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Re: [Digital BW] Re: 1160 mis quad micro banding

2001-08-30 by Randy L

Well It was banding with the mis 1270 inks in it. But it has printed
better. Now these bands are barely visable to the naked eye. You really
got to look close to see them. I was hoping that changing inks would
help it.
Thanks for the reply
Randy

Martin Wesley wrote:
> 
> Randy,
> 
> How was the printer running before you installed the CIS and quads?
> Was there any banding with the Epson inks? Since the MIS VM is using
> the Epson driver same as the Epson inks the banding should have been
> the same with both unless something got knocked out of alignment
> during the CIS installation.
> 
> Is the microbanding visible at normal viewing distances or is this
> something you only see with magnification?
> 
> Martin Wesley
> 
> Randy,
> 
> How was the printer running before you installed the CIS and quads?
> Was there any banding with the Epson inks? Since the MIS VM is using
> the Epson driver same as the Epson inks the banding should have been
> the same with both unless something got knocked out of alignment
> during the CIS installation.
> 
> Is the microbanding visible at normal viewing distances or is this
> something you only see with magnification?
> 
> Martin Wesley
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., Randy L <rlphoto@a...>
> wrote:
> > Hi list,
> > My 1160/mis quad/varitone/Roark curve/cfs system on archival matte
> is
> > producing beautiful prints right off the bat. The only problem is
> this
> > dreaded horizontal micro banding. My nozzle check is perfect and
> high
> > speed is off. My question is how much does the alignment has to do
> with
> > horizontal microbanding? I thought it was only for vertical
> microbanding
> > which I dont have. What other factors come into play here?
> > Thanks, I am stuck.
> > Randy Laskody
> 
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