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Yes you can get away with only 4 carts plugged in or recognized, but the machine will complain audibly (with an intermittent beep) and visually ( red LED's and warning on the control panel).I have 8 permanent chips on mine and it's nice to have the machine sitting there thinking it's got 8 full...

Just take off the back cover (behind the printhead) The battery is on the right hand side about 1/3 down. Easy to get to. Just make sure you unplug the machine first... Mine says CR2032 lithium battery 3V

It may be that your individual ink restrictions or overall density setting is coming into play here. Possibly your 100%k is really only 70% or so... IronChef, I mix my own palettes in Signlab, so not exactly sure how you'd do it in Corel. But you should use CMYK rather than RGB so you can...

The best one is the one that uses the least ink for the same result. C10, M10, Y10, K100 = 130% ink C40, M40, Y40, K100 = 220% ink All that extra ink yet your black isn't any blacker. But the vinyl has to absorb all that solvent - which leaches through to the adhesive, makes the vinyl lose...

+1 for C10,M10,Y10,K100%. Mix that ratio and add it to your color palette for future use. The installer probably messed it up because you dumped 400 percent ink down. The vinyl would need a week to dry before laminating and installing...

Whoah, chapter one of a whole new book for you now AB! First 'd learn how to switch the carts on and off manually - remember there's valves in the 33's. Here's how to do it Mimaki style... Turn on machine while pressing function and remote. Hit function key. Scroll to #Test. Scroll...

That's about right. I think mine is 35 40 45. Here's a tip if you want to turn off the heaters at will. Switch to cut mode and press the heater/cutter button twice (then enter). I found that because I drive this machine through Signlab, the heaters would fire up and stay on even in cut mode...

Reducing the amount of passes doesn't mean reducing the amount of ink. In fact the opposite can happen as it tries to dump everything in fewer passes. What you need to learn is how to adjust the ink limits. I think they call it Ink Density in RLP. Have a look here...

Whoa! That looks scary. Did you try printing something with it yet?

Get Signlab! Seriously, when I got my CJV I was shown how to do all that stuff in Corel, Fine Cut, Rasterlink etc. just like you said. What a hassle. I showed him how to do it all in Signlab and it's about 10 times easier. Never used Fine cut since (or Rasterlink or Corel for that matter)...

I get similar problem with my CJV when printing some blues and purples. See attached. Haven't found a solution yet - not that I've tried much. It's only with certain colour shades. Changed passes, speed, temps, converted from vector to bitmap...still does it. If you're under warranty, try...

Devo, I get this whenever I forget to set an offset (say 5mm in the scan direction). The laser can't read the first mark coz it's too close. This can be fixed by reloading the sheet or moving the first roller so there's a bit of a gap between the cutter head and the first mark. And of course...

Haven't switched over yet. I'm going to hang off for as long as possible until I have to change. (When there's no more Eco-HS1 available anywhere). Then I'll make my own printmodes for the ES3 inks for use in Signlab. Hardly ever use Rasterlink, and although they have some good profiles for...

I have a CJV which I use Signlab for all the printing and cutting. Feel free to PM me with any questions once you get it. FWIW, I would have thought the CJV30-130 would be a better option than the 100. Most stock rolls are 1370 wide, and I would be lost if I couldn't print wider than 1220mm to...

Yes, in Signlab you can easily create or assign a contour cut line and/or a half cut line. To be honest, I don't use the half cut option. Probably should more often... It's easy to set up and it works okay.

Hi, I get that error on my CJV30 whenever I cut or contour cut from Signlab 8. I just ignore it as it doesn't affect the cuts in any way. Figure it's Signlab sending a parameter or command that the cutter doesn't recognize properly. The cutter beeps, flashes the error up, then just goes and...

Just reading back through this post and I realise this sounds a bit harsh. I should have said I've never needed any support from Mimaki. This machine has been trouble free - and so have the inks. Most maintenance and printing issues have been able to be resolved by myself. But the odd time...

I do laminate pretty much everything - including banners where I roll on liquid lam. But I do remember the ES3 test samples I had did scratch and rub off easily. Thanks Bly, I'll call Anitech here and check out Bordeux. How bad is the smell?

I'll give Celmac a call and ask them what they recommend. According to their site, the JVV is MILD solvent - listed alongside the Ecosol's. Do you use a chip resetter with your JV33?

Couple of Q's about the JVV carts: How does the chip reading work? IOW, how does the machine react to these carts? How strong is the smell? I can put up with some smell, but can't stand too much stink and fumes...