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  1. Question Everything I've learned about perf cut/die cut stickers

    This post is specifically focused around using the Roland VG-2 Printer/Cutter for laminated, die-cut stickers. I've been on the perf cut journey these past months. Learning a lot, but wouldn't say I've got it 100% dialed. I have more questions now than when I started, but have completed some...
  2. Is Briteline comparable to Arlon?

    We use Arlon SLX cast (54"x150') for most of our printed vehicle wraps, and Arlon Fusion for application to flat surfaces like box trucks. Someone called offering us Briteline WrapCAST Vinyl Film that's about $200 cheaper per roll. When comparing kits with laminate, We could save almost $400 if...
  3. The amount of memory required to use the RIP could not be secured.

    Versaworks 6 , Roland VG-2 My graphic designer just gave me these monster print files for a food truck wrap. The dimensions aren't more than one of our regular vehicle wrap jobs, but I guess it has of layers of glows or shadows or something, I don't really speak illustrator. In preferences I...
  4. Roland VG2 how to drain/refill the dampers (service mode)

    Does anyone know the street fighter code to put the vg2 in service mode? I'm seeing some drippy symptoms that I remember resolving once by doing a damper flush. I had a tech on the phone who read me the button combo that time and I forgot to write it down. Thanks!
  5. Stuck on a setup step w/ brand new Gfp laminator

    Just assembled our new Gfp 350 TH. Super excited to start using it but currently stuck on a setup step. This could totally be a bonehead user error thing, many of these GFP components are new to me but I'm currently stumped. The groove doesn't line up with the opening of the cradle that the...
  6. Looking for laminator recommendation

    Our old laminator has been here longer than I have. It seems to have no brand or manual, and it's starting to fall apart. It's the only one I've ever used, so I don't even know if when it was new, it was a nice expensive one or totally cheapo.. There's no heating element or air compression. I'm...
  7. My VG-2 is dripping ink everywhere

    PICTURES BELOW A while ago I noticed drops of cyan ink on both of the media guides, and the surrounding area. Recently the drops have become pools, and it's getting on the media too. Right around when the issue went from "that's funny" to "this looks really bad" my nozzle test prints went south...
  8. VersaWorks 6... what happened to the overprint button?

    I went to go print a backlit sign the other day, which we do like once a week, and the drag-down where you can choose how many times it will overprint is no longer there. I'm hitting PRINTER CONTROLS (wrench icon) hitting the button at the top to Use Custom Settings, and the only thing under...
  9. Printer can't find crop marks on micro perf

    I have a bunch of large spot graphics going on windows. printed on micro perf with crop marks, laminated, but the printer (roland vg-2) doesn't recognize the crop marks. The perf I used has clear backing. I thought that was causing it, so i peeled up the corner and stuck some white vinyl under...
  10. Question Do old printers still have value?

    A few questions about moving on from an older printer. Full Rant below: 1- what is the expected life span of a Roland printer/cutter, when used heavily, but taken care of? 2- Is there a market for old printers? In some ways they seem like vehicles. In a lot of ways the old ones were superior...
  11. Worth it to keep putting money into 14 yr old XC-540?

    I'm the one man print dept. at a small but very busy sign/wrap/print shop. We have two of the newer True-Vis printers, and enough jobs to keep them both going all day, not to mention a crazy amount of time spent trouble shooting issues with these tricky machines. It doesn't leave a lot of room...
  12. gross thick banding lines on both(!?) printers?

    We've been having this issue on our Roland VG-540 for some time, and also with our new VG-2 pretty much right out the box. These big thick horizantal bands that will appear sometimes just once on a print, sometimes a few times, but always at a random spot. This issue comes and goes...
  13. Need Help What are these pink lines? (pics)

    Our pretty new Roland VG-2 just started printing these little "halo's" along the outside edges of the prints. The feed calibration and media gap adjustment (bi-directional) are all calibrated. Nozzle tests are good. The user manual doesn't suggest much beyond those two adjustments. Any insights...
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  15. Need Help Color Nightmare

    We've been dealing with an issue with our Roland TrueVis VG-540 pretty much since we bought it. We can't get it to print a deep popping red. (pr42k). it always comes out an unattractive pinkish. Even when we print out the Roland Color Chart, it goes from dull copper to pink, with no firetruck...
  16. Need Help problem printing onto reverse micorperf.

    I'm trying to print a window graphic onto some "reverse microperf", the stuff where the adhesive is exposed, and you print directly onto it, then stick to the inside of a window with the graphics being readable from the outside. It gets a little bit of the way into the print, then quits, giving...
  17. Need Help What are these nasty green lines? (pic included)

    These lines have been showing up in my prints sometimes. Doesn't seem to happen when printing rows of stickers or things like that. But if the print is a large (usually dark?) area, like an expensive vehicle wrap, these show up at the darndest times. This is on a Roland True-Vis VG-540. We...
  18. Need Help "Color matching" using two different printers

    This is a fun one. We're in the middle of a full wrap on a big food truck. About half of it was printed, when our 12 year old Roland XC-540 took a dump. Needs parts and a tech can't get to us for a while. It's looking like we're gong to need to finish the job on our 2 year old Roland True Vis...
  19. Need Help Finally having a tech visit. what additional parts should I order?

    I work at a place with a very old but very awesome Roland XC-540 that's been having some issues. We're located in a rural community 5 hours from the nearest city so getting a tech out here to work on our printers is rare and can be expensive. With that said, I am not a mechanic. If it's not in...
  20. Need Help Scan Motor Error? Printer currently dead in the water

    Our old Roland XC-540 is giving an error notification every time I hit setup. SCAN MOTOR ERROR CODE: 0080 0080. Tried a limit initialization. No changes. I tried to slide the carriage across with my hand, and while I could move it, it feels like there's way more resistance than usual. Any...
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