IC-306 – Colour, personalisation and automation Designed for highly productive, professional performance, the IC-306 external EFI Fiery controller perfectly enhances the colour production capabilities of Konica Minolta’s bizhub PRESS and PRO colour series. State-of-the-art Fiery technology complements the sophisticated feature set of these digital colour presses with advanced colour management, versatile VDP functionality, comprehensive workflow automation and absolute ease of use. The unrivalled combination of EFI Fiery’s innovative colour, personalisation and automation specialist with one of Konica Minolta’s high-speed digital colour presses answers even the most demanding requirements of professional production environments.
Basics
Highlights
Equipped with the IC-306 EFI Fiery controller, the bizhub PRO C6000/C7000, bizhub PRO C70hc, bizhub PRESS C6000/C7000/P, bizhub PRESS C70hc and bizhub PRESS C8000 let users take full advantage of the brilliant results and optimised workflow solutions offered by enhanced full-colour digital printing. Outstanding print quality, impressive media flexibility and unparalleled inline finishing versatility are only some of the attractive benefits of this unique digital colour printing solution:
Simplifies complex tasks The intuitive WYSIWYG interface from the EFI Command WorkStation simplifies complex jobs regardless of the operator’s skill level. It automates workflows and centralises the management of all print jobs. Users can monitor, control and troubleshoot from Fiery servers locally or from multiple desktops simultaneously in Windows and Macintosh environments.
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intuitive user interface is simple to operate n The powerful software optimises workflow control n Superior colours with the ColorWise management system n Accurate spot colour reproduction with Spot-On n Exceptionally fast Variable Data Printing support
Precise colour Achieving high-quality colour is critical in many businesses. EFI Fiery ColorWise produces precise, consistent colour for any document. For extreme colour requirements, the optional Fiery Graphic Arts Packages group together expert tools for managing colour, proofing, and controlling workflows.
Supported devices
Controller IC-306
IC-306, controller
Features
Options
Fiery Command WorkStation for total workflow control of local and remote clients n Fiery ColorWise Pro Tools enable in-RIP total colour management n Colour Editor and Profile Manager allow downloading and managing ICC profiles, simulations, and device profiles as well as customising ICC profiles and colour curves n The Fiery Print Calibrator provides a simple interface to basic and advanced calibration methods n Fiery Spot-On to automatically match PANTONE, RGB, CMYK, lab, and spot colour, even when they are mixed on the same page n Advanced job management includes production automation features such as Rush Printing, Schedule Print, Suspend on Mismatch, and Job Reorder Quick Doc Merge n Hot folders for PC include Microsoft Office Filters which allow for automated job submission for all users
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EFI Fiery Graphic Arts Package, Premium Edition, groups together expert tools for managing colour, power proofing, and controlling colour workflows EFI Color Profiler Suite successfully creates, visualises, tests and edits colour profiles with a single profiling solution EFI SeeQuence Compose provides makeready tools and advanced Visual Workflow for complex document composition EFI SeeQuence Impose offers unlimited imposition capabilities and includes raster preview, sample proof printing and Control Strip for minimised waste
Hot Folder Application
Job Settings
Colour Imposition Management
PS/PDF Input
Hot Folders
Trapping Separation Screening
IC-306
bizhub PRESS C7000
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Job Ticket
Specifications Hardware n Intel® Core2 Quad @ 2.66 GHz n 160 GB SATA hard drive n 4 GB high-speed memory n Ethernet (10/100/1000-Base-T)
File Formats n Adobe® PostScript® Level 1, 2, 3 n Adobe® PDF 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7; PDF/X-1a, 3 n EPS (option) n TIFF(option); TIFF/IT(option); JPEG(option) n PPML n Creo VPS compatible n Fiery® FreeForm™ v1/Fiery® FreeForm™ v2.1 n Adobe PDF Print Engine
Client Environments n Windows® 7/2000/XP/Vista™ n Windows® Server 2003/2008 n Macintosh® OSX (10.3.9 or later) n Intel Macintosh OSX (10.4 or later)
The support and availability of the listed specifications and functionalities varies depending on operating systems, applications, network protocols as well as network and system configurations. Specifications and accessories are based on the information available at the time of printing and are subject to change without notice. Konica Minolta does not warrant that any prices or specifications mentioned will be error-free. n Microsoft, Windows and the Windows logo are trademarks, or registered trademarks, of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. n All other brand and product names may be registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective holders and are hereby acknowledged. n n
Konica Minolta Business Solutions Europe GmbH Europaallee 17 · 30855 Langenhagen · Germany · Tel.: +49 (0) 511 74 04-0 · Fax: +49 (0) 511 74 10 50 · www.konicaminolta.eu
06/2011
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