test strip before job

[doxtoby]

Hello, I have a question that I thought might be worth asking to see if anyone has created something.

Before printing your job does anyone print a 4 or 6 inch strip by the width of the printer. This print will have different colors on it to show if any nozzles on the print head a clogged. It may also help to keep nozzles from being clogged.

I have a Mimaki cjv30-130 and thought that this might help with the longevity of the printer.

If someone does have this could they share the file.

 

[Solventinkjet]

That's what the test print button is for. It print's all of the nozzles and you can see if any are missing just by looking at it. Some people do run a print that you are describing when they aren't using the printer much so that the nozzles fire once in a while and don't clog. but other than that, you shouldn't need to print it before every job if the machine is working properly.

 

[bannertime]

You should be able to add a color bar in your RIP, to the sides or beginning of the print.