Grapholas 7.5 - Product Documentation
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1. CDI In addition simple tools such as mirror crop and rotate are available 3 1 Quick Start a Menge h a Fie Stat Position Template Windows Options Help B o Bg q Disabled Et Host 127001 te Expose Plate Type OPx45 Edit Plate List Loaded Images 7 mr nad roca dol Tm SR EEG GR EEG TEEN eran aaa ITU Eu PE ERG EH 20 100 17820 zx B 300 3500 AX working Folder di WsltesMOFS 75lgswnrk Jobname test Plate Type OPAS 1 Start the Merger and load the required images They are displayed in the image gallery on the right 2 Select the CDI if necessary The CDI loads all important parameters which are updated in the Merger 3 Position the images on the working surface Click on the images or the working surface with the right mouse button to display additional information 4 Select the required plate The preset speed and performance are displayed Send the job to the CDI ESKO artwork Grapholas 7 5 1 135 3 2 The User Interface The Merger can be divided into three areas File Start Position Template Windows Options Help Ug amp Q xu Disabled Gt Host 127 0 0 1 Drom window Most 1270 01 IDrum Plate Frame Image Properties Repeat Drum Drum V2530EC2 Speed 800 0 RPM CREER Plate Sizes CI Partial Plate i a Height Around drum 621 18 mm Wigtn Along drum 762 0 GETE2. 934 52 50 59 SP 132 9 216 93 88 support eur esko com Australia New Zealand a2 61 3 96 45 64 05 SP 61 3 96 46 58 87 ESKO artwork Grapholas 7 5 35 35 Copyright 2009 Esko Graphics Imaging GmbH 25524 Itzehoe Germany Esko Graphics A S 8520 Lystrup Denmark All rights reserved This document and all information and instructions contained within are the property of Esko Graphics These documents contain the product descriptions according to their current state at the time of publication but no responsibility whatsoever is taken for the correctness of this information No guarantees are granted or expanded upon by this document Furthermore Esko Graphics does not guarantee the illustrations relating to the usage of the products or for the results from using the software or the use of the information contained herein Esko Graphics is not responsible for direct or indirect damages caused by the logical consequences or latent damages which may result from the use of the software or from the impossibility of software use or of the information contained herein The technical data contained herein and the content of this manual are subject to change without prior notification Revisions which point out such changes and or supplements may be issued from time to time Without express written consent no part of this document may be reproduced transferred electronically stored or published irrespective of the reasons an
3. Grapholas 7 5 USER MANUAL ESKO ortwork 21 08 2009 Grapholas 7 5 2 35 Table of Contents 1 INTRODUCTION 4 2 FIRSESTART UP OF THE SOFTWARE seeds UK o ens Ui EPUn TES ey Pausa pM o I eTAx eS Vh x MU err naa RR UMENUPIQNIS 4 2 1 ENTERING TEs NCE INS NE m 4 2 2 SETTING THE LANGUAGE p d 4 2 3 NETWORK CONFIGURATION ME nnn eee va ese eee ae sete eco ewe 5 3 MERGER A a ae A 6 3 1 ey sd en tee 6 3 2 THE DOER INTERFACE aran A E O E A ee eee ese 7 3 9 DOC EA 8 330 L To ool ao eso PR 8 322 PVG CIO INO S essit HUI a E radon cen patron eR MUNI UE Iu ae UNT PLUME CUM Fd RUM 9 3 3 3 Automatic Cropping e 10 P A a eU a a a a EM PEN 10 PO X 11 SA MN orco aaa 11 Se De MEME WING IO GCS T T ME 12 3 3 9 Senaingthe Job to the CO rad arabe vele uua Deb sati es concis 13 3 4 MERGER IVIENU DAR c X 13 2341 Uploading Mages a dn Errat a tdm Mart De ed an IUE 13 BAZ Unoddihg TESORO MOTOS a ae De ee tr rebar spend ee ee 13 3 4 3 Selecting the Working Directory inserer 14 3 Ad SAVIO Ee Oe nn bibe a oa ee
4. LEN files of the PlatePatcher and the Staggered Cut 3 3 3 Automatic Cropping Y crops unused image frame areas No new file is created The edge detection also takes individual pixels into account By placing microdots in two separate positions e g top left and bottom right this function can be used to crop the files to a specific size The distance to the Bleed pixels can be set in the Merger properties If the image contains Staggered Cut information the image is cropped on this cutting line Several files can be marked simultaneously by pressing the Control button together with the left mouse button to automatically crop these files Automatic cropping is not available for LEN files of the