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  • Troubleshooting Epson DTF printer red light errors

    Find out what's wrong with your L1800, R1390 or L805 DTF printer. Use the Epson Adjustment Program (Waste Ink Counter Reset Program) to find your Epson based DTF printers error descriptions and codes. DTF printer, UV printer & DTG printer error codes and reset printer counter program download: https://www.inkdropprinterservices.com/epson-reset-programs DTF printer, UV printer & DTG printer printheads Epson mainboards, printer ink dampers & printer cables: https://www.inkdropprinterservices.com/printer-parts

  • What's wrong with your L1800, R1390 or L805 DTF printer?

    Find out what's wrong with your L1800, R1390 or L805 DTF printer. Use the Epson Adjustment Program (Waste Ink Counter Reset Program) to find your Epson based DTF printers error descriptions and codes.

  • How to reset DTF printer waste ink counters

    Need to reset the waste ink counters on your L1800, R1390 or L805 DTF printer? Learn how to use the epson adjustment program tp reset the waste ink counters on your DTF printer. Fix red blinking lights on your DTF printer and get your DTF printer back to work. Download reset waste ink counters programs here:

  • DTF printer, UV printer, DTG printer printhead carriage replacement steps

    Replace the printhead carriage on your DTF printer, UV printer or DTG printer. Watch step by step replacement steps for replacing your DTF, DTG or UV epson based printhead carriage. DTF printer, UV printer, DTG printer Epson based L1800, R1390 or L805 printhead carriage replacement steps.

