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  1. SP300V - blue printing darker after manual cleaning.

    Hi everyone, Happy New years eve! As I head into 2017 I wanted to give my printer a cleaning since the blue and black print heads were deflecting a little. So I went a head and put in a cleaning cartridge and drew the cleaning solution through the blue/black print head with a syringe. I...
  2. Servprog.exeNeeded for Epson GS6000

    I need the Servprog.exe profile Needed for Epson GS6000my epson hangs on please wait cleaning,. does anybody now what the problem is. how can i reset the epson cleaning to exit problem
  3. Blown Head...? I hope not!

    I am running a Roland 540V... When starting a red and yellow print this afternoon I noticed that it looked "smudged"...see pics... Did a heavy cleaning and that's when I noticed that my drain bottle was full... OK....stupid as it is, I don't always "Empty the Drain Bottle" when prompted by the...
  4. VJ-1614 KCMY not original

    hi folks. i have had my printer of for a while . and when booting up it wanted to do a clean . and not a small clean but a clean with cleaning cartridges. fine so long . loaded cleaning cartridges and was under way . but when installing ink cartridges again i got error not original tried...
  5. Surecolor P10000, 20000

    Love to hear anyone with either of these weigh in on their purchase. I am looking to upgrade from my 9880 and in addition to the significant speed improvement I am hoping to see that the newest generation has improved on clogging and cleaning issues. As it is right now, especially in cold...
  6. cleaning UV ink off acrylic

    Hello all, I am running some acrylic pieces on my Mimaki JFX 200 flatbed printer. I was wondering if anyone knew of a solvent that would eat the UV ink off of the acrylic without damaging the acrylic. With using Goof Off graffiti remover I was able to get it off on parts that were freshly run...
  7. Fuji Acuity Old Printheads

    Hello, Does anyone know of a way that you can clean old print heads after they've been replaced and the old ones have been sitting out for a bit? we got all new print heads and now the old ones have dried but id like to try and salvage them. Any suggestions ? or know of anyone who does this ...
  8. JFX200 UV light lense cleaning

    I have a mimaki JFX200 printer. I have some dried ink buildup on the lenses for the UV lights. I was wondering if anyone out there has any idea on how to clean these, how to take them out for cleaning or even what they are made out of. Thank you!
  9. Cleaning UV ink off print table

    I have a Mimaki JFX200 flatbed printer. The table itself has some ink buildup on it. Im trying to get it clean. Ive used alcohal, screen wash, and windex to try and cut the ink but nothing seems to work. Does anyone have any ideas of anything that they have found that works good? Thank you.
  10. Cleaning the bed

    What do people do to get cured ink off of their print beds? I currently operate a JFX500-2131. I don't want to experiment with the bed being Teflon with chemicals, thanks
  11. dx7 printhead - solvent cleaner in data connectors, not printing - HELP

    Right folks, I've been a silly boy, Wasnt 4 using machine for a week or so, so cleaned printhead and then left it sitting in solvent cleaner for 2 days. Ended up there was a tilt where it was sitting and have solvent cleaner into the data connections. Sprayed with electrical contact cleaner...
  12. Printhead Cleaning Solution or alcohol and something else?

    I did notice that some people mix their own has anyone done this? I can make a purchase request for actual printhead cleaner but I was wondering if we could make our own.
  13. Newbie Question about printhead.

    Hello everyone, my name is Sebastian, I'm from Argentina and recently purchased a 25500, until today only change cartridges, yesterday change the black cartridge, then that printed well for a while and then the black stop printing when printed vinyl, put old cartridge back and the same. I head...
  14. Roland xr 640 Streaks

    Roland Just started printing streaks. It looks like the head is hitting but it is not. My employee performed cleanings both automatic and manual. Any ideas? TIA
  15. Mimaki JV33 Mist Sponge

    Does anyone know when the proper time to replace the mist sponge is (Red arrow in picture)? In 2014 I have replaced it twice and washed it out several times when I start getting ink drops on my print from a droplet forming on the edge of the print head and this usually makes the situation better...
  16. Roland Soljet XC540 self cleaning too much - microchips in ink cartridge

    So the new roland firmware update makes the Soljet xc540 clean a lot, making it slow, if you use 3rd party ink, without the right microchip. It will clean every few minutes until the ink is expelled. Interested if anyone has had this problem.
  17. Laser Engraving: Problem with Fading/Discoloration

    I have a Universal ILS 1275, great laser, but I'm having problems with certain media. When I engrave materials that reveal to black, I can't get the black any darker than a dull grey, which is causing some major headaches. Laser details: Universal Laser Systems ILS 1275, 48" x 24", 50w CO2...
  18. HELP! SP-300i Yellow not printing

    I have a Roland SP 300i. It was printing just fine then it was relocated and im not sure what happened. The yellow is no longer printing. I have ink. The yellow prints out as magenta, magenta and blue and black. I ran several med. cleanings and one powerful clean and nothing. What should i do...
  19. IPF9000 head cleaning menu confusing ("Right/Left" vs "A/B")

    Canon iPF 9000, been running great since I removed the print heads and spent a weekend cleaning them both by hand...recently, as it starts to print, I get a message that seems more of a suggestion than a warning or error. "Clean Right Print Head, choose OK to proceed". Pushing OK starts...
  20. cleaning an HP Scitex FB500

    does anyone have any tipes on cleaning the ink offthe belt on the HP Scitex FB500 flatbed printed. We were told to only use isopropyl alcohol which takes us over 8 hours to do. Does anyone know of any other cleaning solutions for cleaning the overlay ink off the belt? or any tips for...
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