thestickerman
New Member
My 540v is banding magenta into the yellow. Cleaning will fix the problem but not for long. On the test print there is three lines of yellow at the back of the head that are being infected with magenta, so on both passes the infection is clearly at the back of the print head.
The problem is increased if I put registration marks down. When the registration marks are being printed, the magenta is dropped on the job as the carriage returns for the second pass, it's like the magenta is leaking and the quick movement of the head when it returns for the second pass makes the magenta drop onto the job. This doesn't happen when the carriage returns at the other end.
When this happens the magenta infects the yellow entirely and the banding is massive when the job is printing after the rego marks have printed.
I have tried everything with no success. I have cleaned the head area from hairs that may be catching ink, I have tried all manners of test prints with a number of cleans and nothing fixes the problem. Even the tech that has worked on the machine can't fix it.
I am desperate to find a solution to this as the machine can't be used in it's present state.. Help
The problem is increased if I put registration marks down. When the registration marks are being printed, the magenta is dropped on the job as the carriage returns for the second pass, it's like the magenta is leaking and the quick movement of the head when it returns for the second pass makes the magenta drop onto the job. This doesn't happen when the carriage returns at the other end.
When this happens the magenta infects the yellow entirely and the banding is massive when the job is printing after the rego marks have printed.
I have tried everything with no success. I have cleaned the head area from hairs that may be catching ink, I have tried all manners of test prints with a number of cleans and nothing fixes the problem. Even the tech that has worked on the machine can't fix it.
I am desperate to find a solution to this as the machine can't be used in it's present state.. Help