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One of my favorite methods to do a color to black gradient is to use the transparency settings in AI. You make a rectangle and set it to your red color. Then copy and paste the rectangle in front. Now you make the top rectangle a white to black gradient and then set the transparency setting for...

I have a customer who runs one hard and loves it. He threw the X/Y slitter in the closet though. It seems to be more of a hassle than a convenience.

There's a line cut in the platen on the right side that the vinyl can't go past or it gives this error. It's very sensitive on this machine so even a slight bit crossing the line will cause it. You just need to move the vinyl over to the left until you can see that line.

The type of cable won't matter as Windows 10 can automatically sense which cable it is and adjust as needed. Your most likely issue is the computer's network is setup on a different subnet than the printer. The first 3 sets of numbers in the IP addresses have to match and the last one has to be...

There was a dip switch you could switch on the main board of an SP-300 to make it an SP-300V. Maybe there's something like that on this model.

In my experience, you're not going to be able to recover that black without a new head.

Either that or the room is cold and humid. Check the machine environmental specs and make sure your room is within spec.

Rasterlink has that. They're called, "favorites" and you can save that setting in one of your favorites. There's also an adjustment in the printer service mode that allows you to do a permanent scan distance adjustment. It basically calibrates your motor to the encoder since each one is a little...

At the sign shop I worked in, we hemmed every edge with grommets every 24" for the most part. We did temporary sponsor banners that were used for about a week for a hot air balloon festival that we only hemmed the sides with grommets in each corner though.

Make sure the latest Mimaki driver is installed: https://mimaki.com/archives/032/MimakiDriver-v5.9.10-64bit.exe For some reason Mimakis are finicky without the latest driver, even on ethernet.

Setting up an account for FedEx, UPS, and USPS is fairly easy. FedEx and UPS will send you free rolls of labels but you would need to purchase a label printer. You can find used ones on Ebay but even new ones are cheap. FedEx and UPS will also send you free boxes and envelopes but they are for...

Was it installed by a dealer/tech or self install? A lot of these models were sold by a company that didn't do the install is why I ask. It looks like the head alignments might need to be dialed in better. I would also try raising the heat settings, make sure you're in low head height mode, and...

Go into the service menu and run the, "Distance Adjust," alignment. It will print a line segment, you measure it with a metric ruler, input what you measured, and it will adjust for you.

With the machine turned off, push the cut head as far left as it will go and then push it back to the home position. This will test the cut mechanism to see if it's still working. It should cut the sheet. If it does cut the sheet, your limit position might need to be recalibrated. If it doesn't...

Yup. Vector or high resolution files tend to magically appear when an extra charge is mentioned.

I'm sure there are multiple ways, but I think I would just drop 2 guides on each edge of the artboard and then include them in my selection when hitting the distribute button.

It's a special version of the I3200 that has 8 channels. Basically the same head with a different manifold.

You need to set the origin on the bottom right crop mark using the mark detect LED and not the blade. Make sure your mark detect settings are turned on on the plotter itself. If you just got the cutter, it defaults to off. Once the mark detect settings are turned on, anytime you're in local mode...

From a tech point of view, it's a nice upgrade to the CJV150. Very easy to work on. The new head prints better than the old DX7 head but a little bit slow comparatively. It's not meant to be a high production machine though. It's perfect for a one or two man shop for sure. The head cost is my...

- Make sure your printhead alignments, particularly the bi-directional alignment, is dialed in - Use a higher resolution profile if you can - Choose the slowest motor speed if that an option in the profile settings - Low head height mode - Increase heat - For bar codes, orient them on the page...