"It is not necessary for some inks to flush the system. My point is that you still had OEM inks in lines and thus your printing until the lines were completely overrun with new inks where still giving you the expected results. If you would have…"
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Light black banding on VS300i
Started this discussion. Last reply by irving donaldson Aug 9, 2018. 12 Replies 0 Likes
I'm just about at the point of calling in for service as i've tried everything I can think of to solve this issue. The machine is about 3 years old and all of the sudden after a 2 week hiatus the…Continue
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Zachary Alasia replied to Zachary Alasia's discussion Light black banding on VS300i"No I did not flush the inks when I changed cartridges. I was told by the jettech rep I wouldn't have to. Guess that was wrong and I will see what they suggest tomorrow for settings or adjustments I should make to hopefully fix this issue.
The…"
"So what is the one changed that was introduced - the inks
Did you flush the system before you changed - I am guessing no
That in itself is not an issue, but all that ink in the lines is what printed your 500 decals and then new ink, just…"
Zachary Alasia replied to Zachary Alasia's discussion Light black banding on VS300i"Thank you for your reply and help I'll see what I can figure out tomorrow with all of this new information. I just joined so I don't know the protocol or how it works around here but I really do appreciate the quick and informative posts.…"
Zachary Alasia replied to Zachary Alasia's discussion Light black banding on VS300i"I'll get the profile information exactly tomorrow on what I'm using (machines are at my office not home). Currently it should be whatever the default is for the machine. I've tried a lot of different settings and options…"
Zachary Alasia replied to Zachary Alasia's discussion Light black banding on VS300i"I think you took what I'm saying way out of context, I appreciate all of the information and advice you're offering I just asked a simple question on how the encoder strip could be causing horizontal banding. If you took offense to…"
"Yes the charge starts from the entry, great that they are 1hr away - search some post for the answers you know seek. You ask for advice, advice is given, and now you want a dissertation. You not using metallic but have it in your machine, when it…"
Zachary Alasia replied to Zachary Alasia's discussion Light black banding on VS300i"Can you tell me how a dirty encoder strip (i've inspected mine and it seems clean) could cause horizontal banding? I'm not doubting it, and that literally the last thing I can do in my mind aside from calling service which is going to cost…"
Zachary Alasia replied to Zachary Alasia's discussion Light black banding on VS300i"Yes metallic is in there (next change just going with cleaning cart since we don't use it anymore). 7 Cartridge setup, Magenta, Light Magenta, Yellow, Black, Light Black, Cyan, Light Cyan, Metallic (not in that order).
I was told the…"
"What is your ink config - is that metallic in there or ?
Clean your encoder strip with alcohol
people would die for that nozzle test
What color palette are you using
What media, what profile, what color management setting
Vector or Raster…"
Zachary Alasia replied to Zachary Alasia's discussion Light black banding on VS300i"I need to add I have performed BOTH calibrations and everything is aligned properly in those. My sales tech suggested those as well as the new cap top."
Zachary Alasia posted a discussionLight black banding on VS300i
I'm just about at the point of calling in for service as i've tried everything I can think of to solve this issue. The machine is about 3 years old and all of the sudden after a 2 week hiatus the machine has developed light black banding in certain colors (primarily it seems to be Magenta and Yellow from my testing). I have attached photos of the test print and 2 other samples, I can add more to show the banding better if needed. I can get a perfect test print minus a few black marks on the…See More
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