Digital BW, The Print

Soren;

You need bigger paper to do the alignment, but you can do it with 
sheets. The problem is you can't load paper in 'test mode' and each 
time it prints a pattern or a set of patterns, it ejects the paper, 
so you have to shut down, start up, load the paper, shut down, go 
into test mode, do the test... gets pretty tedious, but it can be 
done, I used 13x19 sheets & eventually got the important ones done.

> One thing I wonder about is "Print Head 
> Alignment" it tells you are required to use Epson special roll 
> paper!!? Is there any way to get around this? Why have to use 
> special paper for alignments??
> >  You must have missed my post about pulling the old ink out of 
the 
> > system with a syringe; what you went through sounds like 
absolute 
> > torture.
> It sure was, but how do you do it with the syringe? Sounds like 
you 
> have to take things apart (printhead)?
> 
Yes, you do have to take things apart. Take the head cover off and 
leave it off, you don't need it. Follow the field manual 
instructions to get the head dampers off, apply a syringe with 
bottom fill adapter and draw slowly and gently. About 15 ml will get 
you into new ink, another 3-5 ml will flush any mixed ink out of the 
dampers. After reassembly, 3-4 cleaning cycles should get you going 
again. It takes about half an hour to do all 6 inks, wastes less, 
and doesn't fill the waste ink tubs with your hard earned money.

Steve