Digital BW, The Print

Marty,

As I recall, when I first set up my C84 printer with
the EZ-BW I had a similar problem with dot "spatters"
on my prints.  My C84 was used, and I fixed the
problem by using Art's underhead cleaning process and
also cleaning out hair and debris from the printhead
area (cleaning station, head travel path, etc...).  It
took me several attempts to get it right.  I'm
thinking the previous owner must have had a dog or
something.  If your printer is new, have you tried the
original Epson ink carts in it to see if it still has
the problem?  If it does and it is new, perhaps an in
warrenty replacement is in order.  If it doesn't have
the dots with the Epson carts it would seem to
indicate that the problem is with the MIS carts.  I
encourage you to stick with it to find a fix, as the
prints you can make with the EZ-BW system are well
worth it.

Mike Brubaker

--- mepreuss <mepreuss@...> wrote:

> Printed the MIS Purge file - still had dots. Printed
> same file on
> Premier ArtHot Press - still dotted, though dots
> were in different
> places, i.e. what appear to be random locations. 
> 
> I'm puzzled. But hesitant to start messing with the
> printhead and not
> dissatisfied enough to stop using the system, just
> kind of annoyed
> with it.   
> 
> Is anyone else experiencing this phenomenon?  
> 
> Marty 
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com,
> "mepreuss"
> <mepreuss@y...> wrote:
> > I never did try the printhead cleaning process,
> though I haven't
> > solved the problem.  I am a little skeptical about
> it being caused by
> > a dirty printhead because the system was brand
> new, I used only MIS
> > EZN carts, and I had run less than 50 sheets of
> EEM in it. 
> > 
> > I asked MIS about the problem, they suggested
> running a printhead
> > purge and exam the output for the dots. I'll
> probably try that this
> > evening, though at this point I'm not sure what it
> means if the dots
> > are gone.  The purge file can be found at
> > ttp://www.inksupply.com/cobratrouble.cfm (step 2)
> This is part of
> > their Continuous Flow System Troubleshooting
> steps. They also
> > suggested trying a different paper to see if that
> eliminates them. 
> > 
> > I'll let you know what I find out.  
> > 
> > Marty Preuss
> > 
> > --- In
> DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Leslie
> Otterbein
> > <lotterbein@t...> wrote:
> > > There is a man on the epson forum who give out a
> cleaning manual for 
> > > epson printers. You 
> > > 
> > > On Jul 25, 2005, at 7:36 PM, Jeff Medkeff wrote:
> > > 
> > > >
> > > >  This was on the list a couple weeks ago:
> > 
> > > >  mepreuss wrote:
> > > >
> > > >  > I recently tooled a brand new C86 with MIS
> EZ inks and have been 
> > > > very happy with the results.  However on close
> inspection of the
> > prints I see random black dots in any light area,
> including shaded and
> > non-shaded areas.
> > 
> > 
> > > >  Marty, did you ever try cleaning as
> described? Did that solve the
> > problem? (The random black dots are showing up in
> my prints, as well.)
> > Can anyone point me to a procedure for cleaning
> the underside of the
> > C86 print head with Windex (or etc)? The specific
> difficulty I'm
> > having is understanding how to reach the underside
> of the print head.
> > I'm a small-fingered man, but I can't come close
> to reaching it, and
> > it is non-obvious to me how to remove it. (I *am*
> a mechanical moron,
> > so  none of this is surprising.)
> > 
> > > >  I've gotten to the point where (excepting the
> black dots) I am
> really
> > > >  liking the output of this combination
> (C86-EZN) and I'm getting
> > > >  consistent, predictable results. I've made
> several prints now
> that I
> > > >  think are gorgeous, and I'm usually terribly
> nonplussed with my own
> > > >  results. I'm very impressed with this
> combination, and have to
> thank
> > > >  Paul Roark and his website again for turning
> me on to it.
> > > >
> > > >  Thanks for any assist,
> > > >
> > > >  --
> > > >  Jeff Medkeff
> > > >  Eagle River, Alaska
> 
> 
> 
> 



		
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