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can anyone tell me why my PC60 wont pick up ribbons?
Just switched the pc60 on this morning and it refuses to pick up any ribbons, it was working fine Tuesday 😕
The part (dont know what its called) that comes out to take the cartridge only comes out about half way and is making a horible grinding sort of noise 😮
Tried moving the carts around and then tried new
If anybody can help on this one ??? (all I seem to asking 😀 for)
Cheers
Kev -
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Sounds like a serious problem 😕 🙁 It may be a mechanical fault of some description, or may be a sign the head has blown or something along those lines 🙁
Cheers, Dewi
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quote :If anybody can help on this one ??? (all I seem to asking for)thats what the sites all about after all mate 😉
regarding your problem. we had that happen to ours a while back. cant remember what we did to fix it as it was a while ago.. ill speak to andrew and ask if he knows.. im sure he will 😉
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The part that picks up the cartridge is a white screw like thread that aligns with the central top indentation and literaly “winds” the cartridge onto the head. Sometimes the alignment can go out and the “white screw” ends up off centre when trying to pick up the cartidge. You can see this happening. If you watch the cartidge being picked up check that the screw is exactly in the centre of the cartridge when it begins turning. If it isn’t you will get the grinding noise you described and you will see that the screw is not dead centre.
This should fix itself if you shut the power off to the printer and switch it back on again – the head head should re-align itself properly when the machine is switched back on. If it doesn’t, check that the drive mechanism which runs the head left and right hasn’t developed some problem that is causing the misalignment.
I had the very same problem two days ago which was cured simply by switching off and back on again 😀
Try it again today – you may be pleasantly surprised to find the problem has resolved itself 😉
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Tried everything now apart from hitting it with a hammer. So have given in and took it down to Roland in Swansea 🙁 . It only came back 2 months ago for a new head. Hope it is a head alignment prob as they said the would do it free of charge (i am not betting on it though)
Thank you all for the help (again)
Cheers
Kev -
Hi
I did some freelance work for a company with a PC60 and the same thing happened to me whilst operating. It was an alignment problem which seems to have happened to them a couple of times. There is a set process for realigning which consisted of take the cover off and pressing sequence of buttons putting a tape in each in turn. Check the manual but I had a feeling they rang the supplier who gave them instructions over phone. It only takes 2-3 minutes to do. Give your supplier/roland a ring for the sequence. If any problems I will try and get the instructions
Mike
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Cheers Mike
I am collecting the machine back from Roland on Wednesday and will ask them about the routine
Cheers
kev -
Glad you’ve sorted it out Kev, as you say, hopefully head alignment, no charge and back to printing by the following morning 😀
Cheers, Dewi
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KEV YGM! 😀
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ok, I give in, what does YGM mean Mike? 😕
Ya Gonna Melt?
Young Guns Meet?
Yellow Goes Magenta?
😕 Puzzled!
Cheers, Dewi
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maybe you got message?? 😀
Nik
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😕 Ying Gai Moke? No idea what it means, but it sounds all japenesey 😀 😀
Cheers, Dewi
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You Got Mail maybe or You gone MAD!!!
Goop
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Cheers Mike
RYM (recieved your message 😀 😀 😀 )Sorry could not resist
Kev
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WTFITA 😉
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LLATEAWTF!!!!! 😀 😀 😀
Nik (hint) footie!!!!!!!! 😛 😛
Nik
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You Got Mail! it is. Don’t you peeps speak the queens English 🙄
Phill What the **** is that about 😮
LMFAO 🙂
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there wont be much queens english spoken tonight!! maybe french though!! 😆 😆 😆
sorry could not resist it!! 😀
Nik
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Well done Mike – You got it in one 😆 😆
HTFDYMT 😕
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quote rightsigns:Well done Mike – You got it in one 😆 😆
HTFDYMT 😕
Quite easily actually 😆
Better stop now before Rob deletes the thread 😳
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Just had a telephone call from Roland….
Just to let me know the gears or something (thought of how much kicked in) have packed in. They then told me they will replace the complete head etc. free of charge 😀 😀 😀So picking it up tomorrow and can safley put my cheque book away…. TFFT
Thanks everybody for the help
Kev
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Nice one 😀 Back to printing and a healthy bank balance to boot 😀
Phill/Mike, any chance of a codebook? AIMS?
Cheers, Dewi
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