Digital BW, The Print

Adam,

Based on an e-mail exchange we had I checked my prints and I believe 
I have the same indentation characteristic you are speaking of.

For others who may not know, what Adam is talking about is a set of 
parallel lines of indentation that appear to be caused by the pizza 
wheels.  We are not talking about the pin pricks caused by the pizza 
wheel teeth.  Rather, it is a deformation of the paper that could be 
explained by the pressure of the pizza wheels pressing down hard on 
paper that is wet with ink and deforming it.

I noticed the same thing on my 1280 printer.  However, it is only 
visible (to me) if you look on the backside of the paper.  I do not 
notice it on the front side of the paper.  The print appears to 
disguise the indentations.

I think I am on the right track when I say that it is caused by the 
wet paper.  On the back side of the paper I only see the indentations 
across the area of the paper occupied by the print itself.

I do not recall seeing this with the 1200 printer.  My question is 
this.  Are the Cone profiles laying down too much ink on the 1280 
printers?  I am using EAM paper, MIS inks, Piezo driver with EAM 
profile printed in "Best" quality.  Note that Adam's situation is 
Cone Inks, Piezo driver, and some other paper.

I have also checked this out on some contact sheets printed 
in "Better" quality mode.  The indentations seem far less 
pronounced.  So, does anyone have any comments on this "feature" of 
the 1280 printer?  From what I understand Adam is fixing the problem 
with lightly wetting the back of the print and ironing them dry.

Regards,
Mike

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "Mahesi Caplan-Faust" 
<caplan@n...> wrote:
> [Mahesi Caplan-Faust] I am trying to print A4's using cone inks on 
a new
> 1280 and I am getting heavy indentations. Has anyone had a similir
> experience. Epson say I must use Epson papers but I have been 
printing on
> Photo rag and do not want to change.
> 
> Adam
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