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  Roland sp300v printing help please?

  Posted by Paul Lit on 25 September 2015 at 10:35

  Hi,

  I have a Roland SP 300V

  and i’m getting some smudging on vertical lines,
  its only just started and i have done a manual clean and also removed the encoder strip as it was pretty dirty and cleaned that,

  if you have any ideas i would really appreciate your help,

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  Stafford Cox replied 10 years ago 4 Members · 4 Replies
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  Simon Coff

  Member

  25 September 2015 at 11:19

  Hi Paul,

  Personal opinion from your post, I’d say your encoder strip is knackered and you could do with a new one…
  Not the worst diagnosis but probably not music to your ears, looking at around £170 for a replacement.

  Hope that helps,
  Simon.

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  Paul Lit

  Member

  25 September 2015 at 12:31

  Thanks Simon,
  i thought it might be that but appreciate the second opinion,

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  Paul Hughes

  Member

  25 September 2015 at 16:25

  looks like encoder strip, have you tried turning it over, ie the bit that was in the slot of the machine now becomes the the bit the machine sees, this has worked for me and I know others on here have done this too.

  if not http://www.digiprint-supplies.com/sp-30 … 75150.html
  £72.67

  paul

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  Stafford Cox

  Member

  29 September 2015 at 19:31

  I agree on the encoder strip and would only ever replace it with a genuine Roland one. However, on some of the earlier Rolands, you could actually turn the strip upside down. I’m not so sure about the 300V.

  Stafford

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