Recent content by gottogo

Well after having a mutoh technician out and speaking with several others. This is the conclusion: Being able to print Cmyk as opposed to variable dot cmyk Banding issues masked by a 1440 profile Having to use a specific dither type White dots were a result of a heavier inked profile All...

That is a nozzle check from service mode menu. I've tried every quality,every graphic, every wave pattern. Still have banding in cyan, basically all colors depending on what profile is used. Only way I can hide banding is if I print 1440x1440, quality 1 error diffusion dither type. Printing...

Ok.. i've dug a little deeper. Although having a perfect nozzle check from operating mode and service mode. The detailed nozzle check from service mode looks as follows. Could this be the source of why I'm getting banding in my cyan....green..etc...yellow and magenta look perfect.

I'll look at alignment of head. I'm also leaning towards a new pf encoder disc and pf sensor. Has anyone had syptoms and corrected them by replacement?

Anyone??

I've tried none less then 20 different profiles with all different types of heat settings, wave patterns etc... although some profiles with higher pass mask the problem, less noticeable. It's still a problem and can't let this type of quality pass Qc. I would like to find a solution to the...

Thanks for the reply. Can printhead voltage even be considered on a 1204? I would check, but don't have a digital microscope handy. I get solid blacks, but with some satellites when using a heavier inked profile, reds look ok, blue, cyan is probably the worst along with green. Although...

Seems like only banding in lighter colors, spotting in darker colors.

mutoh 1204 tried kapco, oracal, 3m vinyl all different types of profiles, settings head 2 years old, dampers running bulk jet best 440ml cartriges pf adjustment made encoder, t bar cleaned new cap top cleaned, regreaed rails, lubed bearings Still having a problem with horizontal banding and...

This is 100% accurate. I've done this before.

Same ink, well I tried new media 3165ra oracal. Same problemo. I did find a solution to make these dam dots dissapear. I have printed crystal clear prints today using oracal icc profiles 3551, 3165. I have to print with dither so or error diffusion and I have to use fine & fuzz 1 or 2 for wave...

I have a second machine next to it, same model, same media. I don't have the white spot issue on that 1204. So I can rule out the media as the culprit. I'm ready to throw this printer out the door!

Slide, raceways, bearing all maintained and cleaned regularly. Idk what else could be causing this issue. I've read this happens to a lot of people, but I couldn't find any concrete answers anywhere on this forum in old posts.

I've tried that, cleaning with a lint free cloth and isopropyl. No change. I've tried media from several different lots. I even tried the swiffer hanging trick...No dice!

I'll have to post pics later, I have cleaned every inch of inside machine with a tack rag. I've even disassembled the entire machine to clean it. This is driving me crazy!! I run a usb as my computers are very close to every machine. Could a network have anything to do with making this...