Digital BW, The Print

I'm having a similar problem with my 3000. Very fine black lines going the 
width of the print. Sometimes they extend past the left or right margin of the 
actual image. Under a loupe they are fairly consistent dots, not smears. My 
issue is not specific to a certain scan and happens in Piezo or straight printing 
from PS7.

I'm afraid it is the printhead or possibly a controller board. 

Keith Jones

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "ricm95901" <rmurai@e...> wrote:
> One of my 3000s has developed a black striping problem. This 
> may have been discussed in the past but I did a search and 
> found nothing.
> 
> I'm getting an unevenly spaced, intermittent dark black line that 
> starts within the image and extends into and beyond the left 
> border. It's being printed slightly in front of the actual printing 
> area. The output will be fine for an inch or so and then the 
> intermittent black line will kick in anywhere from a single line to 
> an inch or so and then disappear.
> 
> Other than the black striping the output is fine as are the nozzle 
> checks, head alignment, etc. I thought maybe it was a dirty head 
> so I did an under the head cleaning/blotted the ink pads several 
> times but it looks as if the lines are sharply defined, linear nozzle 
> bursts vs. smears.
> 
> I'm running Piezo/MIS FS with EAM and PRS and the tension 
> lever in the + position. It's been fine up until now. 
> 
> Could this be the beginng of the end for the print head?
> 
> Any ideas?
> 
> By the way - does anyone know what the black lever on the right 
> hand side of the print head is?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Rick Murai