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I've attached 2 syringes to the 2 tubes between the cap an pump. I can push/pull (gently) on one of them and hear an air leak from around the cap. My guess at this stage is a bad cap seal or tubes/joins under the cap...

Yep I did a nozzle wash and several cleanings and an ink fill when I first saw there was no cyan. Case, that's a good point about ink in the cap - there's no cyan there. Seems it's not pulling any through the head. Maybe capping station, pump or blocked head? I've removed the front...

Hi all, as the title says my cyan has decided to not print at all out of both channels (2x CMYK). The last thing I did was print a large run with some pretty heavy blue coverage. I installed a new cart half way through no problems. It finished the run perfectly. 2 days later I go to print...

It's easy to overlook, but Signlab has included a handy little icon in all open/save/import windows called "Favourites". It's located top right next to View Menu. You can add all your favourite locations where you normally go to open or save your files.

For sure, I've found Mike's (Insignia's) posts here to be among the most helpful and knowledgeable. No surprise you found him to be the same as a supplier. I'd have no hesitation using his expertise too if I was on the same continent (even though you're not!).

Have a look at the knowledge base look on Cadlinks site - might be something there. Also I've read posts where JV3 owners have had trouble with their firewire cards in the computer, where they needed to switch to a different kind to avoid communication problems/dropouts. Try searching or...

Hi Bloobird, yes you can use the pre fill carts - it's the same fluid. BTW, I have the same machine and noticed that it didn't tell me when the cleaning cart was empty. So I think you need to keep an eye on it yourself.

It sounds like you needed to make a global ink restriction first - or whatever they call it in your package. Max ink, density, ink limit etc... To reduce the total amount of ink laid down to suit the media better. Then, once you've done that (which won't affect the linearization curves), you...

Me no like. Why did you take the axe to all the colours? You could just pull the magenta back a tad, leaving the others alone.

Good one Bly. It's gotta be better than the old Gretag Colorlab program I've been struggling with!

Hey don't bring me into your stupid mudslinging attempts. The little bits I do know can mostly be credited to eye4clr who has for years been patiently and generously giving advice to anyone keen enough to show an interest. His knowledge is beyond reproach. You should learn to shut up and...

Hi Apex, The first problem is that Signlab doesn't support CMYK images (bitmap, tiff etc). They get converted to RGB on import. This usually has a big effect on the colours straight away. Purples turn blue etc. So you need to design in RGB in Photoshop. You can assign the same sRGB...

I think it's time to remind you the purpose of this thread. It is to let people who use Rasterlink know that they can actually alter the the colour output they are getting by simply editing the print conditions. This is not immediately obvious when you look at Rasterlink. I had no idea you...

Yeah, I get that problem because I work in ARGB space and use rgb vectors for some colours, when I send a pdf to the client, it blows the greens etc.

I'm glad you pointed that out and it makes things much clearer. I guess in the end we should have both input profiles in our arsenal, using one primarily and then switching to the other when deemed necessary.

I find that having argb as the input profile means I don't have to convert anything. I get the most colours possible regardless of any or no embedded/assigned profile in the image. Likewise RGB vectors, which I use too, print better in the reds oranges and greens than the same swatches printed...

Yes, good point. This particular file has ARGB embedded. But I have long used ARGB in Signlab due to more extensive testing proving that the colour output is consistently more vibrant when compared to images AND rgb vectors printed with srgb. I'd like to be proven wrong here - and hopefully...

Well I did use the same media that the profile was intended for - Orajet 3551. Although (and the purists will disagree) I think it's a bit moot. Using different vinyl hardly alters the output from a specific profile/printmode. Likewise, slightly different heat settings or even changing the...

Yes the medium grey is a tad darker. Could be due to the CMY to K mixing ratio which I hack-handedly adjusted without knowing just what I was doing. I printed some photo's yesterday which had a lot of chrome and whites and the Rasterlink versions were very neutral - and superior to the same...

The proof, as they say, is in the pudding. I have a file which I like to take along to demo days and get printed from the various printer vendors. A stock picture of a beautiful model's face along with a grey background. I now have samples of the same file printed with a Roland SP540...