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Re: [Digital BW] Re: 1280 feeding problem

Re: [Digital BW] Re: 1280 feeding problem

2002-08-28 by Jerry Olson

And you can always brush or wipe the papers down before printing. This
really helps on papers that tend to flake a lot.

jerry



tomoc wrote:
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> 
> That's the draw back to all of the fine art papers on desktop
> printers... They are "dusty" and gunk up the feed mechanism and print
> heads if you don't do a little maintanence as you go...a few extra
> nozzle checks and cleaning cycles and occasionally run alternate
> paper through...the old epson list had some other tricks for cleaning
> paper feeds if you really get into a jam (list is dead but still
> searchable).
> 
> Tom O'Connell
> 
> TomOC@...
> www.thomasoconnell.com
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "janishilesh"
> <shilesh.jani@s...> wrote:
> > Barry,
> >
> > I too have often had such problems when using thick papers like PR
> > 308 gsm, and BC Satine 300 gsm. The coating seem to slip, and the
> > feed mechanism does not get enough traction.  I jsut turn the
> printer
> > off for a while, and then feed epson photogloss (not the premium
> one)
> > through the system. Tacky papers such as HP gloss also works well.
> >
> > Good luck.
> >
> > Shilesh
> >
> > --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "bggilliand2001"
> > <bgilliand@m...> wrote:
> > > Just finished a run of about 50 sheets of 11x17 308g photorag and
> > now
> > > my 1280 refuses to feed paper of any sort. It just keeps trying
> to
> > > feed and then times out with "error to printer" message. I've got
> a
> > > support behind the last sheet of paper, and I've tried to print
> > with
> > > and without the feed support. Any suggestions? Any way to get
> > > more "grip" on the paper. Thanks
> > >
> > > Barry Gilliand
> 
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