Digital BW, The Print

If the printer is under warranty - change it. Don't waste time/ink trying to
sort it.

Julian
----- Original Message -----
From: "Carolyn Frayn" <carolyn@...>
To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, December 03, 2001 12:51 AM
Subject: [Digital BW] Exchange Print Comparisons


> Dear Group,
>
> I installed the Piezo system on my 1200 this week, after a couple of
> frustrating days with clogs and the banding due to the clogs it is running
> well. My first clog free prints however had a different banding pattern. I
> call this a linear pattern, more than a band. Feeling overly picky about
it
> I took out the print exchange package again.
>
> I went over the print exchange prints again with a loupe. I would like to
> start a conversation about the various types of output I see and perhaps
> have people varify what I'm seeing or tell me where I'm wrong.
>
> My first clog free piezo print has a linear, soft, fine band throughout
all
> tones and the whole print. It travels in the direction of the print head.
I
> do not get this banding on prints from this printer with OEM inks.
>
> Exchange prints:
>
> I see a similair banding in all prints from the 1160 using the cone
driver,
> whether they use cone inks or MIS. I do not see this pattern with the
Epson
> driver.
>
> I see the exact same linear pattern that I get in prints from the 1200
using
> the cone driver, so it is not just my 1200.
>
> I do not see this pattern in Mike's print from the Pro 7000 using Cone's
RIP
> but in this print I see a very very subtle weave pattern (sort of banding
in
> both directions but very soft and fine) that I find much nicer than the
> 1200's banding.
>
> So is this banding? Is this print head travel? Is this only avoidable if I
> were to go to the 7000 with Cone's Pro RIP?  Or go back to the Epson
driver?
>
> I see no linear pattern in prints using MIS inks and the Epson driver. I
see
> very little in the way of dots from 1160's and 1280's using Paul's or
Wolf's
> curves but do see dot's in the 3000 prints without the loupe.
>
> I read somewhere that the software RIP Mike K was talking about is being
> downsized for some of Epson's desktop printers. I wonder if this will help
> for the smaller printers to achive dotless prints without the print head
> pattern.
>
> I very much like the output from Martin's print, 1280 @ 2880 using MIS
VM.
> But I did not want to play with curves just yet...
>
> My output from the 2000P while displaying very subtle dots in the
> highlights, does not display any linear pattern at all... One day I hope
to
> use this printer for monochromes/duo/tritones with non OEM inks. Darn that
> metamerism!
>
> If I migrate the Piezo BW system to a 1280 will this get rid of this wee
> linear pattern (banding) issue?
>
> Curious,
> Carolyn
>
> PS:  I do not find this at all objectionable from norman viewing
distance...
> and sorry for being so verbous. ;-)
>
>
>
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