Digital BW, The Print

Carl,

I am sure. I've worked with this paper for years and know it well. Did 
the tongue test, printed to another printer with Piezo and got expected 
densities etc.

You are right, it always pays to check the obvious things first.

James




On Jul 21, 2004, at 8:45 AM, Carl Schofield wrote:

> One other possibility.� I assume you are making these test prints on
>  HPR and if so have you checked to make sure that you are printing on
>  the correct (coated) side of the paper?
>
>  On Wednesday, July 21, 2004, at 08:04� AM, James Haney wrote:
>
>  > There are 7 wedges
>  >
>  > The inks match their descriptions
>  >
>  > the LK wedge is identical to the K wedge - both are the darkest. 
> Both
>  > 100% patches read 1.37
>  >
>  > The cart says
>  > ARC-T0347-QUT
>  > MIS Ultratone Lt. Black
>  > www.missupply.com (A0604)
>  >
>  >
>  > On Jul 20, 2004, at 11:16 PM, Roy Harrington wrote:
>  >
>  >>
>  >>� Hi James,
>  >>
>  >>� This profile looks good.� (note that the K determines the text
>  >> areas).
>  >>
>  >>� You should have a page with 7 step wedges and labels.� Right?
>  >>� What do all the ink look like?� Do they match visually with the 
> ink
>  >>� description for UT inks?�� LK (light black, the last line) should 
> be
>  >>� Eboni and it should be the darkest.� It sounds like you have 
> actually
>  >>� an Epson light-black ink.�� Is it warm tone?� similar to the other
>  >> grays?
>  >>� Does it say "Eboni" on the cartridge?
>  >>
>  >>� Roy
>  >>
>  >>� --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "jhaneyzz"
>  >> <jhaney@m...>
>  >>� wrote:
>  >>> Below is the ink descriptor I am using to print the ink pattern
>  >> test page.
>  >>>
>  >>> I am following the directions and advice of posters to the letter.
>  >>>
>  >>> I am still getting black densities of 1.37 in the Light Black
>  >> (Eboni) position.
>  >>>
>  >>> I am starting to think I have a improperly marked or filled batch
>  >> of ink from MIS
>  >>� (This
>  >>> would not be the first time) But I hold out hope that I am just
>  >> missing something.
>  >>>
>  >>> I am sure the inks are in the proper slots.
>  >>>
>  >>> James Haney
>  >>>
>  >>>
>  >>>
>  >>>
>  >>> #
>  >>> #� quadtone curve descriptor file
>  >>> #
>  >>> #
>  >>> # the printer name
>  >>> # the curve name
>  >>> #�� no spaces or special characters, except - or _� (dash or
>  >> underscore)
>  >>> #
>  >>> PRINTER=QUAD2200
>  >>> CURVE_NAME=2200-UT_test
>  >>> CALIBRATION=YES
>  >>> GRAPH_CURVE=YES
>  >>>
>  >>> #
>  >>> # number of inks must be 4, 6, or 7
>  >>> # the ink limits are percentages
>  >>> #�� usually they are all the same but they can be individually set
>  >>> #
>  >>> N_OF_INKS=7
>  >>> DEFAULT_INK_LIMIT=80
>  >>>
>  >>> LIMIT_K=
>  >>> LIMIT_C=
>  >>> LIMIT_M=
>  >>> LIMIT_Y=
>  >>> LIMIT_LC=
>  >>> LIMIT_LM=
>  >>> LIMIT_LK=
>  >>>
>  >>> #
>  >>> #� Describe Usage of each Ink: K,C,M,Y,LC,LM,LK
>  >>> #��� All Inks of Printer must be listed
>  >>> #
>  >>>
>  >>> #
>  >>> # Gray Partitioning Information
>  >>> #
>  >>> N_OF_GRAY_PARTS=5
>  >>> GRAY_INK_1=K
>  >>> GRAY_VAL_1=100
>  >>>
>  >>> GRAY_INK_2=LK
>  >>> GRAY_VAL_2=80
>  >>>
>  >>> GRAY_INK_3=C
>  >>> GRAY_VAL_3=44
>  >>>
>  >>> GRAY_INK_4=LC
>  >>> GRAY_VAL_4=22
>  >>>
>  >>> GRAY_INK_5=Y
>  >>> GRAY_VAL_5=8
>  >>>
>  >>> GRAY_INK_6=
>  >>> GRAY_VAL_6=
>  >>>
>  >>> GRAY_INK_7=
>  >>> GRAY_VAL_7=
>  >>>
>  >>> GRAY_HIGHLIGHT=0.01
>  >>> GRAY_SHADOW=0.01
>  >>>
>  >>> GRAY_GAMMA=1
>  >>> GRAY_CURVE=
>  >>>
>  >>> #
>  >>> # Toner Partition Information
>  >>> #
>  >>> N_OF_TONER_PARTS=2
>  >>> TONER_INK_1=M
>  >>> TONER_VAL_1=100
>  >>> TONER_INK_2=LM
>  >>> TONER_VAL_2=100
>  >>>
>  >>> TONER_HIGHLIGHT=
>  >>> TONER_SHADOW=
>  >>>
>  >>> TONER_GAMMA=
>  >>> TONER_CURVE=
>  >>>
>  >>> #
>  >>> # Unused Inks
>  >>> #
>  >>> N_OF_UNUSED=0
>  >>> UNUSED_INK_1=
>  >>> UNUSED_INK_2=
>  >>> UNUSED_INK_3=
>  >>> UNUSED_INK_4=
>  >>>
>  >>> #
>  >>> # the following is a special UltraChrome ink flag
>  >>> # it copies the light-black curves to the light-cyan and
>  >> light-magenta inks.
>  >>> # this insures that the LC and LM inks are used to directly
>  >> neutralize
>  >>> # the color of the light-black.
>  >>> # the color balance of inks is controlled by the LIMIT_... values
>  >> above.
>  >>> #
>  >>> UC_NEUTRALIZER=NO
>  >>
>  >>
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