Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Scott Holt" <scholt9060@...> 
wrote:
>
> 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.
>
On the back of the 2200 is a lever you depress all the way to load heavier paper like HPR. 
After loading move the lever all the way up then down one click and the paper will feed in 
a normal fashion.