Digital BW, The Print

Thanks, Philip, very helpful. I think I was too much a slave to that
ink monitor. I did begin to suspect it might not be all that accurate.

Also, before hearing back from you, I (cautiously) tried out that SSC
utility--- and eventually got a definitive red light for new cart
needed, the cart moved over, I re-filled the spongeless cart, and
everything's back to normal. But next time I'll learn from your
helpful comments how to safely work around some of those issues.

Still getting a little banding, my orignal subject in this thread :).
That's all that's left. Guess I'll try some more nozzle check and
cleaning cycles. Is it true it's harmful to do more than three of
those cycles, then a print, then three more cycles, then letting the
printer rest - otherwise damaging the printer?

Appreciate all your help,

Regards,

Paul

PS Do you know if the time stamps on messages in these messages are
sometimes a bit off? They don't always seem to jibe somehow.

In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Philip Schwartz"
<Philip.Schwartz@...> wrote:
>
> Paul:
> I'd say keep pressing the ink button until the print head moves to the
> correct position. If it still doesn't, I'd try powering off the
> printer, disconnecting the power cord for a several seconds,
> reconnecting, power up, and try again.
> Don't expect the ink monitor to be too accurate. I try to refill and
> reset the chip when I still have a few milliliters left in the
> cartridge. Another trick: if the head is not parked, I think you will
> be able to manually move the head if you unplug the printer (*don't*
> use the power button to power off).
> 
> Re alignment: I see onscreen prompts that tell me I can skip some
> tests that only pertain to high-speed printing.
>