Digital BW, The Print

Mark,

Just to eliminate the obvious, how do the nozzle checks look? Sounds like
you have a intermittent, partial clogged nozzle on the black cartridge or
the vent hole might be partially blocked.

The other possibility is that you have a bad cartridge. If nozzle checks and
cleanings don't clear up the problem give the manufacturer a call and see if
you can get a replacement.

I have had MIS VM inks in a 1280 with a CIS for about 6 months and clogging
has been very minimal. The clogging I have had has always been on the black
cartridge. Clogs have always cleared within 3 or 4 nozzle cleaning cycles
except for one that required an overnight rest for the air to dissipate.

Martin Wesley


----- Original Message -----
From: "interrante" <interrante@...>
To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2002 5:47 PM
Subject: [Digital BW] First time user of MIS ink cartridge needs help


> 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
> http://www.interwalk.com/pinhole.htm
>