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You've basically covered it. The chip is either bad or the reader is bad. It's usually the chip. Mimaki won't send a new chip out but you can request your dealer place a warranty order for a replacement. Last time I tried that through, they ghosted me. Your other option is...

Try cleaning the encoder strip. It could be many things but that's my first thing to check usually.

Check the blade tip with a loupe or magnifying glass. The fact that the blade isn't properly going back to the origin indicates the blade tip isn't where it should be. So it's either broken or sticking too far out or too little. That or your blade offset setting got changed which causes the same...

In my sign shop days that's how we made pretty much every flat sign.

damonCA21 Might know. He's a member here who does component repairs.

The machine isn't really meant to switch inks regularly. Like smoke says, it's fairly easy to do but the more you do it, the more likely you are to causes damaged to the machine. All of my customers use LUS-170. The main difference between LUS-170 and LUS-200 is LUS-200 qualified for the Avery...

You can't change the order other than changing the ink set from 4 or 6 color. It's in the firmware and there are no user or service level ways to change it.

You might need to take some covers off and look under the switch. Something might be jammed and causing it not to turn off.

Check out this YouTube video. The link will jump you to the portion of the video that goes through output size compensation. That should help you get closer to the proper size.

I would try doing a data swap to pinpoint where the issue is. It could be the transistors but it could also be damage to the heads themselves. Basically you just swap the position of the cables from a head that is working with one that isn't. You only move the end of the cable that connects to...

I would try upping the resolution on your export settings. I'm willing to bet the original image has a higher ppi than 72 and by making it 72, you're downsampling which can cause color changes.

In my experience, Mimaki chip readers rarely fail. You might try cleaning them with alcohol as sometimes they can become dirty and cause connection issues. As far as flagging empty when they are not, that's a different sensor and they are easy to break. Take a look in the cartridge slot with a...

It basically means the machine isn't seeing the slider board. The official troubleshooting procedure is to check the cables that connect the main board to the slider board for damage and/or if they are still plugged in and replace if needed. The connections on the main board should be labeled...

Roland transitioned away from Epson heads with the TruVis series for cheaper, slower heads. The fastest printers that still print high quality I'm seeing these days are using the Epson I1600 and 3200 heads. The Mutoh XpertJets use the I1600 head and are decently fast for a little more than your...

That's a sign that your dampers need to be changed and/or there's an air leak somewhere in the line. Might be time for a maintenance.

Found the spec sheet and it says yes on solvent.

I read somewhere that Microsoft's philosophy is that, if there is available memory, it should be used as much as possible to improve performance. They basically cache the programs you use most often so they load a little faster. Doesn't seem to improve performance that much to me.

Any software that allows you to make a spot color called "CutContour" will allow you to make a single print/cut file. That's exactly what Flexi does except they have a dedicated button for it.

Have you tried using the scale settings in the Windows display settings? It doesn't change the resolution but changes the scale of the a lot of UI features and fonts etc.

He's probably an old guy like me growing up with the ol' N64 graphics.