Any reproduction of trademarks is strictly prohibited BERTL accepts no responsibility for any inaccuracies or omissions contained in this document BERTL WideFormat Research Analysis Insight Media Handling Media Input Media Media mainly comes in four different types with varying weights bond paper vellum tracing paper and film Standard plain 20 lb bond paper used for general monochrome prints and copies is the most commonly used paper and weight Vellum was typically used for archival purposes in the past because of its longevity and it is still used for this purpose today With more companies scanning hard copies into some form of Electronic Document Management System EDMS fewer drawings are being stored in hard copy form due to the large storage requirements Tracing paper and film are used for specialized application requirements but are not typically used on a regular basis Media for the Oc Arizona 350 GT printer can be found on Oc newly announced online media guide at http www mediaguide oce com and includes nearly everything you can imagine E g common rigid media would be foamboard Sintra Dibond Gatorboard PETG polycarbonate wood and coroplast Roll media would include vinyls fabrics and papers Oce sells some roll media suitable for UV curable printers however most customers purchase from a variety of media suppliers depending on their application
21. d Arial Font Negative Black Blue Red Readable font size visual Readable font size magnified PEDT Courier Font Negative Black Blue Red Readable font size visual Readable font size magnified Text Oc Arizona 350 GT Production mode Times New Roman Font Negative Black Blue Red Readable font size visual Readable font size magnified Arial Font Negative Black Blue Red Readable font size visual Readable font size magnified Courier Font Negative Black Blue Red Readable font size visual Readable font size magnified Lines Oc Arizona 350 GT All Black Blue Red modes Satisfactory 0 25 pt lines March 8 2009 7 Oc Arizona 350 GT Printer www bertl com A BERTL test original was printed by the Oc Arizona 350 GT printer in all imaging quality modes INN fox jumps over brown fox jumps This image shows a cropped version of the BERTL test pattern that examines the reproduction capabilities of text in multiple sizes and colors The example above shows red Times New Roman type in 2 pt 4 pt 6 pt 8 pt and 10 pt sizes P BERTL WideFormat Research Analysis Insight March 8 2009 Oc Arizona 350 GT Printer www bertl com 0 25 pt Line Border Black 0 50 pt Line Border Black 0 75 pt Line Border Black 1 00 pt Line Border Black The Oce Arizona 350 GT printer prints with a different dpi resolution for the 4 25 pt
22. dures for the printer The ONYX RIP is responsible for creating and buffering jobs to be printed on the Oce Arizona 350 GT printer and needs to be installed on one robust computer on your local LAN that that will send jobs to the printer The ONYX ProductionHouse RIP prints directly to the Oce Arizona 350 GT Controller station where jobs are queued up until released by the printer operator This seems odd at first but the intermediate step is needed because we are not printing on roll feed media although it s an option but instead are using sheet fed media that can vary with size and thickness Therefore it s required prior to each print that the operator mounts the media for printing and starts it from the Controller station Controller LAN ee SB sC EL Ma PC PC PC The PC or MAC stations submit jobs to the ONYX RIP where it is processed and then sent to the Print Station Controller and then finally sent to the Oc Arizona 350 GT printer for printing The ONYX ProductionHouse RIP application running on the print station computer is logically divided into five logical areas Printer Area Jobs Ready to Print Area Buffered Job Area Information Area Console ejo Q C JUO D m 7 m vid oF JJ B R i All Rights Reserved The license under which this document is made available and applicable law prohibit any reproduction or further transmission of any portion of this document This ANGIN document may only be vi
23. e of maintenance adding paper toner misfeeds cleaning and ease of using the documentation help control panel print drivers and client utilities analysis when compared to a sliding scale benchmark on the ease of use of other devices Media Handling Throughput specifications and evaluations based on a sliding scale benchmark when compared with the handling of special media e g oversize thick or coated stock found on other devices Printing Duplex and simplex print productivity based on tests and printing feature set analysis when compared to a sliding scale benchmark based on the feature set found on other devices Image Quality The quality of business color images text dot line halftone and solid quality based on tests and a subjective rating on the quality of continuous tones photos when compared to a sliding scale benchmark based on the continuous tone quality of other devices Performance Performance and productivity based on tests and printing feature set analysis when compared to a sliding scale benchmark based on the feature set found on other devices Features The feature set compared to a sliding scale benchmark based on the feature set found on other devices Price MSRP of a system configured with network printing copying scanning and media trays rolls wide format configuration opyright 2008 BERTL Inc Viarch 6 2009 i All Rights Reserved The license under which this document is made available a
24. edia loaded Unloading of media follows a similar procedure using the Roll Manager on the Controller ele iate O JUO D A 5 ike oF JUS All Rights Reserved The license under which this document is made available and applicable law prohibit any reproduction or further transmission of any portion of this document This Page 26 document may only be viewed electronically through the www BERTL com Web site and may not be stored in electronic or hard copy format Any reproduction of trademarks is strictly prohibited BERTL accepts no responsibility for any inaccuracies or omissions contained in this document BERTL WideFormat Research Analysis Insight Media Handling Output Finish The Oc Arizona 350 GT printer has no output handling for rigid flatbed prints For roll feed media the output rolls up on the take up reel located above the media Also for roll feed media there is a cutting guide slot to enable the user to manually cut roll media in a perfectly straight manner while viewing the finished print Media Handling Output Finishing Features Summary Maximum Output Capacity Not applicable Standard Output Capacity Not applicable Width Detection No Output Face Down No Output Face Up Yes Folding Options No ele iate O JUO D A 3 m ike All Rights Reserved The license under which this document is made available and applicable law prohibit any reproduction or further transmission of any portion of this document This p
