Digital BW, The Print

On 07/02/2008 Richard Smallfield wrote:
> One thing I noted in the specs is that it doesn't like papers over 
> 270gsm. That narrows paper options considerably.

It's a conservative fib. I regularly print HPR 308GSM with no issues. 
Other people have printed with thicker stocks. Harman FB AL Glossy 
(320gsm) curl during printing  is an issue for some people, giving head 
strikes, but I've had no problems. The B9180  adjusts itself to paper 
thickness but there is also a rigid media setting for board etc. that I've 
not used.

The optical calibration is nothing to do with profiling, it allows the 
printer to recalibrate itself to a factory-set state if anything changes 
(eg new head installed) or drifts over time. This seems to be consistent 
enough across B9180's that a profile that works well on one will work 
equally well on any other B9180. Epson do their calibration at the factory 
or at service time, with the HP it's part of set-up, or any other time it 
might seem necessary.

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Regards

Tony Sleep
http://tonysleep.co.uk