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Your color space should not have anything to do with the consistency of the colors. I would suspect either ink or possible ink flow issues with the printer itself. Usually when colors change during printing it's a damper issue. But if you changed inks and the problem went away, that is more...

Perf cut cuts all the way through for about 3/4" and then lifts the blade so that it doesn't cut for about a few millimeters and then lowers down again to cut through again and so on and so on. This leave little bits still attached to the paper so that the material doesn't crumple up during...

That makes sense. So basically you need to use the perf cut option. The cutter needs there to be some dimensional stability when it's cutting or else it will do what is happening in your photos. Perf cut leaves parts uncut so that the paper doesn't crumple up during cutting and then you just pop...

Vinyl cutters are not meant to cut banner.

It looks like you didn't do the bias or vertical alignments. You did the bi-directional but the heads are still out of line vertically and diagonally.

Good suggestions above ^^^ Also, is your printing environment climate controlled? As the weather heats up and humidity begins to rise, if your shop is not climate controlled it can affect the print quality.

Run a cleaning cycle and watch the waste tube. If no ink flows out of the tube, you have an ink flow issue. If ink flows out of the tube but the nozzle check still doesn't print, you have a blown head fuse.

Agreed. As a dealer when I roll off print vinyl I use gloves. When I roll off sign vinyl I don't and it will have finger prints.

I am a Mutoh dealer and have a few customers using them with great results. As far as cutters go these days they all have the same basic specs and capabilities. I prefer Mimaki cutters but if I had a chance to get a 72" Mutoh ValueCut for $800 I would seriously think about getting it. You won't...

They retail for about $6000 so that's a steal!

I think you will find that cutting posters will not only dull the blade much more quickly but the edges will not be as sharp as you want. It is doable and I would just use the perf cut options but if I needed to cut posters I would just get a javelin cutter.

Mimaki doesn't include vinyl with their printers so it had to come from your supplier. Not sure how they wouldn't know what they gave you!

The ink cartridge acts like a key and will release that plate when you install it.

Absolutely. It's not an official procedure which is why there are no formal instructions. See below for the basics. 1. Discharge the ink currently in the system 2. Flush the system with wash cartridges (I usually do two flush cycles to be sure and also check the lines to make sure all the ink...

Try flushing solution through the pump with the syringe. Maybe the pump is clogged.

Apple is the biggest culprit in this area but anyone making an all in one device these days is doing exactly the same thing. That's why I build my own. No warranty but I get complete control over the system instead of having to go to an Apple store and pay $1000 to fix a $2000 laptop that has...

If you were running fine on that computer before it should still be good. I am willing to bet you changed some preferences on the old setup that you forgot about and the new Versaworks is set to defaults. I haven't used dual yet but in the old versions you had to go into the preferences and...

Error 07 is a high heat error which means your environment is too hot or, much more likely, there is a short in the head signal circuit. Check your cables and make sure they aren't damaged or dirty. If they are nice and clean and it still gives you the error, it's most likely the head itself.

A lot of vinyl manufacturers will have a chart that matches the color with a Pantone color. You just have to ask them. You probably will still have to do some trial and error to get it right.

Yes these machines are left on 24/7/365. That being said, clogged nozzles from sitting over the weekend should recover fairly easy.