PlatePatcher 3 3 4 Mirroring t aTh horizontally or vertically mirrors the selected image A new file is created with a ymir or an xmir extension Depending on the file size this can take some minutes Several files can be marked simultaneously by pressing the Control button together with the left mouse button to mirror these files Mirroring is not available for LEN files of the PlatePatcher and the Staggered Cut ESKO artwork Grapholas 7 5 11 35 3 3 5 Inverting creates a negative image of the selected image A new file is created with the inv extension Depending on the file size this can take some minutes several files can be marked simultaneously by pressing the Control button
5. PTETa praia ERN Working Folder d ibsitestDFS7SMilesvwort ee totttorgetacta ton o 50 TOO 150 zu 300 450 S00 320 200 630 700 750 z 350 300 Working Folder d bsites DFS7Sifileswork iobname test piate Type DPx45 Loaded Images 7 Area 1 menu bar toolbar with icons for the most important options Area 2 working surface on which the images are positioned and status bar Area 3 Drum Window to set the engraving parameters If no icons are visible they can be activated in the Options Preferences Merge Options menu ESKO artwork Grapholas 7 5 8 35 3 3 Toolbar This area contains frequently used functions G Hu En o a If some required functions are not displayed they can be activated in the basic settings 3 3 1 Loading Images Ci Strg Ctrl E calls up a file dialog box in which the LEN or TIF files can be selected es Esko Testifies orking Folder d bsiteshiDFS75fites work 2100081 1241021 Reference 2540DPI 137LP1 Reference len 2540DPI 137LP1 Reference tit MODGC 2100DP1l er Testftorm MODGC 2400DP1 len Testform NODGC 2954 DP1 len esttorm MODGC 280001 len Testtorm MODGC 4000DPI len Testform NODC BODDDPI len coi nor gen a 120 len en en File Name 2100DPI 124LPI Reference len 2277 KByte 05 Nov 2008 11 23 42 Selection of network share e g FTP server Display of directories Display of files By pressing the Control or the CAPS button together w
6. ading Positioned Images Remove All Positioned Images Strg Ctrl d removes all images from the Merger which are positioned on the working surface The files are not deleted from the hard drive This is useful when the job was sent and several images are still in the queue ESKO artwork Grapholas 7 5 14 35 3 4 3 Selecting the Working Directory Select Working Folder Ctrl w changes the working directory in which all images are copied or moved during the loading process This option is not available if images are loaded 3 4 4 Saving the Plate Save Plate Ctrl s saves the compiled images and the engraving parameters as plate When the compiled images are sent to the CDI the plate is automatically saved under the entered name Save Plate as saves the compilation under another name 3 4 5 Loading the Plate Load Plate Ctrl L loads a previously saved or sent compilation with all parameters All currently loaded images are removed 3 4 6 Creating a New Plate New Plate Ctrl n removes all images from the Merger and resets the parameters Position Auto Arrange Images Strg Auto Arrange New Images Strg H Unplace All Strg U 3 4 7 Automatic Positioning of the Images Auto Arrange Images Ctrl a automatically positions as many loaded images as possible on the working surface Beforehand images which were already positioned on the work surface are removed The type of positioning can
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8. as 7 5 31 35 The status of the UV unit is displayed with the following icons i Ii UV unit activated l UV exposure activated 4 9 UV Back Exposure Option for Automaton The UV back exposure is available as an option for the automaton This function can be activated or deactivated via UV Unit When the CDI is restarted the UV back exposure is automatically activated The service technician adapts the UV parameters for the desired plate types If no UV parameters are adapted for some plates they will be started without UV back exposure The status of the UV back exposure unit is displayed with the following icons UV back exposure unit activated r UV back exposure activated 4 10 Control and Status Display of the Automaton Under APL the automatic function of the automaton can be activated or deactivated The status of the automaton is displayed with the following icons No plate loaded The plate is located on the drum The plate is located in the tray The plates are located on the drum and in the tray JB US 371 00 ESKO artwork Grapholas 7 5 32 35 Interlocks and Errors The display Active Interlocks shows errors with a red dot An active interlock prevents imaging from starting Active Interlacks Interlacks amp Cooling or Water 69 Compressed Air 69 Exhaust amp Machine Cover C Vacuum amp Motor x Laser 69 Module 69 Shutter Limit Switc
