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Product Typeinkjetinkjet
Paper sizeA0+A0+
Output Typecolourcolour
Placementfloorfloor
Printing
Max resolution2400x1200 dpi2400x1200 dpi
Sheet printing time42 с42 с
Drop volume4 pl4 pl
Sheet printing
 /before 1.6 m/
 /before 1.6 m/
Roll printing
 /up to 18 m/
 /up to 18 m/
Specs
Media width (min)203 mm203 mm
Media width (max)1118 mm1118 mm
Max. roll diameter150 mm150 mm
Number of rolls11
Data transfer
PC connection (USB)
network connection (LAN)
PC connection (USB)
network connection (LAN)
General
Number of cartridges85
Cartridge modelPFI-307BK, PFI-307MBK, PFI-307C, PFI-307M, PFI-307YPFI-307BK, PFI-307MBK, PFI-307C, PFI-307M, PFI-307Y
Built-in memory512 MB512 MB
Storage capacity320 GB320 GB
Displaymonochromemonochrome
Noise level52 dB52 dB
Power consumption190 W190 W
Dimensions with stand (WxDxH)1893x1291x1144 mm1893x975x1144 mm
Weight189 kg138 kg
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Number of cartridges

The number of individual cartridges the plotter needs to operate.

Each cartridge is responsible for its base colour used in printing. Monochrome plotters (see "Output Type"), by definition, use only one cartridge, for black colour and for such devices this parameter is usually not specified at all. But in colour printing, where all available shades are obtained by mixing basic colours, the number of such colours (and, accordingly, cartridges) can be different.

The most modest of modern colour plotters are designed to work with 4 or 5 cartridges. The first option corresponds to the CMYK colour scheme with 4 basic colours — this is the minimum required for full colour printing. In turn, 5 cartridges usually mean a CMYK colour scheme, supplemented by a separate supply of black ink for monochrome images — this allows you not to waste consumables for such images that may be needed for colour prints, and also to print monochrome even with empty colour cartridges, and vice versa.

In general, these sets of basic colours are inexpensive, while they are able to provide fairly good quality prints; so plotters for 4 – 5 cartridges are very popular nowadays. However, the use of additional basic colours can significantly increase the quality of the image, primarily the reliability of colour reproduction. Thereby, advanced plotters can provide a larger number of cartridges — 6 – 10, and s...ometimes more. Such devices are quite expensive and difficult to maintain, but they are indispensable for printing materials with high requirements of colour quality.

Dimensions with stand (WxDxH)

The overall dimensions of the floor plotter (see “Placement”), including the stand, in other words, the dimensions of the device in the operative condition (in addition to the stand itself, other equipment, such as trays for printed materials, is taken into account here). This indicator is worth evaluating how much space is needed to install such a plotter.

Weight

The total weight of the plotter is usually listed without ink and paper. You should pay attention to this parameter foremost when choosing desktop models (see "Placement"): modern plotters are quite massive, which puts forward corresponding requirements for stands for them.
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