25. eserved The license under which this document is made available and applicable law prohibit any reproduction or further transmission of any portion of this document This OUTSTANDIN Page 8 document may only be viewed electronically through the www BERTL com Web site and may not be stored in electronic or hard copy format Any reproduction of trademarks is strictly x r st J prohibited BERTL accepts no responsibility for any inaccuracies or omissions contained in this document BERTL WideFormat Research Analysis Insight THE OCE FAMILY OF WIDE FORMAT PRINTER SYSTEMS The Oc Arizona 350 GT is the latest installment in the Oc Arizona series of printers The Oce Arizona series is a group of four flatbed printers with increasingly higher productivity that includes Oc Arizona 200 GT Oc Arizona 250 GT Oc Arizona 350 GT and the recently introduced Oc Arizona 350 XT which offers a larger flatbed table They all have the roll media option upgrade However the Oce Arizona 200 GT printer has only one print head per color while the others have two print heads per color In addition the Oc Arizona 350 GT and the Oc Arizona 350 XT printers can be upgraded to include white ink which sets them apart from the others along with their faster print speeds Lastly this series of printers all have different price points Oc Arizona Series of Wide Format Printer 200 000 150 000 350 GI W e 250gr 3506T 200 GT A in 100
26. evice management features Overall BERTL highly recommends the Oc Arizona 350 GT as a medium production 98 4 x 49 2 flatbed color printer for mixed use of flexible and rigid media that can deliver a quick return on investment for any buyer in the market BERTL awards the Oc Arizona 350 GT printer four and half stars eje Q C JUO D A m vid oF JUD B R i L All Rights Reserved The license under which this document is made available and applicable law prohibit any reproduction or further transmission of any portion of this document This a Wr 4 document may only be viewed electronically through the www BERTL com Web site and may not be stored in electronic or hard copy format Any reproduction of trademarks is strictly prohibited BERTL accepts no responsibility for any inaccuracies or omissions contained in this document LA A AA P March 8 2009 Oc Arizona 350 GT Printer www bertl com Optional white ink N re print option one significan Both roll feed and flatbed print options Variable dots imaging technology ONYX ProductionHouse Oc RIP software Page 32 P _ 5Ge ee March 8 2009 Oc Arizona 350 GT Printer www bertl com BERTL WideFormat Research Analysis Insight WHAT WE LIKED WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE e We liked the Controller application which is intuitive and easy to use e More optimized speeds would be beneficial for making smaller sized e t
27. ewed electronically through the www BERTL com Web site and may not be stored in electronic or hard copy format Any reproduction of trademarks is strictly prohibited BERTL accepts no responsibility for any inaccuracies or omissions contained in this document 2 2 oo P March 8 2009 Oc Arizona 350 GT Printer www bertl com The ONYX ProductionHouse RIP is logically divided into five main areas The Print area 1 lists the printers available for printing So with the ONYX ProductionHouse RIP application you can control all your printers in your network from a common application Next to each printer is a color coded button that indicates whether the printer is online offline or waiting for media Clicking the button can toggle the printer between online and offline mode When ONYX ProductionHouse is installed it automatically creates a virtual printer to be used as a regular Windows printer plus creates a shared hotfolder so common file formats like pdf eps tiff jog etc can be simply dropped in remotely This allows virtually all applications to print directly to the ONYX ProductionHouse RIP expanding the versatility of the solution For example you can use your favorite graphics applications and other office applications to print directly to the ONYX ProductionHouse RIP Queue However realistically you most likely would prefer to use the ONYX ProductionHouse RIP directly since it gives you full control
28. ft x 6 5 ft for the imaging technology to deliver near photographic image quality on a wide table Including the gantry the width grows range of rigid and flexible media The promise of Oc VariaDot technology on to 13 4 ft requiring a fairly large room for a four color ink printer is that it uses less ink than a comparable six color ink operation To make it possible to get this based system The maximum production speed is 239 ft hr for rigid media in your production room the printer can and 188 ft hr for roll feed media Print speed also varies based on print mode be tilted 90 to move it into your facility and the use of white ink as indicated in the table below with the aid of the Tilt N Go rigging accessory thereby preventing the need to Print Mode Print Speed break down walls to get it in there 239 ft hr 164 ft hr Lastly the Oc Arizona 350 GT printer Quality Matte 117 ft hr uses a single phase voltage of 208V and Quality Densitv 91 thr a rated current of 16 amps 133 ft hr White Ink Quality 3 Layer 55 ft hr White ink Quality 2 Layer The Oc Arizona 350 GT printer is a flatbed printer with a roll feed option allowing a more flexible mix of both rigid and flexible media The print width is somehow less for the flexible roll feed option 86 2 compared to 98 4 for rigid media ejo e Sy JUO D a m vid oF UIN B R i All Rights Reserved The license under which this document is made available and applic
