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Need Help Printing on HP Latex 360 using One Way Vision perforated vinyl
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Master Graphics
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yes, head strikes. Either the vacuum is too low or the heat is too high for the material you are using.
Master Graphics
New Member
This should be common practice on these printers. Seems to bunch up in the middle really easy. Also the other day ours started jamming more than usual and I found the profile (magically)had the heat set the whole way up.
We had this happen on our 560. After 5 weeks of HP support and 3 visits from techs, they said it must have been a bad batch of perf. Then is started happening on our photo paper ,as well as, damaging our smooth banner for retractables. HP finally sent a level 3 tech out and he spent 2 weeks basically replacing everything but the chasis.. Still couldn't stop the material from wrinkling and getting damaged.
If we set the heat low enough, interpass delay all the way up, and ran higher than 12 pass with like an 80% saturation, we could get a washed out print not suitable to sell. It also took forever to get a print done that way, no way fast enough to do a long run of stuff.
Yesterday, HP finally agreed to buy back the printer. It's great that they stood behind their product and tried, but good riddance.
I know the 560 is different from the 360, but the vacuum wasn't the issue for us. Lifting the blue lever to relax the media is a good start for sure but make sure your heaters are all running the same temp, I guess they can get out of sync.
If we set the heat low enough, interpass delay all the way up, and ran higher than 12 pass with like an 80% saturation, we could get a washed out print not suitable to sell. It also took forever to get a print done that way, no way fast enough to do a long run of stuff.
Yesterday, HP finally agreed to buy back the printer. It's great that they stood behind their product and tried, but good riddance.
I know the 560 is different from the 360, but the vacuum wasn't the issue for us. Lifting the blue lever to relax the media is a good start for sure but make sure your heaters are all running the same temp, I guess they can get out of sync.
BIG EASY DOES IT
New Member
Are you sure these are head strikes. Looks like the material might be hitting the heater on it's way out. Easy way to tell. Can you see the streaks in the print as they are being printed through the window? Or does this happen after it comes out from under the heater. These materials can buckle under the heater and with the sharp angle of the exit it causes the material to bow and hit the heaters.
He said "One Way Vision Perforated" in the title. I think that's what he's using.
Isn't that just the generic term for window perf? Never heard of it as a brand.
Good point! I assumed it was "Clear Focus" because they call their line of perf "one way vision(tm)". But you could be right.
bannertime
Active Member
I know it's probably impossible to tell, but it honestly looks like Briteline 65/35. Which we experience this same issue. I either babysit it for the first few minutes or I run it out the front and clamp it until I get it to the take up roll.
electricfly
New Member
360 users check that the vacuum lines aren’t blocked under the platen.
May or may not help
Gnome Beard
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Thank you all. Yes, I managed to fix the issue so far. The vacuum holes were dirty AF! lol. I cleaned it really well and increased the vacuum.
I have had the same your problems with oneway vision perforated film, my printer is new latex 364 and i am new too, please help me how to fix?
I am trying to modify low heat and it’s looking good but ink doesn’t dry.
I have had the same problem, please helping me.
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dedumihail
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have some one find a solution to print in good condition One Way Vision Perforated?. i use vaccum at 65 and temp at 95 but the ink it not good as dry