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"Initialize the limit" to fix this issue. Front power off. Press left, up, and right buttons all at once and turn on the power. Follow the prompts. Note - when it says to set cutter down position, push the cutter head all the way to the other end of the printer THEN press the enter key. Power...

You can try soaking the print heads in cleaning solution, but my assessment, based on experience, is your printheads are toast. With that much deflection, the large groups of missing nozzles and the massive overspray indicates some serious issues with both heads. Solvent printers that sit for a...

Check the lines from the caps to the pumps. Go into the maintenance cleaning mode so the print head carriage is at the other end of the printer and the caps are exposed. Attach a syringe on the individual line from the caps for the magenta, yellow and light cyan caps and see if you can pull...

You are missing the adjustment part of the blade holder. The blade holder costs $50-55 depending upon the supplier. This will not fix your issue, but should be replaced so you can adjust the blade depth correctly. As Scott said, it is most likely the ribbon cable which goes from the main board...

James, The first thing I see is your cutting blade is sticking out of the blade holder way too much. It should only stick down the thickness of the vinyl and 1/2 the backing. As that can be difficult to judge, have the blade stick out maybe 1/4 to 1/2 of the angle side of the blade. Does the...

I would suggest running the "fill test" in service mode.Watch the prints the entire time it is printing and watch for any kind of dropout while it is printing. Even a little dropout on one of the printers will cause a color change on that printer. I presume you are using Versaworks and running...

I believe you have an SP-540V, correct? You may have a bad pinch roller assembly, not just a bad pinch roller. Do a print-cut with just the outer rollers in the machine and then repeat the job with all the middle rollers installed. Compare the error in the cut and see if it is less with all the...

If you are using aftermarket wipers, this is likely your problem with the wipers not coming out. Most aftermarket wipers are stiffer than Roland OEM wipers and the wiper motor isn't strong enough to overcome this stiffness on the outward movement. Either use OEM or Solventinkjet sells an...

The mottled look can be caused by not enough heat, too fast a print head speed for that material, or, as suggested, a mismatched profile. The light lines can be caused by media compensation allowing the media to feed too much between passes, but if you have adjusted that, I would suggest first...

Be very, very careful if you decide to pull ink through the cap as you can easily damage the head by pulling too hard. First, I would suggest checking your cap, making sure it is in correctly, the spring is attached and the cap moves freely, then perform the flushing adjustment. Regards, Jim...

Just realized this was an old thread, but the info is still good. Check with Solventinkjet.com. They have a soft wiper that works very well with the Roland series printers that use that wiper mechanism. Just specify to them you want the soft wipers. Regards, Jim Hancock

Thanks for the feedback. I also posted in the Digital Printing forum and had 3 solid recommendations for Clean Cut blades. I have ordered some blades from Clean Cut for evaluation. https://www.cleancutblade.com/ Regards, Jim Hancock

If it is doing the "exact" same thing on both the old and new printheads, then you most likely have a bad ribbon cable. Power down, unplug, then remove the ribbon cables and examine the traces for any damage.They are not very expensive, so I would suggest you replace both of them. Regards, Jim...

Thanks for the recommendations. I have ordered some and will have my customers try them! Regards, Jim Hancock

Looking for suggestions (from actual experience) from users as to which specific contour cut blades seem to have the longest life for general printed laminated vinyl. A part number would be great! I am a tech in South Florida and get frequent requests for such a recommendation from my customers...

Looking for suggestions (from actual experience) from users as to which specific contour cut blades seem to have the longest life for general printed laminated vinyl. A part number would be great! I am a tech in South Florida and get frequent requests for such a recommendation from my customers...

Power down and unplug your printer. Then check all the ribbon cables going to the heads to make sure they are seated all the way into the connectors on the print heads and are sitting square, not at an angle. Especially the light magenta. I suspect the ribbon cables for the light magenta are not...

Glad to be of assistance! On your heavy black, some questions. What ink brand are you using? Have you tried other profile settings? Does it do it on all your materials? Regards, Jim

Glad to be of help! Regards, Jim Hancock

Started a conversation with you. Regards, Jim Hancock