Digital BW, The Print

Hi guys -

I seem to be having some problems with banding in the black ink on my
brand-new 1280. 

I don't seem to be getting banding on any other ink color, which makes
me wonder if maybe it's a problem with the ink or head, since it
probably isn't a problem with the advance mechanism. 

The bands are _really_ small - so much so that it's taken me a great
deal of prints to be sure that it's happening. 

I'm printing with VM ink on EAM using the 1280-mac curves (Adobe RGB,
1440, PQIJ, Auto...) High-speed is disabled. 

Should I send the printer back? Is it a problem with the ink I'm
using? Do I have a clog?

-Charley

Byron,

When I've seen similar microbanding with my 1280, a nozzle 
check and a couple of cleaning cycles takes care of it.

I've found that even the slightest break in the test pattern (usually 
in the black) is enough to cause the banding.

Jeff


  --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "byronbulb" 
<byronbulb@y...> wrote:
> Hi guys -
> 
> I seem to be having some problems with banding in the black 
ink on my
> brand-new 1280. 
> 
> I don't seem to be getting banding on any other ink color, which 
makes
> me wonder if maybe it's a problem with the ink or head, since it
> probably isn't a problem with the advance mechanism. 
> 
> The bands are _really_ small - so much so that it's taken me a 
great
> deal of prints to be sure that it's happening. 
> 
> I'm printing with VM ink on EAM using the 1280-mac curves 
(Adobe RGB,

> 1440, PQIJ, Auto...) High-speed is disabled. 
> 
> Should I send the printer back? Is it a problem with the ink I'm
> using? Do I have a clog?
> 
> -Charley

That doesn't seem to be working :(

-Charley

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "ljkorte" <jeffkorte@m...>
wrote:

> Byron,
> 
> When I've seen similar microbanding with my 1280, a nozzle 
> check and a couple of cleaning cycles takes care of it.
> 
> I've found that even the slightest break in the test pattern (usually 
> in the black) is enough to cause the banding.
> 
> Jeff
>

Charley-
Have you done a nozzle check?  An alignment on the paper you're having
problems with?

That's where to start.

Bill

on 3/20/02 8:09 PM, byronbulb wrote:

Hi guys -

I seem to be having some problems with banding in the black ink on my
brand-new 1280. 

I don't seem to be getting banding on any other ink color, which makes
me wonder if maybe it's a problem with the ink or head, since it
probably isn't a problem with the advance mechanism.

The bands are _really_ small - so much so that it's taken me a great
deal of prints to be sure that it's happening.

I'm printing with VM ink on EAM using the 1280-mac curves (Adobe RGB,
1440, PQIJ, Auto...) High-speed is disabled.

Should I send the printer back? Is it a problem with the ink I'm
using? Do I have a clog?

-Charley


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