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Not sure I'm following. Should I still convert my image to grayscale in Photoshop first? And where do I find these "convert to profile advanced" options? Photoshop is not my strong suit, I'm an Illustrator guy, but can hobble around and accomplish most basic tasks in Photoshop.

Why does it seem nearly impossible to print true grayscale on my large-format printer? I struggled with this a lot with my old GS6000 and Onyx X10. Now I have a brand new S40600 and I'm just using the GamaPrint Pro RIP that came with it. (I realize GamaPrint Pro is stripped down and has...

So I just did some of my own super-official, totally scientific testing. Dumped out the "empty" ink cart and sure enough, 150ml left in the bag. In the video I posted above they mention the weight of ink is 1.08g/ml, but they're using water-based ink. In a document I found online from Onyx...

If you watch the video I linked to above, they give the formula to figure out how much ink is in a cart without cracking it open. All you would need is a digital scale that weighs grams. In the video he says one ml of ink weighs about 1.08 grams. You'd just need to get a weight of the...

I've seen this explanation tossed around in my research, and likely this is the explanation Epson would give. It makes sense as air in the lines would be bad, but I just feel like 100ml+ is a bit excessive (unless, of course, the carts are more like 800ml when purchased, but I seriously doubt...

Feels like? Hmmm...unless you're cracking them open to feel the actual bag inside, how can you really tell? Apparently, I'm not the first person to notice this. This is a 9900, but the cartridges look very similar and it is still Epson. I'm surprised there hasn't been a class action lawsuit...

So I just purchased a new S40 back in October. Love the machine so far. Today was actually the first time I needed to replace an ink cartridge. For the heck of it, I cracked the "empty" cartridge open just to see what's going on in there. To my surprise, the ink bag inside the cartridge...

Awesome. Thanks for the info. I'm fully aware that longevity absolutely depends on exposure, but good to know that my S40 should be better as far as fade resistance is concerned. I totally didn't even think about the fact that the GS had a dedicated orange ink. Makes sense it may fade...

I just sold my GS6000 which has been my primary production machine for the last 8 years. I've also recently had an issue with bright orange vehicle graphics turning pink in just two years. These prints were all made on either IJ-180 or Arlon 6100, with their respective matching cast laminates...

So I figured out that I don't HAVE to use the Epson Dashboard...I was able to disable it, so now I'm just manually managing my medias. I never used the on-machine media managing with my GS6000, so why start now? It always just seemed like a lot of unnecessary back and forth between the machine...

I guess I spoke too soon. I've only printed a few jobs on this thing so far, but I'm really struggling to print a simple two color logo right now on my calendared Arlon vinyl (4500GLX). I tried using the IJ35 profile, but the colors (maroon and navy blue) look very mottled (splotchy looking...

Funny you should say that as everything I've printed thus far on vinyl or perf has been using the IJ35 profile with acceptable results. Is there a way to adjust the available profiles and save/rename them? I'm still getting used to this new software...it's gonna take a little bit.

I understand that profiles are often just a matter of "use what works," but that means I have to waste time randomly testing the profiles available to see what actually works on any given media. I can't believe they are shipping a full version of ONYX with these printers in the UK. Are you...

So I just had a new S40600 delivered and set up. Pretty excited to start using it. I'm using the GammaPrint Pro RIP that came with it (I was previously using Onyx x10 with a GS6000, so this is definitely going to take some getting used to). Where is anyone getting profiles for this...

Thanks. That's kind of what I was thinking, but why would it sound like it's wiping the head every time it stops? Is that normal? My RIP rips the entire file and then sends it, so that's not the issue. Printer is connected via USB. I feel like the last time this happened a lot, which was...

I spoke too soon. It did about 20-30 passes and paused again.

Of course, nearly immediately after posting this, I clicked "stop printing" in Onyx and it started printing fine again with no pauses. When the stop confirmation dialog popped up (took a minute or two--older computer), I just cancelled it. Printing fine now. So weird. I think it's a...

So this is really annoying. Printer is printing fine, but every once in a while (like today) it will pause for a few seconds after every 4-8 passes or so. Sounds like it's wiping the head, then it will continue. Not sure if it's a printer issue or a RIP issue (I'm running Onyx x10). It has...

I'm never sure what forum to post my questions in, so apologies if this isn't the best one... I have a good customer that is looking to do some wall graphics. The walls are plaster (old building), not sure just how smooth they are as I have not seen them. They are looking to completely cover...

I'm also considering purchasing a S40600. I've been running an Epson GS6000 for over 8 years now and while I love it (despite its quirks), it's really starting to show its age. Curious to know if you've purchased one yet and if so, how do you like it?