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HP 560 SMK3 issues

JBurton

Signtologist
I just had my SMK3 performed by a tech. Now I'm having a couple of issues. I've emailed the team at my distributor, and am waiting for their response, so I reckoned I ask here too.
1. the printer kept asking to move material left by 480 mils during load. I finally continued with skew, then it told me it could not detect material width. I'm thinking there's something amiss with the sensor.
2. I went on and ran a print, it started off just fine, but after a foot or so it began printing very splotchy. Upon closer inspection, it also was banding slightly prior to the splotchy region, and it was running at 20 pass, comparing to the last print of the same file, there is no banding.
3. Do I need to lubricate the rail after this kit? I figured it would have been part of the tech's procedure, but it sounds rather loud, and has an almost fluttery sound to it as it goes right to left. About to lubricate and run another test.
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balstestrat

Problem Solver
Either the line sensor is not seated correctly or he didn't calibrate it.
By the picture your optimizer printhead is gone.
Just oil it. He should have done it but yeah..
 

JBurton

Signtologist
The tech is going to call tomorrow morning to walk me through reseating the line sensor.
Welp, the one print head that I don't have 2 backups on the shelf for...
On the carriage rail, we oiled it, it sounds about the same, I'm tempted to oil it again, any reason not to?
 
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