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  1. The sound is making me crazy!!!

    This. When I first got my Mimaki CJV30 I could not stand the fan noise. They have a small fan at the end of a "tunnel" full of components - blowing through and making a tin whistle sound. Ridiculous. I took the back cover off and unplugged that fan and uncovered part of the "tunnel". Then I...
  2. Mimaki Cjv30-130 started printing all black mid print.

    You've gotta be super careful swapping the ffc cables. Aside from all the electrical precautions before you touch anything. Everything has to line up perfectly. As an example, we were diagnosing test points and found we got different readings if we unplugged and re-plugged the cables. If the...
  3. Need to update to Windows 10 - can I still run Signlab 8?

    I tried version 9, which had the profiling and pre-flight colour editing removed. I have downloaded SL10 trial version but haven't installed it. It's a full install, so I'm worried that when I uninstall it, it may remove some important dll's or alter things in my perfectly working, not broken -...
  4. Need to update to Windows 10 - can I still run Signlab 8?

    Yes, they call it "Advanced Calibration Wizard". It means you can create your own printmodes from scratch. Set Max ink, print the the linearization chart, scan with a spectrophotometer, it plots the curves...can then print the icc targets. I create the icc in another program (i1 Match). Then...
  5. How to print to 2 Mimaki's at once

    Yeah, I just thought I'd put it here first. I'm sure it can be done. No worries.
  6. Need to update to Windows 10 - can I still run Signlab 8?

    This version is Dec 2010, so probably XP originally? I'm thinking I may need to do like you say and run it in a virtual machine. But, there's a lot of Signlab users like me that still run the older versions, and surely someone has updated their Windows by now and knows the answer???! ...I'm...
  7. How to print to 2 Mimaki's at once

    That's good to know. I suppose I could re-install Rasterlink and use it for one machine, but I'd rather not use it at all. I have a good workflow with Signlab into it's RIP (VPM). And I make my own profiles - so I can match the 2 printers' output to be identical if I want. It's just that when I...
  8. How to print to 2 Mimaki's at once

    Ahh, well it definitely only outputs to one machine at a time. I thought it was because I had them both plugged in to the same powered USB hub, but I moved one to a different USB 2 slot and still needed to unplug the other machine for it to work.
  9. How to print to 2 Mimaki's at once

    I've just picked up a JV33 as a backup to my CJV30. I'm going to run the same inkset and profile it the same as the other machine. Would like to be able to print to both at once, but can't see how. I know VPM will output to 2 machines (or more) at once, because I can print on the Mimaki and cut...
  10. Need to update to Windows 10 - can I still run Signlab 8?

    As the title says - I haven't found a definitive answer to this yet. What are my options? Does Signlab 8 run okay in Windows 10? 11? I have new hasp drivers ready for my purple dongle, in case that gives me trouble. I may get a new PC with Windows 10 or 11 - or I may keep this PC and just...
  11. Question Anyone ever seen this?

    That is weird. No I've never seen it. Have you tried the options in the View/Toolbars menu? Maybe saving and loading etc. may help to re-set them
  12. Mimaki (System Halt 1) 1C3 :PCB SLDR2H

    Make sure he knows how to dissipate the capacitors before he touches anything electrical. IE Unplug it and press the power switch a few times then leave it for some time. Check the ribbon cables between the head and slider board for ink drops, folds, bends. Unplug and re-seat them if he's...
  13. Mimaki (System Halt 1) 1C3 :PCB SLDR2H

    A quick Google brought up the service manual detailing the error: https://www.manualslib.com/manual/2222337/Mimaki-Jv300-130.html?page=212 I'm not a tech, hopefully someone on here can understand it and point you in the right direction to fix this yourself, but it seems like you could start by...
  14. Mimaki JV33 - y motor error overcurrent y:peak

    Sounds a bit drastic. Can you alter the Y scan current? I seem to remember doing that once, trying to quieten it down a bit - but I dropped it too far and would get that error every time it tried to move! I think I re-uploaded my parameter backup to fix that.. You may be able to increase it
  15. Mimaki CJV150 only printing magenta

    There is a reason why it's not drawing ink through the nozzles. You just need to work out what it is. Are you able to manually open the cart valves? On my CJV30 it's in the #TEST menu. Scroll to "INK CARTRIDGE" then CART VALVE. You see 8 dots - one for each cart. Press the up arrow to open it...
  16. Mimaki CJV150 only printing magenta

    The dampers being empty needs to be addressed. It may be due to a bad seal at the cap top allowing air in and losing prime/pressure in the ink line. To pull ink back into the dampers (on my CJV30) I go into menu/test/cartridge valve to open the valves to let ink flow through the lines. Then I...
  17. Mimaki CJV150 only printing magenta

    Make sure that the cleaning is actually working properly. Put fluid in the cap - does the fluid drain away when you do a cleaning? Take the bottom cover off and make sure you see fluid flowing through both tubes. Is the cap sealing properly? Did you plug up the third hole? Can you inject...
  18. Issues installing 9.1 on windows 10

    Ahh okay thanks Sean
  19. JV33 Bad TP8 HELP?

    I had a look in the Service manual for you. It looks like it's connected to the head. TP8 on Slider board is different nozzle channel to TP8 on main board, but both from the head. I'd check your head cable for damage or ink drops
  20. Help. Signlab print and cut has stopped working.

    Pretty hard to trouble shoot such vague questions. Sometimes I get corrupted files. Things like the .ini file for the cutter. I have a backup of those for each cutter and also cut.exe file. If things go awry I copy and paste those back into the relevant folder and RESET in Print and cut setup
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