That was indeed helpful,Brian, thanks for the tip. I check that group every day (as I do this one and Digital BW) but somehow I missed that thread.
Particularly helpful was that these non-Pro printers (such as the 1400, 1430) do not have in their firmware a way of handling the beginning and end of a print. The Epson driver makes up for that somehow but not QTR. Am I understanding this correctly? (Roy, would it be possible to tweak your excellent program and add that feature? Probably a lot easier said than done!). And should I print at 1440 dpi or 2880?
Perhaps you can help with a couple of other issues I raised:
Paul pointed out that since our printers did not have that trouble when new indicates a need for roller cleaning. He said "both rollers". I only see one, down on the lower right, it's thick and has a notch in it to allow the paper free to pass once the paper is grabbed. But on closer examination, I see another roller beneath the big one. Is this what is meant by "both rollers"? And how do you get at that one to clean it? I know how to clean the big one.
And what is meant by "transport rollers"? Are these I just mentioned the transport rollers?
Finally, my blacks are not as rich as before. I am due to a new mix of C6, maybe my DMax will improve then.
Thanks again,
Paul
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Re: [Digital BW] Re: Banding at start and end of the print - Epson 1430 + Eboni inks
2015-09-23 by Paul Roark
Just a quick responce --
Your nozzle checks should be perfect. Eb v. 1.1 should have deeper blacks than the original. The end of the original run got weak; may want to toss it if that is what you have.
The epson driver compensates for the poor paper transport at the paper ends better than QTR. However, I've found with QTR how many jets are firing is a variable. I often now have some of the inks in a QTR "toner" category that may help with this.
What I call the transport rollers are on either side of the area where the head goes back and forth. The exit roller is famous for the pizza wheels it likes to leave on glossy pigment prints. The original feed roller that does most of the work and is seen from the paper feed area does not affect microbanding. It just leaves a big mark on some papers & images.
Paul
On Wed, Sep 23, 2015 at 9:22 AM, paulmwhiting@... [DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint] <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com> wrote: