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Re: solution found: can now print postcard stock on R220 - keeping fingers crossed

2006-09-08 by offroadr06

Ignore my last message, Paul. I'm glad to see you were persistant 
and got the problem fixed. 

Also, I'm now going to keep a watch for glazed rollers!

Tom



--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "paulmwhiting" 
<paulmwhiting@...> wrote:
>
> Thanks to a member here who e-mailed me a suggestion to join the 
Epson
> Printer group and get help from Arthur Entlich. He most definitely
> helped. Apparently Avery postcard stock leaves some of its coating 
on
> the rollers. The rollers get glazed, making it harder to grab the 
next
> sheet, and a vicious circle begins. He suggested spraying some
> isopropryl alcohol on a sheet of watercolor paper and running that
> through (one side up, then the other). Haven't tried that yet, but
> plan to go over to the art store and pick some of that paper up 
soon.
> 
> Arthur was a tremendous help, told me I hadn't really damaged the
> paper sensor (since other paper was ok). I also broke open my 
package
> of Epson Enhanced Matte which seemed as thick as postcard stock and
> that also worked... probably doesn't have that coating. Arthur
> suggested I write Avery, that he's seen this issue before and they
> need to have some customer feedback.
> 
> In the meantime I called Epson again and the tech suggested
> downloading a more up to date driver and this seems to have done 
the
> trick! 
> 
> I told Arthur I'd let folks here know how it all turned out. So,
> keeping fingers crossed. Between his excellent maintenance tip and 
the
> new driver, I think I'm out of the woods.
>

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