Digital BW, The Print

> For those of you using 1280's to do quad printing, what do you look for in
> the second step of the print head alignment?  I've been choosing what I
> think is the "least grainy" pattern, however, there seems to be a regular
> pattern in it which is tending to manifest itself in prints.  Do you
choose
> the least grainy pattern that does not have a regular pattern in it? I've
> never done this with color inks...so I'm not sure what the purpose
is...and
> how I should translate the instructions given that I'm using quads (hexs).

With colour dye inks, choosing the least grainy pattern results in a
noticeably smoother print. I don't think the alignment is all that useful
with pigment inks. At least, in with my printer, sometimes it helps,
sometimes I can't tell any difference.