Xerox 2000 manual Press, Postpress, Correction required?, digital print

digital print

Press

The job is now at the stage where it’s ready to be printed.

If the job is being printed on a DocuColor 2045 or 2060, the operator will have calibrated the press earlier in the day and loaded the right paper. The job is then RIPped (using the appropriate settings) and printed. It doesn’t matter whether you want 1 copy or a thousand, the process is the same.

On an offset press, the operator needs to set the press to make it ready for printing (called makeready). This process can take anywhere from 10 minutes to an hour and requires the use of a skilled operator. It can involve steps such as inking, dampening, cleaning and loading plates. Once the press starts printing, it will take several prints (sometimes hundreds of prints) for the press to settle and be adjusted correctly so that it is matches the proof as closely as possible. These prints are called waste and are thrown-away or recylced. Once the press is set and printing correctly, it will print exact copies of the same image again and again.

Postpress

Once printing is completed, the job is ready to be finished. This can include tasks such as trimming, folding, binding, packing and delivery to the customer.

Correction required?

If you’ve received your job and noticed that something’s not right (for example, the address is wrong), you’ll need to reprint the job.

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