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Error 20 I/F Board 01

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Cmiller01

Printer
Hi Everyone,
Ive been having some problems lately with my Mimaki JV3-160S, I've been getting an Error 20 I/F Board 01 and it beeps. I reboot it, and it comes back. Sometimes it does this while printing, other times when it is just sitting idle. I've had 3 or 4 of these just in one day, and I have had other sporadically throughout the week. Does this mean the firewire board needs to be replaced or could this be a cord going bad.... or something else??
 
lexsigns

lexsigns

New Member
I have mimaki cutter- same error today- gotta data dump, clear the que /spooler unplug, reboot. May not be the same for printing but worth a shot...
I had a panic attack cuz it wouldnt stop beeping after on and off but that did the trick...
 
SightLine

SightLine

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On the cutter it's probably just a glitch. On the JV3 printer that is a guaranteed sign of emminent failure of the firewire board. They are known to go bad, not if but when. It will recover and work again for a while but that will get more and more frequent to a point that it will ultimatley not work at all. Get in touch with Kent at MacMedia. He can repair the board and might even have one on hand to do a swap so you have no downtime. Not sure if he does the swap thing though.
 
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RobbyMac

New Member
Our printer and cutter are connected to the same machine.
Our cutter tends to build up static, and we've noticed that whenever we get a discharge on the cutter (ie a static pop) it can affect the printer. I don't recall the specific error #, but the jv3 will just quit/lock.
We were fearing the firewire board while troubleshooting cables issues, etc.

On days where it's a bit drier than usual (more static build-up) the operator tries his best to run either the plotter or the printer at any time. This has eliminated the errors/lock-ups (after a year of troubleshooting).

We've tried running tinsel/ground straps, etc on the cutter to no avail.
Our humidifier does a good job most days... until someone forgets to feed it.
 
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imagesign

New Member
We have the same printer had this problem changed the firewire board in the computer and a new firewire and fixed the problem.
 
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