Vp 540 problem

[@IhsaanAbrahams]

Open the grey metal cover below the cap tops and see the hose that comes out of the yellow. Unplug it and connect the big syringe to it and pull gently but firmly till you get a few ml out and then try again. Please do not leave the printer idle for too many days and ensure that you clean around your heads at least once a week.

[@cowcheese1983]

yup more than likely yellow ink harden in the captop lines. use the syringe with cleaning solution and clean till you see the fluid coming down through the captop line and you should be good to go. mageta and yellow always harden quickly. and use Mutoh STS inks those inks print vibrant and clean your heads at the same time.

[@ewapologetics]

You have probably figured this out by now but whenever I have this issue it is time to replace the cap top. A bad seal on the cap top will prevent the pump from being able to pull the ink through the nozzles and the ink will slowly retreat up the line and dry in the head.

[@fasdadvgb]

My magenta line is always clogging at the bend in the hose. I remove the cap top & hose from the printer, pull the hose off cap top, drop solution in, feel for the plug in the hose, cut a length of coat hanger wire and carefully work it through to push out the dried ink plug. try not to poke hole in the tube, I did once and just taped it up to use it... and ordered a new cap top :). Probably a good idea to order 8 cap tops to switch out instead of unclogging in future as it always will clog. I am using 2020 ink not Roland$.

[@randallsadams]

don't force ink thru the head, instead remove the metal cover at the bottom find the hose that is going to the pump from the yellow captop and connect the syringe and slowly pull ink thru head that way, it will remove clogs from the head, sometimes the captop will get clog too when using third-party inks. sometimes as a last resort i used some goo gone in the spray can to unclog the heads and it works but that is the last thing i do after spending 2 hours or more using the cleaning solutions and they don't work and by the way do this at your own risk.

[@Onlinesmartideas]

Hey, i had same issue …how do you fix this issue

[@jayjayltz]

Probably figured it out by now but, from seeing the yellow cap pooling like that it tells me it’s not draining , check the drain hose for that yellow it’s probably dry and clogged I would change that cap station along with a new drain hose it should fix the problem, when they don’t drain the heads don’t drain therefore the ink in the head dries and clogs the head

[@christianlionel1988]

Did you find out the cause of this as I am having a similar problem? I ordered some new cap tops and before I replace them I am hoping that I can fix it without doing so. Thanks

[@sangammeshwar6866]

Hello, I had a problem with my machine, it’s not printing when I give print just move but ink is not spreading please any got something like this problem please let me know the solution