Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Tyler Boley" 
<tyler@...> wrote:
> 
> I don't use this system and don't have a particular solution, but 
this
> comment sent up some huge warning flags...
> K7 inks are not compatible with any glossy surfaces at this time. 
Any
> profiles that came with QTR for any of those papers are not 
configured
> for the K7 inks set and bound to create a myriad of problems.

Well I wasn't sure but the profiles in QTR are for the k7 inks and 
the glossy papers. So I figured they had to make the profiles 
somehow so I gave it a try.


 
> > What you say makes sense to me, but this issue happens with 
> > different profiles and different papers. So either QTR is 
> > mismanaging something (I don't see how) or my printer is 
throwing 
> > down too much ink in one or more positions....
> 
> ONLY use the proper and specific K7 profiles for the specific 
printer,
> paper, and ink set you have installed. QTR comes with many, but a
> small minority are for your setup. Any made for color inksets will
> surely not work.
> I'm not saying this will solve your problems, but it will 
certainly help.
> The K7 ink set will only work on matte surface fine art type 
papers,
> and will surely puddle or run off photo type surfaces.
> Tyler
>


Thanks Tyler. Yes, I am only using the K7 profiles in QTR for the 
2200. What I meant is that it's not just one of the K7 profiles but 
any of the ones I've tried.  For the k7 and 2200 they are all very 
similar. EEM and HPR are identical accept for K is a little more on 
the HPR profile.
I sent that link of the fibaprint b/c it really showed the problem I 
was seeing on some of the matte surfaces. The innova soft texture 
190 looks just like that, but the 315 is more subtle. 
Anyway, I cleaned the cap station pad again with windex. I also used 
a thin kimwipe soaked in windex to clean the heads themsleves back 
and forth gently (did that several times). I took the inks out and 
gently swabbed the barbs so I could see all the small holes. Then I 
put a few drops of windex on the cap station pad and parked the 
heads for a few hours. I then ran three head cleanings in a row and 
it seems to be much better now. 
It's a bit strange b/c I printed the same wedge on the same sheet of 
paper with the same inks/profile etc. before and after all this 
cleaning. It's a newly purchased batch of HPR 308. When I printed it 
last week the splotches were but not too bad but the blacks were 
bleeding. Now, there is no bleeding and the gradient is much 
smoother.  I really wonder if some of the heads were inking too much.

Scott