Digital BW, The Print

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DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "scott_now_coming" 
<scott_now_coming@...> wrote:
 
 
> Can you print a good nozzle check pattern? 

Yes, I get a perfect nozzle pattern on all channels



> Does it band when printing in 3-MK mode?

I have not tried. My interest is smooth neutral prints on gloss and 
semi gloss. I was going to start with a full MIS inkset, get that 
dialled in and then starting to play with dilutions of PK or straight 
3-PK. Have not got past first base once I saw how bad the straight 
MIS inkset bands. Also, I was surprise how warm the MIS PK is 
compared to the Epson PK. I appreciate that may be because of the 
high carbon content of MIS PK but it looks like it will be tricky 
getting neutral prints out of that ink. As you may gather, I am 
rather underwhelmed with the MIS inkset!



> Have you tried letting the printer (powered on) set overnight and 
>then trying to print?

Yes, it makes no difference.



> Cleaning cycles just make the situation worse when using after-
>market carts.

I am refilling OEM cartridges, not using aftermarket.


> I, like Paul Roark, am find that Eboni (Image Specialists) ink 
>doesn't clogg.

So far none of my MIS inks are clogging, but they all band on gloss 
paper.

 
> Scott

Thanks for your comments and suggestions Scott.