9. ased as a network drive To set up additional drives run the guinet bat program in the c bsl ui directory i Editor for the drive setup file Drive Mame d FTP Liser Marme Password Clicking the field below Drive displays the registered drives Selecting one of these drives calls up the entered access data In addition the selected drive can be deleted or changed After clicking on New the local drive letter on this drive is shown under Disk and the subdirectory is shown under Sub directory The name of this drive link is entered in the Drive Name field The Merger later accesses this drive via this name The FTP option is activated for an FTP connection and the IP number or the computer name of the FTP server is entered under Host The user name and the password must be entered accordingly In addition a name for this link must be entered under Drive Name The user data for the FTP connection can be tested using the Test button A new window designated Load Image appears OK cancels the test and accepts the selected directory Cancel closes this window without making changes to the path The entered data is accepted using Accept Quit closes the drive configuration Any changes made are stored with OK ESKO artwork Grapholas 7 5 6 35 3 Merger The Merger is used to load the image data from the local hard drive or from the network and to send it to the preselected
10. be selected in the Merger properties ESKO artwork Grapholas 7 5 15 35 3 4 8 Automatic Positioning of the Images Auto Arrange New Images Strg Ctrl h automatically adds the loaded images to the compilation on the working surface Already positioned images are not removed 3 4 9 Removing Images from the Working Surface Unplace all Strg Ctrl u removes all images from the working surface The images are not unloaded Show Images as gt Display names 3 4 10 Displaying File Names Display Names shows the file names in the images positioned on the working surface 3 4 11 Displaying the Parameters Window Drum Window displays the drum window if it was closed before This window shows all engraving parameters Preferences Workflow Editor Print Job Info Print Display edit Host List Check Image Copy FTP File s Zip Manager View Logfile ESKO artwork Grapholas 7 5 16 35 3 4 12 Printing the Display Print Display Print Job Info displays additional information and prints the working surface 3 4 13 Checking Images Check Image checks the selected file for mistakes 3 4 14 Copying Images Copy FTP File s opens the same window as Load Image to copy the images into the working directory This does not load the images into the Merger 3 5 Working Surface and Status Bar The working surface shows the available area on the plate If Grap
11. can be enabled using the Advanced button When the focus search is ended dialog box FocusDialog is displayed in which the position of the thinnest line in the focus field Best Track has to be entered OK changes the focus setting in line with the input 4 7 Zero Point Search for Sleeves To determine the zero point on a sleeve the job to be exposed is lined up in the Exposer first and then the zero point search is started via Options The parameters are displayed in a new window an Offset can be entered in advance ero Search Jobname SEA Circumference 1085 0 mm Plate Type test Laser Power 36 0 Watt Speed 200 0 Offset 10 0 mm Cancel By pressing OK the job Zero esko special is lined up in the Exposer A ruler will be engraved on the sleeve The zero point on the ruler corresponds to the zero point of the sleeve 4 8 UV Exposure UV Inline Option UV Inline exposes the upper side of the plates This function can be activated or deactivated via UV Unit When the CDI is restarted the UV exposure is automatically activated unless the external cooler is switched off The service technician adapts the UV parameters for the desired plate types If no UV parameters are adapted for some plates they will be started without UV exposure If the UV unit is deactivated a warning is displayed when starting the exposure if UV parameters are available for this plate type ESKO artwork Graphol
