Paul:
That is correct. I can add that about two weeks before this happened, I
printed three images for a local competition; one was with the neutral curve on
RR Metallic paper, one was RR Polar matte with no curve and one was RR Ultrapro
Satin with the warm curve. All printed normally.
I’m tempted to believe that the difference is using the “newer” batch of
UT14 ink, which I’ve had on hand for about a year, but it was the tone change in
the first print of the next printing session that caused me to notice the
difference. (RR Metallic with the neutral curve.) Also, after
printing the purge page last night, I found an older purge page I’d printed long
ago. They are identical. I'm pretty sure the new batch of ink is a red herring.
I’m more than willing to believe that my problem is a process error, but I
can’t find anything that I’m doing differently. Very puzzling.
Homer Shannon