Digital BW, The Print

My 1160s have been very trouble free, Lara, and I haven't used the 
QVM ink set, so the other 1160 users' experience might be more 
relevant. But while you're waiting for it, it might be good to just 
turn  the printer off (with the on/off button on it - to park the 
heads on their wet pad - rather than somewhere further upstream 
toward the plug) until tomorrow. This is often recommended before 
doing more than the three cleanings you've already done. And 
sometimes that soaking is all that is needed. But it does sound as if 
your inks might be getting too old to be convenient to use. I think 
the MIS people are back from vacation now, and I'd call (not e-mail) 
them about that.

Good luck.
--
Sam (in Sonoma)


>A couple of years ago I joined this group in order to create better black and
>white images. After finding and purchasing a refurbished Epson 1160 and a
>set of MIS QVM inks, bad stuff happened and I never installed the inks.
>
>Finally today, I got the printer up and running and the colour cartridge looks
>just dandy but the black cartridge, after three cleaning cycles and two small
>prints, there are still gaps in the print and in the test patterns.
>
>Does this mean the cartridge is totally bad, or can it be rescued somehow?
>Any help will be greatly appreciated!
>
>Lara Hartley
>Staff Photographer Victorville Daily Press