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I just opened a new roll of mounting adhesive this week and it stinks, literally stinks. There aren’t too many smells that bother me in this business, but something is different with this mounting adhesive from past orders. I would definitely agree, manufacturers are making modifications to...

Did you try HP Media Locator

If it’s a Fiery and Xerox problem I doubt you’ll ever get the two of them to figure it out. Not a solution but what happens if you send the job with CMYK values for the PMS instead of the Fiery converting? I had a job that used a heavy PMS on both sides and I couldn’t get the color the same on...

I’ve never tried running 14pt synthetic on the 280 just 12pt, but it does look like it would be pushing it over the limit. I’m curious if you have ever tried running the 280 in skip pitch mode for something like this. They call it ink setoff prevention on the console and Fiery (under finishing)...

I went from a Versant 80 to the 280 and there was a considerable improvement in front to back registration on heavier stock. I don’t have any issues with color shifting if I calibrate after it’s warmed up. I don’t run much stock over 350 gsm so I can’t say how it handles auto duplexing on...

I have this happen even when I run the alignment for the stock. I’ll go into Command Work Station and nudge the image one way or the other using image shift and selecting mm for units. The other thing I do is reduce the page enough to leave a larger margin 3/8”, that way the small difference in...

My guess is that they messed up on the pricing for the black. On a color machine it would fall somewhere around .007-.009 - .0045 is more like a black only machine click rate. .042 is not bad but it seems most people are under .04 but with prices going up maybe that's where things are headed...

I had something like this in my Xerox contracts. It bothered me but they never charged for excessive use of toner. It was explained to me that there are some unscrupulous users out there that sell the toner that they get on their service contract. You’ll have to read the contract carefully to...

It was my understanding that the Versant Xerox branded 280 and 4100 were the same as the Fuji branded 180i and 3100i. They all came out about 2.5 years ago, making the 3100i the same as a 2.5 year old 4100. I have no experience with the KM, so I can’t comment on that. It makes sense to stay...

I have used polyester stock from GF Labels and had no problems with it on my 80 or 280. I like that they also stock 12x18 sheets and 11x17. You’ll have to call them because their site is down for maintenance or redo.

For single color ncr, I would second the digital duplicator. I run 2 older Ricoh HQ9000 that I have never had a service contract on and have over 10 million prints on them. They are work horses that fit certain jobs perfectly. I don’t do as much ncr today as I did years ago but I run thousands...

A UPS device is a good idea to protect your equipment from not only power outages, but also voltage fluctuation like spikes and drops that can cause damage over the long term. You can find UPS calculators on many manufacturers' websites, you'll need to know your total wattage, VA for each device...

This may be a bit more helpful. The guide on the operators side that I was referring to is called the heat belt position sensor assembly. Your belt must ride up against this sensor, if your belt is to far to the left (operators side) then the belt may be sitting on top of the sensor arm instead...

I don't have a 2100 but I did have this issue of the colors not registering correctly on my Versant 280. For the registration issue, check the white roller on the right side that rides on top of the fuser belt. Mine had a build up of crap on it from the fuser roller going bad. Clean it off if...

If you think you have air in the lines you could back off (until fluid leaks) one of the hose fittings that will allow you to catch the hydraulic fluid as you bleed the lines. Or you could take it apart and make sure you fill all the lines and new cylinder with fluid. Small amounts of air should...

The article actually said 35,000 installed, so you're right about that.

It was Chorus Art Digital.

I don’t have a trimmer on the booklet maker and it’s a self-cover booklet. The temporary solution for setting the paper width a bit wider than the paper 11.1” vs 11”, worked but it’s not an ideal solution. It’s 100lb gloss text (148gsm) long grain and only 3 sheets for a 12 page booklet. The...

Registration is very good. I tried going in the other direction and set the paper width to 11.1" instead of 11" and that seems to have solved the problem. Something most be off and I'll have to get the tech to look into it next visit. I don't see anywere that I can make an adjustment for the...

I have a Production Ready Booklet Maker on my Versant 280 and I'm running a 12 page booklet on 100lb coated text and I'm getting a good number of booklets that are not being jogged well. I'll get sheets that are not jogged and off about 1mm or so. I set the page width to 10.9 and also 10.8 to...