Digital BW, The Print

Walter, 
that doesn´t sound very good, you seem to have a lemon there.
But before threwing it away, could you answer the following 
questions:
(1) Which version of the Cone Software have you got
(2) which MIS inkset do you use (original quads, MIS FS or MIS    
VM)
(3) does your printer band if you print with the epson driver
(4) does it band if you use alternative workflows (depending on 
the inkset you have)?
May be there is a solution.
Bernd




--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Walter 
Scott Martin" <waltersmartin@s...> wrote:
> I am currently stuck in a dilemma.  I have an Epson 3000, with 
John 
> Cone software, and MIS Quad Tone bulk ink sets.  I have been 
printing 
> outputs for 3 months and have yet to produce an output that 
looks 
> remotely decent.  I have been battling a problem called 
banding.  I 
> have tried different software options, different paper types, 
> cleaning, checking, checking, cleaning.  Finnaly I have spent 
hours 
> on the phone with the Cone company, they tell me its the inks, 
MIS, 
> they tell me its the printer, and Epson, they actually listen.  I 
> have had the head replaced twice, the mother board replaced, 
and the 
> tracktor feed motor replaced.  Nothing is working and I am 
beggining 
> to think that the whole Quad Tone set up is a rag tag attempt at 
> gerry rigging a printer to do something it's not supposed to.  
Can 
> some one please help me get rid off banding. I don't want to 
give up 
> yet.  
> 
> Walter Scott Martin