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  1. Need Help color specific banding

    Hey y'all, I've been having issues with a Roland TrueVis VG-540. I keep seeing these nasty banding lines, that will appear exclusively on certain parts of the graphic. Everything in a large logo will look great, but all the green parts will be banded. Sometimes all the grey parts. It doesn't...
  2. Question Banding, Only When Printing Black...

    Hello friends... I am using my Roland XR-640 eco-solvent printer to produce vehicle graphics printed on Avery 1105 media. When I print full color we get excellent prints, but I am trying to print a black and white wrap and most of my prints are getting horrible banding, only in black. I am...
  3. Need Help Latex 260 banding issues

    Hi, I’m experiencing some banding issues on my Latex 260. Substrate is HP Vinyl Adhesive— using Sai RIP I have completed a print head cleaning and let the printer warm up with several prints for an hour. Printheads have been replaced recently and calibration performed. I’ve attempted to change...
  4. Need Help Gradation Banding

    I am running some sample prints on our Arizona 480XT UV Printer on Lintec E-2100ZC-61 material. We are running Colour/White/Colour and we are getting what we call gradation banding where the gradient starts to transition from solid to clear. The file is made in illustrator and its ripped...
  5. Cyan banding Issue Arizona 550GT / Acuity HS

    hi All, im hoping someone can help or advise. we have had a couple of engineers out and still have the same issue. one of the cyan heads has been replaced so we know it isn't that. i have attached a few images of some 100% cyan tests ive recently ran on the flatbed and the RMO. i have also...
  6. JV150-130 Banding and overspray mid print

    Good evening everyone i need a little help with my machine. I have had the machine since which is going on a year. I have never had an issue with the machine until now. It has preformed flawlessly since I have owned it. Great print quality, speed, and color! However, about a week ago I've been...
  7. Roland XF640 Banding Problem

    Hi Guys, I am having problems with my Roland XF-640 EcoSol. I recently changed the "B" head to a brand new head. Attached is a picture of the nozzle test as well as the print. Ripping through VersaWorks with Generic Banner Profile on HighSpeed Mode - printing on PVC. My calibration is set...
  8. Mimaki JV150-160 Weird Banding Issue

    We have 2 JV150-160 Printers and one of them, the older of the two, has started having issues with a faint banding. We've tried everything that I know of to fix it and have had no luck. I've played with the feed comp, head height, heat. All with little to no change. We've tried it on IJ180CV-3...
  9. Need Help JFX-200 Printing surface patterns

    Hey there, did anyone come past a similar problem? Talked several times with support and had the tech from japan here no luck, and to be honest communication with mimaki germany is a major disaster right now. banding patterns still prevail. Unidirectional / Bidirektional / ILL / MFD1 no...
  10. Need Help Vertical Banding on Canvas Prints - HP Latex L26500

    Hey Guys I am struggling with vertical banding and initial dark patches on canvas prints. I have a HP Latex l26500. Settings are in the image below along with some examples of the banding. Sometimes there is a much darker patch (when on high ink) at the first 200mm approx of the print, shows...
  11. Need Help Roland SP540V Vertical Banding?

    Hello everyone, I have recently purchased a used Roland SP540V. This is the first print and cut printer that I have used coming from a cheap chinese vinyl cutter/plotter. I haven't yet manually cleaned the printheads and printer itself yet but have ran a few powerful clean tests. The nozzle...
  12. Weird Banding

    Not sure why this happens on printers. It is really noticeable on this polyester material, but I've seen it on all vinyls. I had a Pro II in the past do this as well. It's not your typical banding issue, and always happens towards one side of the printer (furthest from where the heads rest by...
  13. Flexi 11 and Mimaki jv33-160 profiles

    I am having an issue with Flexi 11 profiles for a Mimaki jv33-160 (SS21 inks) and horizontal banding with IJ180 cv3 and sv480 mc media. I either get great color but horizontal banding and/or pixellation, or no banding and/or pixellation but color is off. It isn't a feed compensation issue, I've...
  14. Need Help Correct Profile Help SP540i

    Hi can anybody help I am trying to print IP2528 with the standard profile Spandex sent me they haven't sent me a high quality one so i cant try that any help would be G8
  15. Need Help HP 360 Gray help

    Trying to print a bunch of posters with a gray gradient background. The image file is a jpg ripped as an EPS out of flexi. The gray gradient background keeps making this strange blotchy color pattern. Any suggestions on how to get rid of this?
  16. Discussion Mimaki UJV55-320 banding

    Anybody had issues with VERTICAL banding on this printer? Problems with this in the UK. If so, how was it solved?
  17. Need Help S80600 banding on 12 pass

    I have an S80600 that i am having banding issues. I now have it on 12 pass. I have tried multiple materials along with our in house created profiles and canned profiles. Almost all things printed with 8 pass band as well. I have done an auto media feed adjust and i also created a new media...
  18. 1204 with banding and good/bad nozzle test

    My 1204 has been acting up for a while with banding in blue and green colors. 1440X720 and 1440x1440 printing masks the problem mostly. The one-button nozzle test from the control panel shows that all cyan jets are firing as they should. But, a self-diagnosis nozzle test print shows a big...
  19. Question White Smudged On Dark / Shadow Area, Canvas Printing

    hi guys, this is my first time printing on a canvas paper. as you can see the print out has a banding or something like white smudged on the dark/shadow area. i am using JV150 what cause the problem? at that time i set the heater about 45/50/50 i haven't check the feed comp, because it has...
  20. Excessive Banding With Mimaki Jv33

    Hi guys. I am having problems with excessive banding with my Mimaki JV33. I started working at this vinyl/decal shop over a year ago and I remember the red always being a problem with banding but the other colours seemed fine. I'm not sure if I'm just paying attention more or if it's actually...
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