Digital BW, The Print

Hi folks,

at the URL below I have scanned in a portion of a print to illustrate my 
problem.

http://www.sinfin.com/smudges.jpg

I just installed the UltraTone inks which arrived from MIS today (I 
ordered them last Friday afternoon). Very easy to use. Great prints! 
I've fired off about a dozen at this point and I'm quite impressed.

Unfortunately, after the 4th or 5th print on my Epson 1280 I began 
noticing smudges in the same general spot on each of my prints.

I ran a nozzle check before I started printing, and after cancelling the 
job. Things look fine there.

I have used the following inks prior to the Ultra Tones:

OEM (used the full cartridge)
MIS Original Achive (used 90% of the cartridge)
MIS UltraTones (my current inks. Twelve 8x10's)

Any ideas what this may be? Clogged head? or some type of overflow 
problem? There is definitely more ink being laid down in those smudges. 
Why is it always happening in the same area on each print?

What can I do to fix the problem? I'm leaving town tomorrow and the 1280 
will sit idle for two weeks. Should I just let it rest and see what 
happens when I get home? or will letting it sit like this make the 
problem worse? There is still a little ink left in the MIS Original 
Archive cartridge (color, pigments) Should I pop that back in and run a 
test print?

Thanks for a great forum! I'm very excited about the possibilities with 
this setup.

Mike

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Mike Sommers 
<mike@s...> wrote:
> Hi folks,
> 
> at the URL below I have scanned in a portion of a print to 
illustrate my 
> problem.
> 
> http://www.sinfin.com/smudges.jpg
> 
> I just installed the UltraTone inks which arrived from MIS today (I 
> ordered them last Friday afternoon). Very easy to use. Great 
prints! 
> I've fired off about a dozen at this point and I'm quite impressed.
> 
> Unfortunately, after the 4th or 5th print on my Epson 1280 I began 
> noticing smudges in the same general spot ...(snip)

I don't think I've seen this kind of smudge before.  A wild guess: 
Maybe the print head has some build up on it and when it gets to a 
certain point it deposits it on the paper.  Maybe the "Windex on a 
paper towel under the head" trick would clean it off.

Tom