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Re: Paper feed marks on glossy Epson 2200 MIS UT7

2005-07-11 by edrudolpho

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "prexadotcom" 
<john.m.gardner@r...> wrote:
> I recently purchased a refurbished Epson 2200 for making black and 
> white prints with MIS UT7 inks, using the eboni black, epson driver and 
> the Paul Roark curves. When printing on Epson Premium Glossy, in the 
> very darkest areas of the print (and only in those areas) I get little 
> dotted track marks which I belive are coming from the tiny metal spurs 
> or pinwheels that are part of the paper feed mechanism. The marks seem 
> to exactly match the spacing of those wheels. If I switch to Epson 
> Enhanced Matte there are no marks, but then the blacks are not as deep 
> and at certain lighting angles look "chalky" rather than "inky."  
> 
> Is there something I need to adjust on my printer?
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Try this link to the MIS website.  It talks about the "pizza wheel" problem.

http://inksupply.info/index.php?_a=knowledgebase&_j=questiondetails&_i=75

Ed

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