Digital BW, The Print

You need to de-curl the paper before it goes in the printer.  This 
symptom appears quite often with paper that is curled.  I believe some 
printers include a de-curling piece of plastic for you to roll up the 
curled paper in the opposite direction to the curl, thus straightening 
it out.  Hope this helps.

Roger Smith, East Lansing, MI

On Nov 19, 2004, at 11:14 PM, 
DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com wrote:

>
> Message: 2
>    Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2004 10:12:21 -0000
>    From: "ferdinand_paris" <ferdinand_paris@...>
> Subject: Fine art paper ink smears in corners - 2200
>
>
> I have just started printing B&W on some fine art paper (Ilford) on an
> Epson 2200.  The first print that I did (A4) came out with some black
> ink smears in the bottom corners, and a little along the lower edge.
>
> This appears to have happened because the paper curls up slightly into
> a concave shape, and as the lower part of the image is being printed,
> the bottom edge of the paper is free of the rollers holding it down
> and rubs up against the bottom of the print head.  You can hear it and
> see it happening.
>
> Anyone else had this problem?  What solutions?
>
> I guess I could try and roll the paper the other way before I feed
> it.
>
> Also I tried a variant of the declog-the-print-head technique, by
> pressing the ink cartridge button, turning the printer off, and then
> sliding pieces of fine paper towel under the print head.
>
> Sure was a lot of ink there.  How does it get there?  Is it from the
> pads that collect the overspray from borderless printing, or is it
> from the pad on the right hand side that collects the ink from head
> cleanings?
>
> Is there a way to prevent this build-up, or is this just something
> that has to be done periodically?
>
> I was hoping to get a few more ideas before I try printing again on
> fine art paper.
>
> F_P