Digital BW, The Print

Mark,

Save yourself the aggrevation and return the cartridge. I try many
new materials. I have a habit of digital compulsions! But let me
advise you this. Never buy one set when you try a new product. Always
buy the same amount of supplies that you would keep on hand in your
usual event of working. You would not have only one black cartridge
and then order a new one when you run out! Of course not. You would
probably keep an extra or perhaps you will have 2 or 3 on a shelf.

So you should try new materials this way. You have a defective black
cartridge. This is obvious. If you bought 2 or 3 you would be
returning this one. Installing a second and not struggling and
attempting to make something work. Your time is more valuable than
this. Do you see?

-Della



--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "interrante"
<interrante@y...> wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I am trying to use the MIS variable tone inks in the prefilled 
> cartridges on an epson 1280, photoshop6, windows2000.
> 
> I have used the purge jpgs and printed a set of pages and the
colors 
> other than black look perfect.  
> 
> With regard to black -- I just printed 3 pages using the black
purge 
> jpg file.  They look identical, solid black for 1/4 inch followed
by 
> the rest of the page looking like dark grey with a set of black 
> strips (about 80 of them).  I just printed the 21step greyscale
strip 
> image from the site and got that banding and grey at 100%, and the 
> banding persists till 85%.  
> 
> Suggestions would be appreciated, I dont know what to do next.
> 
> Thanks,
> Mark
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