12. d irrespective of the method or means used i e electronic mechanical by printing microfilm etc These documents replace all previous versions GrapholasQ is a registered trademark of Esko Graphics Imaging GmbH This product is protected by the following US patents 6 985 261 6 954 291 Cyrel amp Cyrel amp Digital Imaging System and Cyrel amp Digital Imager are registered trademarks of DuPont Microsoft and the Microsoft Logo are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the USA and other countries Esko Graphics software may include the RSA Data Security Inc MD5 Message Digest Algorithm All other product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners ESKO artwork
13. dom Sorted MDB and FFDH can be selected as mode MDB arranges the images which allows for easy cropping later on Auto Rotate activates the rotation of up to 7 images during automatic positioning The selection of these images is via the aspect ratio using Rotate Level Plugin Selection This is where you can activate or deactivate options for the Digital Flexo Suite Merge Options To organise the surface more clearly the functions which are not required can be activated or deactivated In the Folder window the preset output directories can be changed The job information is saved in the HTM Target Folder directory The Merger must be restarted after any change ESKO artwork Grapholas 7 5 27135 4 Exposer The Exposer starts the jobs sent from the Merger In addition a focus search or for sleeves a zero point search can be performed here The Exposer is divided into four areas Expose Window Options Uv Unit APL About Drum vV4260ECS3 rEnaraving Axis 1 0 mm rPressure Jab Control TII EE Status Grapholas 7 DFH_045 Uv Width 505 93mm Height 1043 33mm Speed 200 0 RPM Laser Power 15 2 Watt Circumference 1083 85mm Remove Start C Pause O Cancel E Area 1 status displays and controls Area 2 vacuum display and position control Area 3 job list Area 4 machine controls ESKO artwork Grapholas 7 5 28 35 4 1 Status Displays and Co
14. g the job is stored in that directory The output directory d files output preview is preset Only the dimensions and areas of the original images are displayed in this file Additional frames are not taken into account here ESKO artwork Grapholas 7 5 25 35 3 9 Loading Images via Drag amp Drop Image files LEN and TIF can directly be dragged into the right image bar of the Merger from the Windows Explorer First the data is copied into the working directory then it is loaded If the Strg Ctrl key is pressed at the same time the files are always copied Pe Ed Wee fente To eb Q O F sea Eros Ci Sw 29 07 2008 0c 33 3 07 2008 12 37 08 GF Fie 34 07 5008 21 37 Shack v fbr stagger f sheet C len 25 888 KB 31 07 2008 23 27 GOMES Sack vi fbr stagger Fusheet kar Ho a 3 07 2008 21 27 85 801 KE 31 07 2008 2327 Micra Stack wi ftr stagger f sheet max 140 i 07 2008 23 27 381 KB 31 07 2008 23 27 ars hack v fbr topga Mihec y af 1 31 07 2008 23 27 R CENTES oc 31 07 2008 23 27 a Working Folder 0 FILES Plate Type other 3 10 Basic Merger Settings Preferences Preferences Merge Folder Merge Folder i3 Tiff Output Tif Target Folder SEE EM ll Browse Plate Patcher Preview Target Folder bsttesnDFS75FILESVOutputipreview Browse Patch Redo Folder INDESTAFILES O utputPatcherredo Browse wem Ce Post Colon 3 File Copy Meth
15. he Plate Plate Type is used to select the plate type The Thickness is important here The exposure parameters and the plate thickness are stored in this list The yellow point in front of the name of the plate symbolises control via the laser energy The parameters for exposure are automatically set depending on the image resolution and the drum or the circumference of the drum or sleeve Only the plate types which fit the selected drum are displayed 3 6 6 Creating a New Plate Edit Plate List opens a new window in which a new plate can be stored with New Name determines the display names in the plate list and Thickness defines the thickness of the plates To assign the right drum to the right plate the type of medium film plate sleeve metalback must be selected You can either set the Speed and the Laser power or the Laser Energy by clicking on Energy Accept accepts the set parameters Quit closes the window After adding or changing a plate the exposer on the CDI must be restarted ESKO artwork Grapholas 7 5 20 35 Drum Plate Frame image Properties Repeat IDF Frane Start Around drum 0 0 mm Stop Around drum 0 0 Start Along drum 0 0 mm Stop Along drumk 0 0 Image Disbance 4 022 mim Insert cut marks Lise Label Vertical Autotext Text Fest 3 6 7 Setting the Frame Frames are not required if Grapholas 7 is installed on the CDI The process i
