+Annmarie Hayes I heard of this problem before with not being able to print larger. From what I gather, sometimes the manufacturers (and there are many making the same looking machines) will go and buy a whole bunch of Epson Photo Printers. (Usually the R1900) And gut the control boards and mount them in larger chassis. So the newer large format printer still thinks it's an R1900. Unless they have someone with experience enough to flash the boards to be able to change the perimeters. I've heard there's a work around, but I don't think you can do anything about it in the RIP, but rather a piece of software that can communicate with the Epson Headboard itself.
hi guys ! i really need help! i got this machine TJ-1671c but i have some problems i am new using this kind of plotters! i am from California! i already installed the print head , the inks, the software, the printer is connected to my computer but doesn't can do any test or any print! if you guys can help me out, i will appreciate! and ive been trying to contact with the engineers of the company but i dont have answers back!
It's pretty complicated diagnose something like this. But there are several things I'd try first. One of which is making sure all the little wire connectors are hooked up. This includes the back of the headboard over the printhead, and even check the little plugs on the ends of the plastic encoder strip. Mine were not connected when we first powered up and made the head crash and cause damage even before we got to print anything. The other thing is the most obvious... try another USB cable, that you know works. Also, you can't actually run the printer on anything newer than Win7. We tried our newest laptop when we first installed the software. It all loaded and looked like it was going to work, but no... it was the OS. Then one more thing was that once you are sure all those things are good, you have to initialize the HB (headboard) and something else, maybe Print Head, under the Epson utility. I can't recall exactly how you are supposed to do it, but all I remember is that the utility only runs if production manager is not running. Or something like that. I was able to find really good install instructions from another company's similar printer. They had a .pdf walkthrough that was a little better than what I got from Tec. However, I had found out that I was supposed to get start-up guide from Tec, but never did, because of communication issue. My account was handed off to someone else, who assumed that the pervious person had sent me everything to begin with. I can see if I can find those .pdf files for you, if you still need them.
im also using this printer... But im trying to find a good RIP software. The maintop software they provided with the machine is CRAP (id use another word, but im being polite). Anyways, what RIP software are you using or could you recommend one that works with this machine !
+Tony Steve Duperron You can use Caldera, they have a misc. printer driver. (Use Misc-Generic-PRT2) You are basically just controlling an Epson DX5 or DX7 print head.
+TheBikerScout ... Another quick question for you... BTW I'm a newbie when it comes to this stuff. I checked out Caldera RIP software.. There's so many to choose from (version 10). I want to be able to print in large format and send it to my seperate cutting machine if need be to do some contour cutting. I dont want to purchase a $2000 software and not being the right version... any help would be appreciated
+Tony Steve Duperron Well, any cutting plotter you may use should have registration points that you'd include in the print file while you are designing, as well as a vector path labeled CutPath or whatever. If you printed off this machine, as long as it has the appropriate cut and registration info in the file, you'd be able to cut on a separate plotter no problem. The RIP is just the program that takes screen information about color and produces a file that the printer can read and knows when and what inkjet nozzles to squirt and for how long. Yes, there are some RIP & Print integrated solutions, but for a $5k printer, you're not going to get that. But the RIP is necessary to guarantee color accuracy from print to print, year after year. So, whatever RIP software you choose to use, you'll still have to have it. Won't keep you from cutting, that's a separate option.
+TheBikerScout thanks for the info. I know that some RIP software will help you design (aka..help you create contour to cut) and print the registration points. I purchased one from Vinylmaster, but found out that this printer is not compatible and ill have to wait for the next version. I just want this thing to work and of course (like you mentioned... Color accuracy) in which case is not happening with the MAINTOP software that came with it
![LAVROV's interview with Tucker CARLSON 😁 [Parody]](/img/1.gif)
Can you help me i have the DX7 printer same as this one but cant get it to print bigger than A4 any help would be much appreciated Thank you
+Annmarie Hayes I heard of this problem before with not being able to print larger. From what I gather, sometimes the manufacturers (and there are many making the same looking machines) will go and buy a whole bunch of Epson Photo Printers. (Usually the R1900) And gut the control boards and mount them in larger chassis. So the newer large format printer still thinks it's an R1900. Unless they have someone with experience enough to flash the boards to be able to change the perimeters.
I've heard there's a work around, but I don't think you can do anything about it in the RIP, but rather a piece of software that can communicate with the Epson Headboard itself.
hi guys ! i really need help! i got this machine TJ-1671c but i have some problems i am new using this kind of plotters! i am from California! i already installed the print head , the inks, the software, the printer is connected to my computer but doesn't can do any test or any print! if you guys can help me out, i will appreciate! and ive been trying to contact with the engineers of the company but i dont have answers back!
It's pretty complicated diagnose something like this. But there are several things I'd try first. One of which is making sure all the little wire connectors are hooked up. This includes the back of the headboard over the printhead, and even check the little plugs on the ends of the plastic encoder strip. Mine were not connected when we first powered up and made the head crash and cause damage even before we got to print anything.
The other thing is the most obvious... try another USB cable, that you know works. Also, you can't actually run the printer on anything newer than Win7. We tried our newest laptop when we first installed the software. It all loaded and looked like it was going to work, but no... it was the OS.
Then one more thing was that once you are sure all those things are good, you have to initialize the HB (headboard) and something else, maybe Print Head, under the Epson utility. I can't recall exactly how you are supposed to do it, but all I remember is that the utility only runs if production manager is not running. Or something like that.
I was able to find really good install instructions from another company's similar printer. They had a .pdf walkthrough that was a little better than what I got from Tec. However, I had found out that I was supposed to get start-up guide from Tec, but never did, because of communication issue. My account was handed off to someone else, who assumed that the pervious person had sent me everything to begin with.
I can see if I can find those .pdf files for you, if you still need them.
im also using this printer... But im trying to find a good RIP software. The maintop software they provided with the machine is CRAP (id use another word, but im being polite). Anyways, what RIP software are you using or could you recommend one that works with this machine !
+Tony Steve Duperron You can use Caldera, they have a misc. printer driver. (Use Misc-Generic-PRT2) You are basically just controlling an Epson DX5 or DX7 print head.
Thanks, I appreciate it, and great job on the UV conversion
+TheBikerScout ... Another quick question for you... BTW I'm a newbie when it comes to this stuff. I checked out Caldera RIP software.. There's so many to choose from (version 10). I want to be able to print in large format and send it to my seperate cutting machine if need be to do some contour cutting. I dont want to purchase a $2000 software and not being the right version... any help would be appreciated
+Tony Steve Duperron Well, any cutting plotter you may use should have registration points that you'd include in the print file while you are designing, as well as a vector path labeled CutPath or whatever. If you printed off this machine, as long as it has the appropriate cut and registration info in the file, you'd be able to cut on a separate plotter no problem. The RIP is just the program that takes screen information about color and produces a file that the printer can read and knows when and what inkjet nozzles to squirt and for how long.
Yes, there are some RIP & Print integrated solutions, but for a $5k printer, you're not going to get that. But the RIP is necessary to guarantee color accuracy from print to print, year after year. So, whatever RIP software you choose to use, you'll still have to have it. Won't keep you from cutting, that's a separate option.
+TheBikerScout thanks for the info. I know that some RIP software will help you design (aka..help you create contour to cut) and print the registration points. I purchased one from Vinylmaster, but found out that this printer is not compatible and ill have to wait for the next version. I just want this thing to work and of course (like you mentioned... Color accuracy) in which case is not happening with the MAINTOP software that came with it