Print Problem

[Sign-Man Signs]

I have been having this issue of graphics getting a fade before filling. It is getting to a point now, that I have to do something. It only happens on graphics such as the one's in the thumbnails. If I do a plain block with color it does not happen. I thinking I have a profile issue. I have done a fill, deep cleans and all the usual things but still getting the fade.

 

[Sign-Man Signs]

Fixed the thumbnails.

 

[Sign-Man Signs]

Anybody?

 

[KR3signguy]

it could just be the file.
is it dropping out like a printhead is misfiring or is it only happening horizontaly within that file?

 

[randya]

If you rotate the image does the fading stay with the printer or follow the print?

 

[Sign-Man Signs]

I thought it was mis firing on the head but I ran a color block test, like three colors squared off and it prints fine. I also tried rotating the designs but still the fade is on the leading edge. Thats why I think I have something messed up in my profiles.

 

[Sign-Man Signs]

Bump

 

[Bogie]

Is it always at the same spot along the printer? Or does the fading move around - i.e., if you flip the image, does it also do it?

I'm thinking heater weirdness?

 

[signsnowphilly]

do you have an image "placed" into the design.
sometimes when you place a file in illustrator is prints a strange unseen block color...

 

[Sign-Man Signs]

Is it always at the same spot along the printer? Or does the fading move around - i.e., if you flip the image, does it also do it?

I'm thinking heater weirdness?

Same spot no matter if you flip the image. What's you're thinking on heater?

 

[jc1cell]

I've had this happen to me at times....usually after a long print. If I don't perform a clean, the first few passes the head has ink starvation and then slowly it starts printing great. I usually fix this with a clean.

However you can't seem to get it to work with a clean no matter what strength. I'd say print this file again after a clean...if it happens again run a nozzle check without cleaning and check the results carefully. If nozzles are fine run a test print similar to the attachment. It's a combination of color bars from cmyk to richKRGB and analize that for dropped color.

You never mentioned if this was a vector or pixel file.....What you can do is test a file in both formats and see what results you get since you mentioned that it didn't happen with blocks of colors.

Before deciding on a profile issue lets figure out if it's a mechanical issue.

jc