Digital BW, The Print

A couple of years ago I joined this group in order to create better black and 
white images. After finding and purchasing a refurbished Epson 1160 and a 
set of MIS QVM inks, bad stuff happened and I never installed the inks.

Finally today, I got the printer up and running and the colour cartridge looks 
just dandy but the black cartridge, after three cleaning cycles and two small 
prints, there are still gaps in the print and in the test patterns.

Does this mean the cartridge is totally bad, or can it be rescued somehow? 
Any help will be greatly appreciated!

Lara Hartley
Staff Photographer Victorville Daily Press

My 1160s have been very trouble free, Lara, and I haven't used the 
QVM ink set, so the other 1160 users' experience might be more 
relevant. But while you're waiting for it, it might be good to just 
turn  the printer off (with the on/off button on it - to park the 
heads on their wet pad - rather than somewhere further upstream 
toward the plug) until tomorrow. This is often recommended before 
doing more than the three cleanings you've already done. And 
sometimes that soaking is all that is needed. But it does sound as if 
your inks might be getting too old to be convenient to use. I think 
the MIS people are back from vacation now, and I'd call (not e-mail) 
them about that.

Good luck.
--
Sam (in Sonoma)

>A couple of years ago I joined this group in order to create better black and
>white images. After finding and purchasing a refurbished Epson 1160 and a
>set of MIS QVM inks, bad stuff happened and I never installed the inks.
>
>Finally today, I got the printer up and running and the colour cartridge looks
>just dandy but the black cartridge, after three cleaning cycles and two small
>prints, there are still gaps in the print and in the test patterns.
>
>Does this mean the cartridge is totally bad, or can it be rescued somehow?
>Any help will be greatly appreciated!
>
>Lara Hartley
>Staff Photographer Victorville Daily Press

>Apple's latest rebate promotion - "Better Together" - promises $99 
>back when you buy a Mac with certain Epson printers:
>
>Buy any Mac and get an Epson Stylus C84 ink jet printer free or get 
>up to $99 on select Epson printers. Between January 30, 2004 and 
>March 27, 2004, purchase a Mac together with an Epson Stylus C84 ink 
>jet printer or qualifying Epson All-In-One or Epson Stylus Photo 
>printer -- and get up to $99 back by mail. [...]

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--
Sam

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i looked into this a few  months back when i got my emac (yes i switched from 
windows - and i'm so very happy).. but i wanted to get an epson 1280 , they 
didnt include that as one of the "qualifying epson stylus photo 
printers...)"  

Altaf

On Fri, 30 Jan 2004 08:51:01 -0800, Sam McCandless wrote

> >Apple's latest rebate promotion - "Better Together" - promises $99 
> >back when you buy a Mac with certain Epson printers:
> >
> >Buy any Mac and get an Epson Stylus C84 ink jet printer free or get 
> >up to $99 on select Epson printers. Between January 30, 2004 and 
> >March 27, 2004, purchase a Mac together with an Epson Stylus C84 ink 
> >jet printer or qualifying Epson All-In-One or Epson Stylus Photo 
> >printer -- and get up to $99 back by mail. [...]
> 
> from today's MacInTouch.COM on-line newsletter
> --
> Sam
> 
> [

>i looked into this a few  months back when i got my emac (yes i switched from
>windows - and i'm so very happy).. but i wanted to get an epson 1280 , they
>didnt include that as one of the "qualifying epson stylus photo
>printers...)" 
>
>Altaf

Apparently this new "Better Together" promotion does include the 
1280, Altaf. I went to the Apple Store, worked through an order for a 
Mac to the printers section and saw:

>Epson Stylus Photo 1280 Inkjet Printer
>
>Buy a Mac and an Epson Stylus Photo 1280 Inkjet printer between 
>January 30 and March 27, 2004, and get $99 from Epson after mail-in 
>rebate. See rebate form for details.

after clicking on the 1280 for $399. The rebate seems to apply to the 
2200 too now.

Sam


>On Fri, 30 Jan 2004 08:51:01 -0800, Sam McCandless wrote
>>  >Apple's latest rebate promotion - "Better Together" - promises $99
>>  >back when you buy a Mac with certain Epson printers:
>>  >
>>  >Buy any Mac and get an Epson Stylus C84 ink jet printer free or get
>>  >up to $99 on select Epson printers. Between January 30, 2004 and
>>  >March 27, 2004, purchase a Mac together with an Epson Stylus C84 ink
>>  >jet printer or qualifying Epson All-In-One or Epson Stylus Photo
>>  >printer -- and get up to $99 back by mail. [...]
>>
>>  from today's MacInTouch.COM on-line newsletter
>>  --
>  > Sam
>  >

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