Media Overview
In the Media overview, you can check which media is currently loaded, as well as the details of any other available media. You can unload, load, and delete media, and edit media settings.
For both imagesetters and platesetters, you can create, edit or delete media types and media sizes. For platesetters, you can also import the media database file generated by the output device.
Available Media
The Available Media pane displays the available media for the selected engine. The displayed media is compatible and fits on the widest tray. The pane consists of two tables: media type and the available media of that type.
The first table shows the known types. If you select a type, the second table shows the available media of that type, displaying the size and the batch number. For imagesetters and platesetters, you will also see the thickness.
With the buttons below the table, you can add, edit or delete media for the selected media type.
Loaded Media (Imagesetters and Platesetters only)
The Loaded Media pane displays the trays and the medium that is loaded in each of them. The tray table shows the tray status icon, the tray name, the name of the currently loaded medium, and the amount of media available (if the device can report it).
You may see the following status icons in the Display Cassette Name column:
 | • If the icon is followed by a name: There is a cassette in the tray but it is not loaded (not active). However, it can be activated by Apogee. • If the icon is followed by a name in bold: There is a cassette in the tray and the cassette is loaded (active). Note that some devices (e.g. Galileo) may have more than one tray active at the same time. | |
 | The icon is followed by a name: There is a cassette in the tray but it is not loaded (not active). Furthermore, it cannot be activated by Apogee (manual intervention on the engine is required). | |
 | There is no cassette in the tray. | |
 | There is an unknown problem with the tray. |
The loading of media is executed automatically by Apogee according to the media attributes film or paper, thickness and width as reported by most imagesetters and platesetters.
Apogee may not always find a match, for instance if there is no media record. In this case, Apogee sends a notification.
Conflict table (Imagesetters and Platesetters only)
If Apogee has several records that match the reported media attributes, there is a media conflict. In this case, the Loaded Media panel displays <multiple> as Media name. If you click on this, the Conflict table displays all the matching records that were found. You then need to select the media that is actually loaded and click the Load button.
NOTE: Devices that can report loaded media will send a message to the Message Board in case of an unknown medium.
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