Gene@mpls
New Member
Been meaning to post this all summer but... you know how it goes.
A lot has been posted in a thread recently but I will start a new
thread- perhaps easier to find.
I bought a GX-540 to complement my Vp-540 and speed up production.
The VP is 4years old and running perfectly. No heads / only consumables.
We do no wholesale but keep *very* busy with our own work (16y in biz
on a busy highway (also a busy intersection).
I was troubled like everyone else about the 48" cut width but could not
spare space for a GX-640. The reality is the cut width is not a big deal!
I learned from our Dana on the board that the 500 has the same 'extended'
cut feature as on the 640- but can only be enabled by a Roland tech. My
longtime and faithful techs company lost the Roland dealership so he couldn't help-
but Bobby at CiberSupply came thru for me- thanks again.
So here goes- To turn on the extend feature on GX-500:
Machine power off>
Press- left/down/right arrows while turning on power>
navigate to system switch( forget just how- but not too hard)
Change the 6th zero to '1' (00000100)
Return to regular menu> to condition> to Extend> increase to 1.0 inch
The cutter will now cut a max of about 49.25 inches instead of the normal 47and a fraction.
Your machine will now cut to the limit positions in the .pdf- the detection area of the reg marks are also marked.
Avoiding having to trim off one side of the 54" media- is a function of
printing in the correct area of the 54"- If you mark the cut/detect info
from the cutter on a scrap of media you will see where your reg marks
have to fall. I have that info for the VP540 (it has movable outer rollers
and I have the correct spots marked) but if your printer does not have
movable rollers you will have to play with the software to move the
origin to the left of full width.
If anyone is still awake and has ?s please post. I have more comments
on the GX-500 that I will post in the review section. Gene
A lot has been posted in a thread recently but I will start a new
thread- perhaps easier to find.
I bought a GX-540 to complement my Vp-540 and speed up production.
The VP is 4years old and running perfectly. No heads / only consumables.
We do no wholesale but keep *very* busy with our own work (16y in biz
on a busy highway (also a busy intersection).
I was troubled like everyone else about the 48" cut width but could not
spare space for a GX-640. The reality is the cut width is not a big deal!
I learned from our Dana on the board that the 500 has the same 'extended'
cut feature as on the 640- but can only be enabled by a Roland tech. My
longtime and faithful techs company lost the Roland dealership so he couldn't help-
but Bobby at CiberSupply came thru for me- thanks again.
So here goes- To turn on the extend feature on GX-500:
Machine power off>
Press- left/down/right arrows while turning on power>
navigate to system switch( forget just how- but not too hard)
Change the 6th zero to '1' (00000100)
Return to regular menu> to condition> to Extend> increase to 1.0 inch
The cutter will now cut a max of about 49.25 inches instead of the normal 47and a fraction.
Your machine will now cut to the limit positions in the .pdf- the detection area of the reg marks are also marked.
Avoiding having to trim off one side of the 54" media- is a function of
printing in the correct area of the 54"- If you mark the cut/detect info
from the cutter on a scrap of media you will see where your reg marks
have to fall. I have that info for the VP540 (it has movable outer rollers
and I have the correct spots marked) but if your printer does not have
movable rollers you will have to play with the software to move the
origin to the left of full width.
If anyone is still awake and has ?s please post. I have more comments
on the GX-500 that I will post in the review section. Gene
