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How can I print to a postscript file or pdf file from Quark 5?

Any suggestions as to what chemicals work best to clean said machine? We currently use hot water, occasional White Vinegar, Prisco APC Plate Cleaner and dawn dish detergent. Thanks:-)

Who has had success using creep in Xitron Sierra and how did you do it? Thanks, Mark The Pressroom Ballston Spa, NY

Somewhere in the Odyssey programming is an area to output a test plate scale, read it, input the results, compensate, output another plate, read it, etc. Does anyone know where it is or how to get to it? Thanks, Mark

Has anyone made the jump (successfully) yet? We have been on Sierra for approx. 6 months. Reprints from Zenith through Sierra have severe color issues and the imposition area SUCKS. Lets hear your thoughts. Thanks, Mark

AGFA has a (unacceptable) back order on #EERS5000; 23 5/8 x 28 3/4, 8 mil - Lithrone plates. Does anyone know of a different source or suitable replacement plate? We are running a Galileo with inline LP 82 Ultra processor. Thanks, Mark

The Pressroom is looking to upgrade it's production scheduling traffic board. Currently, it is a manual procedure involving hand written hangtags on a pegboard that are moved as a job progresses through the shop. It is time consuming and repetitive. We also use a similar system for the stitcher...

We are have a Mac 1.25Gh single processor Power PC G4 with 2 GB ram. It is a Preps machine only. Any opinions as to the detramental performance effects of using iTunes and Limewire (and MySpace, MySpace Tracker, Facebook, AOL IM, Yahoo games, etc.) while working and copying files across the...

The exit plate sensors (MC7, MC8, MC9) are not picking up the plate. Does anyone know if 1 works, they all work or if 1 does not work, they all fail? Other suggestions? Thanks, Mark

Anyone know what this is or how to fix it? Unit is dropping 4up plate in cylinder after exposure. Applicator Output Sensor Failed To See Plate During Flush (Must Reboot To Continue) Error Code in Event Log: A C0=41057013, C1=05020018, D0=8580303c Thanks, Mark

I'm looking for a copy dot scanning source for 2 sets of 4/C negs, 11 x 8 1/2, bleed. Scanned and saved to a digital file format, suitable for commercial sheetfed offset reproduction. Thanks, Mark

I'm interested in it ALL. In this economy, only a fool would snub their nose at such information. Thanks, Mark D. Sharadin The Pressroom Ballston Spa, NY

Anyone know how to move the Ironing Roller Assembly to a serviceable position? Thanks, Mark

I have a broken tension spring that holds 1 of the 4 ironing rollers in place. Who knows how to move the roller assembly from the top of the cylinder to the bottom for accessibility and servicing? Thanks, Mark

We have been printing Preps paginated proofs on our Epson 9800 in 360 dpi for about 18 months. All of a sudden, we get white banding beyween the 1" ink swathes. When we change to 720 dpi, they go away...and so does printing timely proofs. Anyone got any suggestions? Thanks, Mark

I have a (new) G4, MDD with 2x1Mhz and 2 GB ram running 10.3.9 and 9.2.2. I can't get OS 9 to fully boot or use any applications. I'm sure this is a big ole can of worms but...any suggestions? Thanks, Mark

I have a Maxtor, 10GB hard drive in need of repair to retrieve critical data. Has anyone taken one of these things apart and swapped components to another working hard drive? Thanks, Mark

I have a beige G3 desktop running 9.2.2. It shows the ? at startup. When I boot from the system disk or Norton, it reads the disk, boots to the OS window and then a message appears saying the disk cannot be read. I have zapped the pram and threatened to swap its harddrive to my G4. Any...

I'm sure this is opening a HUGH can of worms, but here goes... Does your company have a written policy concerning office internet abuse? Does your company enforce it, or does it have an unofficial "look away" policy? If your company has enforcement in place, what is it? Thanks, Mark (BTW - I...

We have the ability to preview hi-res images after the Xitron rip and before the AGFA Galileo platesetter, in the Printdrive. Does anyone know if its possible to image plates out of register? If so, how can the misregistration be identified? If not, is it always a press/paper problem...