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Re: [Digital BW] trail of ink blots ??

2002-10-04 by frankg_photo

Jerry,
the heads aren't blocked though. The nozzle test prints fine.
I will email you a few jpegs if I may
Frank

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., Jerry Olson 
<jerryolson@r...> wrote:
> wipe out your printer with a damp paper towel, it's caused from 
blobs of
> ink in the printer.  You may have to do the windex paper towel 
trick,
> send the printheads to the left side of the printer, unplug the 
printer,
> and put a 1x12 inch paper towel (fold it over and over on itself) 
in the
> trough and drag the print heads over it. This plus wiping out the
> printer, plus a couple head cleanings should do the trick.
> 
> Jerry
> 
> frankg_photo wrote:
> > 
> > I've been printing an image in the centre of a sheet, which has a
> > wide white paper border around it, on 13x19 paper.
> > 
> > Down one side, in the blank white border, not in the image area, 
the
> > side at the end of the printheads travel, it seems to be dropping 
a
> > trail of ink blots, not in a perfectly straight line, but sort of
> > like a row of drunk ants. Each drop is about the size of a large-
ish
> > pin head
> > 
> > What on earth is this and how can I remedy it ?
> > 
> > I could scan and post or email the problem if my description isnt
> > clear ?
> > 
> > MIS sepia>neutral inks and an 1160
> > 
> > thanks
> > Frank
> > 
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