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Re: Epson adjustment program?

2004-06-13 by John Vitollo

> This is the second 
> time that "choose the smoothest grey patch" part of the alignment 
> has screwed up a printer for me. By the time the grey patches look 
> smooth, your image looks horible, with very bad fringing, lousy 
> resolution, even double-exposed looking areas if you go far enough. 
> In other words, that part of the Epson alignment utility is worse 
> than useless, and I don't understand why they even have it in there.
> 
> But thanks for trying anyway, John
> 
> Steve

I know what you mean about Epson's new alignment program. It bites! I have an 890 and 
I'm always in doubt which patch is the best.

On my 1160s and 1200s I like the old Epson alignment program with lining up the dots. 
Works every time.

John V.

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