Recent content by Polarbear199

Where can I find the latest firmware?

I hope my case is different also! I would hate to have gone this far and find out that it is too expensive to actually fix. That would be super disappointing. The entire thing s in great shape. I am afraid that the print head may be damaged from drying up. I can need up changing the ink...

Yes. I believe version 5 or earlier. I have the sp-540 that isn’t supported by 6 or newer.

Any chance you would be willing to zip me this software? I also just got a roland so-540 and need the older version and I can’t seem to find it anywhere. Thanks!

Ok I’m getting somewhere! Turns out one of the arms to the ribbon was bent. I was able to finally get past the limit initialization. Seems there are many errors I am going to have to get past. Now it is telling me that all of my cartridges are wrong. However I have the eco sol max cartridges in...

I did clean it with alcohol. I also flipped it over as some have suggested. I have ordered a new one. However, in the service menu > servo - I am able to watch the encoder count up and down when I move the print head. So I believe that it is reading the encoder properly. I will replace the...

Thanks for your input so far, I appreciate it. I’m wondering if you know this answer…. How does the cutter measure distance. It doesn’t read the encoder strip. That sensor is on the print carriage. So when it moves, how does it know how far to move? Is that based on motor rotation? Or is there...

It looks good. In fact, in the settings I was able to verify that the encoder strip is reading properly.

Ah got ya. Thanks. That would be awesome!

I’m new to this forum. Who is Joe House and how do I get ahold of him. I live in Oregon. I wonder if there is a skilled technician in my area that could help me?

Position out of range. The cutter breaks away from the ink cartridge and moves to the left about 3 inches. Then it moves back and forth in small increments before it throws the error. I cannot push it, the motor is still engaged until it errors out. Additionally, the screen never gets to the...

I recently acquired a Roland vs-540 and it doesn’t work at all. I am waiting for a new encoder and limit sensor. This machine will not complete the limit initialization and gives a service call error on startup. In the service menu the page settings are all “0”s. I’m hoping someone can run...