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Roland SJ Printer FAQs


SJ-1045/1000	SJ-745/740	SJ-645/640	SJ-600	SJ-545/540	SJ-500

The Roland SolJet SJ printer series was introduced with the SJ-600/500 in 2002, allowing prints on vinyl with solvent ink. It augmented the FJ aqueous line which ran on paper with pigment or dye ink. The SJ series replaced the CJ series and was subsequently replaced by the XJ and AJ series.

The SJ machines were originally set up for solvent inks. The SJ-1000, SJ-740, SJ-640, and SJ-540 could be converted to EcoSol and VersaWorks when these became available in 2005. The converted models took on a 5 number. Models with an "EX" suffix were fitted with an extra heater as well. Subsequent SJ-1045 models came out with the heater pre-installed, and did not carry the EX moniker.

The SJ Series excluding the SJ-600 and SJ-500 are part of the "PRO-2" or "PROII" architecture group, and use the PRO-2 firmware. When combined with the EX heater and the "5" suffix, these became the PROII-V machines.

The SJ-740/640/600/540/500 models could be fitted with extra "HU" heaters to become "EX" models. Info on these is in the "HU" link below.
The SJ-1045/1000 could be converted to sublimation sysetms along with a bulk-ink unit called the "IS-1000". Info on these is in the "IS" link below.
The SJ-74x, SJ-64x, and SJ-54x models could be fit with the TU-2 take-up-reel system, as per the link below.

SJ-1045/1000	introduced	20050517	CMYKLcLm	6 Heads	EcoSol/VWorks converted = SJ-1045
SJ-745/740	introduced	20021007	CMYKLcLm	6 Heads	EcoSol/VWorks converted = SJ-745
SJ-645/640	introduced	20040109	CMYKLcLm	6 Heads	EcoSol/VWorks converted = SJ-645
SJ-600/500	introduced	20020319	CMYKLcLm	2 FJ-50 Heads	Not EcoSol convertable
SJ-545/500	introduced	20021007	CMYKLcLm	6 Heads	EcoSol/VWorks converted = SJ-545