ColorWave 3600
An all-in-one colour printer, the ColorWave 3600 is the ideal solution for work groups, featuring powerful technologies to support CAD, GIS and graphics applications with instant-dry and water-resi...
ColorWave 3600
An all-in-one colour printer, the ColorWave 3600 is the ideal solution for work groups, featuring powerful technologies to support CAD, GIS and graphics applications with instant-dry and water-resistant prints. The printer produces instant-dry and water-resistant prints on uncoated media at speeds of 225 D/h in black and white and 212 D/h in colour, and it includes integrated output options. It comes with two to four rolls with width up to 42”, optimal up-time and quality thanks to automatic nozzle failure correction on the fly, and new media path design that operates without touching printed area. It produces great results in scanning highlighted areas and mixed originals with optional built-in colour scanner.
Item Code: CW360001
Features
The ColorWave 3600 comes with CrystalPoint technology and is ideal for multi-user environments. Learn more about these features and what else this printer can do.
ColorWave 3600
Versatile and ideal for multi-user project groups
A highly productive workgroup printer, the ENERGY STAR® qualified ColorWave 3600 features an optional built-in colour scanner and integrated output options. The system is ideal for applications such as CAD, GIS and graphics in the manufacturing, architecture, construction and design industries. It supports in-house or remote work-groups and central print rooms with a requirement for instant dry and water resistant prints on roll-based media
The next generation of CrystalPoint Technology
The next generation of CrystalPoint technology comes with a new media path design in order to support you with higher print quality.
Ideal for multi-user environments
Don’t compromise on speed and quality, even at peak hours. The ColorWave 3600 comes with Intel® Core™ i3 processor, dual hard drive and 8GB RAM. With the Adobe® PDF Print Engine 3 (APPE4) you will get accurate previews and fast processing speed with end-to-end PDF workflows.
Reducing the need for servicing
PAINT technology repairs nozzle failures automatically, even on the fly. You will get extended imaging device lifetime and fewer requirements for daily maintenance.
Intuitive touch screen and easy accessibility
Enjoy great usability thanks to an intuitive touch screen with tablet-like gestures. Using the ClearConnect touch screen, you can easily preview, print, retrieve, create sets, zoom-in, zoom-out, select rolls and print profiles, see toner levels and connect to 3rd party software applications.
Secure and connected
Securely print from and scan to your USB, tablet, mobile phone or cloud server by using user authentication features.
Colour scanning
The integrated colour scanner with patented Colour Image Logic® ensures high quality scans regardless of the condition of the original. It automatically optimizes scans by clearing background noise and capturing detail, even from mixed originals that include text, highlighted lines and photos.
Specifications
See complete specifications for the ColorWave 3600.
ColorWave 3600
Print System
| Printer Description | Colour work-group printer for CAD/GIS and graphics applications |
Technology
| Applications | Colour and B&W technical drawings; maps, unfolded and folded; POP/POS posters; Graphic Arts applications like posters, wallpapers, banners, wrapping paper, and fine art. |
| Print Technology | CrystalPoint Technology. Instant dry, waterfast output on uncoated media |
| Imaging Devices | The printer contains 8 Imaging Devices, 2 for each colour (CMYK) |
| Consumables | ColorWave 3600 printer uses Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Black TonerPearls, Clean toner refill, no toner dust, no residue, no ozone emission |
| Print speed | Monochrome CAD: 225 A1/D/hour (high speed mode) |
| Print Modes | 4 print modes and Print Assistant. Print Assistant determines automatically the best print mode based on the content, without intervention required |
