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blotchy prints with UT2 on PSPP... HELP!

blotchy prints with UT2 on PSPP... HELP!

2004-03-26 by tronicart

Just started using UT2 inks with Photo K on my 1280 and have noticed 
a bit of "pooling" or blotching of ink in the darkest shadows. It's 
actually creating a kind of "banding" of heavy black ink in the dark 
spots.  All nozzels are clean and fireing properly, though.  

Not sure if I got the right black ink.. part number is ARC-T007-UPK.  
Is this Photo K for UT2?  

Scanned the prints and put them here..
http://www.tronicart.com/ink/ut2.htm

I'm printing on PSPP with the UT2-PremSemiGloss-Neutral-1.acv curve 
at 2880 and Photo Paper media seeting.  Tried the Eboni curve aswell, 
with same results.  1440 dpi produced extreemly blotchy prints.  All 
lighter shades seem to print fine.

Any ideas?  Thanks for the help

Daniel Perez

 -oh, printing on EEM seems to come out fine.

RE: [Digital BW] blotchy prints with UT2 on PSPP... HELP!

2004-03-26 by Paul Roark

Daniel,

It sounds like your printer is pouring on too much ink for some reason.  Try
the "Photo Quality Glossy Film" media setting and see if that takes care of
the problem.  This is the media setting for Ilford for the same reason.

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com 
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-----Original Message-----
From: tronicart [mailto:tronicart@...] 
Sent: Friday, March 26, 2004 1:36 PM
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Digital BW] blotchy prints with UT2 on PSPP... HELP!

Just started using UT2 inks with Photo K on my 1280 and have noticed 
a bit of "pooling" or blotching of ink in the darkest shadows. It's 
actually creating a kind of "banding" of heavy black ink in the dark 
spots.  All nozzels are clean and fireing properly, though.  

Not sure if I got the right black ink.. part number is ARC-T007-UPK.  
Is this Photo K for UT2?  

Scanned the prints and put them here..
http://www.tronicart.com/ink/ut2.htm

I'm printing on PSPP with the UT2-PremSemiGloss-Neutral-1.acv curve 
at 2880 and Photo Paper media seeting.  Tried the Eboni curve aswell, 
with same results.  1440 dpi produced extreemly blotchy prints.  All 
lighter shades seem to print fine.

Any ideas?  Thanks for the help

Daniel Perez

 -oh, printing on EEM seems to come out fine.





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Re: blotchy prints with UT2 on PSPP...

2004-03-26 by tronicart

That seems to have helped just a little, but it's still noticable to 
the naked eye.  T007-UPK is Photo K, yes?  Anything in the sliders I 
can play with to adjust the flow of black?

Is the Eboni curve supposed to turn off the black position?

Thanks,
  Daniel

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Roark" 
<paul.roark@v...> wrote:
> Daniel,
> 
> It sounds like your printer is pouring on too much ink for some 
reason.  Try
> the "Photo Quality Glossy Film" media setting and see if that takes 
care of
> the problem.  This is the media setting for Ilford for the same 
reason.
> 
> Paul
> www.PaulRoark.com 
> __________________
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tronicart [mailto:tronicart@y...] 
> Sent: Friday, March 26, 2004 1:36 PM
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Digital BW] blotchy prints with UT2 on PSPP... HELP!
> 
> Just started using UT2 inks with Photo K on my 1280 and have 
noticed 
> a bit of "pooling" or blotching of ink in the darkest shadows. It's 
> actually creating a kind of "banding" of heavy black ink in the 
dark 
> spots.  All nozzels are clean and fireing properly, though.  
> 
> Not sure if I got the right black ink.. part number is ARC-T007-
UPK.  
> Is this Photo K for UT2?  
> 
> Scanned the prints and put them here..
> http://www.tronicart.com/ink/ut2.htm
> 
> I'm printing on PSPP with the UT2-PremSemiGloss-Neutral-1.acv curve 
> at 2880 and Photo Paper media seeting.  Tried the Eboni curve 
aswell, 
> with same results.  1440 dpi produced extreemly blotchy prints.  
All 
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> lighter shades seem to print fine.
> 
> Any ideas?  Thanks for the help
> 
> Daniel Perez
> 
>  -oh, printing on EEM seems to come out fine.
> 
>

RE: [Digital BW] Re: blotchy prints with UT2 on PSPP...

2004-03-27 by Paul Roark

Daniel,

>That seems to have helped just a little, but it's still noticable to 
>the naked eye.

The media type is the usual way I cut back the ink load. 

(One advance in the 2200 is that there is what appears to be an ink load
adjustment -- the "color density" slider in "Ink Config.")

>  T007-UPK is Photo K, yes? 

Yes.

> Anything in the sliders I can play with to adjust the flow of black?

I don't know.  Try some things.

>Is the Eboni curve supposed to turn off the black position?

Yes, by having the Blue curve all the way to the top, the driver puts in
only the other two inks.  Because they are both quite dark, together they
give a very good dmax on glossy papers.  

Good luck.

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com 
_______________________


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Roark" 
<paul.roark@v...> wrote:
> Daniel,
> 
> It sounds like your printer is pouring on too much ink for some 
reason.  Try
> the "Photo Quality Glossy Film" media setting and see if that takes 
care of
> the problem.  This is the media setting for Ilford for the same 
reason.
> 
> Paul
> www.PaulRoark.com 
> __________________
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tronicart [mailto:tronicart@y...] 
> Sent: Friday, March 26, 2004 1:36 PM
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Digital BW] blotchy prints with UT2 on PSPP... HELP!
> 
> Just started using UT2 inks with Photo K on my 1280 and have 
noticed 
> a bit of "pooling" or blotching of ink in the darkest shadows. It's 
> actually creating a kind of "banding" of heavy black ink in the 
dark 
> spots.  All nozzels are clean and fireing properly, though.  
> 
> Not sure if I got the right black ink.. part number is ARC-T007-
UPK.  
> Is this Photo K for UT2?  
> 
> Scanned the prints and put them here..
> http://www.tronicart.com/ink/ut2.htm
> 
> I'm printing on PSPP with the UT2-PremSemiGloss-Neutral-1.acv curve 
> at 2880 and Photo Paper media seeting.  Tried the Eboni curve 
aswell, 
> with same results.  1440 dpi produced extreemly blotchy prints.  
All 
> lighter shades seem to print fine.
> 
> Any ideas?  Thanks for the help
> 
> Daniel Perez
> 
>  -oh, printing on EEM seems to come out fine.
> 
> 



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