Roland Vs 540 how to reduce head movement

[Twice311]

Can anyone tell me how to set the printer to make sure the head only prints 30'' wide when I print on 30'' media?

Right now the head is going 54'' wide and time to print is way longer than if it would only go 30'' each pass.

Thanks,

 

[CS-SignSupply]

Check menus for scan width.... Full = machine width, media = media width

 

[CS-SignSupply]

Menu>submenu>full widths

Change from enable to off

 

[Twice311]

All right Thanks!

Is it normal that Versaworks won't re-calculate the estimated printing time?

 

[P Wagner]

All right Thanks!

Is it normal that Versaworks won't re-calculate the estimated printing time?

Yes, Versaworks is not looking at factors like scan width or carriage speed in estimating print time. It is a quick and dirty estimate based on area only.

 

[guato]

There are 2 pinch roller's with blue color on them.
Last and first pinch roller (with blue color) must be on media!

 

[Custom_Grafx]

Yes, Versaworks is not looking at factors like scan width or carriage speed in estimating print time. It is a quick and dirty estimate based on area only.

I'm not sure if it's a recent change, but the carriage speed seems to be allowed for. The scan... no, still not connected

 

[Twice311]

Ok here's what happened. I select the option ''off'' in full width scan.

Started to print, then WTF? Picture 1 ( looked like I ran out of ink)

Looking closer, the head printed all the way back to starting point even over the wiper!

So I restarted my print, then (picture 3) I got fuzzy spot (look at the yellow ''g''.

That was yesterday. The printer is brand new from last friday!

Then a few minutes ago I started to print the metallic color chart
and once again! (picture 4)

So I went back to settings. Menu-sub menu- full width scan. and changed from ''off'' to ''Sheet''.

Things seem to be good by now but still ....

How frustrating it is to pay 25 000 for a brand new printer and find out about these problems the second day of printing ....

 

[ChicagoGraphics]

Sounds like human error to me, can't blame the printer.

 

[Custom_Grafx]

Not human error.

That happened to me on my vs640 about 2 months ago. Never seen anything like it in a year and a bit, then I got 2 of those funny garbage data things in the space of 2 weeks.

I don't know if it has anything to do with it, but since then, there have been around 3 firmware updates. I haven't had one since those 2, so it could have been a FW bug... who knows.

What version FW are you running? You can tell by double clicking the printer graphic in VW.

Latest is 4.1.

Your VW should be 4.5.

 

[Skye]

static

it is static build up.
happened twice last month. Roland told me to turn off printer, unplug, reboot computer then turn on printer. worked perfect after.
we have had a dry winter and static is an issue here in Canada.

hope this helps

Skye

 

[Custom_Grafx]

I've noticed "static" is one of the top 10 of many rolodex options available when just about any problem is encountered.

It was not dry here when I had the exact same problem, and I am in the southern hemisphere.

I call undisclosed FW bug.