Digital BW, The Print

Yes I did. That is how I confirmed it occuring in all channels. I have putzed around with puddle cleaning, and adjusting the platen gap and paper advance. In the process, I can reduce this effect, and have almost eliminated it.

Thank you for you thoughts.

Shilesh

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "dlruckus" <dlruckus@...> wrote:
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> Hi Shilesh,
> Have you looked at a QTR calibration print made using all of the inks to see if it's only the grays doing this or perhaps just some of the inks and not all?
> I experienced something like this a couple of weeks ago on a 4000 I was putting back into use. It was cured by lowering the viscosity of the offending black just slightly. The ink had been sitting on a shelf for about 8 months through the summer in a partial bottle and I think had thickened a bit.
> 
> Regards,
> Duane
> 
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "shileshjani" <janishilesh@> wrote:
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> > Curiously, this QTR banding at 2880 dpi print shows up only on matte papers (all gray levels) and not on Epson Exhibition Fiber or Ilford GFS. I am stumped.
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> > Shilesh
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