Roland Sc-540/545 Contour-Cut out of wack with crop marks? Use this advice...

I have a solution to all your problems your having..........
Buy a seperate cutter, printers with cutters built into them just dont make it

 

There are many adjustments that can be done, not only the sensor voltage, that will get the print/cut dead on... Other docs privy to dealers only are made available.... If your service tech can not get the print/cut right, they need to check the Service Docs available on Roland's dealer site for details... I just fixed a bad offset where the cut was perfect on the right side but 3/16" off on the left, and it took all of 10 minutes to complete.

Print/Cut machines are successful with the appropriate adjustments. There will always be pros and cons to both, print/cut hybrids and independent print/cut systems. I think it boils down to your shops production schedule, software options available or already in place and enduser knowledge. Let's not forget budget for all, printer/cutter hybrid with software and printer,cutter,common software.

 

Same Boat

I am having some similiar issues and have used the service menu to adust the print andcut with eh crop marks but it seems to get worse the further the pages goes down

or into the print i should say

my roland tech says that it cannot not be fixed so it is perfect

i think it need to be manually adjusted and he/she doesn't know how to do it

i think i know more about them than they do sometimes
since they say they are the last to know from roland about everything.

Where should i go from here

 

PM me and I will give you information as well as number to contact me...

 

The adjustments are doable in Service Mode only. As all of you know, as an authorized tech, I am not able to post procedures within service mode due to it being privileged information. Roland would crap the whip on my ***. I am happy to help but would require you to contact me directly.

This sounds pompous and full of BS but I am not going to get wrapped by Roland for posting the directions here when the original service tech should be taking care of business.

PM me and I will supply you with my contact information to assist further.

Second, report the dealer to Roland and let them know how you feel. That is the only way the service will get better. If not, contact another dealer for assistance.

 

Certainly understand being new... We have all been there.

 

The first thing this tech should have done after he got back to his office is..

get out his book and learn how to set up contour cutting. This is not something that happens once in a while. Sheesh.

 

Sorry to bring this back from the grave... but does anyone have any more info on adjusting the cropmark voltage? I have the service manual... i followed it to the "T" Max voltage is now dead on at 2.5 (it was at 3.7!)

BUT, now instead of that fixing my contour cut offset when using cropmarks, it doesnt read cropmarks at all

If i increase the voltage, it works again. Are the numbers it should be set at wrong in the service manual?

Thanks!

 

yep, those aren't the right voltages, it should read 3.6V. the value does change based on ink density, media being used and the amount it dries. But on regular glossy or matte vinyl immediately after the mark is printed it should read 3.6V.