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Re: [Digital BW] horizontal lines on print

2002-03-27 by Jerry Olson

Usually a printhead alignment or head cleaning problem. Try both and then do another nozzle check.

Jerry

The 3000 printer is famous for banding and unsquare prints? Unsquare? new term!

scottrobinsonphoto wrote:

> Paul,
>
> I've only made about 5 letter size prints and they look like
> someone took a light gray pencil and horizonially marked the
> prints every half inch or so. The lines are very thin but lots of
> them and very annoying. I was feeling like a digital surgeon after
> mastering the filling for the virgin cartridges but now this...
>
> Scott
>
> "Paul Roark" <paul.roark@v...> wrote:
> > Scott,
> >
> > That sounds like it could be a paper transport problem.  Have
> you printed a
> > 20" image and measured it to be sure that the image is 20"
> long.  I think
> > mine is only about 1/32 off, and I do not get that wide banding.
> >
> > Paul
>
> > >>> I just bought an Epson 3000 printer, an MIS FS inkset and
> >   started printing this morning. My problem is the prints have a
> >   series of horzonial lines, 9mm apart  from top to bottom.
> >
> >   Scott<<<
>
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