16. hes E Focus Minimum Position Lightbarrier Focus Maximum Position HOME Engraving Carriage Minimum Position 0 G Engraving Carriage Maximum Position 6 amp 9 Engraving variable limit switch Limit Switches shows the status of the different axes and is only used as information If the vacuum is too weak this is also displayed in the status display in the form of a red plate under the roller The status is reset by clicking with the mouse on the roller Cue ESKO artwork Grapholas 7 5 33 35 5 Hot Keys Merger ESKO artwork Grapholas 7 5 34 35 6 Hotlines Denmark Norway Benelux Other Sweden Finland Germany Austria Switzerland European countries e 49 4821 40 69 11 SP 49 4821 40 69 22 support eurdiesko com France L 33 1 64 27 23 00 P 133 1 60 21 09 25 support eur esko com Italy 39 848 80 04 49 SL 132 9 216 93 88 support eur esko com Asia Pacific LP 165 62 49 94 88 SP 65 6 64 41 51 10 USA Canada 800 743 7131 SP 937 454 1522 support usam esko com L 145 87 43 44 55 145 87 43 44 48 support eurmesko com UK Ireland L 44 845 644 3960 SP 44 845 644 3961 support eur inesko com Japan a2 81 3 5363 0973 S 181 3 5363 0974 support japan esko com Mexico amp 1 800 024 0303 SP 11 937 454 1522 support usam esko com T 32 9 216 93 77 432 9 216 93 88 support eurmesko com Spain L 34
17. holas version 7 is installed on the CDI it is not necessary to enter the upper and lower borders as the entire working area is shown If older versions are installed on the CDI borders must be entered to not engrave the clamping bar The loaded images are pulled from the right queue on the working surface by holding down the left mouse button Fle Stat Posbon Template Window Option Hep O H u uu t um ate A KL Si Cut Erect size 1105 070 421 334 mm 243 used 71 5 washes iae Son wasbez L danm US ESKO artwork Grapholas 7 5 17 35 In addition guides can be pulled from the grey frame area by holding down the left mouse button The images cannot be positioned in the red area The guide can be removed again by clicking with the right mouse button on the grey frame area Using the right mouse button to click the work surface displays information on the plate size and the use of the plate Using the right mouse button to click the image file displays information on the image The status bar shows the current settings and the number of loaded images 3 6 Setting the Drum Window Engraving Parameters The Drum Window contains all necessary engraving parameters and additional settings for image repetitions and additional text space between images As of version 7 each CDI has a drum list in which values such as circumference width and maximum speeds can be entered The circumference can no longer be changed
18. ith the left mouse button several files can be marked simultaneously they can then be loaded by pressing OK Single files can directly be loaded by double clicking them 4 If only one file is selected you can select how often this file shall be loaded ESKO artwork Grapholas 7 5 9 35 3 3 2 Manual Cropping opens a new window in which the image can be cropped Axial Start 716 695 mm Crcumerence St 128 224 mm p cri 1186 376 mm Height 615 957 mm LY O 4 9 R EJ L 138 839mm ij Y i i GaelicGhost k crop len Starting from the frame area a lasso can be pulled open by pressing and holding down the left mouse button and pulling the mouse across the work surface or the exact lasso size can be entered in the four input fields on the right hand side 1 The distance between two positions in the image can be measured by pressing and holding the left mouse button down Individual sections of the image can be enlarged with a square magnifier by pressing and holding down the left mouse button and pulling the mouse across the section of interest The magnified image section can then be positioned using the arrow keys on the keyboard displays the entire image ESKO artwork Grapholas 7 5 10 35 ES performs the automatic cropping LS sets back all cutting edges uiu Li saves the current image section as a new LEN file Manual cropping is not available for
