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Using the ob-board i1 device for color calibration on the L2 machines can be a bit of an iffy proposition in my experience. I have seen it work properly, and I've also seen it fail in sending the data back to the RIP. Onyx Media Manager (in this case) must be properly configured to...

The product that I referenced is not the pre-pasted water-activated media that you are referring to. This has a similar name, but is a traditionally-pasted wallcovering product that is installed in a similar fashion to the Dreamscape, Korographics, or York wallcovering products (i.e. needs to be...

HP has recently released a new media for high-end wallcoverings. It is called HP Durable PVC Free Wallpaper, and it is the only digitally printable wallcovering media that meets all aspects of the ASTM Type II specification without need for liquid laminate that is applied post-print. It has a...

I have run a number of textiles through L2 and Latex 360 over the years. In general terms, woven fabrics are preferable for SEG backlit (Silicon Edge Graphic) applications, as more closed textiles will tend to pinhole less than knits. Also a coated fabric (usually polyester) will be preferable...

The HP Latex 300 series are very different animals from the L2 machine as it relates to color. What they do have in common, along with all other printers, is that it takes ink to produce color when you print. Less ink = smaller color gamut, and the inverse is also true, at least to a point...

What Anti-Virus are you running? http://www.signs101.com/forums/showthread.php?129482-Flexi-error-quot-failed-to-load-plugin-module-quot-due-to-Avast-antivirus-software Paul

Setting up a soft proofing configuration correctly involves being able to calibrate and profile your display (screen) and the media that you are printing onto. Once those steps have been performed, it is easy to soft proof. If you don't have the tools needed (colorimeter and spectrophotometer)...

Would need more information to be of much help. What design tool (application programs) are you designing the files in? What RIP are you using to drive the printer?

The HP Latex 370 occupies the top of the 300-series product line, and is oriented at higher production operations that consistently use > 15 liters of ink per month. It's primary benefit over the Latex 360 model is more unattended print capability due to greater ink capacity, and lower cost of...

I am not clear on what the Reset to Factory is supposed to accomplish (Home > Settings > Image Quality Maintenance > Color Calibration > Reset to factory)? It does not sound like the same thing as performing the Color Calibration / linearization, as they are different menu items. I will try...

I have run the clear Grimco house brand media (Briteline) with success on the HP L2 series printers. It images well, just keep in mind that without a white platform to bounce light off, colors will look more muted than on an opaque white media. This is the case with all ink chemistries.

Thank you for your input, please keep us appraised going forward. With respect to the amount of ink that you are running through the 360s, you might want to look at the Latex 370, as it provides a much larger reservoir of ink (3L+775ml per color) for unattended printing, and the cost of the...

I don't recall the specific date that the .10 update was released, but it was in the 3rd quarter of 2015. That time frame does appear to be roughly consistent with the onset of the issues that Morkel has been reporting...

+ 1 (for the most part). The on-board ICC profiles are not necessarily inferior, but the settings inside of the on-board ICC are hard coded and don't allow for user input. These include everything from the naming convention used, to the black start point and black generation strategy (GCR/ UCR).

Yes, this is something that I do as well for specific medias and applications. Paul

I'm not sure that I am able to offer a definitive answer to your question re aim points. With a halftone large-format printer, the RIP is typically in charge of the color production. In that case, the user has access to a host of settings that are handled by the RIP. That is not the case with...

I am pleased to see that the new media preset (media profile) has gotten you back to where you started, and would like to stay going forward. The reality is that color consistency over time is a difficult thing to achieve, due to a host of variables that are present. These variables include...

Large format printers are essentially ink delivery systems, and the life blood of the printer is the ink itself. As is the case with human blood with it's various blood types (A, B, O, +, - etc), compatibility with other components in the system is critical. Mixing different blood types in...

There is a pretty good chance that the new plotter model (FC8600) will work (reasonably) with the older (FC7000) driver for straight cutting, particularly if you are interfacing using USB and not serial RS232. Both models use the same language (HPGL) when interfacing with Flexi. The operation of...

The procedure for replacement of the carriage belt on the L2 Latex machine is rather complicated, and it involves removal and re-installation of many subsystems in the printer. It is probably a task that is best performed by a certified field service engineer.