Digital BW, The Print

Hi,
I would have searched the archives, but thought my question would be too complicated to search for.

I have been experiencing a single faint band in many prints, about 5mm or more from the left hand edge of a (portrait oriented) print.

After running nozzle checks, I've have found a single line that is too low in one of the diagonals of the LM part of the test pattern. (I'm using UT inks.)

I have run cleaning cycles and head alignment, to no avail.

I can scan the nozzle check printout to show anyone if they are interested.

Oh - it's an Epson 1200.

thanks,
Richard
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> From: Richard Smallfield [mailto:r.smallfield@...]
>
> I have been experiencing a single faint band in many prints,
> about 5mm or more from the left hand edge of a (portrait oriented) print.
>
> After running nozzle checks, I've have found a single line that
> is too low in one of the diagonals of the LM part of the test
> pattern. (I'm using UT inks.)
>
> I have run cleaning cycles and head alignment, to no avail.
>
> I can scan the nozzle check printout to show anyone if they are
> interested.
>
> Oh - it's an Epson 1200.

This happens if there's a partial clog or a bit of fuzz on the head. It's
possible to clean the head surface by putting a little ammoniated window
cleaner on a strip of cloth or paper towel, taping it down under where the
print head goes, and then sliding the print head back and forth over it.
This works for many people using stock Epson inks, but I can't vouch for the
compatibility of any cleaner with 3rd party inks.

You can probably find more info on this by searching the EPSON_Printers
group archive for "windex".

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Ciao,               Paul D. DeRocco
Paul                mailto:pderocco@...

Have you cleaned the bottom of the printhead (paper towel & windex in 
the plastic "trough")?  The bottom of the printhead often gets gummed 
up with semidried ink that misdirect the ink jets.  Also the parking 
pad and wiper should be cleaned with windex.  Use Windex with ammonia-
D or any other ammonia-based window cleaner.  Homebrew is 1 part 
household ammonia to 9 parts water.  

Note:  The ammonia (high pH) cleaners only work with basic/high pH 
inksets.  To check for compatability, drop a little ink into some 
cleaner.  The ink should disperse rapidly, if it clots, then don't 
use.

Jeff Randall

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Richard 
Smallfield <r.smallfield@p...> wrote:

> I have been experiencing a single faint band in many prints, about 
5mm or more from the left hand edge of a (portrait oriented) print.
> 
> After running nozzle checks, I've have found a single line that is 
too low in one of the diagonals of the LM part of the test pattern. 
(I'm using UT inks.)
> 
> I have run cleaning cycles and head alignment, to no avail.