banding or lines on my print

[salazar]

Why do my prints have lines or banding on them,am i using the correct profile or setting, also it is a vector file that i export as eps and i have a versacamm dp300v

 

[Bretbyron]

It looks like your yellow or magenta head needs cleaning. What does your test print look like?

 

[salazar]

 

[Brendan]

pretty nozzle check.... make sure there is slack in the media and that the machine isnt pulling against the weight of the roll. These machines dont do well pulling any kind of weight.

 

[InstantOneMedia]

I'm not sure about the versacamm, but sometimes we need to adjust the feed compensation on our JV33 and the banding goes away.

 

[In Print]

from the nozzle test it looks like some magenta and black nozzles are misdirected, that could cause those lines. Its not alot but I have had a single blocked nozzle do that.

 

[strypguy]

What is your print quality setting?

 

[ExecuPrintGS]

I'm not sure about the versacamm, but sometimes we need to adjust the feed compensation on our JV33 and the banding goes away.

Im with InstantOneMedia, looks like a feed compensation issue.

 

[klingsdesigns]

Is your feed calibration set right for the media. In versaworks do you have it checked to use printer for calibration?

 

[Bretbyron]

The lines do not look like they are going through the Cyan and Black. If it was a feed issue wouldn't it go through all colors?

 

[J Hill Designs]

looking at the 'purple' parts on the top of the image, it seems your magenta head isn't aligned properly

 

[salazar]

 

[MikePro]

definitely a feed compensation issue. white lines means your printer is feeding too much material per pass of the printheads.
+1 to a misalignment issue, in addition to feed comp. Most likely in your bidirectional alignment.

 

[Drip Dry]

Is "Generic vinyl" the profile your using ?

I assume your printing on a standard glossy vinyl.
If so, try using the "GCVP" profile. I've always had good success with that.

 

[jman]

Go through and do all the calibrations on the printers menu. Maybe the feed calibration, Could try adjusting that to see if the banding goes away.

Banding is a pain but usually is just a simple setting that needs tweaked through the printer menu screen. Try adjusting the heater also.

 

[StudioSignsInc]

Service mode

It's possible for a regular test print to look good but still have deflected/ clogged nozzles (speaking from experience...) - the way to be sure is run the test print within the service mode. Ask around or search the forum if you don't know how to get in there. It's been a while for me and I can't find my notes.

 

[splizaat]

from the nozzle test it looks like some magenta and black nozzles are misdirected, that could cause those lines. Its not alot but I have had a single blocked nozzle do that.

Not a chance.

 

[splizaat]

Assuming your feed calibration is correct....and your print heads are aligned properly.

As suggested above, try GCVP or go download Oracal's 3165G Profile and try that. 3165G profile seems to print almost everything on that machine.

It COULD just be the media too -- our SP300V was VERY picky on what it liked to print. Some medias wouldn't print right no matter what we did, settings, temps, profiles, etc. Some medias printed perfect every time. The SP300V is a picky *****.

 

[reQ]

Whats your heater set at? Sometimes same issue will appear when ink is drying to fast.