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  1. site spell check?

    If you are using Chrome, right click in the text box you are typing in and select "Spell Checker Options". Now select the "Check the spelling of text fields" option and not ask "Google for Suggestions". That should help.
  2. Optically clear laminate versus regular laminate...

    Optically clear laminate is best used for window perf and decals you want to be able to see through well. If you put regular laminate on a window you would see a slight haze due to the adhesive. With optically clear laminate you would see through it like a normal window.
  3. SP300V: Print Head Issue

    There is always a possibility of the head being bad but judging by the perfect quality of your other colors, I would try changing the damper, and cap top first. You could just have some ink flow issues that are causing the black to not come through the nozzles well enough to produce a good test...
  4. CJV30-60 finding media width

    The CJV30 measures the material by measuring the pinch roller location. If your 2 pinch rollers are 14.4" apart, that is what it will measure. Put the pinch rollers at the very edge of the material so that they are completely on the material but right next to the edge.That will give you the...
  5. Mimaki JV33 ink migration

    The cap top is a good place to start but if that didn't help, check your pump to make sure one or both sides aren't clogged. After running a cleaning, your cap top should be empty. If there is still a pool of ink in there, that would cause your issue. If the pump is not clogged, move on to...
  6. 440 cartridges in Mutoh 1324?

    Mutoh does say that the 440ml carts are not for the 1324 but I have a customer going on 2 years with the 440s. No problems reported yet.
  7. Circuit board needed for Graphtec FC5100-75

    If the USB connector is the only thing that is broken, try your local music equipment store. I have had USB's repaired by one of those guys but I had to source the USB connectors for him as he was not used to working on these types of boards. Worth a shot.
  8. Heater issue with an SC-545EX

    The heaters on that printer are either on or off. The thermistor is supposed to tell the printer when the heater has reached the temperature you requested and toggle between on and off to keep the heat consistent. If the thermistor fails the heater will either not heat up properly or heat up too...
  9. Running Perforated

    The sensor you need to cover is inside a hole in the middle platen, underneath the pinch rollers and about 12" from the left of the machine if you are looking from the back. You can just put tape over the hole and it will always think material is in there.
  10. ValueCut: Lower Edge margin

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  11. ValueCut: Lower Edge margin

    The machine measures the media by measuring where the pinch rollers are. Make sure your rollers are at the edge of the material before lowering the lever. What does the cutter measure the media width as? Is it measuring close to 24" or is a off by a couple inches?
  12. Sol Jet XC 540 Pro3 Can I print directly to posterboard

    Solvent inks tend to not work well with coated materials. I would run a test print before you try doing a production run. Usually the problem is that the ink doesn't take and will smudge off too easily.
  13. BN-20 - Print Head Questions

    It is impossible to figure out exactly how your head is going to function using math. It may give you a vague idea but there are too many variables. I saw a customer's shot count the other day. They run their machines hard for two seasons a year and then slow down for the rest. In 2 years the...
  14. Error E070Err YEncoder

    A common problem with the ValueJets is the head lock mechanism starts to fail and causes the head to get locked up when its trying to move left during initialization. You can figure out if this is the problem by taping the lock mechanism down and starting the machine up. If it works fine, you...
  15. BN-20 - Print Head Questions

    6 billion per channel so if 1 channel hits 6 billion it is considered at it's life expectancy. The head does not know what color ink is in what channel so there is no specific color for a channel. Your machine dictates what the color configuration is. If you put the wrong color in the wrong...
  16. Onyx to JV5 320 via network

    That's going to be a tough one. Even if you can find a device or setup that allows you to send data through Ethernet to USB, Onyx might not allow you to choose TCP/IP as an option for that model. I have one customer who just sends the jobs through the illustrator plug-in that is connected to the...
  17. printing on scrim?

    Scrim refers to the fabric mesh inside the vinyl to make it stronger. Temporary banners can be printed on non-scrim material but they fall apart much faster. I just saw you mentioned you want air to flow through the material. That is called mesh banner and it comes with different options about...
  18. roland xc 540 printing problems

    Kind of. An EPS could still have bitmap data like a JPG in it along with vector. To use vector format fonts you have to use a program like Illustrator or Corel etc. Just opening a JPG in EPS format does not make it vector. Vector and bitmap are not file types but are methods of creating...
  19. versaworks

    What machine are you adding in? The USB printers should pop up automatically. If you don't have windows 7 or later you will need to install the USB driver first. If it is an Ethernet printer you need to put in the correct IP address for it to verify. If that doesn't work you might have network...
  20. jv3-130 sp2 computer not seeing printer

    Is the printer giving any error messages or just the software? It has to be the firewire in the computer, the cable or the board in the machine. If the printer is giving an error, it's most likely the board in the printer. You could try using a USB to parallel cable to bypass the firewire board...
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