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Re: head alignment problem with eboni UT

2004-02-02 by copal01

The test was printed with turning off bi-directional printing and 
1440 dpi
manuel


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Steven 
Karafyllakis" <steve@s...> wrote:
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "copal01" 
> <copal01@y...> wrote:
> > 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
> 
> The test you have posted shows only wether or not the bi-
> directionalprinting is working properly; if you can't get perfect 
> alignment between the top and bottm sections of each line, TURN OFF 
> BI-DIRECTIONAL PRINTING! Mis-alignment of this type can cuase all 
> sorts of weird problems from simple loss of sharpness 
> to 'herringbone'patterns. Unless you can get it absolutely perfect 
> (and confirm that by checking with a lupe for double dots where 
> there should be only one)its better to just give up the speed and 
> turn it off. If you are printing with it off, then forget that 
> particular alignment test, it is irrelevant. 
> 
> Steve Karafyllakis
> 
> > 
> >

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