ryanwestman

Does anyone here have experience using the printer jockey software?

I am specifically interested in two functions, the first being the individual channel clean (to avoid having to waste ink on *all* channels just because of one/two being clogged).

The second component I'm interested in is the alignment utility. I find it tough to get a good alignment for bi-directional printing due to the fact that the alignment patterns bleed together a little, making it tough to make an accurate call on how much to move things in either direction. If this software simply prints a bigger grid, so that ink smudge/settling on the transfer sheets is less of a factor - that would be worth the $99 price of admission alone.

 

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DAGuide

Ryan,

I have a decent amount of experience (i.e. it is my voice on the videos, I helped with the concept and I am really good friends with the guy that created it). Some things you should understand. The alignment feature is really designed for a two printer setup like the DTG Digital Eclipse. It will allow you to adjust the print from one printer to a 2nd printer in the same line. I don't think it will provide you the answer to what you are looking for.

As for the Channel Flush feature, this feature will "print" ink out of specific channels that you desire. This feature does not use the suction / vacuum pump to suck out the clogs from the print head. Thus, I recommend the Channel Flush only when you have a clog of less than 50% of the nozzles. Otherwise, you are going to need to use the vacuum pump.

However, there are two other features that might help prevent the clogs from occuring. Check out the videos on the Time Test Print (prints out a small test pattern that fires ink from just the channels you desire based on the schedule you set) and the Timed Clean (runs a head clean based on the schedule you set). You can check out all the videos on this link - YouTube - Broadcast Yourself..

Hope this answers some of your questions. If not, feel free to ask them.

Mark

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cavedave

You can run a timed head clean in the FastRIP software, you dont need to purchase additional software for this.
Its found in Queue - Properties in the Printer Status tab.

Best regards

-David

 

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