Boris, >... is this to imply that there may actualy be a problem >with the ink, that needs to be worked around? No, I just have not tested the UT-FSN in large format printers with the ink order I like. I currently use UT1 in my 7500, and it almost never clogs, even when sitting for long periods. I thought your 9000 had a problem with a clogged Y jet. So, I was giving you a couple of options I'd consider that would work around the missing jet. Maybe I misunderstood your situation. Note that I don't expect the UT-FSN to print with a perfect grayscale ramp in any printer without a grayscale curve or other control. In the old 1160 it is close to perfect with no curves, but generally a simple grayscale curve is needed to linearize the ramp. You can see some of my FS curves and setups from my Information Index at http://home1.gte.net/res09aij/index.htm. The UT-FS densities are the classic old quad densities that go back to the PiezoBW days; they do not conform to my current practice of having B&W inksets print well with only the Epson driver. > Also, we have forced air heating, could a >dramatic change in humidity cause the inks to clog more? >(from about 43% to 31%) I don't live in a low humidity or cold climate, so I can't say. The only person I knew of who seemed to have constant trouble was in a cold, dry climate and at high altitude. >Is placing a humidifier and humidity monitor neer the 9000 a good idea? I've heard some do this in the winter in cold climates where the indoor humidity gets very low. Some cover the printers with the humidifiers inside, under the cover. If it was not monitored, however, I'd worry about the moisture doing more damage than good. Hope this helps. Paul www.PaulRoark.com _________________________________ --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Roark" <paul.roark@v...> wrote: > I'll be loading UT-FSN into my 7500 in about a month. I'll use the CMCMY > ink order and write curves for the 7500, 9500, 7000 and 9000. I can't say > how it works now, not having tried it, but I'm confident it will work fine. > > The M-density ink is light enough that in large display prints you'll > probably not find the lack of a Y jet a deal breaker. Also, you could load > C & M inks in the C & LC spots, and M & Y inks the M and LM positions. Then > use RGB curves to distribute the inks. The PiezoTone system has gone to an > ink order similar to this. I prefer the other ink order, in part, because > it gives me an excellent glossy dmax by using the 2 dark grays. This avoids > the problem of having to change black inks. I just leave Eboni matte K in > the printer and can still print on glossy papers. > > I'll report on my 7500 UT-FSN progress in about a month. > > Paul > www.PaulRoark.com > > ____________________ > > -----Original Message----- > From: Panopticon Gallery [mailto:gallery@p...] > Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2004 11:56 AM > To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [Digital BW] MIS-UTFS in Ep9000 > > > Does anyone use MIS-UTFS in an Epson 9000? I'm having a number of > issues, not the least of which is that my Y chanel will not unclog. > I've had a repair guy in, he swaped out heads and did the maintnance > kit thing but the clog persists even with the new heads! It seems > fairly unlikely that the knew heads would have an identical defect as > the old. > Has anyone had an issue with bad batches of ink from MIS causing this > kined of problem? 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RE: [Digital BW] MIS-UTFS in Ep9000
2004-11-16 by Paul Roark