29. ge feature When imaging fine detail such as small type or fine lines very small droplets can be used When imaging areas of tonal transition or quarter tone values such as skin tones drops of medium volume can be used When printing areas of high density such as solid colors then the printer can use large droplets With a typical investment cost of close to 200 000 with options and typical billable printing hours of 3 25 hours per day the payback time for an investment in the Oc Arizona 350 GT printer is only 1 5 months making it a highly attractive investment ejo e O JU A m vid oF JU R i All Rights Reserved The license under which this document is made available and applicable law prohibit any reproduction or further transmission of any portion of this document This P z ajj ANGIN document may only be viewed electronically through the www BERTL com Web site and may not be stored in electronic or hard copy format Any reproduction of trademarks is strictly age i st r t J prohibited BERTL accepts no responsibility for any inaccuracies or omissions contained in this document P March 8 2009 Oc Arizona 350 GT Printer www bertl com BERTL WideFormat Research Analysis Insight PRINTING WITH WHITE INK Spot color Prints white on white non white media as a spot color effect Of course if you are printing using a white media either rigid or roll you wouldn t need a printer capable of pri
30. ghts Reserved The license under which this document is made available and applicable law prohibit any reproduction or further transmission of any portion of this document This OU STANDINI document may only be viewed electronically through the www BERTL com Web site and may not be stored in electronic or hard copy format Any reproduction of trademarks is strictly prohibited BERTL accepts no responsibility for any inaccuracies or omissions contained in this document AAAA P aD March 8 2009 Oc Arizona 350 GT Printer www bertl com printer and the media is pulled through the transport and over the Roll Media Option printing platen area Media Handling Input Features Summary Standard Media Capacity Maximum Media Capacity Cut Sheet Feed Capability Media Types Maximum Media Width Maximum Media Length Minimum Media Width Maximum Media Weight Standard Media Core Size One roll One roll A variety of rigid and roll media 98 4 rigid media 86 2 for roll feed media 49 2 for rigid media Info not available for rigid media 36 for roll feed Info not available Page 24 BERTL Format Research Analysis Insight Loading and Unloading Media Rolls Loading rolls of media is a step by step procedure that is not as simple as for typical inkjet printers but it is nevertheless a straightforward procedure Check that the media is evenly rolled on the core with no bumps
31. he print job The reason is quite simply that the print operator first has to stage the media for printing on the printer s 98 4 x 49 2 print board unless the Roll Media Option is installed in which case the print can start automatically However we expect that most end users will use the printer for its flatbed sheet fed capability The main screen looks similar to the RIP It has 11 areas Job and Printer Status Printer Messages Ink System Status Left Command Tool Bar Right Command Tool Bar Active Job List Job Placement Preview Inactive Jobs Job Information amp Parameters Interface Tabs Image Upload OONOOOUARWNDND N CS SS Se Ready 5 Bms coeling Save 4 9 x FE X al w i gt E gt By Print ed Sethngs set l AP 6 Job Name Ss si Time we wo Ort_City_at_neght_HOR i 1219 2 x 805 6 10 26 2007 0 15PM b f lk coom ii Onyx_Quality_Test tatus bev 8 Tota Offvets milleeeters lob Name 2 Size Time Eua eI mapt 73x70 ve Print parameters al w alas iad 3 9 e e Job parameters ga es a gt Ace labed a Quelty sult Sro ya sida a en a The Console application is structured logical in blocks The Active Job list awaits the submission by the print operator He can select a job for printing and reposition it using the Layout Preview window 7 and set final print parameter like bi directional uni directional and job parameters like number of copies etc The lis
32. her printer maintenance functions ejo Q O UUO DER 7 m Vid oF JUD All Rights Reserved The license under which this document is made available and applicable law prohibit any reproduction or further transmission of any portion of this document This document may only be viewed electronically through the www BERTL com Web site and may not be stored in electronic or hard copy format Any reproduction of trademarks is strictly prohibited BERTL accepts no responsibility for any inaccuracies or omissions contained in this document BERTL Research Analysis Insight BERTL has custom designed a selection of test documents in order to investigate the ability of wide format devices to reproduce fonts fine lines and graphics in both a monochrome and color environment BERTL printed the 36 x 48 test pattern shown on the right with various lines text image gradations and borders in all the available print modes Text Oc Arizona 350 GT Fine Art mode Times New Roman Font Negative Black Blue Red Readable font size visual Apt 4p Readable font size magnified PEDT Arial Font Negative Black Blue Red Readable font size visual Readable font size magnified Courier Font Negative Black Blue Red Readable font size visual Readable font size magnified a D o Apt Text Oc Arizona 350 GT Quality mode Times New Roman Font Negative Black Blue Red Readable font size visual Readable font size magnifie
