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This appears to be a feed calibration (dark banding) issue. Run the feed calibration adjustment (don't know the specific name for this on the Surecolor) and increase the feed distance for this media.

If you have Illustrator, it should be a slam dunk to open the AI there, and re-save as an EPS to get it over to FlexiSIGN. If you do not have Illustrator, or CorelDraw or similar, your copy of Flexi (6.5) is roughly 11 years out of date, and will not be able to open any of the newer versions of...

Longevity of the HP thermal printheads used in the L2 series machines seems to vary widely, for reasons that are difficult to quantify. Some users (like this one) get many liters of ink through heads before the printer requires them to be replaced, and in these cases, the image quality is...

HP Latex printheads for the L2 series (L25500/ L26500/ L28500/ Latex 260/ L280 etc) are warranted for 1 liter worth of ink. If they fail before that time (as determined by the printer) then HP will replace them as a warranty replacement. If they fail after that time, the cost of replacement is...

+1 More than likely an ordering/ layering issue.

You don't mention which brand of printer you have, but if I had to guess, I would guess a Mutoh. If this is the case (and even if it's not), I would physically disconnect the printer from the wall power outlet for at least 15 minutes, to allow the power in the capacitors to dissipate entirely...

Sounds like a good application for one of the HP Latex printers. Used L25500 machines are available under 10k.

There is banding in the black, you're correct. In my experience with the Falcon Outdoor machines running solvent ink, the root problem is almost always nozzle-related.

The 'solution' would be a coating applied to the media. Unless someone is putting a coating on the Dacron to make it printable with solvent inks, and I have never come across one, the answer is that you can't print on it using solvent ink.

The place to begin in troubleshooting banding is with the Nozzle Check Test Print, from the front panel of the printer. Nozzle problems are the first and foremost cause of banding. Secondary causes can be more varied, and may include media feed, ink lay down order (chromatic banding), and other...

Replace your damper for yellow (and as long as you're in there, you might want to do the same for the other colors).

Cut from CorelDRAW or Illsutrator via the Graphtec plug-in called Cutting Master 2 (File Menu > Cutting Master 2 > Cut/ Plot).

Comparing FlexiSIGN with Onyx is like comparing a tomato to a pineapple (or some such nonsense). Flexi is an integrated design and production environment for cutters and printers. It is very adept as a design and production tool for traditional cut vinyl output. Onyx is strictly a production...

Deflected nozzles are far harder to fix than clogged nozzles. Worn Captops are a prime cause of both issues (along with worn wipers), which is why Roland recommends that they be replaced between 1 - 2 times per year (they are user-replaceable). The SP series share the K and C channels on one...

This would typically be a firmware setting on the cutter itself (return to origin / set new origin), and/ or a setting in the application that is driving the cutter (CoCut in this case). I have no experience with CoCut, and only limited experience with Summa brand cutters, so I cannot be more...

This is a known potential issue with HP Latex ink printers, when printing onto certain media products. The phenomenon is referred to as 'bowing' and is caused by media distortion when running through the curing zone of the printer. We have seen this on economy grade and some calendered vinyls...

That is odd. I have printed on the Intelicoat PPM7 with the L25500 and found it to be unusually absorptive with HP Latex inks, to the point that I was amazed that it did not bleed even at very high ink loads approaching 400 percent. I would have to surmise that the Advantage house branded...

FC 8600 comes with network interface standard, in addition to USB.

Looks like chromatic banding. Attempt to print in uni-directional mode and if the banding goes away, that is your culprit.

That is some good looking work. Very impressive!