Digital BW, The Print

And I hear that the piezo driver gives even better prints though I have not=
 seen it. 

I have been told behind the scenes that this guy works for MIS or gets free=
 stuff.

Looking back through the archives I would say it asfe to say that he is a g=
overnment employee or a lawyer.  What a twisted methodology.

- FR

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "Paul Roark" <paul.roark@v...> wr=
ote:
> Jan,
> 
> > I do have the latest Cone plug-in and the
> >banding does occur in the Epson driver, but not as noticeably — I
> >assume because of the difference in dpi.
> 
> It may be the same thing, but I think it is the dither pattern difference=
.
> I think Epson is ahead on the issue of a dither that hides the defects ye=
t
> preserves the sharpness.  However, Piezo has the advantage of smaller dot=
s.
> 
> >I'm relieved that no one thinks it is because of the loss of all the
> >pizza-cutter wheels.
> 
> I've actually not taken mine off yet.  I've noticed the marks on only one=

> print so far.  I may yet remove them.
> 
> >... what can be done about crummy transport?
> 
> The archives of the Piezo group leave one with the impression that if you=

> get a bad machine there is little that can be done by the user.  On the
> other hand, a good machine may stay that way for years.
> 
> Of course, the most objective test is to see whether a 20 inch long print=
 is
> actually that length.  If not, the stepper motor may need replacing.
> 
> I concluded that front feeding paper that was within the machine's
> paper-thickness design tolerances was the safe thing to do.  So, I use EA=
M,
> and I front feed the paper to have the maximum contact between the paper =
and
> the roller.  Many users, however, say thick paper is fine and back feedin=
g
> is fine.  There are clearly a lot of factors.
> 
> I also cut my paper from a roll to be 24" long instead of 22".  I noticed=

> that the last couple of inches were prone to banding with 22" EAM (and 20=
"
> image).  The extra 2" gives the transport mechanism that much more paper =
to
> get a grip on.  It works and is evidence that having as much contact with=

> the roller as possible is one of the factors.
> 
> I also always pre-feed the paper with the button on the front of the 3000=
,
> so that when I go to print it will be properly fed.  With the "Load/eject=
"
> button and a mark I've put on the feed tray where the back end of the pap=
er
> is supposed to be, I can eject the paper and start over if it is not
> perfectly started.  I even seem to be able to get rid of any skew by
> physically straightening the paper as it just starts to feed.  And if its=

> not perfect -- eject and do it again.  This saves a lot of frustration an=
d
> wasted printing time.
> 
> Good luck.  The old 3000 is a bit of a clunker, but I love the results I =
get
> with the Epson driver and the MIS VM inks.
> 
> Paul
> http://www.PaulRoark.com