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Re: [Digital BW] QTR 1900 paper feed, was Re: Self-Resetting Chip Advice...

2008-12-22 by Michael King

Txs Tyler. I've forwarded to Roy.

2008/12/22 Tyler Boley <tyler@...>

>   OK, can't seem to get the simplest things right today... I'm on a Mac,
> so your "media source" is my "paper feed", another QTR setting I've
> always ignored..
> Now I can confirm same behavior... sheet properly loaded, which after
> hitting print spends some time re-situating itself to the wrong spot,
> proceeding then to print on air... nice trick.
> It's not just your printer...
> We should be doing this on the QTR list.
> Tyler
>
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com<DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint%40yahoogroups.com>,
> "Michael King"
> <drmrking@...> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Tyler,
> >
> > Txs for trying this on the 1900.
> > Are you on Mac or PC?
> > I ran my test on Windows XP.
> > Also I found it was the same if I tried 1800 or 1900 (1800 was all
> available
> > on earlier version of QTR).
> >
> > Just to be 100% sure you are doing the same as me, can you confirm
> you are
> > using the QTR media source "manual roll (rear)".
> >
> > Txs,
> >
> > Mike
> >
> > 2008/12/22 Tyler Boley <tyler@...>
> >
> > > --- In
> DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com<DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint%40yahoogroups.com>
> <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint%40yahoogroups.com>,
> > > "Michael King"
> > > <drmrking@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > ...
> > > > Are you using the 1900 with QTR?
> > > > If so can you run a test for me please so I can show Roy that's its
> > > not just
> > > > with my 1900 that the single sheet feed doesn't work.
> > > > Print some text at the top of a sheet of paper from the "manual roll
> > > rear"
> > > > single sheet feeder. What should happen is that the paper doesn't
> > > advance
> > > > enough and it prints into fresh air. You have to load the paper
> > > first before
> > > > printing.
> > > >
> > > > Txs,
> > >
> > > Mike, well I first have to sheepishly admit that I had neglected to
> > > take a good look at what came with the printer, and the manual. I've
> > > gone through so many Epsons I have become a bit assuming about my
> > > knowledge of them. So I was initially excited that there is this feed
> > > system for thick papers that may overcome the shortcomings of the 1400
> > > system.
> > > However I was not able to make it work from QTR. Works fine from the
> > > Epson driver when the instructions from the manual are followed. But
> > > From QTR I just get an immediate flashing feed light when I hit print.
> > > If I then hit that button, it backs the paper back out and continues
> > > flashing. The only way I can then proceed is to put the paper up in
> > > the normal feed mechanism and hit the button again, it then feeds and
> > > prints from there.
> > > So, from the back, I'm not even getting what you are, thin air, or on
> > > paper. There is a new version that states QTR now supports the 1900,
> > > and that is what I'm using. So, I can confirm rear feed with QTR is
> > > not working for me, but I can confirm the behavior you describe.
> > > Tyler
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
>
> 
>


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