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Re: head alignment problem with eboni UT

2004-02-01 by copal01

I think that they parallel to the head movemnt.See this link to see a 
gray scale print with black only. http://www.pbase.com/mcc01/head_dots
MIS also tell me that my problem was an overfilled cart.

> So I guess I have a question:  anyone know how to test the accuracy 
> of the paper feed, and how to adjust it if it's off?
good question

manuel




--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "klog52756" 
<klog52756@y...> wrote:
> Hi Copal,
> 
> Are the banding lines that you see (I see them in your samples as 
> well) parallel to the head movement direction, or in other words, 
> perpendicular to the direction the paper is going through the 
> printer?
> Reason I ask, is that I am getting the same thing, and head 
> alignment has nothing to do with aligning the dots in the direction 
> of the paper feed.  I am thinking that an adjustment is needed to 
> fine tune the paper advance, as it moves line by line.
> I have the 1280 adjustment program, but don't see any test or 
> adjustment for determining the accuracy of the paper advance.
> If the paper advance was to be off by just a little bit, this would 
> cause problems (and it might very well be).
> So I guess I have a question:  anyone know how to test the accuracy 
> of the paper feed, and how to adjust it if it's off?
> 
> ALl the best,
> Kevin Logan
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "copal01" 
> <copal01@y...> wrote:
> > Hello I have instaled the UT 1 with eboni black in my 1160. 
> > I getting some banding in the ramp of the steptablet gray of Paul 
> > Roak, and I have made many cleaning procedures to correct that, 
> but 
> > no luck.
> > I made also head alignments and always get dot spread outside of 
> the 
> > vertical lines and I don't know why. how I can correct that?
> > Any help will be apreciated
> > manuel
> > this is a link to see a scan of the head alignment
> > http://tinyurl.com/2c4d5

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