Digital BW, The Print

That's exactly what I get.  

It's not a scanner problem as two if the images came form a digital 
SLR. My guess is that the carts are not 100% compatible.  I just put 
my color catridges back in and the problem disappeared.  When I 
reinstalled the MIS carts the lines reappeared.  I am going to 
contact the company and request a new set.

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "B. Campbell" 
<bellis60@v...> 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?
> 
> 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@b...>
> 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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