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Ok then you may find the attachment I just sent you useful to check the RS232 signals. As for your proficiency in electronics you made me smile a bit, don't forget the old saying assumption is the mother of all f'ups. It's not the trade secrets but you really cannot teach yourself even if having...

Don't know what float you are talking about but if memory serves this machine has conductivity type level sensors, essentially steel probes touching the liquid, what usually happens is connections to these probes corrode so you better take the side panel out and check the connections going to...

If cable and connectors are fine I would first suspect the PIM (processor interface module PCB) inside the processor electronic box sending out a faulty error signal on the RS232. Again, make sure the Quartz-III display shows ready state, all green, no errors.

Assuming the processor shows no errors on display you should inspect the serial cable itself and connectors. Do the same with any further serial comms from machine i.e. conveyor, baking oven if any (I don't know your configuration). The ctp you have is ridiculously complex, most users attempting...

What plate processor model do you have ?

Set hot folder rip setting exception for file names beginning with dot (.). Typical for harlequin rips for example when mac computers send out pdf files which get split into the destination folder i.e. rip hotfolder as resource fork zero-byte file named .something and the actual pdf file ...

This box is designed to work with specific workflow software, pretty much useless without. For Xitron RB you must order their USB box.

Define grainy. Have you looked at dots on plates under a microscope ? My 2c let's assume you expose plates at 1200 dpi and both platesetters are within spec, media corectly set up and calibrated. Although it has a larger spot size the ECRM may produce better printable dots being sligthly...

A home use water softening system e.g. ion-exchange should work. Look for a medium size one to supply enough water volume for your machine. Don't bother about extra sodium into your rinse water it's ok for plates. Monthly cost of consumable resins and salts is reasonably low.

Most probable cause is the PCI board not inserted properly in slot or defective. Check cable going into avantra, connectors at both ends well seated. Make sure the MacOS X is the correct version and was not reinstalled or upgraded. If still no result reinstall the Harlequin software. Keep old SW...

Check interleaf paper sheets for wrinkles, slightest creasing indicates humidity in storage. Were the plate boxes allowed to acclimatize properly in ctp room. Do you control humidity in ctp area. Test clean a plate by hand again dropping a small amount of fountain solution allow to soak for...

The main suspect is the M54 stepper motor (unload), see if the motor shaft and gears are correctly secured, look for cracked gears etc., the theory being smaller plates 0.15 mm gauge are lighter and don't put too much stress on the motor. Take a close look at the motor while activated to eject...

well the pump must have a label on it, isn't it ?

Of course not, clamps and plate counter are not very relevant as you say. My advice spend a few buckes to get a qualified tech to run a health check on - at least - laser(s), GLV and chiller.

Why would you want to use metashooter anyway ? Some later models are configured with no PIF cable, just Cat6. The apogee will send data through the LAN directly to the engine. It's a peer to peer gigabit cable... not intended for connection to your network/switch.

Blax, the pump is a Becker VT 4.25.

Alois, made my day :D

To begin with you might want to determine if that test file is supposed to be processed correctly on your RIP which I assume it's an ancient PS level 2 harlequin version.

It depends on router/gateway settings and what static IPs you previously had if any. The hosts file allows external client logins. I presume you will launch the client locally on server and feed jobs via memory stick or similar. Play with it see what happens your target is to have all server...

Hook the Apogee server to a switch just to have the LAN going somewhere, it may need the network interface active to publish the hot folders for hot tickets. Mind the server IP.