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  1. VP-540 won't print, please advise.

    i have a vp-540, that was working just fine, and yesterday when i went to print a new file it would rip and then say it was ready to print, the print bar goes blue but does not count down and the gears in the monitor in the top left corner are turning, so i try a file that i just printed the day...
  2. blue water jugs, for water coolers, what type of vinyl?

    good afternoon all, i have a customer looking for custom water jug decals. just wondering if any of you have any experience in this and what vinyl worked best for this application. i have oracal vinyl in stock and i am using a roland vp-540 to print them. i realize i will most likely have to...
  3. vinyl not sticking to painted wall, help!

    here is the low down, i have a large job (for me) in a new subway/conv. store. i have printed two different wall graphics off the same roll of 3165gra laminated with 210 semi gloss. i prepped the first wall with tps cleaner and installed with no problem. went to install the other wall graphic...
  4. bright orange is printing faded pink

    good evening all, my problem is this- i downloaded a picture of orange camo off of google images, the orange is bright safety orange. when i send to versaworks it prints the first half to 3/4 of an inch fine, then the rest of the print looks like a faded pink camo. tried to print a scaled down...
  5. need help with this font please!

    i need help with this font please, the other sign company in town made it, but the sporting goods store does not want to use them anymore. any help would be appreciated. thanks, JKL
  6. anti graffiti laminate?

    hello all, i have a customer that is looking for "an indestructable sign", i said that's a relative term and if someone really wants to wreck your sign they will. so i tell him i can laminate it with anti graffiti laminate. now my question is, is it worth the extra money for this laminate, and...
  7. X3 problem

    hi there, i am having a problem exporting a certain file and i can not figure out what i am doing wrong, the message pops up after thinking for a bit that there is "insufficient disk space, or a sharing violation"i don't understand what this is or means. any help would be much appreciated. the...
  8. need help!

    hello font masters, of course i got the dreaded thursday night call that he needs some decals changed on his truck and would drop it off in the morning, and needs it by 3:00 today. could you please help with this font. thanks in advance! JKL
  9. vp-540 printing wrong color

    hi there, i just got finished cleaning (manual) my printer, as i was just called for a banner that needs to be done monday morning. so, as soon as i was done cleaning i loaded the banner material, and started to print. this banner has alot of green lettering on it, so it started printing the...
  10. vector into a brand?

    thanks for looking. i have a customer that i have made a vector logo for, and they have a small 1 color vector that looks like a monogramed brand, such as a brand used on cattle to mark them. i am not really fluent in corel yet (x3). but they would like the logo to look more like an actaul brand...
  11. printing on chrome?

    this machine is supposed to be able to do this (vp-540). but when i try, the ink does not seem to adhere to the chrome, and when it is hanging, the ink will actually start to run down the vinyl. is there a certain profile i should use, heat settings, do you need to let it sit before cutting...
  12. versa works problem?

    hi there, i am fairly green with the roland (vp-540) and the versa works. i am trying to print a large (for me) banner 4' x 10', with a fountain fill in the background. when it starts to rip it only gets to 20% then seems to stop, i waited 3/4 of an hour and it was still at 20%. has anyone else...
  13. what are some decent art packages?

    hi there and thanks for checking out this thread.:thankyou: ok i am a newbie in the sign industry. i started with a pcut 630. and i just recently picked up a roland vp-540. as i was getting to busy to keep up with multi colored decals and signs. but my background is not in computers or graphic...
  14. hello all from Saskatchewan!

    hi there, i have been running a vinyl sign business (part time) for a little over a year, out of my basement. i have just purchased a new vp-540, and i am slowly trying to learn the ropes of it and the corel x3 program, as with my cutter i was using winpc sign. i have been lurking on this forum...
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