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  1. OKI Colorpainter M-64s-Print Splotching-Streaks

    Hi Everyone, We have a Oki Colorpainter M64s and are trying some new materials out on it. We had someone come in a custom profile our machine for 3M SV480mc material. We have a client that prints alot of medium and light grays. We are getting a ton of splotching and what looks like pink and...
  2. Epson S60600 VS Seiko Color Painter M-64S

    Hello everyone, We are considering a few printers for purchase, and just searching for some opinions from those who may currently own the machines. Right now we have a Mimaki JV33-160 and it just cannot keep up with the workload we have the past year. It runs 7 days a week, day and night. We...
  3. Mimaki JV33 Dampers- Color Dropout Issue

    Hello everyone! We had to replace some dampers on our 1 Cyan ink channel ( the other was fine) due to color dropout ( this is what we suspected was wrong because everything else was perfect) and the dampers are not filling up properly, even after repeated Ink Fill Ups. Is there a way to prime...
  4. Mimaki JFX-200 Print Quality issue Beaded board

    Partners of ours are having issues with their Mimaki JFX-200 UV flatbed printer. Some materials look fine but our beaded board prints do not. Also have issues with some yellow bands across the prints. I dont have a picture of the yellow bands but I do have pictures of the beaded board issues. We...
  5. Mimaki JV33-160 Banding.....again!

    We have a JV33-160 that is less than a year old. It is set up as a 6 color machine. We are having an issue in the last 2 weeks with banding in our blues and teals. Normally just reds are the issue but now our darker colors are as well. I have attached photos of the problem, albeit they aren't...
  6. Solvent Compatible Window Vinyl

    Hello Everyone, We have a mimaki JV33-160. Can anyone suggest a good window vinyl to use on the outdoor side of a glass window- ( anything you cannot see through) compatible with solvent ink? Right now we run Avery mpi 2923, which is marked as you can use it for window vinyl medium term, but we...
  7. Mimaki JV33-160 new firmware- profile issue

    Hello all, We have a 2 week old Mimaki JV33-160 and are having some issues regarding profiles and onyx 10.1 for this machine. I downloaded a ton of profiles via onyx download manager for this specific machine and I keep getting #11 param errors ( and odd size prints) on profiles that are not...
  8. #11 Parameter Error- JV-33-160 , Prints not printing out to size using Onyx 10.1

    Hello, We got a brand new mimaki jv33-160 installed yesterday, and noticed on 90% of the profiles we downloaded for it, it gives a #11 parameter error before printing. The prints are coming out "stretched". I sent a 3.5" block of color and it is printing more like 5"x5". I tried several...
  9. New Mimaki JV33- VS- Roland OLJET® XF-640 Large-Format Digital Printers

    So our shop is looking to get rid of one of our printers, and purchase either a new Mimaki Jv33 or the Roland Oljet XF-640 eco sol printer. We have a JV3-160sp and it is a workhorse--- its is getting old and im not a fan of the solvent smell. But, alas, not my decision ultimately just trying to...
  10. HP 26500 Color Library Not Found When trying to add on board spectrometer

    Hi All, I cannot get our HP L26500 to calibrate using the on board eye1 . Never worked from day 1. Throws an error in Onyx when trying to add it. I included a screen shot of the error. Says cannot initialize color library. I called HP and they said it was an Onyx error. Onyx is looking into it...
  11. L26500 Printing on Opti Solv 18oz Banner- Stretching?

    Hi everyone, LOVE our new banner material, it prints gorgeous! However, I have noticed that the second side print seems to be "stretching" about an 1" by the time it is done printing the second side. Is this a heat issue? I am tentative to turn the heat back because it is printing so nicely. It...
  12. HP L26500 Color Issues

    Hello Everyone, We purchased an HP L26500 in January and love the machine ecept for one big problem. The colors aren't the same week to week. We do alot of repeat jobs that need to match and this is a huge issue for us. I am going to call HP tech support again about it. I have called them before...
  13. Avery MPI 2920 Perm Peeling Issue

    Hi Everyone, We are printing with a HP L26500 latex printer onto Avery MPI 2920 vinyl. We are applying to various surfaces such as sintra, styrene, and laminate. We have been having issues in the past with our digis peeling from sintra. We thought we had the problem narrowed down to our solvent...
  14. Gerber Saber perfect circle problem

    Hi everyone, We have a Gerber Saber and have been running into a very strange issue with our machine. We cannot route a perfect circle on it without it leaving a "divot" on either the stop or starting point. We have tried bringing in files from Cad, Illustrator, and Corel Draw, and they all do...
  15. Jv3 160- SS21 and SS2 ink ?

    Hi everyone, We got some deeply discounted ink cartridges from a supplier that is no longer a mimaki dealer. They told us they were SS2 inks, but are in fact SS21 inks. The mimaki will not read them. I was able to swap a chip from a cartridge that was almost empty in case I slipped w the...
  16. HP L26500 Calibrating Error

    Hi All, We just purchased a HP L26500 in Jan. Been running about a month, pretty m uch love the machine over my solvent machine ( no smell or headaches anymore! ) . Theres just 1 issue with it so far, when the machine was installed the tech never got it to use the internal Eye1 to calibrate...
  17. Avery MPI 2920 Peeling Issue

    Hi Everyone, We have been having a quality issue regarding our Avery 2920 Vinyl. We have been having alot of printed items peeling off of our substrates. We use denatured alcohol to clean our substrates with. We used to use laquer thinner, lightly applied to a clean rag to quickly wipe down the...
  18. Jv3-160 SP Yellow Printhead Issue...

    Hi All, We had a tech come in about 2 1/2 weeks ago, did routine maintenance on both of our machines, and replaced capping stations and pumps on both printers. Seemed to work ok for a few days, sometimes a little bit of cyan on the yellow test draw ( maybe a line or two) but now the printer...
  19. Flexi 8.6 on Win 7

    Hi All, Any comments or suggestions about running v8.6 on Windows 7 machine? We have 7.5 currently, had to upgrade computers, and 7.5 does not work on new Win7 computer. Sign Rep told me 8.6 is "reliably unreliable" on win7 and that we couldnt buy it, but we just bought it off of another sign...
  20. Flexi v7.5 on Windows 7??

    Hi All, Does anyone know if v7.5 is compatible with Windows 7? I installed it on our new computer, seems to be seeing the key according to bios, but when I try to open it I get an error that says error finding hardware key? The tech guys are leaning towards it not being compatible on Win7. The...
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