Digital BW, The Print

Alex,

Sorry to hear about the problems with the MIS VM. The settings below 
were the ones that we used to develop the curves for the 2000P:

Media Type:              Archival Matte Paper
 
Print Quality:           Photo
 
High Speed:              Unchecked
 
Flip Horizontal:         Unchecked
 
Color Management:        Color Controls with Mode set to Vivid and
                         all sliders left at zero

My guess would be that if you didn't uncheck the high speed box, that 
is why you saw banding.

Terry


 --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "a_pettit_jr" 
<a_pettit_jr@y...> wrote:
> The Rest of the Story ...
> 
> The 2000P in the EpsonArchivalMatte mode prints high speed ( 
> bidirectional ) and with microweave enabled. It takes about 25 mins 
> for a 12x16 printed area.
> 
> The sequence was
> ( with 2 or 3 cleaning cycles between changes and nozzle and
> alignment tests to ensure proper ink feed )
> 
> Epson inks : no problems
> Lyson Cleaning Cartridges
> Lyson BW Hex Inks (dye) : banding
> Lyson Cleaning Cartridges
> Epson Inks : no problems
> ( a week later )
> MIS VM Hex Inks (pigment) : banding
> Epson Inks : no problems
> 
> Now, with the MIS inkset I did some more investigation .. The inks
> would print OK if I used the PremiumLuster with Super(X) enabled, 
but 
> that took the 12x16 printing sessions to over an hour to complete.
> 
> As I watched the printing with in the standard EAM paper mode, it 
> appeared as if a nozzle quit for a time, then resumed - (sometimes 
> too greatly?). The prints looked as if someone had wiped the paper 
> with sandpaper in one direction - the streaks were most vivid in 
the 
> mid tones and had a quite regular pattern.... I printed only a few 
> intensity step charts ( with a cleaning cycle or two ) to verify 
that
> nothing changed the pattern. I did not print too much as I was 
> concerned that the nozzles might be intermittently running without 
> ink and overheating or whatever and that I might damage the head..
> 
> From the MIS to a new set of Epson, I just pulled out the MIS and 
> installed the Epson with no cleaning or alignment. The first nozzle 
> test was fine and all prints afterwards were flawless.
> 
> It sure seems that there is some difference in ink characteristics 
> 
> Regards,
> Alex P