19. moine 14 3 49 EQAOINO TRE PITO ia 14 340 CORDON RATE e tii 14 347 JXAutomuatic POSITIONING OF the IMAGES laa 14 3 4 8 Automatic Positioning of the Images 15 3 4 9 Removing Images from the Working Surface 4 15 3 4 10 Displaying File NAMES cccccsescccsseecccsecccsuseccsauseccsausesssuusessauseessausesessaueessauecssausesssuaseesaueessaunessges 15 3 4 11 Displaying the Parameters WINGOW cccccccsessecssossesccsossesccucossesccncucsesccsccusesscsceasessesscsessessensseess 15 CP NIME PPP PA 16 23413 Checking OC REOR 16 24 14 GODVING MOGE Sarai 16 So WVORKINGOSURPACEAND STATUS BARS a na FOU A ARIES AMD DII cn eine FADE DUE Va SONO init cdd 16 3 6 SETTING THE DRUM WINDOW ENGRAVING PARAMETERS sssssssccccccceeesseeccccceseeesseecececesssaeuseeeceeeesauauseeeeeesesaegaes 17 304 SABE NO the DEBT essor A A ME ME EM UE 18 362 CEI TS PUER qoi eC RTT TT 18 S53 nangihg tus SPECO etin eee ee ee eee ene rev a ee et neem nd 18 04 PORO E IPC TU 18 ESKO artwork Grapholas 7 5 3 35 o A EE AP Po EA 19 360 Creating a New Prate esini Cn ene A EETA 19 IO SEUI AAA nw Sn EEE 20 3 6 8 Setting the Image Distance and the Cut Marks cooocccnoconnncocononocnnnnnncnnnononanonnnnanonnnnanononaninnonanonnns 20 30 2 AQUI O LIDO ee eo a nada en de ion oo 20 3 6 10 Defining the Image POSITION s 21 3551 Overlayng OC SS arse eee ee gas TUERI QU PE ee S poate reU EI quM NIME tee 21 3 6 12 Entering the Grid
20. ntrols The CDI status is displayed with icons Depending on the version the status of the UV exposure and the automaton can be displayed here If several drums are registered the currently used drum can be selected in the Drum field When using Advance Cantilver an automatic search for the clamping bar is carried out as soon as Drum Sleeve is selected 4 2 Vacuum Display and Position Control Engraving Axis displays the current position of the laser The desired start position for the imaging process is entered in the Position field and run by pressing ENTER Home moves the laser back to 1 mm Pressure displays the vacuum For full plates a vacuum of over 900 mbar is required The engraving process cannot be started unless the required value has been reached For partial plates the vacuum is not analysed since the speed was reduced to a safer value 4 3 JobList The Job name the Plate type and the job Status are displayed for each job e ready Completed job e run busy Imaging has started e failed Error when transferring data to the Exposer Information on Width Height Speed Laser power Circumference and Drum is displayed in the Job nfo field for the selected job To top can be used to move the job selected to the top position for imaging Remove deletes the selected job A click of the right mouse button on the job shows additional information ESKO artwork Graphola
21. od Check Images before start Bleed 5 0 Show Ruler gt Len Target Folder ObstesBDRS FAFILES 1 uipunden Browse Auto Arrange Images Autoplace Mode FFDH 15 n Kongsberg Target Path lestiDFSTSFILESYOutputikongsberg Browse Auto Rotate Plugin Selection HTML Job Inte FXL Cut v Macrame HTM Target Folder DAbsiestDFS TPRFILESVOutpurntmh Browse c Tiff Output Heaford Bieffebi tl Drill Hotfolder be AN Flexolopic Menge Options Image Manipulation E image Cropping Templates m Step amp Repeat Beveled Knife Please restart the program after selection has been done Ok cancel OK Cancel ESKO artwork Grapholas 7 5 26 35 Units switches between mm and inch Digits and Post colon set the amount of numbers and or decimal points Lock circumference blocks entry of the drum circumference in order to avoid unintentionally changing it Check Images before start checks the images of all outgoing jobs File Copy Method sets the behavior while loading images The Copy setting is used to copy files if Move is selected the files are deleted from the source directory Bleed sets the border during automatic cropping Show Ruler activates or deactivates the ruler This setting affects the Merger Autoplace mode sets the method mode of how the images are automatically arranged on the work surface Permutation Ran
