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  1. Need Help Cutting Nested Jobs on a Summa S2 T140

    Hello, we are printing on Roland and cutting on a Summa. When cutting nested jobs the order it cuts is so random it causes issues when perf / flex cutting. In general the flex cut feature cuts random. We would prefer it cut in the same order as our Rolands. Is there a setting that forces cuts to...
  2. Opinion Roland TrueVis Vg2 series VS Mimaki CJV 150 series

    Hi, due too little space I need/want Print and Cut in one unit.. for sign and stickers print.. Im looking at Roland TrueVis VG2 or Mimaki JVC 150 series...(or is there any other brand out there?) Does someone have pros / cons on these -Thank you -
  3. Roland Plotter Not Working with Onyx Thrive

    We just retired our Roland printer but still have a Roland plotter. Other two printers we have use Onyx Thrive RIP. Can't get this to work for our Roland plotter. Briefly had it almost working except double cut everything. Anyone else have this issue? Techs seemed stumped. Hate to have to...
  4. Need Help Black not very rick or deep out of Flexi PM

    We are using a Roland 54 inch. When we print from Versaworks blacks are great. We use 60/60/40/100. When we print the same job out of Flexi PM using several profiles we just can't get rich blacks. Any suggests or settings that could help. There are so many settings and just not enough literature...
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  6. ROLAND SP300V CYMK Blank print after replacing printheads?

    I bought this Roland SP300V and I fired it up just to see if it would print anything, and after basic issues I got it to run a very fuzzy System report, so I Purchased 2 new printheads, ranked, and new dampers, caps, wipers, and pads, I replaced all the parts like I have done before on a VP540 I...
  7. Need Help SP300i Having trouble Cutting Small Letters

    Good morning everyone, Just recently, I've developed a problem with my Versacamm SP 300i. Any san serif or fonts with straight edges cut sloppily when small in size on my printer. I do not seem to have the same problem when the design is about 10" or larger. The machine used to cut small...
  8. Need Help How many profiles do you really need?

    Good Morning, Do you use a different profile for each type of media you print on? Do you have any across-the-board profile types you recommend for optimal printing? Could different profiles be the answer to color specific banding? Have you found that generic (or random) profiles deliver...
  9. Question Roland XR-640 Felt Wiper

    Hi All, Anyone knows if you have to use 2 Felt Wipers and 2 wipers on Roland XR-640 ? I've bought used XR-640, currently having 1 felt wiper and 1 wiper set up and 2 empty slots for additional felt wiper and wiper. Is it supposed to be this way or I should be running it on 2 felts wipers + 2...
  10. [SOLVED]Roland XC-540 Alignment Issue

    Good afternoon everyone. Just starting this morning, I've been having issues printing on my XC-540 Soljet printer. It was working fine before the weekend, but after running a job through, the print comes out misaligned and blurry. After trying a few calibration fixes, I cleaned the encoding...
  11. Need Help How do I replace the encoder strip? XC-540

    I'm not very comfortable performing maintenance on the machine outside what's in the user manual. We're in a rural community 5 hours from the nearest distributor, so having a tech come help with stuff is too expensive. Does anybody have a link to a ho- to video for changing an encoder strip? Or...
  12. OK to swap TrueVis cartridges in&out to avoid running out when you're not there to change it

    My favorite part about the roland truevis vg-540, as an upgrade from the older models, is the TU2 setting. I'll print signs and vehicle wraps all day on the regular roll setting, then at the end of the day, set up a bunch of product labels (that have small text and print slower on a high quality...
  13. Need Help Roland Printer: What is going on with these crazy calibration tests

    Been having some banding issues on the Roland TrueVis Vg-540. Today when calibrating the machine, the correct setting was a moving target. it was set to ten, which had a little overlap. Twenty looked good so i dialed it up. Next test print, twenty had a little gap and ten looked right. Set it...
  14. Is newer Roland TrueVis VG-540 inferior to older model XC-540?

    About 2 years ago i was hired and the company bought a truevis vg-540 to replace the soljet xc-540 as our primary machine. The soljet is about ten years old and has issues now, but the way the boss tells it, this machine has been incredibly reliable and easy to use getting great results with...
  15. Roland Versacamm sp540i - Not printing teal.

    Can not seem to get mt versacamm sp540 to print teal, Maybe other colors missing aswell? Will post a test print and other pictures of whats happening. PLEASE HELP!!! test print seems to be fine im trying to print a bright teal and lime green, although it doesn't look like it in the picture of...
  16. Need Help Roland SP-540v connection to computer

    Hi All, I hope someone can help me figure this out. I've owned this machine for a month and have yet to print anything! What I'm trying to work out is how to connect my SP-540v to my computer and have it be recognized in Versaworks. This particular unit has black plastics, as opposed to every...
  17. No ink coming through after changing heads

    I’ve been having some issues with the heads on my sp300v, tried cleaning them but m/y head had nothing coming through and the blue was 95% clear and the black was about 40% on a test print. Decided to just buy 2 new heads with new dampers and cap tops (I could’ve cried after the deceiving...
  18. HP Latex 360 FOR SALE & CONSUMABLES

    We are relocating and downsizing our print shop - and have a HP Latex 360 for sale. We also have many many rolls of wide format print material and a custom rack that we can negotiate in purchase. We didn't have that many print jobs using it - ran a job about once a week, on weeks we didn't have...
  19. Looking for the tool to drup ink caps for Roland SP-540v

    Hi All, I recently bought an old SP-540V as my first solvent printer and it's missing the tool that comes with the printer when new. It lets one drop the caps down. I want to do a head soak but can't without this thing! Does anyone happen to know where I can get one or have one they would sell...
  20. Need Help Did I ruin my Roland SP-540v printheads?

    Hi All, forgive my cluelessness here... I just bought my first solvent printer, an old SP540v and think I made a big mistake in taking out the carts while transporting it home on a crazy-hot day a week back. Before buying it (about an hour away) I saw it print and it had a good nozzle check. I...
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