| Resolution | 600 x 600 dpi |
Printing system configuration
| Dimensions printer (WxDxH) | 6.89’ x 2.95’ x 5.18’ |
| Weight printer | 556 lbs. (252 kg) - printer and one drawer |
| Optional productive scanning system | Scanner Express with Image Logic technology |
| Stacking system | (Standard) Integrated Top Delivery Tray, 90 sheets capacity (Optional) Stacker Select; 400-sheet capacity |
| Optional finishing devices | Folder Express 3011 |
Media handling
| Technology | AutoSwitching Technology: the correct roll for a print job is selected automatically based on the media type and roll width, Automatic roll switching when end of roll is reached and Automatic width detection. |
| Media Cutting | Automatic, |
| Media rolls | Two or four rolls (one drawer = two rolls, two drawers = four rolls) |
| Media capacity | Up to 2,600’ - 650’ on a roll (800 m - 200 m on a roll) |
| Media weight | Paper: 16-43 lbs; 60-160 g/m2 Film: 2.5, 8 mil |
| Media thickness | Paper: 8 mil; 200 um |
| Roll length | Up to 650’ (200 m) |
| Roll width | 11” – 42” (297 mm - 1067 mm) including standard sizes DIN, ANSI, ARCHI |
| Roll diameter | Up to 7.1” (180 mm) |
| Roll core diameter | 3” and 2” cores (media on 2” core to the external output not to the TDT) Media loose on core |
| Roll weight | Up to 44.1 lbs (20 kg) |
| Maximum print length | Up to 656’, 164’ guaranteed (200 m, 50 m guaranteed) |
| Media types | Uncoated papers, uncoated Tyvek, self-adhesive papers, self-adhesive coated vinyls, blue back papers, polypropylene films, |
Controller
| Description | POWERsync® controller |
| Operating System | Microsoft Windows® 10 IoT Enterprise (64-bit) |
| Processor | 4 Core, 4 Thread Core® i3-8100 @3.6GHz |
| Memory | 8 GB DDR4 |
| Hard Drive | 2x 500 GB, 7200 rpm (standard) |
| Video Quality | Intel HD Graphics, 1GHz |
| Print Languages | (Standard) TIFF 6.0, JPEG1.02, HPGL, HPGL2, C4, Calcomp 906/907/951, CALS 1, NIRS, NIFF (Optional) ColorWave 3800 PDF/APPE license provides access to Adobe® PostScript® 3 and PDF1.7. It enables the Adobe® CPSI (Configurable PostScript Interpreter) and the APPE (Adobe PDF Print Engine) 4 components |
| Access Management | Provide secure access to device by users by keying in password on the ClearConnect multi-touch operator panel or get access with a Smart Card by connecting a card reader (including contactless). Authorization is managed by using Microsoft Active Directory |
| Cloud support | Unlimited user and or Administrator authenticated cloud support via WebDav and/or third party provider: e.g. Microsoft® SharePoint®, Dropbox®, Box.com, box.net, Google® Drive®, Microsoft® OneDrive®, Amazon Cloud Drive®, Cloudsafe®, MyDisk®, PlanWell Collaborate. |
| Transformations | Scaling; Scaling (scale-to-fit page, reduce when image too large to avoid clipping or to custom factor, scale page size to standard size), Rotation, Shift (automatic or user defined), Adding/removing trailing/leading edge, Mirror, Black intensity in poster mode, Print optimization (standard, lines/text, poster). Colour Highlight and Dark Original. Area to erase (area of interest). |
| Colour management | RGB input profile (sRGB, AdobeRGB), CMYK input profile (Euroscale coated, Euroscale uncoated, US Web coated (SWOP), US Web uncoated, ISOcoated_v2_eci_300.icc, ISOcoated_v2_eci.icc (FOGRA39), PSO Uncoated ISO12647-ECI , (FOGRA47), GRACoL2006_Coated1v2.icc, SWOP2006_Coated3v2.icc, vSWOP2006_Coated5v2.icc, UncoatedFogra29.icm, Gray profile (standard included in the PDF/APPE option), Rendering intent (perceptual, saturation, absolute colorimetric, relative colorimetric) |
| Smart inbox | Personalized Smart Inbox with history, Manage queue, Manage history, WebTools Express, Secured controller access |
Scanner
| Description | Colour Contact Image Sensor (CIS) scanner with Image Logic technology |
| Scan Resolution | 600 x 600 dpi |
| Scan speed | 49.9’/min monochrome scanning; (15.2 m/min monochrome scanning) |
| Scan formats | TIFF, PDF, PDF/A, JPEG, CALS, multi-page PDF, multi-page PDF/A and multi-page TIFF |