33. ily be replaced from a seated position The media rolls are accessed at the front of the machine User Accessibility for Media Jam Removal Since the Oc Arizona 350 GT printer is an open flatbed printer we can t see how media jam can occur unless the print heads crash with rigid media Even in that case we think the automatic print head abortion feature will be sufficient to recover the media in most cases User Accessibility for Routine Maintenance The ink containers are housed in the back of the printer the print heads and waste ink container are housed on the left side and the coolant container is on the right side It is fairly easy to access them even from a seated position P _ 5Ge ee March 8 2009 Oc Arizona 350 GT Printer www bertl com WHAT WE LIKED e lt is easy to access all critical and important parts for operating the machine even from a seated position although it may be more difficult to access media placed in the middle of the flatbed printer WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE We have no recommendations at this time ejo e Sy JUO D a m vid oF JUST B R i All Rights Reserved The license under which this document is made available and applicable law prohibit any reproduction or further transmission of any portion of this document This OUTSTANDIN Page 31 document may only be viewed electronically through the www BERTL com Web site and may not be stored in electronic or hard cop
34. inter and offers an additional white ink option One of the key benefits of the printer is its use of variable dot droplet size ranging from 6 to 42 picoliters which produces sharp details smooth skin tones solid fills and offers more economic printing using less ink than comparable competitors six ink color systems The Oce Arizona 350 GT printer comes standard with a printer control station that in turn connects to the printer over a 1 GBit Ethernet link The ONYX ProductionHouse RIP is optional Printing to the Oc Arizona 350 GT is a two step procedure First you submit the print job through the ONYX ProductionHouse RIP which RIPs and sends the resulting data to the Oce Arizona 350 GT Controller for queuing The print operator can then load the appropriate rigid media and submit the jobs to the printer a e The Oc Arizona 350 GT printing a BERTL test chart Notice the vacuum holes that keep the media in a fixed position throughout the print Printing can be initiated through a client computer located on the LAN using the Windows driver to the ONYX ProductionHouse RIP We expect that most professional users will use the ONYX ProductionHouse RIP for its rich features and control instead of the simplistic Windows print driver OV e Sy JUO D A m vid oF JUD B R i L All Rights Reserved The license under which this document is made available and applicable law prohibit any reproduction or further transmission of any portion
35. ions contained in this document P aD ERTL WideFormat Research s Analysis Insight March 8 2009 Oc Arizona 350 GT Printer www bertl com BERT L Galaxy Star Rating Oce Arizona 350 GT Printer Build Quality Network Administration Workflow Ease of Use Media Handling P rinting Image Quality P erform ance Features EPP PPP rr ae EP PPP PP rr ae EP PrP PP rr ag gg alala al ad g gt g gt g ABOUT BERTL S GALAXY STAR RATING BERTL understands how difficult it is to choose one office imaging device over another and strives to make this an easier choice for the consumer That said how does a consumer decide between two or more devices that carry the same BERTL 3 4 or 5 star rating Category Criteria Build Quality An analysis of the construction quality of the major components that the user must interact with on a regular basis e g paper tray access covers suppliers etc Network Administration The quality of administrative and management utilities both executable and Web based when compared to that of a sliding scale benchmark based on the network administrative feature set of other vendors Workflow The quality of the network scanning job submission document management sharpening and enhancement of the conversion and job layout tools based on a sliding scale benchmark when compared to the workflow tools employed by other vendors Ease of Use Eas
36. l it is positioned where it can be taped to the take up core oF UU ejo 5 m ike All Rights Reserved The license under which this document is made available and applicable law prohibit any reproduction or further transmission of any portion of this document This I ANDIN document may only be viewed electronically through the www BERTL com Web site and may not be stored in electronic or hard copy format Any reproduction of trademarks is strictly Page 25 prohibited BERTL accepts no responsibility for any inaccuracies or omissions contained in this document ml BERTL WideFormat Research Analysis Insight March 8 2009 Oc Arizona 350 GT Printer www bertl com 14 Tape the media onto the core The media should have a clean straight WHAT WE LIKED edge prior to taping First tape the center of the media to the core and then i f i tape both ends of the media e Unloading and loading of media rolls is relative easy even though it s a 16 step procedure e The Roll Media Option accepts a wide range of paper types from standard bond vellum translucent bond film and gloss WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE e The load and unload media procedure could be more automated 15 Select the Initialize icon from the Roll Media Manager to properly tension the media and to prepare for printing 16 From the Roll Media Manager select the media to be printed on or create a new set of media parameters for the m
37. ler in order to print the file This number is based only on the actual printing time of the printer and nothing else A more realistic number of the true total amount of printing the Oc Arizona 350 GT printer can accomplish is 169ft hr The RIP transfer and 20 second reset time are factored into the equation giving a more reasonable amount of square feet that can actually be printed in one hour The overall performance was in line with our expectations and our measurement of the theoretical ft hr was actually very close to Oc s own claim The more realistic number of 169ft hr was also what was expected of the printer and we consider this number to be good Page 22 P March 8 2009 Oc Arizona 350 GT Printer www bertl com BERTL WideFormat Research Analysis Insight WHAT WE LIKED e We liked that our theoretical print only soeed measured up to the speed posted by Oce e We also like the realistic 169ft hr from start to finish that we measured which is a respectable amount for a flatbed printer WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE e More optimized speeds when making smaller sized prints ele iate O JUO DER 5 ike All Rights Reserved The license under which this document is made available and applicable law prohibit any reproduction or further transmission of any portion of this document This Page 29 document may only be viewed electronically through the www BERTL com Web site and may not
