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A MAC address is a serial number-like unique identifier for a network interface. If he keeps logs (which I doubt from his response) he can tell who's connected to his router with what IP address. Most routers allow you to control access based on MAC address, but since a MAC address can be...

The combination spells the letters SV (presumably for "SerVice"), but backwards. So the first sequence is pressing in series DOWN, RIGHT, LEFT, UP, followed immediately by holding RIGHT, DOWN, LEFT in that order. Then press power. The timing is tricky; sometimes it takes me two to three times...

The Roland is in the same boat as the Mutoh hybrid, but it uses UV ink instead of "bio" solvent. Head replacement cost is 3-5 times higher than Mutoh since they're still running the old two-channel Epson DX4 heads instead of the newer single-block, 8 channel head. Both printers are roll...

It's funny that they would release that at the same time as a latex/resin ink. It's almost the polar opposite when it comes to the environment... not only does it contain hazardous monomers, they're suspended in a lovely toxic solvent base! Then again, normal UV ink is no picnic either.

Jetrix is actually selling a new model with a 10' by 5.7' bed; the clearance is lower (2.x inches) but uses Konica heads instead of the older Spectra heads. The quality looks great so far, and I'm waiting to see some more test results (as well as feedback from the installation of the first model...

The machine is an Epson 9700, and it has been retrofitted with a heated platen system. It won't print on every material (the machine itself won't accept materials over a certain thickness anyway) but it does run adhesive vinyls, banners, tyvek very well, and can still print on all of the aqueous...

Honestly, I would just use Caldera's Debian distribution. Debian isn't quite as bleeding edge as Ubuntu, so they're still using GNOME 2; GNOME 3 so far has proven to be a complete train-wreck as far as the GUI goes. And since Ubuntu is built on Debian, they're both very user-friendly. And if...

You won't be able to buy heads from Epson or any Epson dealer without a valid Epson printer serial number (one that used the appropriate model of head). Epson locked down the supply a couple years ago; National was probably one of the last companies that was still selling the Epson heads without...

I happen to be in a shop with a GS6000 as well, and we always run it with the flushing on media disabled. I also spent several years working as a Mutoh technician installing ValueJet printers, all of which come with the same flushing option as the GS6000. 99% of the shops I installed those...

There's no way to actually disable the flushing function on the machine. It either flushes to the pad, or to the media and occasionally to the pad. Flushing on the media I've found is annoying to most sign shops, since it takes away from the material width, and that adds up quickly (more than...

I don't think that flatbed printers are any more finicky to operate than most sign printers. If anything, solvent printers are more troublesome since you have to worry more about keeping the heads from drying out. UV inks are much more stable at room temperature, but you still don't want to...

I think it has more to do with the cost of the machine and the price and features of the competition.

By the way, for anyone interested in going to the ISA or SGIA shows to look at machines, look at the mode that the techs are running their high quality samples in. If the machine is running uni-directional, chances are they're trying to cover up chromatic (aka "lawnmower") banding inherent in...

Laser or LED is the way to go. Forget inkjet desktop printers... have you ever seen an inkjet paper print get wet? Useless. For example, an Oki c330dn can be found online as low as $275 (new). The Workforce 1100 costs about $100. The Oki c330dn prints color 5 times faster than the Workforce...

Sorry, don't know of anyone with an Azon in North America. You could give the guys at Graphics One (mentioned above) a call... I know they've been trying to get a small-format SEPIAX flatbed for a few months now, but not sure where they stand with it.

Where a true flatbed really shines is in producing quantities of rigid board signs. Foam-Cor, Sintra, Dibond, all those things work great with UV flatbeds, and there's no application time for vinyl. However, the UV ink isn't always as durable; some dibond knockoffs have coated surfaces that...

Polyethylene will also break down under UV light over time. If he plans on using these for 25 years, there are really no suitable polymers. Then again, if he can't afford the price of aluminum signs, you could just run Sintra and tell him to expect to have to re-do them in ten years' time or so...

Azon has been working with SEPIAX and I've seen some good samples printed using that combination. The only thing is their printers aren't cheap, but what do you expect from a European printer? The 7700 based EcoMax works pretty well for non-rigid materials, and its speed is higher than Roland's...

In that case, if it's only the mixed colors that look bad to you, the head alignments are almost guaranteed to be off.

60C is really high for Oracal vinyl. Is it wrinkling at all? Normally people run adhesive vinyls between 35-40C on the platen and leave the drier (fixer) at max. The other thing that may be causing it is the print mode. The DX3 heads on this machine only have a 1/2" nozzle width, compared to 1"...