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  1. Can not access #adjust menu on JV33 160bs

    Yes you need to put it into service mode to access the #ADJUST menu....
  2. Emergency Vehicles - Reflective vs. Non-Reflective Lettering

    Yep... no general requirements for police. We do hundreds of police vehicles a years for a couple of dozen different departments and the variety of what they want is all over. Some reflective, some not, some ghost designs, some spend more for 3M 680 because they actually care enough to remove...
  3. Cheaper head?

    Just as Mike said. I have also used heads intended for water based printers and swapped the manifold without issue. In the early Mimaki JV33 days which use the same Epson DX5 head as your Mutoh there were a number of smaller Epson desktop printer models which used a DX5 head and you could get...
  4. Using OPOS XY to cut multiple sticker sheets with Flexi/Summa

    We just use regular OPOS (always just worked for us). On the OPOS settings in Flexi we have the mark size set at .119 inch and max distance between marks is 10.0 inches. We regularly cut materials as much as 12 to 15 feet as one run with reasonably good accuracy although we do try to keep single...
  5. Rotating in Flexi

    Apparently not by typing a number in the box..... it does that level of accuracy when you drag the corners of the object though.
  6. Avery MPI 1105

    Yes.
  7. Onyx 12 full version

    Edited with new info after checking it.... I have 11.1.1 (.126). Orange USB is the software, the blue one is the dongle. I'm not using it, make me an offer if interested. I did just dig around in the Printers folders and the 80600 is not there though. Another update. I checked the dongle key...
  8. Reflective Vinyl Banner Materials

    Mutoh had one they had branded but that was years ago. We apparently got a sample of it from Piedmont Plastics. Neat but never really found any demand for it. Still have some of the sample roll from 2006.
  9. Knowledgeable, Experienced and Professional Sign Veteran Seeking Remote Work

    I think it was the somewhat arrogant and condescending tone to start things off as if you know better than anyone here. "Get used to it" The thing is, most on here are smaller shops and wholesalers. As such there are few on here who would likely desire a "remote worker" as most are very much...
  10. Cutting Engine Turn

    The larger text is easy since you just cut the gold and apply on top of the black. The shield, yeah that is going to be a pain. Here - I'd get the solvent printable gold from Realgold and print the black on top, then laminate and cut the overall larger outer shape. Either way - not sure of what...
  11. Cutting Engine Turn

    Agreed - typically that part is black (or full color) with the engine turn as the background. They are typically printed on an Edge machine but there are also other printable engine turn vinyl available. When printed - Edge machines can apply a clear coat as part of the printing or other...
  12. Is Briteline comparable to Arlon?

    I've also been told by a very long time senior rep that Briteline (at least their main wrap vinyl) is indeed made by Arlon for them. We have used a bit of Arlon in the past. My main worry is when the client comes back to us in a couple more years to remove the wraps. Am I going to have to...
  13. Question Flexi Sign Pro7.5

    Most all optical disc media degrades over long period of time, even kept perfect in a jewel case. The organic dye layer breaks down.... Best for longevity to keep a couple of external drives (duplicates) and back things up to them, and even replacing those every several years.
  14. Careful with solventinkjet.com

    I still dont believe in any way that a wrong part numbered DX7 head had anything to do with frying something. The only possibility is that maybe the new replacement head (unlikely but defective new parts can happen) was defective in some way - just being the wrong part number will not fry...
  15. Arlon wrap material will not print properly with Arlon profile

    With multiple profiles all giving a bad result, even ones you know work good for other brands then I'd assume a bad roll or potentially, but unlikely, some sort of hardware failure (like print heaters died or something). A hardware failure should be simple to rule out by just loading some other...
  16. SS21 White Ink Performance?

    If you really want excellent good white then you probably want to look at a UV printer, not a solvent printer. Some of the solvent machines can do white but nothing like a UV one can.
  17. Exporting Graphtec files to Flexi and Printing

    Could you not just create the same things in Flexi itself or your preferred design software and just let Flexi run both the printer and the cutter? That is what we do (we do not use Rasterlink or Summa software), although we do most design in Illustrator/Photoshop. We run a Summa cutter with our...
  18. 3M IJ175 alternative?

    Punt the customer or just tell them you are not willing to sacrifice quality for price. Trying to win the lowest price race is not a race worth participating in or winning. 175 is already a very low priced cast vinyl.
  19. Grainy prints after new head installed. ( Mimaki cjv150 )

    So graininess is resolved?
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