Digital BW, The Print

> I recently installed the UT2 inks for my Epson 1280.  After about 5-7
> prints, I started getting thin black lines on the prints.  Sometimes
> it's one long line, other times it's several thin lines in a
> grouping.  Has anyone experienced this type of problem before and if
> so, what did you do to resolve it?

I have the same printer and inks and the same problem. In my case there are
two types of lines. One is a single distinct  line that looks like someone
used a ruler and a #2 pencil and drew a straight line from the top to the
bottom of the image. This line is most obvious in areas like skies but it's
always there and always in the same place on the image.  The other type of
line isn't as distinct, isn't of uniform width or intensity, and tends to
appear in groups.

I haven't found a fix for the first kind and I suspect it's a mechanical
problem with my scanner (you don't say whether you use a flatbed scanner or
not, if you do and if the lines appear on your monitor screen as well as the
print then it may just be a matter of keeping the scanner clean, even small
amounts of dust can create lines in the image). The second type of line or
groups of lines has been fixed by properly aligning the heads (I put the
paper on a light box and use an 8X loupe).

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Michaels" <bob@...>
To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, November 28, 2004 9:03 AM
Subject: [Digital BW] Re: Epson 1280 Thin Black Lines on Printout




Do your lines look like they could be smears or one nozzle that fires
continously? If it looks like one nozzle firing, do they extend
outside the print area on one side? In either case it probably has
nothing to do with the ink but I'd try putting color dye carts back in
to be sure.

If it's a smear, you need to clean the bottom of the heads with a
windex soaked paper towel.

If it's a nozzle firing, you're really out of luck as it's an
electrical connection problem between the printer and the heads and is
unrepairable. I had this and got Epson to do a warranty replacement.
This problem was discussed quite a bit recently over on the Epson
priter Yahoo group.

Bob Michaels

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "jturner4210626"
<JTurner421@a...> wrote:
>
> I recently installed the UT2 inks for my Epson 1280.  After about 5-7
> prints, I started getting thin black lines on the prints.  Sometimes
> it's one long line, other times it's several thin lines in a
> grouping.  Has anyone experienced this type of problem before and if
> so, what did you do to resolve it?
>
> --Joel Turner






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