Digital BW, The Print

Run a flush cart and reinstall Epson carts. Is the banding still there? If
yes it is likely a printer issue - if not it could be that you need new cis
carts. I've been forced to replace 4 cis carts after about 12 months each,
so it is worth investigating.

Julian
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "scrber" <stephen.bate@...>
To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2003 2:04 PM
Subject: [Digital BW] Epson banding and 'unhappy' scales


> Hi folks.  I have had no problems other than my teething VM-UT clogs
> with my Epson 1290 and MIS VM inks.
> Now, after 14 months, my prints are looking dodgy.
> I have very tiny banding (in direction of print head)in the mid
> tones, which is also throwing my curves out.
> Obviously I have been through the usual nozzles check, all is fine.
> Head aligment was WAY off and unstable.  Each time it was different.
> i think this was due to the movement of the CFS cartridges in the
> holder.  I have packed some card in in addition to the felt disks,
> things are now more solid and the head alignment more repeatable.
> I have tried this on more than one paper, it shows up worst on my
> imajet paper (glasssmooth, bright white matt - UK only I think), but
> it does show up on EAM too - I think the dot gain is higher here so
> it is not AS bad.
> The bands can also be seen DURING head alignment in the left hand row
> of squares, but NOT in the RHS.  I have gone from extreme to extreme
> on the alignment (I find it SO hard with the grey inks to know what
> is aligned and what is not - any advice greatly appreciated) and it
> does not get rid of the lines in the alignment squares.  Print res
> doesn't seem to make any difference and Epson service have confirmed
> that the cost of an 'out of warranty' service is almost as much as a
> new printer!  I have not really used this too much, only for my
> personal portfolio work - not on a professional basis so I'm loathe
> to bin it as a consumable, they should last longer than the warranty
> period!
> Now I'm stumped and can't live with the lines now I know they're
> there.
> Any help guys?
> thanks
>
> Steve
>
>
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