38. lly through the www BERTL com Web site and may not be stored in electronic or hard copy format Any reproduction of trademarks is strictly age w K w P prohibited BERTL accepts no responsibility for any inaccuracies or omissions contained in this document P BERTL WideFormat Research Analysis Insight March 8 2009 Oc Arizona 350 GT Printer www bertl com ProductionHouse Preflight WF _Test_Pattern_Color_NEW_pdf Busy B X WHAT WE LIKED File view Window Help 5 SE n o e e aA Oon e We liked the logical way all controls 7 and dialog boxes are organized Printer and Media Preview and Size Tiling Setup Color Correction Print i Te ATU TPO N A A A 17 e We liked the concept of an easy to Status p f Filter WF Test Patt Col NEW pdf C t Fie alten Colo NEW pdt EAA E aa use application for ordinary users Status Iide gt with ample options and features for ae ee the professional as well aacnceh bii See Tei Damea ilmeni e We liked the quick set features to Print Options ee eee M create predefined print settings for various types of jobs e We liked the extensive color management and ICC profiling features available in the ONYX ProductionHouse RIP application Copies l dlja a Sie gels amp fda alt f pia a 1 HA k C Hold for Operator Print Setup Tile Setup j sielf le bla gt ajr aati ial ale isi am
39. m start to finish The initial RIPping time is 30 to 34 seconds for a standard E size drawing 30 seconds for Production mode and 34 seconds for both the Quality and Fine Art modes Sending the file to the Controller takes an additional 48 seconds in Production mode and then increases in increments of around 25 seconds in Quality and Fine Art modes respectively BERTL measured actual printing times of 312 seconds for Production mode 451 seconds for Quality mode and 551 seconds for Fine Art mode Finally after the print is done it takes the Oc Arizona 350 GT roughly 20 seconds to reset and be ready for the next print which yields a total time of 410 seconds 6 min and 50 sec in Production 572 seconds 9 min and 32 sec in Quality and 701 seconds 11 min and 41 sec in Fine Art mode For the test print file we used a mixed color graphic and line drawing test chart Printtime for 36 x48 media 800 700 600 ae ie 0300 V 200 100 Production Quality RIP Print to controller Print Ready Print mode Then we printed at the maximum 98 x 49 area of the printer The results showed RIP times of 40 51 and 139 seconds for Production Quality and Fine Art mode respectively The transfer times increased to 267 seconds for the Fine Art mode The actual printing times were 511 seconds 739 seconds and 911 seconds for Production Quality and Fine Art mode respectively Again it took the printer roughly around 2
40. n Test Times New Roman Black Courier New Black Font Reproduction Test Times New Roman Black Courier New Black p et se Gre werty Ms td ae h its ae a 9 be ien y z eo 3 qwerty a ee jigo ety T TEER i0pt 3 2 7 qwerty z 7 qwerty awe na qwerty Bpt 2 qwerty Opt 27 qwerty y 1Opt qwerty 1Opt_ 3 77 qwerty qwerty Fine Line Capture Test Pattern Fine Line Capture Test Pattern 0 25 line OSline O0 75line 1 0 line 0 25 line 0 5line 0 75line 1 0line 0 25 line 0 5 line 0 75 line 1 0 line 0 25 line 0 5 line 0 75 line 1 0 line Greyscale Capture Test Pattern LS s Di 5 35 5 15 10 BERTL poster printed in Quality mode BERTL poster printed in Fine Art mode Vid oF JUS ojo sate Sy Ute All Rights Reserved The license under which this document is made available and applicable law prohibit any reproduction or further transmission of any portion of this document This P 1 9 document may only be viewed electronically through the www BERTL com Web site and may not be stored in electronic or hard copy format Any reproduction of trademarks is strictly age prohibited BERTL accepts no responsibility for any inaccuracies or omissions contained in this document BERTL WideFormat Research cc Ble H oh Hb d qc cc Ble H op a Ji qc cr Ble H ob Hb 4 qc UTSTANDING 2 2 oo Analysis Insight Saag aaa Ss BSE Sae a S amp S Seatac amp Beas eee kes Sea I
41. nd applicable law prohibit any reproduction or further transmission of any portion of this document This OUT ANDOIN G document may only be viewed electronically through the www BERTL com Web site and may not be stored in electronic or hard copy format Any reproduction of trademarks is strictly Page 4 prohibited BERTL accepts no responsibility for any inaccuracies or omissions contained in this document BERTL Research Analysis Insight VWideFormat Introduction BERTL Inc recently tested the new Oc Arizona 350 GT flatbed printer It is based on an Oc developed platform that combines a true flatbed design and a separate dedicated optional roll to roll capability The Oce Arizona 350 GT printer can print on rigid media up to 98 inches wide x 49 inches long x 1 89 inches thick The large format flatbed printer uses four color CMYK UV curable inks and Oc VariaDot imaging technology with near photographic image resolution to deliver true production print speeds sellable prints of 239 ft hr The Oc Arizona 350 GT printer comes in a variety of configurations The optional roll to roll module can print onto flexible media as wide as 87 inches The Oce Arizona 350 GT printer also offers a new white ink option that can help expand your revenue producing opportunities The entry price for the Oc Arizona 350 GT printer is 141 900 in the U S OCE HISTORY Oc history goes back to 1857 in Venlo The Netherlands when the com
