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2014-02-08 by <nicholae@...>
A few group members have suggested using Jone Cone s cleaning solutions but were unable to say if they are any good. Our computer labs run a fleet of 13 Epson
2014-02-07 by <homershannon@...>
Jon Cone (inkjetmall.com) has a number of products for cleaning printers. Check out his video for the 4900 on YouTube at
2014-02-07 by mrjimbo2
Well good luck.... sometimes they just get stubborn.. jimbo ... From: Gary To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, February 07, 2014
2014-02-07 by Gary
Jimbo, Thanks for the help. I think I will try the PiezoFlush next and see if that helps. I will also try the water to keep the other inks working. I have had
2014-02-07 by mrjimbo2
Hi Gary, Given the series of the printer (4xxx) and my experience with this series in low humidity and temp environments I m not suprised. Again I honestly
2014-02-07 by <gvalansi@...>
I installed the new operating system on my mac (Maverick). Also the 11880 Epson driver corresponding to 10.9.1. I followed the instructions, and when I try to
2014-02-07 by Gary
Jimbo, Thanks for the info! My yellow nozzle test is completely blank. Have you used PiezoFlush and do you think it would do any good? I am not sure if this is
2014-02-07 by mrjimbo2
First to answer your question you can typically see it .. Open the hood and look. I have a small flash light that I use on some printers where visibility is
2014-02-07 by Gary
Jimbo, How can you tell if you have air in the line? Thanks, Gary Wagner From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
2014-02-07 by mrjimbo2
Arthur, It winter , really low humidity and it sat for a while.. So a couple of things you can do / try.. First make sure the two colors that won t show don t
2014-02-07 by Elliot Puritz
There are wonderful videos which provide the details of cleaning the various Epson printer models on YouTube. Elliot From:
2014-02-07 by Jere DeWaters
Check out Jon Cone s Inkjet Mall for various cleaning and maintenance for Epson printers. From my iPed
2014-02-07 by Gary
Google 4900 paper towel. Lots of posts. Try this one. http://www.nwpphotoforum.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat
2014-02-07 by Arthur Fink Photo
Can somebody give me (or point me toward) detail instructions about how to place a power towel (soaked with whatever) under the print head on a 4900? Arthur
2014-02-07 by Gary
Hello, I have a similar problem. I have a two year old 4900 that I replaced the head under warranty after 3 months due to clogging. Now the yellow nozzle has
2014-02-07 by Arthur Fink Photo
I was away for a month, and my Epson 4900 sat idle. I tried to print, but all I got were blank pages. A nozzle check showed the same. But one regular
2014-02-07 by <ro@...>
Thank-you for this post. We ve just started to scan our A. Aubrey Bodine color transparencies and we are using a V750Pro. I have taken a brain-dead approach
2014-02-07 by Ernst Dinkla
... Most of this you will know. First of all the V750 has no active focusing. You have to find its sweet spot by adjusting the height of the film carriers. It
2014-02-07 by <lestihor@...>
When scanning black and white 35 mm film with my Epson V750 Pro I found the focus not as sharp as expected. I tried scanning as colour positive, then inverted
2014-02-06 by <paulmwhiting@...>
I did say that the file where I m having colorization issues was originally a color file, and I converted it to a b/w file making the channels 60, 40, 0. I
2014-02-06 by <paulmwhiting@...>
Thanks for the suggestion, Les. I tried that but it didn t help. Looks like I ll have to bite the bullet and create a new profile. Paul
2014-02-06 by Paul Roark
Did I hear you say earlier that you used RGB files? If so, you might want to go to a grayscale gray gamma 2.2 as a uniform format. QTR will use some standard
2014-02-06 by <paulmwhiting@...>
Thanks, Paul... looks like l deleted my original post, but it was in your reply. I was going to reword it before anyone replied but I didn t act quickly
2014-02-05 by Leslie Tihor
Paul, Print head misalignment can produce a texture resembling solarization in shadow areas. Try head alignment in your printer menu. Les
2014-02-05 by Paul Roark
Paul, Be sure that all the nozzles are firing -- that is, do a nozzle check. Assuming that is fine, print a Calibration Mode print on the Premier Art 205 with
