Does anyone here has any experience with the above combination ?I need a profile to get really glossy solid colors. So far tried tens of profiles including the one for that specific media - the results are not as expected ( have much better colors with same media on SP-300v MAX ink ). The colors are just not shiny/glossy as on SP.The best I got so far is with Roland's GCVP profile but taking the print heat to the maximum and turning the drier to the minimum. Taking every ink limit to 100% and…See More

Hi allI've been helping my wife to deal with SP-300V and now VS-300I.Mostly I get by by getting people's advise. But I would like to learn, read, understand how things work.I like the subject and it sort of become ( or, more accurately, I want it to become) a hobbyThe ink behavior ( dot gain, puling, heat/solvent relations, ink/media relations ).The colors theory ( CMYK/RGB and all related, why do people prefer printing in RGB what does it mean )Color libraries, color profiles, media profiles ,…See More

Hi allWe have a 12 years old SP-300v printing with original Eco Max inks on Orafol 3164G media with Roland's Matte Calendared Vinyl profile. With a lot of help from people here we made it to print beautifully.This year we decided to boost up our productivity and buy another machine. After a lot of consulting with the dealer decided the most natural option is VS-300i which (I was told is essentially same machine) except for the different head type.So we got the new VS a couple of days ago. The…See More

HiA couple of month ago my wife got into labels printing small business and I am kinda helping her technically :). For all the time all went smoothly as the business was up and running for year. Till the day where a tech ( our local Roland rep certified ) came in due to colors having black pepper sprayed all over. He decided to change the black-cyan head. While calibrating and changing things, he also did something to VW ( I think ). The original black pepper problem did not go away but from…See More