Digital BW, The Print

Are you sure that the printer head is not hitting the edge of the  
paper?  Try increasing the platen gap and see if the ticking goes away.

On Oct 24, 2007, at 8:45 AM, pglombick wrote:

>
>>> I just set up a new Epson pro 3800 printer and it works great
> EXCEPT
>>> it makes this somewhat annoying TICK sound each time the head
> makes a
>>> pass. Kind of like being in a room with a clock that has a loud
> sweep
>>> second hand. My trusty R2400 was much quieter.
>>>
>>> Does anyone else out there with a 3800 have this sound issue?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> -Jeff
>>>
>>
>
> Jeff:
>
> I have this exact problem, except on a used R2200 I bought for K7
> inks. It drives me crazy when I am in the room. I have stared at the
> moving print head for a long timeto try to determine the problem. As
> it does not seem to affect the print quality (as far as I can tell)
> and no obstruction seems to be present, I think it occurs internally
> behind where I can see and may have something to do with the gears
> and mechanism that drive the head. I would love to pull the printer
> apart and have a look.
>
> Paul G.