Digital BW, The Print

Jon Cone has told us that his system prints at 2160 dpi. That is the
only place I have ever heard this number mentioned. I doubt if the
printer really prints at this level of sharpness.

Jerry



Austin Franklin wrote:
> 
> > >No where in the printer command language could I find a way to get this
> > >printer to do 2160DPI, which, I believe, Piezo claims it works
> > at.  I asked
> > >in the Piezo group about this, and never got a satisfactory explanation.
> > >Now, whether there may be some "secret commands" or something, I don't
> > >know,
> > >but I am reasonably familiar with the mechanics of this printer, I don't
> > >believe it can do 2160...  It's a claim that has never sat well with me.
> >
> > This is connected with Paul's inability to find increased resolution on a
> > line test; a line test is black and white only, while the
> > advantages in the
> > Piezo driver are based on using all the color heads to print
> > shades of gray.
> > This allows more grays, more smoothness, more info, but not more
> > black and
> > white line pairs. As the Epson printers print smaller and smaller
> > dots, this
> > advantage shows less and less, which is why the 3000 and 7000 are the
> > ultimate models for taking advantage of the Peizo drivers.
> 
> Hi CD,
> 
> I do not see how they are connected.  The print head mechanics and carriage
> mechanics are what controls this...and mechanically, I do not find a way to
> do 2160...no matter what inks you use.
> 
> Why do you believe the are connected?
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Austin
> 
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