Digital BW, The Print

Monday, October 13, 2003, 10:57:54 AM, you wrote:

AHcn> Richard,

AHcn> I'm not at home on my XP machine so not sure if I'll get
AHcn> this sequence correct, but...

AHcn> Go into the Control Panel, Printers, and right-click on
AHcn> your 2200, then, select Properties. Click the "Port" tab and
AHcn> find the checked box which will show the USB port Windoze has
AHcn> assigned to your printer (yeah, even though this is a virtual
AHcn> port!). On my machine it's USB003. This port id is what has to
AHcn> be entered into the Local box for IP.

AHcn> As for the time delay you seem to be having between
AHcn> clicking print and the printer supposedly starting to print,
AHcn> something is strange here. Dunno what size files your sending,
AHcn> but I was sending 20-30MB files and the printer started printing
AHcn> within secs of clicking the Print button. I doubt that ColorByte
AHcn> would provide any support to someone looking at an eval. From
AHcn> what I've read they're not really big on support even if you've
AHcn> bought the software! If you downloaded the eval from Calumet
AHcn> (which you probably did because I don't know of any other
AHcn> download available), I would try them. I dealt with Rick Dean,
AHcn> there, and he was very helpful. Actually, I believe it was my
AHcn> conversations with Rick that got the eval link on the website in
AHcn> the first place.

AHcn> Good luck,
AHcn> Alan Huntley

First, thanks to all who responded to my plea for help.  The bad news
is I had tried all suggestions in every different combination and
re-installation option that existed.  In the end it was simple: set
the paper in the printer FIRST using the paper button, THEN printing
with IP.  I did not know this.  Maybe my situation is unique in having
to do this?  It was not mentioned in any archives or in the IP manual
that I saw.  Nonetheless, it now prints!  Tested so far with a few of
my favorite B&W files on Arches Infinity Smooth, Photo Rag and
Enhanced Matte.  even though the DEMO multiple times across the image
does make it hard to evaluate it seems pretty impressive compared to
my results from my 1160 with MIS FS-N inks.  Now to test more for
metamerism and tinting.

Once again, thanks to all who responded.  I was pulling my hair out!

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Best regards,
 Richard                            mailto:richard@...