Digital BW, The Print

Maybe a little more info would help. Esp, what does the k nozzle check 
look like. Is it completely missing? Are only some specific postions 
missing? Or does it jump around, always with spaces missing, but in 
different places?
Jim H.





--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Gary Benson" 
<bensonga@g...> wrote:
> About five days ago I put a new black MIS FS cartridge in my Epson 
980 and have been unable to get a clean nozzle check for the black 
cartridge ever since.  My 980 has performed flawlessly for the past 10 
months, but it seems my luck has run out.  I ran two cleaning cycles 
after initially inserting the new cartridge (with nozzle checks before 
and after each cycle).  I've printed several photos (with varying 
degrees of banding, which I've NEVER had before this) and MIS 4 color 
purge prints.  I've run cleaning cycles again (never more than 3 at a 
time, with nozzle checks between cleaning cycles) and still I'm 
getting banding and imperfect nozzle check prints (only in the black 
grids).  All total, I think I've run 9-10 cleaning cycles (again, 
never more than 3 at a time), let the print sit for 24 hours or more, 
but the problem only seems to have gotten worse.  So now I'm wondering 
if I've somehow got more air bubbles in the print head nozzles (as a 
result of the cleaning cycles) and what I should do next.  Some sort 
of windex treatment?  Replace with a new black cartridge and hope for 
the best?  This is the first time I've had any problems with this 
printer and I'm at a loss for what to try next.  It's been such a 
reliable and terrific printer for me.  Any suggestions would be 
greatly appreciated.  :-(
> 
> Gary Benson
> Eagle River, AK
> 
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