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can anyone tell me why the black ink has ran out please?
hi folks 😀
im printing posters 1000x640mm ive only printed 7 and the blacks run out, ive obviously not got something right…any help please 😀
thanks
nik
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20 Replies
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was it a new black cartridge Nik?
George
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yes it was..
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what rip software are you using?
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troop and correct profile too
nik
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Drat!! i use roland colourip i could of took you into the profile settings and checked what ink you were laying down what manufacturers profile are you using?
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george it is roland colorip im using 😳 im blaming the heat 😀
nik
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in the colorip click print/setup what does it say in the image configuration box?
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Has it really run out? Have you taken it out and shaken it to see if there is any liguid in it? Is the tab out?
Peter
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I think Nik has collapsed in the heat 😥
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I’ve printed about 3m of solid black in the last few days and my black cartridge was nearly empty to start with and is still going now.
This was on 720dpi as well so a lot of ink has gone down so I think yours must be either telling you the ink is empty when it’s not or it’s putting so much ink down it would be running off the vinyl, I’m not even sure the head would be capable of running 220cc through in that time.
If your using the 440cc cartridges they can sometimes cause the printer to report the ink level wrong, I think the latest firmware fixes this but it also uses more ink on the cleaning stages etc.
Steve
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yep ive taken it out shaken it all about and theres none in it…. 😕
ive replaced it sooked out an air block….now it wont print it just prints in really pale bands…. 😮 i’ve soaked the heads so will find out what its like tomorrow….sorry george will pm you another time, got held up today 😀nik
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What material where you printing on to?
I think thats probably about right for the amount you have printed..
Try
Production (360×720) 2 passes and bidirectional.
Make sure you select the appropriate profile for the media being used.
check out this thread.
http://www.uksignboards.com/viewtopic.php?p=148444I use the Grenadier so I cant be off any more help 😕
Andy 😎
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thanks andrew will have a look at it further tomorrow 😀
nik
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When I do labels Hazmat orange vinyl with black prints I limit the ink till it is just black enough especially for these as they go on for a week or two an then get binned seems to last for ever.
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hi folks 😀
just thought id update on the black cartridge….i put in a new one and it printed 47 posters and there is still loads of ink left…..seems a bit odd to me….has this happened to anyone else? 😕
nik
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Sounds like you had a faulty (underfilled) cartridge Nik 😕
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quote Phill:Sounds like you had a faulty (underfilled) cartridge Nik 😕
yeh thats what im thinking too…. 😕
dont have a clue how to tell the ink suppliers i did……… 😮
nik
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Not one person here has asked anything about coverage?
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Could you explain a bit more please (?)
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quote francprint:You are obviously not printing flood black that everyone has assumed.
i have……….. printed 1000×640 flood black with bits of lovely colour in the middle 😀
nik
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