We have $2026.00 worth of consumables on inventory for this machine .  Make me an offer . It is currently printing but is prone to quality issues with heavy use  ( streaking) . Certainly something a good technician could resolve .
 
J-75 Xerox    serial # XU8463807
 
Color impressions : 1,717,172
BW impressions :     443,886
Large Color :  1,364,844
Large BW:  276,228
 
 
Fiery Rip
 
Extra Consumables totaling  : $2026.00
 
3-Used Fusers
1-Black Drum
2-Color Drums
2- Black Toners
4-Yellow Toners
4-Magenta Toners
3- Cyan Toners

We are a Rampage shop. XMF has been mentioned as a replacement. From what i can find on the web it is a 50 50 to keep Rampage. Any one running XMF who has Rampage experience I would love to hear your point of view.

I have been unemployed since December 2008. The job market is rough. I have 17 years experience in prepress and 15 years in photography. No one is hireing. I am now going back to school to get a degree in computer programing. I still need a part time job and will continue to look.

The problem is I have sold everything I have worked for and I am now broke. So since the internet reaches everyone I thought what if a few people would send me a dollar or two just so I can get my bills caught up. I would greatly appreciate it and god would smile on you. My email is ddbray@ctvea.net if you are interested in helping me out contact me and I will give you my mailing address.

Thanks so much.

Did you try control shift " for inch mark and control ' for foot mark

Make sure the platenames mark is set to "Bring to Front" in preps

I just use cannned air. Use the straw or finger tip to depress the ball slightly and spray in some canned air and all willl be fine.

We use the GMG semi matte stock

Zimmy, We installed one about a month ago. For an HP it is pretty good. We are driving it with GMG and the best function is the automatic calibration which we set for 6:am every morning and thus far it is with in .5 Delta E  every time. From lead edge to final trim the is about .8 to 1 delta E difference which is acceptable.

I have to agree with Joe. Going by the numbers is the best policy. True it takes knowledge and experience but so does calibrating monitors and KEEPING THEM calibrated. Most people in our industry are not very knowledgeable about COLOR and they forget that the ambient light plays a big role in calibrating any color device.

3-6C  1-5C  1-2C  3-SmallPreses all Sheet fed

ddbray - Where are you located and why do you use gmg paper?
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I'm in GA. GMG paper was recommended by Terry Wyse when he setuo our GMG proofing system.

GMG proofpaper semimatte

Be for warned I'm not a Color Management Guru but I have had alot os success in Color Management.

With that said...

First you need to establish a Color standard ie. will you profile your best press and manage everything to match it, or profile every single press and come up with an average or use an established data set such as GRACOL or SWOP.
Having done this many different ways I choose to use the GRACOL data set as my standard, this is because there is no press that is producing paying jobs that is kept up to standards. So even if you get a perfect profile for your press on that day odds are the press will never be in that same condition on and other day.  So this takes cares of the Presses.

Now you must profile your proofers. The first step regardless of what soft ware you use is to establish a known standard that is repeatable day in and day out. This usually is establishing ink limits and curves to linearize the proofer. Keep in mind you must have some way of checking this every day to insure you are at your known standard.(Proofers are easier to control that Presses). Now you run profile patches and record your color gamut with an ICC Profile.

If you have a Digital color device ie. Nexpress, Indigo... you need to learn how keep the color to a standard. Most of these devices have some sort of Spetrophotometer and built in software that prints and reads patches designed for the equipment to keep it in a known printable condition.

Now you just use some sort of software that will tell the proofer or digital press to match your press using ICC profiles or ICC data sets.

I thing GMG is the best solution for Color Management though it is difficult for most end users to use so I ecommend to hire a Color Guru like Terry Wyse of Don Hutchensen to get thinks setup for you and teach you how to maintain the system.

Now monitor profileing. Simple I do not do it. Why? I have yet to see a Monitor that has reliable color from day to day. So if you get a good profile today it will be different tomorow. I rely on my skill knowing what percentages of CMYK should look like when printed. Now I have seen one ot two HIGH end SOFT proofing systems that seem to work but they usually go though several monitors just to find a couple that match one another and have repeatable color day to day.

Well that my 2¢ worth.