Digital BW, The Print

3000 prints on 17x22in paper with a 14x18in image take 1 hour 15min!! That is 
the only size I have timed. That's with the new improved anti banding piezo 
driver 1440dpi setting. At 720 DPI the time is cut in half and the quality is 
as good as the previous 3000 piezo driver. Its the 1440 setting that is 
different from the previous version and this setting lays the ink differently 
as well as advances the paper slower, hence the banding masking properties. I 
tend to use 1440 for 17x22in paper to help insure a square print. 720 seems 
fine on smaller sizes as there is less time for skewing of the image. This 
skewing is something you may not notice unless you measure the the width of 
the image top and bottom. There may be an 1/8th or so difference and this 
will show up when you try to mat the print. Something will always look out of 
square.
I think its a pretty good bet a refurb 3000 will keep you going for 2 years. 
I printed hundreds of thick sheets 310gsm ,and over time my skewing is not 
solvable on large sheets of thick paper.  Wells river and up to Sumerset 225 
still prints fine. Those thick sheets kind of stretched the rollers or 
transport just enough to get it out of spec.
Steve Meyers


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