  • How To Perfrom Printer Alignments In PrintExp Hosonsoft

    Does your DTF or UV prints look grainy , miscolored , blurry or misaligned? You don't have to be a printer technician or a print specialist to get your DTF, DTG or UV prints PERFECTLY aligned and your prints at their highest quality. If your DTF , DTG ,UV or Large Format printer uses PrintExp Hosonsoft software , or has a Hoson mainboard the steps below will guide you through getting your prints at their HIGHEST QUALITY everytime. Stop fighting with misalignment, blurry and grainy prints follow the "How To Perform Printer Alignment PrintExp" steps below: 1. Perform Printer Alignment in PrintExp "Step Calibration" DTF, UV & Large Format printers. This step alignment controls the speed of your page feed motor. The motor feed will either slow down or speed up depending on the value you input into the test results. Performing the Step Calibration Adjustment will often remedy print quality issues such as misaligned ink layers (color ink layer to white ink layer). Click “Adjust” to go to the calibration page. Adjsuting Step Calibration in PrintExp Hosonsoft Click “Step Adjust” then “Print Adjust” to print a chart. (The chart will look like the one in the picture below) Step Adjust Chart in PrintExp Hosonsoft Find the number where the lines overlap. In the example above we can see the lines overlap closest above number "0". NOTE: In most cases when initially performing the step alignment your number will not be zero. The goal is to find where the lines in the chart are CLOSEST to perfectly overlapping eachother. Once you have determined where the closest overlap lines are , enter that number into the "Pixel" box. (seen in the picture below) After entering the number associated with the closest overlapping lines click "Calculate". PrintExp will automatically make adjustment to the page feed steps and either increase or decrease the step amount depending what number you entered. The overall goal is to get the closest overlapping lines above the number "0". NOTE: sometimes this test has to be repeated SEVERAL times in order to get the closest overlapping lines to "0". You should see the overlapping lines get closer and closer to "0" everytime you repeat the test. Once you have reached "0" you can move on to the next alignment procedure. Step Alignment adjustment value in PrintExp Hosonsoft 2. Perfroming "Bidirection Calibration" in PrintExp Hosonsoft for DTF, UV & Large Format printers. This test controls how and where the ink dots drop onto your substrate (film, t-shirt, vinyl, paper etc. ....) while the print carriage is moving from left to right. Performing the Bi-Directional Adjustment will often remedy print quality issues such as blurry prints or grainy prints. Click ““Bidrec adjust” (see picture below) Bi-Direction Adjustment in PrintExp Hosonsoft Click “Print Adjust” to print a chart. (The chart will look like the one in the picture below) Bi-Direction Adjustment test in PrintExp Hosonsoft Find the number where the lines overlap. ADD this number to the original data. In our example we see the lines overlap closest above the “+2” (positive two) , so enter 16 in the "Bidirect Value" box, because the "Bidirect Value" box already has a value of "14". We ADD "+2" to the existing value of "14"....which makes our "Bidirect Value" 16. 14+2 = 16 NOTE: In some cases you will see the lines closest overlapping above a negative number such as -3 , in those cases we subtract 3 from our existing value in the "Bidirect Value" box. The goal for this test (just like the in the previous test) is to get the closest overlapping lines above the "0".....repeat the steps above over until your closest overlapping lines are above "0". On some systems it is difficult to get the lines above the "0"......in those cases just get as close to "0" as possible -1 to +1 is usually fine. The more printheads you have on your system , the more difficult it will be to get the alignment above the "0" mark. After adding or subtracting your test results from the number in the "BiDirect Value" box , click "Print Adjust" again to reprint the test and see if your adjustment are getting closer to "0". 3. Perfroming "Horizontal Calibration" in PrintExp Hosonsoft for DTF, UV & Large Format printers. This test is used for aligning the printheads (if you have more than one) on your system, and the colors cahnnels on those heads horizontally together. Even if you have only one printhead on your printer, this test will help. The test tell PrintExp and your printers mainboard exactly when to fire each drop in each channel on the X axis. So the cyan dots only stay in the cyan area of the print. If your seeing tiny dots of black in the yellow colors of your prints , or magenta dots in your cyan colors for example , then this alignment will help to improve those discolorations as well as address color edges and print boldness. Click “Head Space” – “Horizontal” (seen in picture below) Horizontal print alignment in PrintExp Hosonsoft Click “Print Adjust” to print the horizontal adjustment test (seen in the pic below) Horizontal print alignment test example PrintExp Hosonsoft Find the number where black and white closest overlap. ADD or SUBTRACT (depending if the result is a positive or negative number) this number from the existing number in the software. In our example above, we see the black and white overlap closest above the "+2" number in the test labeled "Left Distance" "H2". In this case we want to ADD +2 to our existing value in the "Left Distance" "H2" box. Because our current value in the "Left Distance" "H2" box is set to -3 we will ADD +2 (positive two) , so we should input -1 into the "Left Distance" "H2" box. Because -3 (negative three) is the existing number in the box , adding +2 (postive two, which is our test results for that box) equals -1. NOTE: If you have more than two printheads in your system, your test will show results "H2 Left Distance"....."H3 Left Distance".....and so on. Each printhead will have its own test result, BE SURE to enter the correct value into the correct box. You can repeat this test to get the overlapping lines as close to "0" as possible. Often you will find that getting all the printheads to "0" is not possible, I suggest getting them all within -2 to +2 and moving on to next alignment test. 4. Perfroming "Vertical Calibration" in PrintExp Hosonsoft for DTF, UV & Large Format printers. This test is used for aligning the printheads (if you have more than one) on your system, and the colors cahnnels on those heads vertically together. Even if you have only one printhead on your printer, this test will help. The test tells PrintExp and your printers mainboard exactly when to fire each drop in each channel on the Y axis. This alignment will improve your print crispness, edges and color mixing. Click “Head Space” – “Vertical” (seen in picture below) Vertical alignment test in PrintExp Hosonsoft Click “Print Adjust” to print the horizontal adjustment test (seen in the pic below) Vertical print alignment example Printexp Hososnsoft Find the number where black and white closest overlap. ADD or SUBTRACT (depending if the result is a positive or negative number) this number from the existing number in the software. In our example below, we see that the existing value in the "Vertical Adjustment" box is 1463. In our printed test we see that the black and white lines overlap perfectly above the "0" value. We the ADD "0" to the existing value of 1463, which leaves our "Vertical Adjustment" value at 1463. (seen in the picture below) Completing printhead alignments in PrintExp Hosonsoft After completing the vertical alignment, we have finished our printhead and print alignment tests. Click "SAVE" in the top right corner of PrintExp Hosonsoft to store all the updated alignment values. Close PrintExp software , close any RIP software such as Maintop , Cadlink or Flexi. And shut down the printer for 5 minutes. Once you restart everything , run a test print to see how much better your prints look. Following the step by step process above anyone can get the highest quality prints from their DTF , DTG , UV or Large Format system. Comment below on your experience with using PrintExp to align your printheads and print colors. Were you able to get everything to "0" on all tests? How much better are your prints looking? If you need help installing or help with your printers RIP software reach out us to speak with a printer repair or software speacialists. Our team can help with any RIP software on the market , like 09j=09j Maintop Download the pdf instructions here: Spot colors in photoshop for DTF printers and UV printers w/ Maintop, Flexi RIP's

  • REPLACE DTF PRINTHEAD

    Repair your DTF printer fast, replace your damaged or clogged printhead with Ink Drop Printer Services helpful "How To Replace DTF printhead" video. The video applies to most L1800, R1390 and L805 DTF printers, including brands such as Procolored, Colorsun, ACHI and DTG Pro. Shut down your DTF printer before doing any electrical work, to insure no damage to your DTF mainboard or while replacing DTF printhead. Prepare the DTF printhead carriage for ink damper and DTF printhead removal. Remove DTF ink dampers from the printhead without causing electrical shorts or ink spill. Remove DTF printhead cables and replace DTF printhead. How to replace DTF & DTG printhead in L1800, R1390 & L805 DTF printers

