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Make sure you turn off color correction or use the spot color replacement tool to set the color to 100% black when sending the file over. That way it will tell the printer to only print 100% black. If you use color correction, it will add in the other colors even if you set them to 0.

Yeah I'd get a second sample maybe from a different Epson dealer. A calibrated Epson should be top notch quality. Also, keep in mind that, no matter how high resolution a printer you print with, it won't improve a low resolution image.

If you have an older model, MSA version 4 doesn't require a login and you can do all the tech stuff like updating firmware. Newer models require MSA 5 and a login though.

Check your head cables. The VS-540 model is one of the only DX7 head machines that has a special head cable. 3 of them are standard and 1 of them is reversed. You can't just flip a standard one around on one end either because the pins will still be reversed. Most errors like these are due to...

We transitioned from a sign supply warehouse like Fellers/Grimco etc. to 99% online parts sales about 15 years ago. We still have a few walk-ins and it's by far the most inefficient and least profitable part of our business. Enjoy your new found freedom!

That part only comes with the cutter tool carriage. Feel free to shoot us an email and I can get you a quote. support@solventiunkjet.com

I believe it's only on the newer models unfortunately. You wouldn't want to try to put the 330 firmware on for sure as the 330 uses different heads. Even if all the sensors etc. are the same, the head specs are completely different. You can setup your 300 to automatically print jobs from...

Make sure you've installed the latest Mimaki USB driver. Then choose, "USB_Printer_0" as your port. The USB Printer 0 option will only show up in the list if the driver is working and the plotter is connected and powered on.

I forgot about HP!

For every brand of printer, you'll get people who love them and hate them. A lot of it comes down to which dealer you buy from and how good their support is. In my experience, most people who have really bad experiences with a machine are early adopters. The Roland TruVis series had some issues...

Yup. You just give it the info you want to portray and how you want it said and it will spit it out in seconds. If it comes out and sounds condescending or not very professional, you just say, do it again but more professional and it spits another one out in seconds. What a world we live in.

Boot up the machine and don't send a job to it. Then go to the Information menu and check the error history. Hopefully whatever error is occurring has been logged and that will give more info about what's going on. Unfortunately my first hunch is a main board malfunction but it could be many...

I got the simple one. It's good for getting paint colors or RGB values but that's about it.

Those machines have lasted much longer than their peers of the same generation. Parts like heads, dampers, cap tops, pumps are going to be around for a while. The only parts you need to worry about are PCBs and there are plenty of used machines sitting around to steal from. I'd keep it if you...

I use a Nix sensor that does the same thing. Works well.

Oh believe me, we're always talking about how the engineers need to actually use the machines in the field that they design. What's clever in their minds doesn't always translate to real world! Mimaki does have ES3 inks which smell less but they aren't as scratch resistant.

Those are the two main complaints on this machine for sure. I believe the reason for the weird pinch roller setup has to do with a patent, or so I've heard. Something about having to design it that way to differentiate themselves to avoid patent infringement.

Did you do the horizontal alignment? That's the one that aligns the space between the channels. Also, make sure you did the bidirectional alignments in both service and user mode. Service mode only sets the baseline, user mode does the actual alignment.

It's a fundamental aspect of the machine unfortunately. You can speed things up by making the print and cut mode roller settings the exact same. In that case it will just check to make sure each roller is in the proper position instead of having to also adjust each one so it's a little quicker.

Move the head over the platen and check the gap between the bottom of the head and the platen. They should be parallel. On the 1204, a lot of the time the head doesn't get set all the way down and the left side tends to be higher than the right side which causes the cap not to seal. In that case...