Snapping Cartridges

[Gert du Preez]

I used one a few years ago.

The ribbon snapping could be (a) It sticks inside the cartridge or (b) if you print very thin diagonal lines, the print head will "burn" through the ribbon.

I recall Roland saying something about minimum line thickness, but cannot remember how much.

It usually snaps only on the 4th colour you print – Murphy’s Law.

[Chris Wool]

i havent heard of this for a very long time.

causes are non roland ribbon
wrong colour ribbon in another cart
printing over a already cut line
incorrectly set head voltage
incorrect stitching information given to a new head the disk that comes with a new head
old firmware
later versions were a lot better than old ones

the small roller at the botm rt of the head mech
and proberbly several more.

chris

[gazfoz]

Thanks for the advice, just going to throw it in skip 😥 If it doesnt snap it leaves nasty band marks in print, usually on 3rd or 4th colour 👿

[carla ritchie]

if ur skipping it ill give ya some dosh for it for spares for mine

[gazfoz]

searching for a new digi printer, so can do carla

[Phill Fenton]

Below is the advice provided by Roland. This applies to the PC600 – I don’t know if this also applies to the PC60:-

Topic: ColorCAMM PRO PC-600

How to change the Printing Mode 1 and Printing Mode 2?

Printing Mode 1 (Default) :
The printing mode dedicated to prevent the snapping ribbon problem prior to the printing quality.The printing result could become lighter or more scratchy.

Printing Mode 2 :
This printing mode has a better printing quality compared to the Printing Mode 1. Using this mode could result in the snapping ribbon problem.

To set Printing Mode 1
Turn on the secondary power SW while pressing the [HEAD CLEANING] and [DOWN ARROW] keys.

To set Printing Mode 2
Turn on the secondary power SW while pressing the [HEAD CLEANING] and [UP ARROW] keys. You can recognize Printing Mode 1 and Printing Mode 2 by checking the system report. Please check the System SW bit-3.
If it is 0, the machine is set as Printing Mode 1.
If it is 1, the machine is set as Printing Mode 2.

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