VS640 black not solid

[graphix45]

Just started printing Avery 1005 vinyl with a lot of solid black in the graphic and the black is light...Almost like it's not putting down enough ink. Done test print and medium cleaning, but still the same. Tried high speed, standard, and high quality but not much different. Any ideas?

 

[P Wagner]

post an image of the Nozzle Test print...

 

[brycesteiner]

Did you try adding CMY into the black solid? Also try a different profile.

 

[graphix45]

Here's the pictures. After doing a manual cleaning now I have banding!

 

[graphix45]

The black I always use is 100% C,Y,M & K.

 

[graphix45]

I also changed vinyl after the banding and it's the same way.

 

[graphix45]

Just remembered we did empty one of the black cartridges today and installed a new while printing a banner. But everything finished up good on the banners. After a few hours we changed the material out and started printing the Avery 1005, that's when I noticed the speckled black. Any chance something in the line is messed up or the new black ink cartridge is bad?

 

[DRamm76]

May not be machine related. Use process of elimination. Try a roll of Roland media. If it prints fine then it's not the machine. Roland has a new Profile Center now and they have profiles not just for their media but others as well. Give that a a shot.

 

[graphix45]

I'm not very familiar with the profiles or profile center. I do know that it is printing better on the matte 3M IJ35c that I use a lot of than it is the glossy Avery 1005 wrap vinyl. I have gotten it to print a solid black by overprint to 2, but I know it using a lot more ink than it should have to.
Where do I go to find/get the color profiles?

 

[Hollywoodsigns]

Black Printing

We have a Vs as well, I allwase use a RGB black It is much darker and cleaner