Digital BW, The Print

Thanks, Dario,

I'm still very new at this, and have installed QTR but don't know how
to use it yet. Guess I don't know what "appropriate profile" is. Isn't
there a different profile for each paper?

a newbie,

Paul

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "met.graphix"
<metgraphix@...> wrote:
>
> I seem to remember from somewhere that MIS cleaning fluid is a 50:50 
> mix of water and UC base. Anyway that's what I'm using in the unused 
> channel of my 7600 and it works like a charm. Works great for getting 
> rid of clogs too by the way. 
> To flush, something like QTR that lets you set up which channel is 
> firing makes it very easy. Set up an appropriate profile and print 
> enough to ensure that all ink is gone from those channel.
> 
> Dario
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@...m, "Paul Whiting" 
> <paulmwhiting@> wrote:
> >
> > I'm getting set up to use Paul's 3MK approach with my R1800 and 
> noted
> > that MIS recommends first using cleaning fluid in those three
> > positions to clear ink from the lines. Should I use MIS-Fluid-4 or
> > ESC-BASE-4-UC?
> > 
> > Right now I'm using MIS-Fluid-4 in the color positions of my R220
> > where I do BO printing. It's a lot cheaper to keep the color carts
> > filled with that fluid and besides I think it helps keep my printer
> > clean every time I power up.
> > 
> > So I already have that fluid on hand... I was thinking of moving 
> three
> > of those carts (changing chips of course) over to the R1800 for the
> > flushing operation. Or - should I be using the ESC-BASE-4-UC, which 
> I
> > understand is more concentrated that the MIS-Fluid-4.
> > 
> > Finally, how does one go about "flushing"? Exactly what do I do 
> after
> > I get those carts in place? Run a nozzle check? a purge? how many 
> times?
> >
>