42. nting white ink However if you are planning to print on media not naturally white like wood metals fabrics or lt gt transparent media you would need to consider the benefit of printing with YA Aa white ink The white ink option is new to the Oce Arizona 350 GT printer and can either ay EEUN be ordered as factory installed or installed as a field upgrade later Depending on the application there are a number of different modes for All these effects can be used on the table applying white ink with the Oc Arizona 350 GT printer for rigid media or on the roll media option for flexible media Under printing e Creates a base layer on non white media onto which a color One of the key benefits of the Oc image can be printed Arizona 350 GT printer is that white can be applied at the same time as the other OO colors are laid out in one operation avoiding the slower two step procedure found on some competitive products e Used for packaging prototyping on cardboard or foil industrial applications specialty printing and object printing Over printing e Applies a layer of white ink overtop colored ink e Used for light diffusion on backlit images when printed as a second surface on transparent media Between layer printing e Applies a layer of white ink between two layers of color gt al e Used for day night backlit prints window cling above etc ejo Q C JUO D m 7 m vid oF JU B R i All Rights R
43. or NEW_pdf Busy Be File view window Help Sa nao ye paa on Printer and Media Preview and Size Tiling Setup Color Correction Print 4 Printer in iit Mut LLALL iE mm 1 2 Oce Anzona 350 GT Media Media Configuration p Default 350GT_NolCCs Media h Name Generic Fine rt v Output CMYK Ink Setup CMYK Fine Art j 4l lel a vje gih zje amp ih ipi H a L R ai Print Mode Fine Art Color Management AILICC Profiles On Change Profiles Source Image Format CMYK 8 bits per sample Resolution 173 53 x 173 55 DPI Size 8 5 17 0 Pixels 1475 x 1909 File Size 5 7 M gje fe silel Je bps Use aje aati il ale fej amp ip spip e j 2 ia For Help press F1 C 0 0 M 0 0 0 0 K 0 0 1 435 Y 5 179 The Preflight dialog box is an efficient way to make last minute changes in the print settings for a print job The Preflight dialog box has five different tabs controlling how the image will be printed The first tab Printer and Media controls the media configuration and print mode The second tab Preview amp Size controls what part of your media is printing with an easy way to crop the image so you only print the part that you need plus image rotation and enlargement or reduction of the image P March 8 2009 Oc Arizona 350 GT Printer www bertl com e Preflight WF_Test_Pattern Color NEW _pdf
44. p era Helle ded fe eE A p 4 7 WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE e BERTL does not have any O BBEA ee recommendations at this time For Help press F1 m1 924 0 14 The Print tab sends the job to the printer The Buffered Print Jobs area 3 on the main screen holds all the history of printed jobs and gives fast access to repeat a archived print job The Information area 4 in the main screen lists current information about current print jobs From this area you can also launch the Preflight dialog box and make changes to the current job Lastly the Console area 5 lists the status of various image processing and RIPping jobs Opyric co ZUU6 BER n 2009 All Rights Reserved The license under which this document is made available and applicable law prohibit any reproduction or further transmission of any portion of this document This P 14 document may only be viewed electronically through the www BERTL com Web site and may not be stored in electronic or hard copy format Any reproduction of trademarks is strictly age prohibited BERTL accepts no responsibility for any inaccuracies or omissions contained in this document BERTL WideFormat Research Analysis Insight Oc Arizona 350 GT Console Application The ONYX ProductionHouse RIP does not print directly to the Oc Arizona 350 GT printer Instead it sends the job to a printer console and the print operator then manually starts t
45. pany began in the pharmaceutical industry as a family owned and operated company In 1919 the company entered the copier market by starting the production of blueprint material In 1931 a new technology called the semi dry process was marketed under the name of Oc the Oc name is an abbreviation of Ohne Componente which means without components In the 1960s the demand for office copier systems grew rapidly and Oce focused its attention on plain paper copying for which there was a large demand in offices In 1973 the first plain paper copier equipment was introduced the Oc 1700 In 1983 Oc introduced its first equipment for copying large format originals on plain paper the Oce 7500 In 1995 Oc introduced its first digital high volume printer copier for office environments and for technical documentation in wide format Since the 1990s Oc has also marketed a line of wide format monochrome scanners followed by wide format color scanners ranging from 36 to 54 inches wide scanning capability BSRIS HARAI prohibited BERTL accepts no responsibility for any inaccuracies or omissions contained in this document eje Sy UUO a m Vid oF JU All Rights Reserved The license under which this document is made available and applicable law prohibit any reproduction or further transmission of any portion of this document This document may only be viewed electronically through the www BERTL com Web site and may no
46. r hard copy format Any reproduction of trademarks is strictly age W K w P prohibited BERTL accepts no responsibility for any inaccuracies or omissions contained in this document BERTL Research Analysis Insight we ut 7 quearty 12 qwerty 10pt Arial Blue gea 7 qwerty qvearty 7 qwerty 0 25 line 0 5 line TERR O THRA amm i CC eee Greyscale Capture Test Pattern 100 v mx y pe March 8 2009 Oc Arizona 350 GT Printer www bertl com VWideFormat BERTL BERTCL Research Analysis Insight Color Dropout Test f vost Font Reproduction Test Font Repeneucaan Test Arial Black Times New Roman Black Courier New Black Times New Roman Black Courier Ne ck Arial White i yvaty Ppi Le werty See 7 qwerty ap eho 2 qwerty SF vety Ta Ypt 7 qwerty ys ad werty ipt J we es qwerty tOpt 1 2 qwerty LOpt E on qwerty 10pt werty Times New Roman Blue limes New Roman Blue s r qwerty qwerty qpeerty qwerty qwerty loot a aa ee Fine Line Capture Test Pattern Fine Line Capture Test Pattern 0 25 line 0 5 line 0 75 line 1 0 line 0 25 line 0 5 line 0 75 line 1 0 line 0 75 line 1 0 line 0 25 line 0 5 line 0 75 line LO line qwerty 10pt Greyscale Capture Test Pattern fT tf BER TL poster printed in Production mode BERTL BERTL original BERTL Sh ALE Research Analysis Insight Color Dropout Test Color Dropout Test Font Reproductio