22. r register pinwheels such as e g for Letterpress To create a template you first position the required images onto the work area and then select the plate type This compilation is then saved using Save Template Do NOT crop or rotate the images The template is loaded using Use Template The stored positions and sizes are shown as yellow fields The images must be reloaded and then positioned in the yellow fields The images must be within a certain size tolerance in order to be assigned to a field Edit Template makes it possible to edit the currently loaded template in the Merger and then save it with the changes made ESKO artwork Grapholas 7 5 24 35 3 7 1 Changing Templates Templates can also be changed using Correct Template without the Merger The template is loaded using File Load Plate The position of single or multiple images can be changed horizontally using Across and vertically using Circumference The value is entered absolute or relative to the current position ENTER is then pressed and the value is set using Set Position Multiple images can be marked by pulling a square lasso around the required images with the left mouse button pressed The template is stored by clicking the Save button 3 8 Job Information An HTML or XML file with the respective job name is created in the HTM Target Folder output directory for each sent job All important information concernin
23. s explained in more detail during the training Start Around drum and Stop Around drum determine the upper and lower borders in mm Start Along drum and Stop Along drum set the left and rights borders 3 6 8 Setting the Image Distance and the Cut Marks Image distance places a border around each positioned image Insert cut marks inserts cut marks for each image 3 6 9 Adding a Label Use Label adds a label to each marked image Vertical rotates this label by 90 and positions it on the left side of the image Font sets the font size ESKO artwork Grapholas 7 5 21 35 lmage Properties Drum Window Host cdi_70 Drum Pise Frame image Properties Repeat DF Actual Image GeekoGhost CorrDays 1605 1 en Image Width 38 03 men Advance 0 01 pm image Hayit 206 95 mn Ruling LPI Testfonm Position X Postion 374 962 men Y Position 735 044 mm 3 6 10 Defining the Image Position X Position and Y Position change the position of the selected image Set Position is used to set the position of the image 3 6 11 Overlaying Images If you activate Overlay the images can also be placed one on top of the other 3 6 12 Entering the Grid and the Angle Manually The rasterization and the angle of the image can be entered using Linecount if the image does not already have this information Images without this information are marked in red on the work surface Tes
24. s 7 5 29 35 4 4 Machine Controls e Start Start the selected job e Pause Stop the current exposure e Cancel Cancel the current exposure 4 5 Starting a Job The desired job is selected from the list and run with the Start button The job s remaining time is displayed on the bottom of the status bar Pause stops the engraving Start can be used to resume it but may cause a seam in the imaging Cancel cancels the job When the exposure is completed a dialog window is displayed where the job can be deleted or put back into the queue 4 6 Focus Search The focus search is used to set the distance of the laser to the plate in place The focus setting is very important for achieving the optimum imaging quality FocusDialog Plate Types amp Plate other e ACE 045 ACE 045 Uv e ACE 67 e ACE 067 Uv o DEF 045 Uv e DFH 045 FocusDialog Thickness Advanced mim Drum Circumference Drum Va260EC3 mm 1084 38 V4260EC3 Start Around drum 130 0 mm Partial Plate Best Track OK Canc el Cancel ESKO artwork Grapholas 7 5 30 35 The plate in place has to be selected under Plate Types The start of the focus search is set using Start Around drum For partial plate mode the Partial Plate option has to be activated The focus search is lined up as new job in the Exposer by clicking on OK and started as normal job in the Exposer The deactivated input fields
25. tform marks test wedges if these are not to be sent to the customer If highlighted in grey these two fields are irrelevant for the selected CDI ESKO artwork Grapholas 7 5 22 35 Drum Window Host cdi 70 Drum Piste Frame image Properties Repeat IDF Gap x 0 0 Gap y 0 0 3 6 13 Arranging Images Step amp Repeat For the marked image Repeat in Across Around sets the number of vertical repetitions with Around and sets the number of horizontal repetitions with Across Gap additionally adds a gap between each repetition 3 6 14 Gapless Sleeves Sleeve is only available in the gapless exposure For this purpose a sleeve must be selected in the drum list or the sleeve option must be enabled by the service Seamless is used to prepare an image for the exposure on a sleeve If the image is smaller than the circumference a gap is automatically added Offset moves the beginning of the image on the circumference Drop and Stagger are only activated if an image was reproduced using the width Step amp Repeat ESKO artwork Grapholas 7 5 23 35 3 7 Templates save Template Strg Y Use Template Strg V If these functions are not displayed they can be activated in the basic settings A template is a mask in which the positions image sizes and plate parameters are stored in order to position images quickly at a later time This working mode is interesting fo
