ColorWave 3800 printer with Scanner Express IV scanning unit

ColorWave 3800 printer with Scanner Express IV scanning unit

Best of Toner and Inkjet Technology

The ColorWave 3800 inspires confidence with excellent quality and outstanding reliability, when every detail counts. Accelerate your design process with a highly secure and convenient operation, time-saving innovations and an intuitive workflow with the combination of the best technologies.

Overview

Joy to Work With

Enjoy a hassle-free operation and high print quality in a sustainable and cost-effective solution. Get the true ‘green button’ printing approach with minimal operator

Confidently Meets Your High Standard

The multipass CrystalPoint print technology provides crisp, rock-solid print quality without feathering. The printing process emits no fine dust, ozone or odour

Flexible Choice

Increase your choices with high media versatility, print on a broad range of media with an extensive variety of applications, ranging from high-quality technical

Feature
  • CrystalPoint Technology. The printer contains 8 Imaging Devices, 2 for each color (CMYK). Clean toner refill system, no toner dust, no ozone emission.
  • Printing speed – ColorWave 3800: 2 E/A0 sizes per min
  • Inbuilt HDD encryption, user authentication and smart inbox.
  • Media capacity – 4/6 rolls.
  • FAST AND EASY WITH CLEARCONNECT PANE
  • Create a wealth of large format applications with ease
  • Lower TCO by saving the cost of multiple systems and
    frequent replacements
  • Achieve high-quality output without the need for
    expensive media
  • Water-fast output requires no lamination
  • Highly reliable technology supports wide range of media

Joy to Work With

Enjoy a hassle-free operation and high print quality in a sustainable and cost-effective solution. Get the true ‘green button’ printing approach with minimal operator intervention to get the right print settings for excellent print output, What You See is What You Print. Printing couldn’t be made easier with accurate live previews, automatic roll switching, roll width detection and easy paper feeding. Access and print from multiple locations at your convenience, ranging from your mobile device, USB flash drive, web browser, applications to your home folder, cloud or local network.

Meets Your High Standards

The multipass CrystalPoint print technology provides crisp, rock-solid print quality without feathering. The printing process emits no fine dust, ozone or odour and the TonerPearls are non-toxic. Achieve highest security levels with SMARTshield technology, designed to protect your data in all phases of the print process, now and in the future. These security measures have been built for the long term with software support, security updates and remote service. Maximise your productivity with the POWERsync controller which provides sufficient processing power to efficiently handle multiple tasks at once.

Flexible Choice

Increase your choices with high media versatility, print on a broad range of media with an extensive variety of applications, ranging from high-quality technical documents, to full-colour graphics. Further raise your productivity with a media capacity of up to 6 rolls for large jobs or mixed applications without interruption. For an end-to-end solution, tune your print-to-finish solution to your workflow preferences, with the Folder Express 3011, Folder Professional 6011/6013 and Stacker Select.

Specification
Description Integrated Contact Image Sensor (CIS) Colour scanner with Image Logic technology
Resolution 600 x 600 dpi
Scan Speed 15.2 m/min Black & white scanning
10.1 m/min Copying
5.0 m/min Colour scanning
Scan Formats TIFF, PDF, PDF/A, JPEG, CALS, multi-page PDF, multi-page PDF/A and multi-page TIFF
Media Rolls Media rolls: 4 or 6 rolls (2 drawers = 4 rolls, 3 drawers = 6 rolls)
Media Weight 60 – 200 g/m²
Media Thickness Paper: 800μm; 30 mil
Film: 2.5 – 8 mil
Roll Length Up to 200 m
Roll Width 297 – 1067 mm
Roll Diameter Up to 180 mm
Roll Core Diameter 3 inch and 2 inch cores
Roll Weight Up to 20 kg
Minimum Printed Length 210 mm
Maximum Printed Length 200 m
Media Type Uncoated papers, uncoated tyvek, self-adhesive papers, self-adhesive coated vinyls, blue back papers, textile types, polypropylene films, polyester films, light block films, canvas, soft banner, instant dry photo paper, coated & uncoated non-woven wall paper (fleece), backlit film, wall paper, several natural and synthetic textiles
Description High performance POWERsync controller with Windows 10 iOT LTSC, 64 bits
Processor 6 Core, 6 Thread, Core® i5-8500 @4.10Ghz
Operating System Windows 7 / Windows 7 64 bits / Windows 8.1 / Windows 8.1 64 bits / Windows 10 / Windows 10 64 bits / Windows Server 2008 R2 64 bits / Windows Server 2012 64 bits / Windows Server 2012 R2 64 bits Mac OS 10.10 / Mac OS 10.11 / Mac OS 10.12 (Driver Select support only for Mac OS)
Ozone Emissions No ozone
Certifications CE, TüV GS, CETECOM, c-UL-US, CB, RCM, ENERGY STAR, FEMP, EPEAT, CCC, EAC, FCC Class A, VCCI Class A, Greenguard Gold
Recyclables Printer: made of steel and highly recyclable plastics, min 86% of the engine can either be upcycled or recycled.

Toner: cartridge packaging reused as maintenance cassette and made of recyclable plastic.

Prints: CrystalPoint prints are suitable for recycling efforts thanks to high deinkability – the TonerPearl toner lies on top of the paper for easier separation.

Folder Express 3011
Folder Professional 6011, integrated full fold
Folder Professional 6013, integrated full fold + reinforcement module
TonerPearls ColorWave 3000+ TonerPearls: Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black
500g/colour
Unique Technologies
  • CrystalPoint works on the principle of Solid In – Solid Out for a clean system and no risk of air pollution. Get the best of both worlds – toner and inkjet for instant dry, water resistant, no feathering, highly accurate dot positioning print outputs for a variety of applications

  • Paint (Piezo Acoustic Integrated Nozzle Technology) technology predicts nozzle failure before printing and ensures drop size correction during the entire liftime of the printer. Consistent high-quality prints are ensured with increased throughput. Printer lifetime is also expanded with the printer checking the status of the printing nozzles and cleans clogged nozzles in just seconds

  • MediaSense technology automatically adjusts the optimum print gap between the media and the Imaging Device once for every type of media. This allows you to print on thicker media (up to 800 µm / 30 mil).

  • POWERsync allows convenient and fast job processing with an open architecture that enables integration with a variety of print management applications. Enjoy lightning-fast job submission and enables you to use the submission software, drivers and control software that fit the way you work.

  • Image Logic technology is an intelligent, easy-to-use solution that helps you consistently turn imperfect originals into perfect copies and scans without any hassle.

  • Image Logic technology is an intelligent, easy-to-use solution that helps you consistently turn imperfect originals into perfect copies and scans without any hassle.

  • SMARTshield is a fully integrated printing security technology that is embedded in the total print workflow. Protect confidential data with multiple security measures designed to ensure that all your security risks in every stage of the workflow process are addressed. This allows safe submission, safe storage, authorisation, hack prevention which secures you now and in the future.

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