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Re: [Digital BW] Horrible banding with new 1280 and eboni ink

2003-03-19 by Jerry Olson

Am Glad that a weeks setting cleared everything up Eileen. I suppose if
I have these problems again I can try it. Seems like a long way to go to
fix a problem that should have been fixed years ago by the people who
sell these things!

Jerry









Eileen Chun wrote:
> 
> Jerry,
> 
> I got the entire set of Ultatones, and installed the Eboni ink.
> 
> Eileen
> 
> Jerry Olson wrote:
> >
> > Eileen, did you get the entire set of ultratones, or just the eboni
> > black? If you order the 4.3 version of MIS VM inks, are you getting ultratones?
> >
> > Anyone know the difference between the two inks on the actual finished print?
> >
> > I did let the printer set for 3 days, but the banding problem was worse
> > than ever. I'm trying a new set of carts and inks now, and we'll see
> > what happens. Reinstalling the OEM color inks took ALL the banding and
> > clogs away.
> >
> > Jerry
> >
> > Eileen Chun wrote:
> > >
> > > Jerry,
> > >
> > > I have just installed the Black & White Ultra Tones in 1280 system last
> > > night.  I did not use a CIS system for this, as I wanted to try the ink
> > > in cartridges first.  I filled them last night, ran a test purge print,
> > > and got banding on half of the six stripes.  I let the cartridges sit
> > > overnight, and before I left for work tried it again.  I still got
> > > banding, but now it is on all the stripes.  I am that concerned as this
> > > was similar to the banding I was getting when I was running a CIS
> > > (Niagara G4 ink) on the 1280 prior.  In the end, the ink settled when I
> > > left it alone for about a week (as prior posts have indicated), ran a
> > > couple of cleaning/nozzle checks, and everything was fine from that
> > > point forwards with a few nozzle checks when I didn't use the printer
> > > for awhile.
> > >
> > > Perhaps, I am jumping the gun with this inkset that it shows great
> > > promise, but I am very hopeful that this new ink(at least for me) set
> > > will work out well.
> > >
> > > Eileen
> > >
> > >
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