I currently purchased a Roland SolJet II SC-500 to play around with since I would like to try stuff other then plotted vinyl. We have since purchased replaced the heads but we have a couple issues or not really issues just questions.
I use Flexi Sign 7.52 to print / cut from. I most the time use Adobe Illustrator or Flexi to design.
1) When printing Black it comes out blotchy and / or not a sharp black has some dull parts in it. I have done head clenaings before I start my daily process. Is there some things I can diagnose to try to resolve this problem? Is this common? This normally happens when I dont have solid black maybe like a dark grey or gradient of black and such. Althought it has done it to me when printing solid black. ITs like it isnt real consistant.
2) Kind of like the problem above it does it on some colors as well. It seems like the yellow, and reds are decent but the blues, greens the cold feeling colors it comes out blotchy and spotches on the vinyl as well. At first I thought maybe it was a drying problem? But even after letting it dry it still is blotted out.
3) Its hard to print out a grey shade it barely wants to show up is there a trick of getting grey to print?
4) When I design something in illustrator and import it into flexi its like the colors are off and the graphics are not real sharp. Is there a certain process to design / color it in AI then move it over to flexi. I enjoy the AI Pentool better and such and I find it easier to work in I would like to just use flexi to print and do some logos in. Is this possible?
5) Is there a easy way to kind of print a color chart? So that I can identify what color codes are the best to use because they will print completely different then what is in the program. I am kind of confused on ICC Profiles so I have been using the default ones but is there a way to actually print the squares out on vinyl so I know what to use. I have had to sometimes do 4-5 print samples before I print the final product because the color shades are off.
I dont run a business I use it on our race cars and wanted to do something cool but the design takes grey shades and has a brushed metal effect in it plus I would just like to get use to using a vinyl printer I enjoy the industry but do not have enough time with my full time job to be successfull in such a competetive industry. I appreciate any help I can get. I understand that the Sc-500 is a older model but I have read up on it and it seems to be a decent machine just a little bit slower then the latest technology. Any additional information or service you would recomment would be great. Just trying to get it where every print job is the same it seems like the colors come out different or blotchy and such.
Thanks
I use Flexi Sign 7.52 to print / cut from. I most the time use Adobe Illustrator or Flexi to design.
1) When printing Black it comes out blotchy and / or not a sharp black has some dull parts in it. I have done head clenaings before I start my daily process. Is there some things I can diagnose to try to resolve this problem? Is this common? This normally happens when I dont have solid black maybe like a dark grey or gradient of black and such. Althought it has done it to me when printing solid black. ITs like it isnt real consistant.
2) Kind of like the problem above it does it on some colors as well. It seems like the yellow, and reds are decent but the blues, greens the cold feeling colors it comes out blotchy and spotches on the vinyl as well. At first I thought maybe it was a drying problem? But even after letting it dry it still is blotted out.
3) Its hard to print out a grey shade it barely wants to show up is there a trick of getting grey to print?
4) When I design something in illustrator and import it into flexi its like the colors are off and the graphics are not real sharp. Is there a certain process to design / color it in AI then move it over to flexi. I enjoy the AI Pentool better and such and I find it easier to work in I would like to just use flexi to print and do some logos in. Is this possible?
5) Is there a easy way to kind of print a color chart? So that I can identify what color codes are the best to use because they will print completely different then what is in the program. I am kind of confused on ICC Profiles so I have been using the default ones but is there a way to actually print the squares out on vinyl so I know what to use. I have had to sometimes do 4-5 print samples before I print the final product because the color shades are off.
I dont run a business I use it on our race cars and wanted to do something cool but the design takes grey shades and has a brushed metal effect in it plus I would just like to get use to using a vinyl printer I enjoy the industry but do not have enough time with my full time job to be successfull in such a competetive industry. I appreciate any help I can get. I understand that the Sc-500 is a older model but I have read up on it and it seems to be a decent machine just a little bit slower then the latest technology. Any additional information or service you would recomment would be great. Just trying to get it where every print job is the same it seems like the colors come out different or blotchy and such.
Thanks
