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was this problem ever solved?? im having the same problem with my sc500 and colour choice.

thank you for the photos. they really helped me setup the pipes on the new pump but surprise suprise im coming up with another problem. grainy printing. im using colour choice as the rip software, corel draw x4 and the media is ritrama ri-jet 100 (came with the machine when i bought it). i...

I ordered a new pump and capping station. So I'm going to fit it tomorrow. Would someone have a photo of which pipe goes to to capping station and which goes to the drain bottle. There was someone at the printer before I got it and I want to make sure everything is in the right place and...

ive tried test printing a good few times now but still no ink coming from the heads. any ideas what the problem could be??

hi thank you for the idea, i sucked the ink up through the lines and into the damper and did the fill ink as you suggested but for some reason it wont print for me. all the lines are full of ink and there is ink in the dampers. can you tell me if im doing something wrong?? or any other...

hi guys yet another problem. ive changed the heads on my sc500 as per the service manual but when i go to fill ink it doesnt work. im wonering are my pipes from the cartridge to the printhead blocked in if so is it possible to clean them manually with a syringe and cleaning solution?? or any...

cheers for the replys guys. ive cleaned the tubes on the capping station there was hard bits of in stuck inside so there all cleaned up now. i cleaned the sponges as best i could. they didnt come out white but they are certainly better than when i started. yes i have new heads and there are...

hi guys. my roland has been sitting for a good while and ive got new heads for it but before i start fitting them i was wondering is it possible to clean the sponges in the capping station. they feel a bit hard to me. can they be taken out and left soak in the printer cleaning flush?? also i...

cheers mark, pm on its way

get the new winPCSIGN software mark is it??

hi mark cheers for the reply. im running winPCsign letter 2005 and it doesnt list the roland. it only lists the plotter i bought the software with and a Redasil plotter. im wondeing could you check the following for me and see is it listed in the .cfg folder for me. C:\Program Files...

Still need help on this problem. has anyone a solution for me??

hi mark it doesnt list my printer in that list. have you any suggestions? i do remeber i had to drop a .cfg file into the .cfg folder of signmax to get my other plotter to work but i dont have any such file for the roland.

i have been using winpc now for 4 years and never had any trouble with it. its probably what your used to really. hoepfully someone else will have used both winpc and roland before so they might be able to help me out. thank you for your help ken

thank you for the reply. would you be able to explain how i could do that with win pc sign and not have to use colour choice??

hi guys. i have recently bought a roland sc500ex in need of some tlc. i have been making signs for a few years now with an ordinary plotter and i have always used the win pc sign software as thats what came with the machine when i bought it. so my question is can you use the roland sc500 as just...

fake site as in a scam site or just selling fake products?? i kind of thought as much when i saw the prices of the print heads. anyone else have any info or maybe bought a print head from them??

hi all, i have found this company selling epson dx2 printheads for the roland sc500 and i was just wondeirng has anyone on here had any dealing with them? they say that they are genuine epson print heads but its hard to know really. its just the price is very eye catching :Big Laugh. heres the...

Finally got into the service mode and after a bit of tweaking it is now cutting right on the print line. Thank you very much for your help anozira02 your help was much appreciated. cheers Ken

hi thank you for your help but when i try to access the service mode i get this message on the lcd panel "Service mode is protected" is there any way to overcome this issue?? cheers Ken