Xerox Altalink C8000 Color Accuracy Issues

[tc11]

Hi Joe. Any way you can provide us with the x.x.097.09608v4 firmware for a 8070?

A little update on what our experience has been with firmware 100.003.057.096808. If using the GPD PS 5520.600.0 driver, the color accuracy is still pretty bad in regards to Cyan and Magenta. Using the GPD PCL 5520.600.0 driver, color accuracy is much improved although the colors are washed out a bit.

[Joe Arseneau]

It isn't nearly as updated as 100.xxx.097.100.xxx.097.25400_v3  is, it is a re-package of the original General release with some color fixes applied.

Release notes attached

[Fabio]

Joe,

C80XX_100.000.057.09608_v3.pdf

but is it the same as version : 100.xxx.097.100.xxx.097.25400_v3 ? just in a new jacket?

or are there more improvemants?

[Fabio]

nevermind my previous post, thats an egeneering release.. no improvements for color

we have to wait

[Fabio]

i think this version is coming soon : 

100.003.097.26395

[Mexas]

Good to know, thanks for replying.

[Fabio]

yes, same situation here with all our customers , still verry bad , also with latest 25400 + pcl patch

even after calibrating

its a disaster

waiting for next firmware, should be october

[Mexas]

I'm back to let you know this is still not sorted. Colour is still very poor and the resolution also appears really bad. Images just arent very clear even when selecting high resolution.. When I'm comparing the printing to our other older printer (Xerox 7855) and it's looks dreadful.

What I have tried with both firmwares (new & old):

PCL5

PCL6

Post Script

Global Print Driver - PCL5, PCL6 & Postscript

Various Quality Changes on print settings. Standard and High.

With all the above drivers I have also tried print collaboration (multiple times) on the actual machine. For info the collaboration doesnt improve anything. I have also tried changing various quality settings on print menu, standard and high etc.

Surely I cant be the only one struggling with this, is this issue mark as resolved? or can anyone confirm it still being looked at?

[Joe Arseneau]

Yeah , the new release tonight should fix it.

[Mexas]

Print calibration made it worse for me, This is with the July firmware, not the new one that i havent managed to get hold of.

It says on the link you posted above that it would be released tonight, is this still the case?