Digital BW, The Print

First check print head alignment. I'd also fiddle with the curves a 
bit to see if they are the source of your problem. 

BTW, I myself have my 1160 with CFS currently in storage -- and it 
will be for about another 4 weeks -- and I'm a bit concerned about 
possible printing problems. Let's see what happens.

Chris Hargens


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "cmpatti2001" 
<cmpatti@a...> wrote:
> I hadn't used my 1280 CFS system for a while, and after many trials 
> and tribulations have got it working again.  I decided to try to 
> Tyler Boley curves for the first time.  Although they seem to be 
> giving me smoother tones, I've run into a new problem--light 
banding, 
> most visible in the mid-highlights, running in the direction of the 
> print head.  It is just visible to the naked eye with the print 
held 
> at a reasonable viewing distance (say 12 inches).  I'm printing on 
> EAM and am using all the recommended settings ("heavyweight matt," 
> 1440 dpi, "no color adjustment," and "high speed" and "smooth edge" 
> unchecked).  My first couple of prints seemed fine, but now 
> the "banding" has ruined several prints in a row.
> 
> I assume this is a relatively common issue, but I've not run into 
it 
> before.  Any suggestions?
> 
> Chris Patti