Digital BW, The Print

> I just did a print on my 2100 (UC/QTR) and noticed lines in the 
sky 
(going in the direction of the print head's movement along the 
printer's width). So I looked closer with my 5x loupe.  The lines 
were 
not blocked nozzles, but misaligned heads - all the ink was there, 
but 
was in darker and lighter rows. Actually, with the 15x loupe, they 
couldn't be seen.


Just an idea. Do you get the lines with both High speed on and off. 
If 
the lines appear only with high speed on (when printer lays down 
print 
in bi-drectional movement as opposed to one direction only), then 
the 
bi-drectional printing aligment is off. 

This alignment (and many others) can only be peformed with Epson 
factory service programme. (Note - this is not the same as the free 
Eson SSC utility that is mainly used to reset wast tank and do power 
cleaning).  I bought it from here

http://www.2manuals.com/product_info.php?products_id=543

The accompanying Epson Stylus Photo 2100 service manual can be 
purchased for download at other sites much cheaper (do a google 
search).

I really do not know if it will be of any help with your problem 
(perhaps the flaw is permanent and cannot be aligned "away"), but 
the 
the factory service utility and the service manual has been of 
tremendous value for me. 

I bought my Epson 2100 second hand, so I do not know what the 
previous 
owner had done with it. But I had some printing quality problems. 
When 
I checked the printer with the above utility, I was surprised how 
much 
out of whack the printer was (again I do not know if this was as 
from 
factory of infliced bu the previous owner). Also the service manual 
is 
very informative read - IMO some sections e.g. explaining how the 
printer behaves in different resolutions should have been included 
in 
the regular users manual

Best

Didzis