Digital BW, The Print

John,

I'm using Epson premium glossy Photo paper for the head alignments.  
I burned through the Luster paper supplied with the printer 
already.  
Just so you all know I'm not completely nutty, I'm including an 
excerpt from an Epson technician reply I recieved today regarding 
nozzle checks on the 3800.  As for the prints I'm getting off the 
printer, when everything is working correctly, I'm very happy with 
the results of my b/w prints using the ABW settings with minimal 
tweaking.
Thanks again for listening and for your input....

FROM EPSON TECH SUPPORT:
============
We have noticed during this initial release that some users are
experiencing above average nozzle drop out due to a glitch in the 
Printer
Watcher program. This glitch is causing the print head to move from 
the
home position at timed intervals we believe this motion is exposing 
the
printhead to air thus drying the nozzles. Please observe your 
printer while
it's idle to determine if the problems you are experiencing might be
because of this glitch. If so the solution for now is to disable the
Printer Watcher until our engineers have a chance to correct the 
software
and release an updated version. To disable the Printer Watcher right-
click
on the icon in your system tray and select "settings," choose the 
option
"do not open application when computer starts" then select "exit."
==================================================================


~ian

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "John Moody" 
<moodymz3@...> wrote:
>
> CD, It must be too late in the evening.  I believe you have 
previously
> mentioned the thickness of the media is critical for alignment 
samples…..
> 
> Ian, alignment requires the correct paper.  You are using Epson 
paper,
> right?  If not, you need to do custom paper setup, which I suggest 
not
> attempting until you have more experience with the procedures.
> 
> I tried to find a section in the book and online guides (printer 
and LFP
> remote panel) that might help you out.  The information is so 
widely
> scattered, that it is not possible to point you to a particular 
area.
> Unfortunately, you need to immerse yourself into all of it, and 
then
> experiment.  You could go through $100s of dollars of materials 
using a
> disorganized approach, and still not know what's happening.  Maybe 
checkout
> a local camera club?
> That being said, you should be able to align the 3800 with the 
supplied
> luster paper (the bag that says "for use with auto head alignment 
during
> printer installation), and make fantastic prints on luster right 
away, so I'
> m not sure what went wrong.   Keep at it; you will get there.
> 
> Best regards,
> John Moody
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of
> CDTobie@...
> Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2007 10:04 PM
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [Digital BW] me and my 3800 woes...
> 
> 
> In a message dated 1/23/07 6:56:51 PM, inframepix@...
> <mailto:inframepix%40hotmail.com>  writes:
> 
> > 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.
> >
> At times its hard to analyze nozzle checks unless they are on a 
glossy
> paper,
> and you use a loop... it also makes it easier to distinguish 
between
> alignment samples. So yes, it hurts, but yes, its the right way to 
do it.
> >
> > 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?
> >
> Nope, but media is not really the issue with the alignment 
utility, so I'd
> ignore it...
> 
> 
> 
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