Need Help Zebra Band on Canon Colorado

[niwbie-colorado]

Hello everyone.
I'm having a Vertical Zebra Band issue with my Canon Colorado.
I calibrated the media. i measured the media thickness and entered it into Onyx, but the result did not change. i think the rollers are crushing the texture.
There was no such problem before. does anyone have any ideas?

 

[BlueRoseAuto]

Sometimes those can be on the print Media before printing and you can see it after print. I had this with MPI1105 two times and thought it was the printer until i looked at media on print feeder.
I dont know if this is your problem but may be worth checking before you start messing with all your printer settings.
but my issue was horizontal, i would see if those marks line up with the rollers and then if so you have your answer.

 

[niwbie-colorado]

Hi;

BlueRoseAuto​

This vertical banding also occurs in other media with different textures. The crushes coincide with Colorado's wheels pushing the media forward. you can see the pic below

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I still couldn't solve the problem.

thanks for all answer...

 

[Christian @ 2CT Media]

When was the last time you changed your platen roller wheels?

 

[niwbie-colorado]

Hi Christian;
we purchased our machine from Canon last July... it's only been 1 year. will the rollers become deformed in 1 year?

 

[Pauly]

is the stock very soft?

 

[Christian @ 2CT Media]

Hi Christian;
we purchased our machine from Canon last July... it's only been 1 year. will the rollers become deformed in 1 year?

Yes, we change our rollers out every 3-6 months depending on how much we are printing. They are a normal maintenance item and consumable.

 

[Pauly]

Yes, we change our rollers out every 3-6 months depending on how much we are printing. They are a normal maintenance item and consumable.

Really? we only just changed ours after 4 years.
Our tech said there's no real need to change them unless they're stuffed. Although they are a consumable, there is a dispute this should be a service replaced item and not under general maintenance as it's not a simple job for most people.

 

[niwbie-colorado]

is the stock very soft?

it is actually PVC material and not a very soft media

Yes, we change our rollers out every 3-6 months depending on how much we are printing. They are a normal maintenance item and consumable.

my total printing area 27,796 m2... is this enough the change rollers ?

Really? we only just changed ours after 4 years.
Our tech said there's no real need to change them unless they're stuffed. Although they are a consumable, there is a dispute this should be a service replaced item and not under general maintenance as it's not a simple job for most people.

i think the service should replace them. but i think four years too long

 

[Christian @ 2CT Media]

Really? we only just changed ours after 4 years.
Our tech said there's no real need to change them unless they're stuffed. Although they are a consumable, there is a dispute this should be a service replaced item and not under general maintenance as it's not a simple job for most people.

It's incredibly simple, It takes us 15 mins to swap around the rollers and replace any bad ones. This video helps: https://vimeopro.com/oceitcdoctrans/oce-colorado-1650-maintenance (https://vimeopro.com/oceitcdoctrans/oce-colorado-1650-maintenance)

Most of the banding issues come from these rollers we find. By moving them or replacing them frequently we have far less issues now.

 

[Pauly]

it is actually PVC material and not a very soft media


my total printing area 27,796 m2... is this enough the change rollers ?



i think the service should replace them. but i think four years too long

Like I said, we had no issues.

Might also depends on the stock your runing.

It's incredibly simple, It takes us 15 mins to swap around the rollers and replace any bad ones. This video helps: https://vimeopro.com/oceitcdoctrans/oce-colorado-1650-maintenance (https://vimeopro.com/oceitcdoctrans/oce-colorado-1650-maintenance)

Most of the banding issues come from these rollers we find. By moving them or replacing them frequently we have far less issues now.

Very interesting it causes banding for you. Assuming mostly sav?

Our techs are good, they'll change them if they think it's time. We get the most random parts changed if they think it's time to replace.

 

[niwbie-colorado]

i requested a replacement from the service and i'll share the result... i hope the problem is solved

Thanks all guys.

 

[MelloImagingTechnologies]

Colorado ink cost?
Can anyone tell me how much?

 

[Christian @ 2CT Media]

Colorado ink cost?
Can anyone tell me how much?

Actual cost or utilization cost?

 

[MelloImagingTechnologies]

Actual ink cost and ink size

 

[Christian @ 2CT Media]

They are sold in 1L pairs (2x 1L bottles)... I believe current market price is $360/pair, but many of us have grandfathered or negotiated prices.