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Paper jams when printing on reverse side - Hahnemuelhe / Epson 1280/1290

Paper jams when printing on reverse side - Hahnemuelhe / Epson 1280/1290

2005-04-06 by sdpage0

I have an Epson 1290 (1280 in the US) and am printing on Hahnemuehle 
Photo Rag 308 gsm paper.  Nice results.

I wanted to turn the paper around and print on the back - a caption 
with copyright notice etc, in 40% gray.

I got this working a few times but now the Epson refuses to load the 
paper to print on the reverse side.  It takes the paper in a couple 
of cm, clunks a few times, then spits the paper back into the 
feeding tray.

Bizarrely, it seems to load the paper with coated side up, but not 
with coated side down.  I can't see why this would be the case.  The 
paper looks pretty flat (ie not curled) as far as I can see.

Anyone won a fight with the Epson feeding mechanism, and care to 
share some secrets?

Alternatively, if I upgraded to an Epson 2100 which seems to have a 
manual flat paper feed, would that work better?

Re: [Digital BW] Paper jams when printing on reverse side - Hahnemuelhe / Epson 1280/1290

2005-04-06 by Mark Savoia

The paper sensors are seeing the printed areas. You need to cover it 
with a piece of white paper or white tape.
Mark

On Apr 6, 2005, at 4:20 AM, sdpage0 wrote:

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>  I have an Epson 1290 (1280 in the US) and am printing on Hahnemuehle
>  Photo Rag 308 gsm paper.� Nice results.
>
>  I wanted to turn the paper around and print on the back - a caption
>  with copyright notice etc, in 40% gray.
>
>  I got this working a few times but now the Epson refuses to load the
>  paper to print on the reverse side.� It takes the paper in a couple
>  of cm, clunks a few times, then spits the paper back into the
>  feeding tray.
>
>  Bizarrely, it seems to load the paper with coated side up, but not
>  with coated side down.� I can't see why this would be the case.� The
>  paper looks pretty flat (ie not curled) as far as I can see.
>
>  Anyone won a fight with the Epson feeding mechanism, and care to
>  share some secrets?
>
>  Alternatively, if I upgraded to an Epson 2100 which seems to have a
>  manual flat paper feed, would that work better?
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>
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Re: [Digital BW] Paper jams when printing on reverse side - Hahnemuelhe / Epson 1280/1290

2005-04-06 by sdpage0

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Mark Savoia 
<mark@c...> wrote:
> The paper sensors are seeing the printed areas. You need to cover it 
> with a piece of white paper or white tape.

An interesting guess, but I don't think it can be the case this time - 
my photos are 8x10 on A3, so the printed bit doesn't hit any sensors 
until the paper has advanced quite a way - but the printer is 
rejecting the paper after just 2 cm or so.

Also the printer is refusing to load even UNprinted stock reverse-side-
up.

Re: Paper jams when printing on reverse side - Hahnemuelhe / Epson 1280/1290

2005-04-07 by Djon

...same thing with my 2200 using 300gsm Entrada Natural (two sided
paper), which I feed through the standard top slot. In fact it
struggles with the first pass when I'm feeding 13X19 (my favorite size!).

The fix is easy. I stick the paper in the printer, flex it forward
gently once or twice, then print. Then, when I flip the paper I flex
the new top side (opposite side) forward again. All this does is
predispose the paper to flex in the direction it must in order to pass
thru the printer. The paper retains no curve at all when it comes out
of the printer after one or two passes. 

 

refuses to load the 
> paper to print on the reverse side.  It takes the paper in a couple 
> of cm, clunks a few times, then spits the paper back into the 
> feeding tray.
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> paper looks pretty flat (ie not curled) as far as I can see.
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> Anyone won a fight with the Epson feeding mechanism, and care to 
> share some secrets?

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