Digital BW, The Print

At 01:32 AM 1/8/04 +0000, you wrote:
>......and seeing some great advise and comments.  I'm thinking of
>dedicating a 1270 to b&w.  Any suggestions/tips for a newbie?
>
>Also was reading a thread about cleaning.....here's part of it:
>
>"I was able to temporarily clean up the mess on my 1280 print heads by
>placing a Windex-soaked paper towel under my heads, and running the
>carriage back and forth over the towel."
>
>Can someone elaborate a bit more on this?  All I do is put the carts
>in, so how would I do the above.
>
>TIA,
>
>-mp

MP,

With the printer off reach under the leading edge (left side) of the print 
head carriage assembly and pull the white plastic lever forward.  You may 
need a pen or other tool. The head will now move across the ways.  Roll a 
finger size pad of cotton rag or paper towel soaked but not dripping and 
lay it ahead of the head carriage.  The carriage can now pass over it. Run 
it back and forth. It may skrunch up so roll the pad again so that the 
carriage passes across it enough to reach the heads.  When done, 
re-position the head all the way to the right before turning the printer 
on.  BTW Paper towel may leave lint so cotton T-shirt rag is best.

I've been using my 1280 for BO printing and am delighted with the results. 
Today I'm testing a sepia ink mix made from MIS M, Y, and Eboni black.  Has 
anyone tried mixing custom pig colors for mono-tone?

AZ



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