drops of magenta

[Peconic Sign Company]

Hey guys, I have a roland vp-540. I am running a print and little drops of magenta are on the print. Does anyone know whats going on..
Thanks

 

[Sabre]

We had a similar issue on our SP540V at one time. They called it "dot drop" and said it was due to lack of cleaning. We made a schedule after that whether or not we thought it needed the cleaning and haven't had any issues since.

 

[cdiesel]

Yep, clean your machine!

 

[AKSigns]

Also maybe change your wipers, that solved the problems for me!

 

[peavey123]

on the VP you can turn on "periodic cleaning" which wipes the heads. You can set it to clean after every print or every few minutes if you so choose. I wouldn't reccommend setting to clean every few minutes unless you only run small jobs...

With the SP 540 if there is any ink on the metal around the sponge that when its time to clean forsure.

 

[zmatalucci]

definately needs a good cleaning!

 

[jester2kx]

Same here.....clean it up! I dont think that you should need to call a tech yet....but thats your call to make

 

[Mike Paul]

Probably a small piece of banner fuzz on the print head.

 

[Velocity]

Sabre's right get on a schedule and follow it religiously. We do a clean on a weekly basis. During that time we check the wipers, scraper, and sponges. Its a good habbit to get into.

 

[Baz]

A little 5 minute cleaning once a week goes a looooong way.