Digital BW, The Print

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Andy

On Tue, 23 Jan 2007 23:49:15 -0000, you wrote:

>Ok, I have to admit...I'm not a technician.  My strong suit is getting 
>aesthetically pleasing and compelling images captured to the camera -
>getting them on to paper is another story! 
>Since I'm finding all of this a bit overwhelming at the moment i'm 
>going to try asking what I think are simple questions in hopes of 
>getting simple, straightforward answers.
>
>1)  can I use plain inkjet paper for nozzle checks and head 
>alignments?  i've ended up using Epson Premium Glossy photo paper so 
>far and that seems excessive to have to do it that way. 
YES

>
>2)  Twice while running the alignment utility, the job has given me a 
>paper mismatch error even though I'm certain i set up the parameters 
>correctly (run from the printer console, not from the pc applet).  
>Anyone ever have this issue?

>
>3)  I read somewhere (maybe here) that the printer switches between 
>photo black/matte black cartridges automatically depending on the type 
>of paper you tell it you're using.  My understanding is that you have 
>to switch the cartridges from the printer console (even though both 
>cartridges are installed, you have to manually switch which one is 
>used).  Am i correct?

It switches automatically depending on the media type selected in the
print driver. Haven't looked into the console switching, if it exists.

>
>4)  After finally running the first head alignment and nozzle check, I 
>was able to print some great prints.  Let the printer sit for two days 
>and the next print that came off the printer had vertical banding 
>again. Ran both the nozzle and alignment utilities and it began 
>printing fine again.  Do both of these utilities fix the banding or 
>was it just the alignment utility?
>
>5)  Would anyone like to buy my brand new 3800 for a good price and 
>become my personal printer? :)

My 3800 is behaving very well once I became familiar with using it. I
think you just need a little more patience and time with it. I had my
own quirky dealings with it for the first week.

>

>
>thanks for all the advice!
>
>Ian
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