47. rmation devices software and people IT managers office managers and other knowledge management professionals need to know what digital imaging devices would best serve their specialized workflow processes Te o O OW LLJ zz BERTL s services are designed around this real world framework delivering business consumers the independent analysis and insight needed to make critical decisions about digital imaging s role in their organization Independent Analysis and Insight BERTL s reports comparative data and strategic guides look at digital imaging through the eyes of the business user The research examines not only the technical features but also vertical market applications and business benefits The impact on worker productivity is a primary concern BERTL is 100 percent independent It receives no funding from manufacturers and all product evaluations and reports are published at BERTL s own expense for its subscribers Business users worldwide trust BERTL for objective unbiased analysis of digital imaging systems BERTL Services Research Analysis Insight PRODUCT SPECS Reports and Star Ratings BERTL analysts provide detailed reports on the technical and practical benefits of thousands of color and monochrome workgroup office graphic arts and production devices poe aeri in the 21 Cer Product Specifications DataCheck Gen Il provides the most current competitive data on printers
48. rohibited BERTL accepts no responsibility for any inaccuracies or omissions contained in this document UTSTANDING 2 2 oo Fl March 8 2009 www bertl com WHAT WE LIKED There is easy access to both the printed roll output and the rigid media on the flatbed table WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE BERTL does not have recommendations at this time UIN 3 document may only be viewed electronically through the www BERTL com Web site and may not be stored in electronic or hard copy format Any reproduction of trademarks is strictly Oc Arizona 350 GT Printer any Page 27 BERTL WideFormat Research Analysis Insight Routine Maintenance The Oc Arizona 350 GT printer requires daily weekly and monthly maintenance as stated in the Oc user manual The daily maintenance includes cleaning the print heads and underneath the carriage The weekly maintenance includes swabbing the print heads and cleaning the UV lamp filter so it s free from dust and dirt Every month you should refill the coolant clean the gantry rails and empty the waste container if needed Lastly you should replace the UV lamp after every 500 hours of operations The print heads are cleaned by a suction head located in the maintenance station and the process is detailed in the user manual Any excessive ink should be cleaned from the print heads To keep the carriage underside clean you should wipe it with a clean polyester
49. s is relative easy even though it s a 16 step procedure e The Roll Media Option accepts a wide range of paper types including standard bond vellum translucent bond film and gloss e There is easy access to both the printed roll output and the rigid media on the flatbed table e The daily weekly and monthly maintenance procedures are well documented and can easily be performed by the average operator e It is easy to access all critical and important parts for operating the machine even from a seated position although it may be more difficult to access the media placed in the middle of the flatbed printer ele sale O ZUU0 DET 5 m Vike B R i All Rights Reserved The license under which this document is made available and applicable law prohibit any reproduction or further transmission of any portion of this document This OUTSTANDING Page 33 document may only be viewed electronically through the www BERTL com Web site and may not be stored in electronic or hard copy format Any reproduction of trademarks is strictly t x r st J prohibited BERTL accepts no responsibility for any inaccuracies or omissions contained in this document P March 8 2009 Oc Arizona 350 GT Printer www bertl com BERTL WideFormat Research Analysis Insight About BERTL The success of an organization depends on its ability to manage its information and assets An effective workflow process requires the complex integration of info
50. t be stored in electronic or hard copy format Any reproduction of trademarks is strictly P aD March 8 2009 Oc Arizona 350 GT Printer www bertl com Print Device Features Summary Starting at 141 900 Test version 156 900 Piezoelectric inkjet using UV curable inks and Oc VariaDot imaging technology CMYK Cyan Magenta Ink System Yellow amp Black White Ink option CMYK W 239 ft per hour Flatbed 188 ft per hour Roll Media Option Maximum Print Speed Due to the Variable Dot technology the resolution is comparable to a 1440dpi printer although the addressable resolution is lower Color Color printing plus optional Modes white 2 per color CMYK 8 Total 2 per color CMYK W 10 Total Droplets 6 to 42 picoliters SIZ Print Workflow ONYX ProductionHouse software Oc Edition v7 2 or greater Maximum Print Resolution Print Driver 100 1000 Mbits s Ethernet Page 5 P March 8 2009 Oc Arizona 350 GT Printer www bertl com BERTL WideFormat Research Analysis Insight THE OCE ARIZONA 350 GT PRINTER To ensure that the media is staying flat the printer has a heavy vacuum pump The Oc Arizona 350 GT is a four color CMYK printer with an option for preventing any media slipping during white ink The UV flatbed inkjet printer is capable of producing large format print Since not all prints need to reach images on various rigid and
51. t of parameters to set and control is limited to avoid unnecessary duplication of identical parameters set on the ONYX ProductionHouse RIP application The Print Submission area controls the submission and is done in five sequential steps Before a print can P Ee March 8 2009 Oc Arizona 350 GT Printer www bertl com commence the correct ink temperature must be obtained and the UV lamps and vacuum must be started and ready to go Furthermore you would have the option to disable white ink printing if you were printing on a white media The system automatically goes to a standby mode after a period of inactivity and would need warm up time to resume printing When all prerequisite conditions are reached the Start button lights up and the operator can activate the print The system is failsafe in preventing incorrect use with one exception and that is the manual setting of the media thickness It has to be correct or the print heads will hit the media and force an abortion of the current print To avoid damaging the print heads there is a protective box around the print heads If the print heads are incorrectly lowered to less than the media thickness the guard rail will hit the media and force the protective box to move in upward direction The movement is detected and the print will abort immediately to protect the print head from damage elo sale O ZUUO DET 5 m Vike B R i All Rights Reserved The license under which
