Digital BW, The Print

the fix is to create a canvas size border 1/2" larger than the 
image..the banding goes away. Am working on this..will post when 
finished, but that seems to work .

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "John Moody" 
<moodymz3@y...> wrote:
> Yes, my R200 bands in the first and last ½ inch; I just
don't use 
that part
> of the paper with it.
> It will not feed Hahnemuhle William Turner; not that I expected it 
to, but
> will feed Epson velvet fine art.  The stiffer papers will not feed 
smoothly
> so you will have banding to various degrees.  Glossy/luster papers 
seem to
> feed well, but I get some microbanding, which I believe is related 
to the
> inkset and driver I am using.  I got the R200 just to play with and 
learn a
> few things; a throw away so to speak, before committing more 
significant
> money on a larger format printer.  The prints I left scattered 
around the
> house look darn good as you walk by.  I should point out the above 
comments
> are overly critical of a printer at that price point; more suitable 
to
> critique of a 4800 class of printer, excepting the feeding issues 
inherent
> in a small, top-feed device.
> I believe the R200 will be capable or making excellent prints on 
the papers
> that are found to feed well, and with the right inkset and driver.
> 
> If you intend the R200 to be your only BW printer, I would consider 
waiting
> a couple months for Paul Roark to complete his development, and use 
the
> inkset and driver that results from his considerable efforts.
> 
> Best regards,
> John Moody
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of 
m87507
> Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2005 10:27 PM
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Digital BW] Re: BW with Epson R200??
> 
> With R200 w/UT2, MIS ebony in K position, and BO settings to make
> very nice prints:
> 
> Use gamma 2.2
> 
> do not use high speed (unlike other printers)
> 
> Use 'contrast' slider to adjust to your preference
> 
> I am very pleased with the quality of b/o this printer can put out,
> although I have tried QTR, and there is banding on the top 1/2 inch
> of the print, although maybe this is an issue workable.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]