Digital BW, The Print

> ...
> You will get microbanding due to inacurate paper advance with the
> thick papers.
> This may or may not be what you are experiencing, but ...
> 
> 

I found with mine that Epson Enhanced Matte would feed from the front tray.
With letter size for testing, it worked very well.  For 16 x 20 I'd cut a
piece from a 24" roll, using the full width of the roll.  I'd then lay the
piece of paper between 2 dampened Kodak blotter papers for a minute so that
is was just slightly dampened.  This took the curl out of the paper and
allowed it to feed from the front tray easily.

One thing that appeared to be a factor in my experience (and some 3000s seem
to be better than others in this respect) was that the paper needed as much
contact with the main roller as possible.  As such, the extra length of a
24" paper cut from the roll avoided banding at the end of the print.
Additionally, the paper would be more likely to band if it was fed from the
rear, I believe due to the less contact the paper would have with the
roller.

While I have not used a 3000 for a while, one thinner paper that printed
very well with the machine was a beta Premier Art Premium Matte that I was
testing at the time.  It had an excellent dmax, was very affordable, and,
unlike EEM, was acid free.

By the way, there are Photoshop image adjustment curves for partitioning the
UT-FS inks.  I can send them off list if you're interested.

Good luck with the 3000.  It is still a viable way to make very good 16 x 20
prints.

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com