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Used to be called Creative Edge but is now Safari. The video course for Illustrator is excellent.
https://www.safaribooksonline.com/
Also well thought of is http://www.lynda.com/
Have you considered financing a new one or a lease-purchase of one? You should be able to get a setup with plotter and supplies for under 500€ per month. If you can't make 500€ a month and lots more, then you shouldn't be trying to buy one. My Edge has grossed an average of over $5000 a month...
They're also hard to find here. Probably because owners are making money with them. You should also be aware that due to age, support and repairs are not available any longer for Edge LE or Edge 2 models.
It will print using process colors and you will need to work with the halftone and LPI settings to get the best results. It would be very hard to do with spot colors. You will see a very noticeable difference between 300 DPi and 600 DPI depending on print size and viewing distance with process...
He's talking about process colors. Because they are printed using percentage mixing and halftones, the results become less appealing in smaller sizes due to graininess at lower resolutions such as 300 DPI. The same is true with spot colors if not printed at 100% fill. Since you are looking at a...
Gerber used to be a merchant member and an advertiser. After their reorganization they allowed both to fall by the wayside at Signs 101 in September of 2014.
The premium forums are much less active than are the regular "open" forums at Signs 101 and, as previously mentioned, there are no...
I doubt that it's the cable. I would, if you decide to replace the plotter cable, stick with the Gerber cable to avoid confusion. The most likely cause of the problem is related to either the Omega 5 install or your port setup in Windows.
Am I correct that your computer has an LPT printer port...
You are correct that it is a ground wire and should be attached where you've indicated. What version of Omega are you running and on what version of the Windows OS?
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