Kodak 400 III User Manual
Trendsetter 400, Platesetter

Ideal for new business challenges
The popular Kodak Trendsetter 400 Platesetter is designed to 
meet the new challenges of today’s business environment. Based 
on the same trusted technology that printers have depended on 
for over 14 years, the Trendsetter Platesetter has a small footprint 
and a powerful thermal imaging head for maximum productivity 
with Kodak Sonora XP Process Free Plates. The fast throughput, 
reliability, and stable, high-quality thermal imaging of the 
Trendsetter 400 Platesetter can help you exceed your customers’ 
expectations, efficiently and affordably. To succeed in today’s 
changing market, you need products and technologies that can 
adapt, and Kodak keeps investing in the Trendsetter Platesetter to 
help you excel, now and in the future.
Lower your total cost of operations
Printers worldwide need to increase efficiency in order to 
remain competitive. One of the best ways to maximize output 
while lowering costs in prepress is through stable, reliable plate 
making. Downtime, plate remakes, and poor imaging quality will 
quickly wipe out any cost benefits from low-cost platesetters 
or consumables. The Trendsetter 400 Platesetter gives you 
the stability and reliability you need to optimize your prepress 
operation and truly lower your total costs. 
The Trendsetter 400 Platesetter supports a wide range of plate 
sizes from 2-page up to 6-page formats, enabling you to avoid the 
cost of an 8-page CTP device for a 6-page press.
Accurate and stable imaging
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spot Imaging Technology, standard in every
Trendsetter 400 Platesetter, delivers dependable accuracy 
regardless of plate emulsion sensitivity, processor variation, 
and laser power. This stability not only enables you to reduce 
costs through fewer remakes and less time adjusting for variables, 
it allows you to differentiate and grow your business through 
high-resolution printing. The Kodak Trendsetter 400 Quantum 
Platesetter, combined with optional 10-micron Kodak Staccato 
Screening and Kodak Digital Plates, delivers stunning photorealistic 
results that you have to see to believe. 
Increase your sustainability
With the Trendsetter 400 Platesetter, maximizing quality and 
productivity can also help you minimize environmental impact. 
The small footprint reduces shipping waste and costs, as well as 
space requirements. Choosing Kodak Sonora XP Process Free 
Plates will further reduce your environmental impact by completely 
eliminating your plate processor and chemistry and reducing 
maintenance costs and labor, without compromising on quality or 
productivity.
Easy upgrades as business grows
Customers with the standard Trendsetter 400 Platesetter can 
easily upgrade to the Trendsetter 400 Quantum Platesetter, 
capable of 450 lpi and 10-micron Staccato Screening, when there 
is need to differentiate through the highest quality print. 
In addition, as business grows you can upgrade to faster speeds, or 
an easy field upgrade to the Kodak Trendsetter 800 
Platesetter is all it takes to be able to image 8-up plates for larger 
presses.
Trendsetter 400
Platesetter