| Scan destination | Local USB flash drive, FTP, SMB, Smart Inbox on Controller, Optional Local Home folder (LDAP), mobile device via Publisher Express, WebDAV Clouds, PlanWell Collaborate. |
| Scan protocol | FTP, SMB, scan to cloud (push to WebDAV based clouds) |
| Scan naming | Preset naming with auto numbering for productive scanning or file name on the ClearConnect user panel |
| Original width | 8.2"–38" (208 mm–965 mm); automatic digital width detection |
| Original length | 8.2"–630" (208 mm–16,000 mm); (file type dependent, longer than 629.92" (16,000 mm) for smaller originals), automatic length detection |
| Original thickness | Maximum 0.03" (0.8 mm); (non-rigid documents) |
| Zoom | 1:1, Scale to media size , Scale to standard format, Custom: 10–1000 % |
| Preset Modes | Blueprint, Colored original, Dark original, Folded lines/text, Lines/text standard, Lines/text draft, Photo, Map, Artwork |
| Size scanner (WxDxH) | 43" × 12" × 5.5" (1097 × 308 × 1400 mm) |
| Weight of scanner | 55 lbs (25 kg) |
User Interface
| Description | ClearConnect multi-touch User Interface. Rotatable touchscreen for accessing local job management, the Smart Inbox, the printer status, and maintenance control. Consistent look and feel from every angle of your workflow |
| Size User Interface (WxDxH) | 11.8 x 8.7 x 1.6 in (300 x 220 x 40 mm). Touch screen: 10.4 in (264mm) |
| Resolution | 800 x 600 pixels |
| Number of colours | 16.2 Million |
| Operation | 3 hard buttons: [Wake-up], [Stop, interrupt, abort], [Home] Multi-touch functions: tab, double tap, pinch, 2 finger pinch, swipe, flick and spread |
| Interface design | IF design award: distinctive user interface with intuitive navigation and clearly defined levels of operation |
| Features | View optimization: Tilt (-4 to +45 degrees) and turn (-45 to +180 degrees), Status light (red, orange, green), USB 2.0 interface with indication light |
| Language | Switch instantly between 2 languages, select from 20 languages; Czech, Danish, German, English-UK, English-US, Spanish, Finnish, French, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Dutch, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Swedish, Chinese simplified, Chinese-traditional. |
Workflow
| Description | Workflow: Concurrent printing, copying, scanning and file processing of single documents or sets |
| Printer drivers | Driver Express for Adobe PostScript 3, Driver Select for Microsoft Windows |
| Job submission | Create, retrieve and/or send jobs from diverse external locations (SMB, FTP, LPR, WebDav), Mobile devices via WebTools Express and Publisher Mobile, USB flash drive, Cloud services, ONYX® Thrive, and optional Home folder(LDAP). |
| Job management | Personalize Smart Inbox with history, Manage queue, Manage history, WebTools Express, Secured controller access |
| Accounting | (Standard) WebTools Express (Optional) Direct Accounting Software |
Network information
| Interface | Ethernet 100 Mbits/s, 1 Gbit/s, TCP/IP: DHCP,IPv4, IPv6, https, Discovery: WSD, LPD, NetBios |
| Protocols | • Network protocols: TCP/IP |
| Security | • HTTPS, extended security protection for administrator, audit logging |
Environmental and Safety
| Ozone emissions | Zero |
| Heat emission | Printing: 395 W, Ready: 214 W |
| Power requirements | 50 - 60 Hz (100 - 240 V) |
| Power Consumption | Sleep mode: <2.5 W |
| Accoustic sound pressure | Ready: < 36 dB |
| Accoustic sound power | Ready: < 4.7 B(A) |
| Footnote | Technical specifications are subject to change without notice. |
ColorWave 3000 Series
Find out the highlights of the new ColorWave 3000 series: these large format printers are designed for customers specialising in CAD, GIS and short-term graphic arts applications.
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ColorWave 3000 Series Brochure
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ColorWave 3600 Spec Sheet
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Technical specifications are subject to change without notice.