2014-02-05 by <sanders@...>
Jim, it s good to see you still active here. I contributed prints to the exchange ages ago. If I take the plunge and return to this type of printing, I will
2014-02-04 by David Kachel
I am not completely certain what ABW stands for, and hence my subsequent comments might also reflect your work flow. Might you provide a link to ABW ? ABW
2014-02-04 by Elliot Puritz
Many congratulations on winning the contest! From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
2014-02-04 by Elliot Puritz
Thanks David. Well stated. I am not completely certain what ABW stands for, and hence my subsequent comments might also reflect your work flow. Might you
2014-02-04 by Jim Coffee
Good afternoon... I participate in a group that exchanges Black and White prints each month. The group was started by Tom O Connell about 10 years ago and
2014-02-04 by David Kachel
For example, using QTR Rip you are able to isolate the 3 black inks from the colored inks and as David pointed out, when you print in Advanced B&W mode, Epson
2014-02-04 by David Kachel
Consequently, I wonder if you might have a moment to comment on Jon Cone s inks as used in the Epson printers. Do you feel that the tonal range and print
2014-02-04 by <grimmieoldfart@...>
Welcome back Sanders, The printer is the obvious end-point device but you also need to consider the software side of B&W printing as well. Epson OEM drivers
2014-02-04 by Elliot Puritz
Hi David: I am on the same quest as Sander, but perhaps a bit further along: Coming from completely analog and LF and now considering digital with ink jet
2014-02-04 by David Kachel
I just got my first digital camera, and thought I should revisit printing -- a lot happens in ten years, right? So much, that I m not sure how to make up for
2014-02-04 by Paul Roark
I don t see many posts here regarding Canon printers. I believe Joe at http://www.bowhaus.com/index.php4 uses them. The links near the top of my B&W info page
2014-02-04 by <jackmclain@...>
I am on a similar journey and would appreciate the same opinions. I am a past user (~10 years ago) of an Epson printer fitted with an after market ink set. I
2014-02-04 by Sanders
I was active in this group ten years ago. (Time flies, eh?) I ended up selling my Epson 7600 and returning to the darkroom. I just got my first digital
2014-02-02 by <paulmwhiting@...>
Thank you, Paul.
2014-02-01 by Paul Roark
I do all the cleaning, rinsing or flushing of the old inks with the carts removed from the printer and over a sink. Pull the ink out the top, rinse the
2014-02-01 by <paulmwhiting@...>
Basic question, sorry: what s a flush? Do you actually run a cleaning cycle with the distilled water and C6b? You did say to do a flush by pulling out the
2014-02-01 by <paulmwhiting@...>
Thanks, Paul, that s reassuring. A while back got the same noise from my venerable R1800, I had been doing the shoeshine underhead cleaning with a paper towel
2014-02-01 by Paul Roark
I ve heard the grinding noise, and it usually does not damage the printer. I think it s the belt drive slipping on the belt. The carriage seems able to
2014-02-01 by <paulmwhiting@...>
A horrible thing just happened. I pulled those cleaning fluid carts to look at them and was ready to fill them with the C-6 inkset but didn t know how to empty
2014-02-01 by <paulmwhiting@...>
Hello, I did some searching before I posted this but no luck... apologies if this has been discussed earlier. I have some cleaning carts in my refurbed 1400
2014-01-31 by jagridsdale@...
I had similar question recently and in the end adjusted it directly through the menu on the printer itself, which worked fine. Garry
2014-01-31 by <grimmieoldfart@...>
Seth, Are you able to adjust Platen Gap through the preferences on QTRgui under Windows? Its been a few years since I switched to Mac OSX but under this OS
2014-01-30 by billdlewis
Not sure which list I am on where Panorama software was discussed. While elements can do a few photos at a time reasonably well. This is one inexpensive way to
2014-01-30 by John Castronovo
Try again with Xrite. I just bought a new calibration strip for my DTP41 a few months ago. ... From: Francesc Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2014 8:07 PM To:
2014-01-30 by Elliot Puritz
I hate these stories about equipment that was purchased on Ebay and then after a few days the equipment fails. Do you have any recourse from the seller? Elliot