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We have an older Champion 305CDC that had developed trouble traveling. When you enter a position, the guide travels all the way to the front, the counter resets, and then it travels back, past the desired measurement, till it gets to a spot around 9.945 where it gets stuck and goes back and...

Any roller fEed print engine can only do 1mm f/b registration at best. I've been told by xerox techs that if you can get 1mm or closer, it's a damn good machine, but 2-3 mm is within their specs. A docucolor probably won't do much better at f/b registration, as the software inside the machine is...

Wanted to chip in my story of our 3985 with Crestlines. The Crestlines are far superior to the original water system, and maintain a very even film. The only issue is that the rollers only seem to last a year or two at the most, even with regular maintenance and proper pressures. They seem to...

Are the toner spots all the same color toner? Most of those look like black, but I do see one cyan. What kind of machine is it? I would try replacing the suspect color(s) drum. If the seals on the drum are getting warn down excess toner can be deposited. Also check inside the machine to see if...

I think many designers don't realize that what they see on their screen may not be what they actually get. Some people think a PDF proof is good enough to see what they will be getting in the final piece. As pacart said, a PDF proof should only be for content and trim, not color correctness...

This is an issue a lot of print houses deal with on a regular basis. The problem is based on how "ink" is put on paper. In an offset press, a liquid (although very thick) ink is applied to paper through physical contact and slight pressure. The ink bonds to the paper at a fiber level and dies...

There is a way in CS to backsave for an older version. I do it all the time. Also, if your clients are willing to send you all PDF's, then the upgrade might not be necessary, but don't let me get in the way of that shinny new toy :) OSX 10.6 removed appletalk, so if you have anything that...

Number Press works good, I use it all the time. For the scratch-offs, if you have InDesign you can use it also with the data merge scripts to insert the fields from a CSV file.

What would be the source of the calcium buildup? I've never heard of that before, but I haven't been doing this long either.

Sounds like your 1st and 2nd units are taking the brunt of the paper. As previously suggested, paper dust is an abrasive, and likes to stick to wet blankets where it gets transferred to the plates. If your have lots of grit in the ink/water train, when you start up the 2nd shift, before the...

I've been using Hurtst SmartIO plates for a while now, imaged on a Okidatea 9650, for single color jobs, and they work great. I have run up to 12,000 impressions with very little stretch on a pinbar press. One thing I have noticed is I have to double the concentrate of fountain to keep things...

You are right, 100 ppm, I forgot to multiply by two for tabloid. Joeperl, output speed also is relative to paper thickness, a 110 ppm Xerox 4110 will only run about 50 ppm for 110# index. The thicker the paper, the more heat required to fuse it, so the slower it must pass through the fuser. The...

When you are considering a digital press, you must consider several factors: - impression count per day - impression count for month (monthly cycle rating) - toner vs liquid ink - paper type and weight - print only or multifunction - environment machine will be in - finishing (including bulk...

This is all I have on the electrical schematics for the Devotec 20. Hope it helps.

Cleaning Cleaning I am too interested in cleaning the mirror and/or laser in a 560. Our unit was recently moved, and since then we have been getting small spots in the output. Thanks!

Hardware cost vs. real world cost Hardware cost vs. real world cost I've worked in large institutions before where they were ruled by the all mighty dollar. Thats part of the reason I'm now independent. When the dollar rules everything people get "green vision", and see the immediate costs of...

How does the VIM solution work for you so far? I haven't been able to find many reviews for their iCTP plates. I would be interested to know how they are working for you. Thank you.

I'm not sure if my subject accurately describes what I'm experiencig, but what is happening is that whenever we print from our Phaser 7400 we get what equates to a very fine black toner layer. It looks like you had the whole page at a 1-2% black fill. It's noticble on smooth white paper, but...

Forgot to mention... Forgot to mention... Number Press is a great piece of software for doing large numbering jobs. You can even overlay numbers on top of a multipage PDF file, great for NCR forms. Number Press - Fast, Easy Document Numbering with your Laser Printer!

Indesign VD Indesign VD Once you get used to it, variable data in Indesign is a god send. You can use it to generate sales letters, customer followups, mass mailings for clients, just about anything you can think of. If your variable text needs to be perfectly in-line then you will need to use...