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Re: Epson R220 Photo Rag Problem

2006-07-14 by flyflightdeck

Thanks guys, got it to work with your suggestions...........Chris

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Steven
Karafyllakis" <stevekphoto@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Chris;
> 
> There are sveral things that might help:
> 
> A) under the Maintenance tab in the driver, there's a button 
> labeled 'Printer and option information' check the box for 'thick paper 
> and envelopes & see if that helps
> B) the most common solution is to put a little pressure on the paper as 
> the machine tries to pull it in. Sometimes it helps to have a piece of 
> thin cardboard or several sheets of paper in the tray behind the piece 
> you're using.
> c) Check the soft rubber cam-like gear in the paper take-up slot to 
> make sure it is clean, it collects fuzz and dust from this kind of 
> paper very quickly. Clean it with a q-tip and alcohol if it looks even 
> a little dirty.
> 
> d) If all else fails- apply a strip 3/4 inch masking tape across the 
> bottom such that a third of it is stuck to the BACK surface of the 
> paper, and the remainder is folded over onto itself as evenly as 
> possible. Sticking it to the back surface only means that it is easy to 
> peel off, and it doesn't damage the printing side. This gives the 
> printer something easier to grab onto. Obviously its a pain to do 
> repeatedly, and it doesn't always work
> 
> Best,
> 
> Steven Karafyllakis
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "flyflightdeck" 
> <cloudswimmer@> wrote:
> >
> > Hi all,
> > 
> > I bought this R220 a couple weeks ago and I used Hanamule Photorag 308
> > with it succesfully for about 6 or 7 sheets.Now when I try and feed
> > the paper it just ejects it all the way through without printing.I
> > searched here and found one other reference to the same problem, but
> > with no real solution.I really like this paper and have used it a long
> > time with my 1160.Is there some kind of hack or fix I can try to get
> > this paper to work again in my 220?Thanks..............Chris
> >
>

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