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Epson 2200 and heavier papers

2006-12-26 by Scott Holt

I've been experimenting with various papers, trying to find 
alternatives to EEM. Two of the papers I have tried, Hahnemuhle 
PhotoRag 308gsm, and Inkpress Print Plus Fine Art have been causing 
me headaches in my 2200. 

With the PhotoRag the printer consistantly catches on the corner of 
the page resulting in a torn corner, ink smears and the last 1/8" or 
so of the print being out of alignment. This also creates a bit of a 
mess on subsequent sheets through the printer (it generally takes 2-3 
passes with cleaning sheet to mop up the ink).

With the Print Plus paper the results aren't quite so bad - no jams, 
no ink spills, but a gouge in the surface of the print approximately 
3/4" from the bottom, and 2" in from the left side. 

The print in question has about a 1/2" margin on the bottom. All my 
test prints have been on 8.5x11" paper.

I've seen others describe good results with these papers in the 2200 
so I am a little perplexed about why I'm having such trouble with 
them. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

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