Optional Performance Customization and the Interface Decurler Module with Inline Spectrophotometer
There are three different performance customization configurations available with the press:
• Xerox® Versant® 280 Press with basic print engine configuration performance
• Xerox® Versant® 280 Press with All Stock Rated Speed (ASRS) configuration performance (optional)
Note: If you purchase the optional All Stocks Rated Speed (ASRS) package, the Interface Decurler Module for All Stocks Rated Speed (ASRS) is required, regardless of any additional finishing devices.
• Xerox® Versant® 280 Press with Performance Package (PP) configuration performance (optional)
Note: If the optional Performance Package is purchased, the Interface Decurler Module (IDM) with Inline Spectrophotometer (ILS) is required, regardless of any additional finishing devices.
Important:
The All Stock Rated Speed (ASRS) configuration or the Performance Package can be ordered prior to initial installation of the system. It is not possible to upgrade an existing press with the ASRS or Performance Package after the press is ordered and installed.
With the Xerox® Versant® 280 Press with the All Stock Rated Speed (ASRS) performance option, the user experiences a 25% increase in handling heavyweight stock.
The optional Performance Package is a suite of technologies and tools that enhances the capabilities of the base press in three areas: operational speed, color management automation, and print shop productivity.
The Performance Package is comprised of the following technologies and tools:
• Xerox EX 280 Print Server: The Performance Package is not available with other print servers.
• All Stocks Rated Speed (ASRS) software: The All Stocks Rated Speed (ASRS) feature eliminates the slower speeds created by heavier weight stocks. With ASRS, the speed of the press is governed by the size of the stock only and not by its weight. This means that all stock weights up to 400 g/m2 for a given sheet size runs at the rated speed or the top speed for that stock size.
• Automated Color Quality System (ACQS) software: The Automated Color Quality System (ACQS) is an advanced color management technology that transfers the complex decisions about color maintenance from operators to an automated system. ACQS automates the printing and measuring of calibration charts and then calculates and makes precise adjustments to color tables based on the results.
Note: The ACQS suite is available only with the external Xerox® EX 280 Print Server, Powered by Fiery®; it is not available with the Xerox® EX-i 280 Print Server, Powered by Fiery®.
• ACQS takes the variability out of the color equation by incorporating standardized color measurements using the Inline Spectrophotometer to calibrate color on the press as well as generating accurate destination profiles for different stocks.
• Procedures are automated in that they eliminate the need for an operator to manually scan target sheets using an external spectrophotometer. The operator must initiate the procedure at the print server, but all target sheets are then generated and scanned automatically and all measurements, calculations, and corrections are performed automatically.
• Inline Spectrophotometer (ILS) - included with the IDM with ILS:
• The Inline Spectrophotometer (ILS) is housed in the Interface Decurler Module. The ILS enables the Automated Color Quality Suite, which automates the process of ensuring stable and accurate color from job to job, by eliminating the need for operators to use a hand-held spectrophotometer during print server calibration. It also facilitates the creation of custom destination profiles for each stock on which the press prints.
• With the ILS is strategically placed within the paper path, automated processes like measurements for calibration and destination profiling are quick to perform and require less down-time for the press. Working together, the ACQS software and the ILS hardware gives accurate color faster and provides more stable color over time.
• Besides the Inline Spectrophotometer (ILS), the Interface Decurler Module contains additional cooling to support the higher speeds of the press when running at higher speeds and a decurler component to ensure flat sheets for finishing.
Configuration Information Regarding the Performance Package
1. The Performance Package must be ordered when the press is ordered. Once the press has been configured without the Performance Package option, it cannot be upgraded at a later time to include the package.
2. The Performance Package is not available with the Xerox EX-i 280 Print Server. Customers must order the external Xerox EX 280 Print Server.
3. If customers configure the press with the Business Ready (BR) Finisher, the Business Ready Finisher with Booklet Maker, or the Offset Catch Tray, then the Performance Package option is not available for the configuration.
4. When the Performance Package is ordered, the Interface Decurler Module with ILS must be used. The package cannot be used with other Interface Decurler Modules.
5. Various finishing options are enabled when the Interface Decurler Module or the Interface Decurler Module with Inline Spectrophotometer (ILS) is installed.