52. this document is made available and applicable law prohibit any reproduction or further transmission of any portion of this document This OUTSTANDING Page 15 document may only be viewed electronically through the www BERTL com Web site and may not be stored in electronic or hard copy format Any reproduction of trademarks is strictly i st r st J prohibited BERTL accepts no responsibility for any inaccuracies or omissions contained in this document P BERTL WideFormat Research Analysis Insight March 8 2009 Oc Arizona 350 GT Printer www bertl com WHAT WE LIKED e We like the straightforward operations of the Controller console e We like the failsafe features for preventing incorrect operation e The layout was logical and easy to operate WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE e BERTL does not have any recommendations at this time Guard Rall When printing the guard rail will detect any obstacles and prevent the print head from damage The Interface Tab 10 has various counters available for keeping track of the ink used and number of hours the UV lamp has been operating What we particularly liked was the feature for utilizing the available media space using the layout screen The operator can print several jobs onto the same media if size permits for better media utilization Printer maintenance is also conducted from the Controller monitor including nozzle check standby options and several ot
53. to place oF UU Page 28 i Ark w K w J prohibited BERTL accepts no responsibility for any inaccuracies or omissions contained in this document BERTL WideFormat Research Analysis Insight Replacing ink bag is a simple procedure and the system prevents you from putting the bag in a wrong position The system prevents you from placing the wrong ink bag in the wrong position avoiding mix of color An error message will pop up on the console to notify you so you can correct the problem Lastly the Oc Arizona 350 GT printer uses two UV lamps one on each side of the carriage to instantly cure the ink during printing These UV lamps have an expected life of 500 hours and must be replaced by the user when they fail or can no longer cure the ink at maximum available power Oce recommended that these lamps be replaced in pairs to ensure even curing in both directions Each lamp is supplied in a cartridge that is easy to replace and it took us less than 5 minutes using a 3 mm hex key ojo sate CY ZUU0 BER 3 P March 8 2009 Oc Arizona 350 GT Printer www bertl com Replacing the UV lamp every 500 hours is Straightforward Maintenance Features Summary UV curable Ink Cartridge bag Load Ink While Printing Waste Toner Receptacle Yield Info not available User Replaceable Waste Ink Receptacle 5 JU All Rights Reserved The license under which this document is made available
54. ved The license under which this document is made available and applicable law prohibit any reproduction or further transmission of any portion of this document This ajl ANDING document may only be viewed electronically through the www BERTL com Web site and may not be stored in electronic or hard copy format Any reproduction of trademarks is strictly prohibited BERTL accepts no responsibility for any inaccuracies or omissions contained in this document P BERTL WideFormat Research F Analysis Insight March 8 2009 Oc Arizona 350 GT Printer www bertl com Table of Contents cont Accessibility Accessibility 31 3 1 User Accessibility to Device Controls 31 ley User Accessibility for Printed Media 31 z gt A User Accessibility of Media Refilling 31 WED User Accessibility of Media Jam 31 Removal User Accessibility of Routine 31 Maintenance Summary Summary 32 32 About BERTL 2 About BERTL 34 lt i E opyright 2008 B Inc Viarch 6 2009 i k All Rights Reserved The license under which this document is made available and applicable law prohibit any reproduction or further transmission of any portion of this document This P 3 all A NDIN ey document may only be viewed electronically through the www BERTL com Web site and may not be stored in electronic or hard copy format Any reproduction of trademarks is strictly age prohibited BERTL accepts no responsibility for any inaccuracies or omiss
55. y format Any reproduction of trademarks is strictly w x x xx J prohibited BERTL accepts no responsibility for any inaccuracies or omissions contained in this document BERTL WideFormat Research Analysis Insight Summary The Oce Arizona 350 GT printer was a pleasant surprise This printer stands out with the new white color ink option as well as its faster speed With a maximum 98 4 x 49 2 print size this flatoed printer delivers on its promise Given our test model s price tag of 156 900 it s not cheap but as always Oce delivers value for the money Considering its price tag and an average 3 25 hours production time per day you still have a very impressive 1 5 month payback time Furthermore the Oce Arizona 350 GT printer has an optional roll feed capability supporting different type of operations The Roll Media Option can be operated in parallel e g while printing on the roll you can stage the next sheet fed print job on the flatbed table thereby increasing the efficiency of the production The white ink option is one coherent operation with the other colors no matter if you are using it as under over between layers or spot color printing which is also a benefit The color matching is excellent and we were impressed by the combination of the ONYX ProductionHouse RIP and the print quality of the Oce Arizona 350 GT printer We look like to see that the Oc Arizona 350 GT printer gets network and d
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