26. the images on the printing plate and can also rotate mirror crop and invert the images as required The viewer is used to display and measure the LEN TIF files The angle and the rasterization can also be measured The Exposer controls the CDI with the jobs prepared by the Merger 2 First Start up of the Software All important settings are copied over during an update 2 1 Entering the License Key During initial installation or when updating from an older version the license key must be entered to start the Merger Warning 2 Your copy of Grapholas has an invalid license Do you want to register now OK ca ncel Serial Number The ESKO Service provides a serial number for this ProductID which needs to be entered in the Serial Number field and confirmed by ENTER The license can be subsequently changed with the New License program in the Windows start menu under Esko Digital Flexo Suite System 2 2 Setting the Language The language can be changed with the U Language program in the Windows start menu under Esko Digital Flexo Suite System ESKO artwork Grapholas 7 5 94539 2 3 Network Configuration The image data can be loaded from the local hard drive over a network release or via FTP With regard to data security transmission via FTP protocol is to be preferred over network release The User Data path entered during installation is already rele
27. together with the left mouse button to invert these files Inverting is not available for LEN files of the PlatePatcher and the Staggered Cut 3 3 6 Rotating rotates the image by 90 Several files can be marked simultaneously by pressing the Control button together with the left mouse button to rotate these files ESKO artwork Grapholas 7 5 12 35 3 3 Viewing Images opens the Viewer a very extensive image viewer Several files can be marked simultaneously by pressing the Control button together with the left mouse button to view these files each superimposed on top of the other in the Viewer OT A noes el mie Ly pl il git ru if i 11 biirr Click on the question mark in the Viewer or open the installation CD to read the detailed manual ESKO artwork Grapholas 7 5 13 35 3 3 9 Sending the Job to the CDI we Expose Strg Ctrl E opens a dialog window in which the job name can be entered By pressing OK the job is sent to the CDI or a TIF file is created in the output directory 3 4 Merger Menu Bar Only the additional functions which are not listed in the toolbar are described The menu bar is situated above the toolbar Load Image select Working Folder Load Plate New Plate 3 4 1 Unloading Images Unload Image Strg Ctrl u removes the selected image from the Merger The file is not deleted from the hard drive 3 4 2 Unlo
28. with the Merger Borders need not to be entered since only the available working surface is displayed in the Merger CDIs on which Grapholas up to version 5 5 MR2 is installed can be connected but the drum list is not included and frames must be used ESKO artwork Grapholas 7 5 18 35 CDI Grapholas 7 3 6 1 Selecting the Drum Drum selects the required drum if several drums e g Sleeve and Drum 5080 are registered on the CDI This is only possible with Grapholas 7 3 6 2 Setting the Drum Circumference Circumference sets the drum circumference if a CDI is connected to Grapholas 6 2 5 5 Unintentional changing of this parameter results in faulty plates It is advisable that the Lock circumference field be blocked in the basic settings 3 6 3 Changing the Speed Speed and Laser power directly influence the exposure on the CDI and are automatically set according to the plate list The speed can be subsequently changed 3 6 4 Partial Plates Partial Plate is used to expose partial plates The vacuum check on the CDI is deactivated In addition the speed is limited to a safe value depending on the plate thickness Height and Width are the heights and widths of the plate to be exposed ESKO artwork Grapholas 7 5 19 35 Drum Plate Frame image Properties Repeat y D a Fikn 5 Metalback Thickness Dustartian Plate Type DP45 Edit Plate List Quit Renee 3 6 5 Selecting t
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