Xerox ColorPress 1000 versus 1000i - What's the difference

[Guest]

So I've heard about the addition of the metallic color to the "i" models. Are there any other differences with the upgrade?

 

[Craig]

They added an auto clearing of some of the sheets when there is a jam. Other than that not a whole lot. If you are upgrading get ready for a ride! When they did mine they failed to get the proper licensing keys 3 times to unlock the use of the 5th color unit. They kept sending the cable to run from the Fiiery to the 1000. They will need to upgrade the RIP to allow for the metallic colors as well.

We had clear with the original install, but man we love the gold and silver, especially for our wedding invitations.

 

[Milo Wilson]

There are some xerographic improvements as well. Diagnostic tool improvements also.

 

[AP90]

Also believe the 1000i comes standard with the full width array.

 

[Guest]

I had heard that it eliminated many of the "image quality adjustment" pauses. Has anybody found this to be the case?

 

[Craig]

Forgot about full width array, only because we already had it. It is great for Front/Back registration and color adjustment across the sheet. We don't calibrate with it though. The results are better with the ES2000.

 

[DYP]

In long term testing using the ES-2000 and the array for calibration on the Versant 2100, I have actually found the array it to be more consistant than using the ES-2000 with ColorWise or Fiery Color Profiler. I've come to the conclusion that the ES-2000 reads too small of an area to be very consistent with toner based output. I have also found that using the array to create profiles is not really that objecttional providing black curves and profile settings are set to taste beforehand or the profile is recreated from the measurement data.

 

[Craig]

With our 1000 we can get close to GRACoLCoated1_ISO12647-7_ControlStrip2009 with the array, but always warm neutral grays, especially in the mid-tones. With the ES1000 we almost nail the results with our neutral grays almost dead on.

 

[kdw75]

I still find it puzzling that the Versant is missing an inline spectrophotometer, like the J75. If we could automate profiling, and calibrating, it would save a lot of time, considering how picky our clients are about color.

 

[MailGuru]

I still find it puzzling that the Versant is missing an inline spectrophotometer, like the J75. If we could automate profiling, and calibrating, it would save a lot of time, considering how picky our clients are about color.

Isn't that what the full-width array does on the Versant, only, much more accurate than an inline spectro?