Need Help Roland XC-540

You have issues with 4 heads - black, yellow, light cyan (multiple missing nozzles) and light magenta (heavy deflection). Were the test prints done while you were there and at what settings? You are looking at least $2500 to bring it up to spec, and that is just heads, dampers and labor. Not trying to discourage you, just go in with knowledge. It is a great printer, very reliable and an excellent choice for an older printer. A few questions to ask would be when it was last serviced and if it has been sitting for a period of time.

 

You will definitely want to see it print yourself. I would suggest the following printing tests. A test print (nozzle check), the fill test in service mode, and the attached Onyx quality test printed at a standard setting - 720x720 8 pass bidirectional. See the attached file to enter service mode. The fill test is found in the service menu, print menu, test print, fill test. During the fill test, you want to watch the ink laydown, looking for streaks or missing sections. Also watch for overspray on the edges and if the edges print sharply. The fill test runs at the same settings as Versaworks standard print mode, so it's a good indicator of printhead performance, but with pure colors.