  • How to reset L1800, R1390 or L805 waste ink counters

    Two alternating blink lights on your DTF printer? If you need to reset the waste ink counters on your L1800, R1390 or L805 waste ink counters, follow the instructions below using the Epson Adjustment Program for your model DTF printer. 1. Unzip the software and double-click the application "adjprog.exe" to run the software. 2. Read the Epson L1800 Reset Software License Agreement. 3. Click the [accept] button to agree to start the software. 4. Click the [select] button and choose your printer (it should appear in one of the port options) . If you do not see your printer then make sure the printer is on and the usb cable is plugged into your computer. 5. Click the "Particular Adjustment Mode" button. 6. Find and click [Waste ink pad counter] under the Maintenance column. 7. The Waste ink pad counter window will open, as shown below. 8. Check the "Main pad counter" and "Platen pad counter", and then click the [Initialization] button. 9. The program will initialize the waste ink pad reset. You will see the "When the OK button is clicked initialization is done" pop up window. (seen below) Click the [OK] button to reset the waste ink counter. 10. The software will reset the waste ink pad counters. Another pop up will appear asking you to restart the printer. Turn the printer off wait 10 seconds then start the printer again. Your waste ink pad counter will be reset to zero. To check the counter values your can simply restart the Epson Adjustment Program again, go back to the waste ink pad counter and check the values. Download waste ink reset software for L1800, R1390 and L805 DTF printers below: Download L1800, R1390 and L805 repair manuals below:

  • No Power On My DTF Printer!

    DTF printer will not power on , beeping sound heard from the back of the printer? If you have no power on your Epson L1800 or R1390 DTF , UV or DTG printer and you can hear a "BEEP" repeating when you plug the printer up , then you might have a blown mainboard fuse or power supply board. Watch the video below to identify the Epson blown mainboard beep. If you can hear the beep coming from L1800 or R1390 DTF printer , then you likely need a new mainboard fuse , new mainboard or new powers supply board. Check the listing below to order the parts you need to get fix your DTF , UV or DTG printer. CLICK HERE TO ORDER L1800 / R1390 MAINBOARD FUSES Speacialty made epson L1800 or R1390 mainboard fuses , fits MOST DTF , UV and DTG printers without the need to solder. CLICK HERE TO ORDER A NEW DTF , UV OR DTG L1800 MAINBOARD: New L1800 DTF , UV and DTG printer mainboards. Visit our website for more printer repair how to video's and articles. Or send your DTF printer to us for repair and refurbishment.

  • How to replace L1800 / R1390 DTF printer mainboard

    Step by step video on how to replace your L1800 or R1390 DTF printers mainboard. Explanation of the "breakout" or "bypass" that , where it plugs into the mainboard and what it's purpose is. Test mainboard fuses and more. Replacing the mainboard on your L1800 or R1390 printer can be a simple process if we remember to take pictures and label all cabbles and connections as we move the repair process. Often we have found that the problem isn't the mainboard itself , but the cause of the error on the L1800 and R1390 DTF or UV printers is on the F1 fuse. The F1 fuse can easily be replaced on most DTF , UV or DTG printers with only a small screwdriver. Check out the link below to find a specialty F1 fuse that can applied to your printer quickly. Click below to order a new L1800 or R1390 DTF , UV , DTG mainboard fuse If you have tested your mainboard fuse and found that it is not damaged , then a replacement L1800 or R1390 mainboard is easy to order at the link below: ORDER L1800 DTF , UV, DTG maiboard HERE Need help with DTF , UV , DTG or Large Format printer? Reach out to us via the printer repair form and upload pictures and videos of your printers issue. Our printer repair team has experience with every inkjet manufacturer including Procolor , Colorsun , Erasmart and Mutoh systems. SuperTech220 WEB: www.inkdropprinterservices.com EMAIL: inkdropprinterservices@gmail.com

  • Replacing L1800 DTF printhead with L805 adapter board

    Step by step instructions for replacing a L1800 or R1390 printhead. We used a L805 adapter board in this repair , allowing us to replace the L1800 DTF printhead with L805 adapter board. Saving money and still printing great. Replace your L1800 or R1390 DTF , UV or DTG printhead for half the price using the L805 adapter board. Find the L805 printhead and adapter board ready for quick shipping below. CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE ABOUT THE L805 DTF , UV , DTG printhead Checkout the L805 printhead adapter board below: CLICK THIS LINK TO PURCHASE THE L805 printhead adapter board Our team has found the printhead adapter board to be a great alternative to the L1800 and R1390 printheads. If you need help with any printer or RIP related issues reach out to us via the printer repair form where you can upload pictures of your printers error or video of what is happening. One our printer repair or RIP software technicians will respond quickly.

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