Digital BW, The Print

Mark, Can you touch base with me off list, g.loc@..., as I 
would like to chat with you about the UT2 and Permajet Glossy paper.

Cheers

Gareth


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "m_r_tomlinson" 
<mark.tomlinson@q...> wrote:
> Hi
> 
> I recently switched my 1290 over to UT2 inks (from UT1) and I'm
> getting great results from my scanned 5x4s. Unfortunately when I 
print
> on A3+ size paper I keep getting a problem (though A3 is fine). The
> papers I am using are Ilford smooth pearl A3 and Permajet glossy 
A3+. 
> 
> With A3+, the paper seems to get caught in the printer heads at the
> very end of the printing cycle and this results in a bent corner on
> the paper covered with black ink. The actual print is unaffected 
and I
> can trim the bent corner off, but it is a pain. My main worry is 
that
> every time this happens the red light comes on and the status 
monitor
> says there is  a blockage, but there is nothing there. I switch the
> printer off and on again and after a couple of times the red light
> goes out and everything is OK again. Though I had to raise the print
> heads slightly using the thick paper lever on the side of the 
printer
> last time.
> 
> One thing that I have noticed is that there is sticky semi-dry ink 
on
> the inside of the printer especially at the far left end where the 
a3+
> paper extends. What should I use to clean this off? It may be that
> this sticky ink is dragging the print at the end of the cycle (I've
> removed my pizza wheels BTW) or the sticky ink is coming into 
contact
> with the print heads . Anyone have any ideas?
> 
> Note that I am not printing on the last inch of paper because I have
> no pizza wheels. I am told this is correct.
> 
> Thanks in advance for any ideas.
> 
> Mark.