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Re: Epson R220 Photo Rag Problem

2006-07-14 by how786

I'm glad the you got it to work. HPR is a paper that I've had
difficulty with and will never use again. It seems to mess up the
loading mechanism on my printers. (220, 2200 and 2400.) It works fine
for a short while and then fails.
 I've found more than adequeate substitutes that do not have this
issue FOR ME.
 Clearly, my bad experieinces with HPR are in the minority.
  Best
  Howard

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "flyflightdeck"
<cloudswimmer@...> wrote:
>
> 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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