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You can choose the High Speed option when it's available, (most of the time it is 360x720). 360x360 mode would certainly speed up the printer, but I doubt you'd like the results much, unless you were viewing it from Manhattan, and it was installed on Long Island. Bob

In Versaworks, Roland has not profiled any of their media at that resolution. I believe that 720x360 is the lowest resolution that they provide. If you go to profiles provided by media manufacturers themselves, generally speaking 720x720 is the most common resolution that is profiled. In either...

In any ICC-Compliant RIP-based workflow, it is the Media Profile which determines many vairables involved in printing. These generally include ink limits/ restrictions, linearization information, total ink limit, and ICC profile component. This also includes the resolution of the printing. Only...

The conversion from RGB to CMYK is happening in Versaworks, not Illustrator. In the Job Settings dialog, go to the Quality Tab, and change the Color Management preset to 'Density Control Only'. Then print the file. This action turns off ICC-based Color Management in Versaworks, and should give...

I don't understand the question posed by the original poster. When working in RGB, yellow is achieved by mixing large amounts of Red and Green...there is no 'punch in 100 for the yellow value', unless working in CMYK process color mode.

Output Profiles are built for specific resolutions. On the Roland, Mutoh, and Mimaki printers, 720x720 is the 'standard' resolution that is generally specified for manufacturer provided profiles. Your options would include hiring a color management consultant to build them at your desired...

I would also replace the capping/ maintenance station if it's been more than 6 months since it was replaced. Sponges have a tendency to swell on the FO's and can cause cross contamination that you're seeing. Bob

Yes, an ink fill does consume a lot of ink. On the grainy issue: I assume that the test print that you're printing is the Nozzle Check Test Print, from the machine's control panel correct? It prints in a single pass, so I wouldn't be too concerned about the graininess in the solid patches. In...

I am still getting a kick listening to Jim Doggett extoll the virtues of an inkjet printer (Mutoh in this case) after literally bashing all inkjet platforms (expecially solvent) while working at his former place of employ. That enjoyment is only exceeded by listening to him praise Graphtec...

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The maintenance station for the FO 38 is about $125, and should be replaced semi-annually, per Mutoh's recommended maintenance schedule (yikes!). Cheaper (and way less messy) than replacing all ink carts however. Bob

I don't know how many ways to say it, or how many times it needs to be said, but here goes: NEVER, EVER change the ink limits on an existing media configuration (aka RIP-based profile). The moment you do so, you completely invaludate the configuration, and there is no way to get it back...

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The step size is determined by the plotter language being used. Most use a language called HPGL (Hewlett Packard Graphics Language) to communicate with vinyl cutters. This language uses a step size of 1016 movements to the inch. This is a very mature language that has been around since the...

Aside from the C and Y cross contamination issue, that looks like a fairly reasonable nozzle test print from the Falcon Outdoor. Trust me when I say that I've seen much worse test prints than that one... To clear up the cross contamination, I would run a series of cleanings, or possibly a...

Cartoad: Are those errors displaying on the machine's LCD readout, or in the software RIP? Which RIP(s) have you used that have exhibited the stop error behavior? Those error codes are not consistent with the normal Roland code syntax, and are not referenced in the service manuals. Please...

Look for and run 'Ink Fill' via the menu system on the Falcon Outdoor. Bob

Periodic cleaning routines are typical for Roland solvent printers. If you're using non OEM ink, the cleaning cycles are generally more frequent. Bob

I agree that the Linear Encoder (aka Encoder Strip, T-Fence etc) or the sensor is the source of this. One RIP may be driving the printer at a faster carriage speed, causing the error to be observed on that RIP only. Solution is the same as described in the previous post - clean the strip and...

Large-format inkjet printing is all about controlling a host of variables. These include (but are not limited to) the model of printer that you use, the inkset used, the media used, the RIP used, the print resolution (dpi) chosen, heater settings, environmental variables (temp and humidity)...