Digital BW, The Print

I once had a duff bottle of UT-FS-Y from MIS. They'd filled it with 
UT-FS-M - the next darkest position. They took a bit of convincing but 
offered to swap it in the end. Try taking a swab of the ink directly 
from the bottle & compare it to the next darkest.

regards
Howard
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www.howardshaw.org


Igor Wesdorp wrote:
> Hello,
> I hope some expert is able and willing to help me with the problem I
> encountered, cause it drives me nuts and I can't go on with my work if
> I don't get it right.
> 
> CONFIGURATION:
> Epson 1160
> MIS UT-FS inkset (quadtone, monochrome)
> Windows XP
> 
> PROBLEMS:
> Today, immediately after I refilled the carts, the ink in the
> Y-position printed far too dark. I could even see it in the printed
> nozzle check pattern. While it should be the lightest of the 4 inks,
> it prints even darker then the ink in the M-position.
> And: there are strange dark and light lines to the left margin of a
> printed swatch (which is not banding), not once but every time.
> (See the picture at http://members.chello.nl/iwesdorp/problem/yellow.jpg)
> 
> First I thought I had used the wrong ink for filling the Y in the
> cart, but that was not the case. And I tried all kinds of things:
> making lots of purge/flush prints, resetting the printer, taking out
> the carts etc. But to no avail.
> 
> Does anyone know a remedy?
> 
> Thank you so much.
> 
> Igor
> Amsterdam

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