Digital BW, The Print

Hi all,

I bought this R220 a couple weeks ago and I used Hanamule Photorag 308
with it succesfully for about 6 or 7 sheets.Now when I try and feed
the paper it just ejects it all the way through without printing.I
searched here and found one other reference to the same problem, but
with no real solution.I really like this paper and have used it a long
time with my 1160.Is there some kind of hack or fix I can try to get
this paper to work again in my 220?Thanks..............Chris

Hi Chris;

There are sveral things that might help:

A) under the Maintenance tab in the driver, there's a button 
labeled 'Printer and option information' check the box for 'thick paper 
and envelopes & see if that helps
B) the most common solution is to put a little pressure on the paper as 
the machine tries to pull it in. Sometimes it helps to have a piece of 
thin cardboard or several sheets of paper in the tray behind the piece 
you're using.
c) Check the soft rubber cam-like gear in the paper take-up slot to 
make sure it is clean, it collects fuzz and dust from this kind of 
paper very quickly. Clean it with a q-tip and alcohol if it looks even 
a little dirty.

d) If all else fails- apply a strip 3/4 inch masking tape across the 
bottom such that a third of it is stuck to the BACK surface of the 
paper, and the remainder is folded over onto itself as evenly as 
possible. Sticking it to the back surface only means that it is easy to 
peel off, and it doesn't damage the printing side. This gives the 
printer something easier to grab onto. Obviously its a pain to do 
repeatedly, and it doesn't always work

Best,

Steven Karafyllakis

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "flyflightdeck" 
<cloudswimmer@...> wrote:

>
> Hi all,
> 
> I bought this R220 a couple weeks ago and I used Hanamule Photorag 308
> with it succesfully for about 6 or 7 sheets.Now when I try and feed
> the paper it just ejects it all the way through without printing.I
> searched here and found one other reference to the same problem, but
> with no real solution.I really like this paper and have used it a long
> time with my 1160.Is there some kind of hack or fix I can try to get
> this paper to work again in my 220?Thanks..............Chris
>

Manually load the paper before attempting to print.
Personally I think it’s asking too much from that type of printer (curved
feed path) to feed stiff papers.

Best regards,
John Moody

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Subject: [Digital BW] Epson R220 Photo Rag Problem

Hi all,

I bought this R220 a couple weeks ago and I used Hanamule Photorag 308
with it succesfully for about 6 or 7 sheets.Now when I try and feed
the paper it just ejects it all the way through without printing.I
searched here and found one other reference to the same problem, but
with no real solution.I really like this paper and have used it a long
time with my 1160.Is there some kind of hack or fix I can try to get
this paper to work again in my 220?Thanks..............Chris


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When feeding the paper through, keep a firm & consistent pressure (in the
direction of the feed) as it trys to grab it. This will insure the feed
mechanism gets a good grip and knows it has the paper. Otherwise it
hesitates and just pushes it through.
 
I do this all the time with my 2400.
 
Used to do it with my 1280,
 
and my 1270,
 
and my 870...
 
k
 
kevin brusie photography
82 gilman street
portland, maine 04102
 
207.761.8113     800.392.0617
 
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Thanks guys, got it to work with your suggestions...........Chris

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Steven
Karafyllakis" <stevekphoto@...> wrote:

>
> Hi Chris;
> 
> There are sveral things that might help:
> 
> A) under the Maintenance tab in the driver, there's a button 
> labeled 'Printer and option information' check the box for 'thick paper 
> and envelopes & see if that helps
> B) the most common solution is to put a little pressure on the paper as 
> the machine tries to pull it in. Sometimes it helps to have a piece of 
> thin cardboard or several sheets of paper in the tray behind the piece 
> you're using.
> c) Check the soft rubber cam-like gear in the paper take-up slot to 
> make sure it is clean, it collects fuzz and dust from this kind of 
> paper very quickly. Clean it with a q-tip and alcohol if it looks even 
> a little dirty.
> 
> d) If all else fails- apply a strip 3/4 inch masking tape across the 
> bottom such that a third of it is stuck to the BACK surface of the 
> paper, and the remainder is folded over onto itself as evenly as 
> possible. Sticking it to the back surface only means that it is easy to 
> peel off, and it doesn't damage the printing side. This gives the 
> printer something easier to grab onto. Obviously its a pain to do 
> repeatedly, and it doesn't always work
> 
> Best,
> 
> Steven Karafyllakis
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "flyflightdeck" 
> <cloudswimmer@> wrote:
> >
> > Hi all,
> > 
> > I bought this R220 a couple weeks ago and I used Hanamule Photorag 308
> > with it succesfully for about 6 or 7 sheets.Now when I try and feed
> > the paper it just ejects it all the way through without printing.I
> > searched here and found one other reference to the same problem, but
> > with no real solution.I really like this paper and have used it a long
> > time with my 1160.Is there some kind of hack or fix I can try to get
> > this paper to work again in my 220?Thanks..............Chris
> >
>

I'm glad the you got it to work. HPR is a paper that I've had
difficulty with and will never use again. It seems to mess up the
loading mechanism on my printers. (220, 2200 and 2400.) It works fine
for a short while and then fails.
 I've found more than adequeate substitutes that do not have this
issue FOR ME.
 Clearly, my bad experieinces with HPR are in the minority.
  Best
  Howard

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "flyflightdeck"
<cloudswimmer@...> wrote:
>
> Thanks guys, got it to work with your suggestions...........Chris
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Steven
> Karafyllakis" <stevekphoto@> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Chris;
> > 
> > There are sveral things that might help:
> > 
> > A) under the Maintenance tab in the driver, there's a button 
> > labeled 'Printer and option information' check the box for 'thick
paper 
> > and envelopes & see if that helps
> > B) the most common solution is to put a little pressure on the
paper as 
> > the machine tries to pull it in. Sometimes it helps to have a
piece of 
> > thin cardboard or several sheets of paper in the tray behind the
piece 
> > you're using.
> > c) Check the soft rubber cam-like gear in the paper take-up slot to 
> > make sure it is clean, it collects fuzz and dust from this kind of 
> > paper very quickly. Clean it with a q-tip and alcohol if it looks
even 
> > a little dirty.
> > 
> > d) If all else fails- apply a strip 3/4 inch masking tape across the 
> > bottom such that a third of it is stuck to the BACK surface of the 
> > paper, and the remainder is folded over onto itself as evenly as 
> > possible. Sticking it to the back surface only means that it is
easy to 
> > peel off, and it doesn't damage the printing side. This gives the 
> > printer something easier to grab onto. Obviously its a pain to do 
> > repeatedly, and it doesn't always work
> > 
> > Best,
> > 
> > Steven Karafyllakis
> > 
> > --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "flyflightdeck" 
> > <cloudswimmer@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi all,
> > > 
> > > I bought this R220 a couple weeks ago and I used Hanamule
Photorag 308
> > > with it succesfully for about 6 or 7 sheets.Now when I try and feed
> > > the paper it just ejects it all the way through without printing.I
> > > searched here and found one other reference to the same problem, but
> > > with no real solution.I really like this paper and have used it
a long

> > > time with my 1160.Is there some kind of hack or fix I can try to get
> > > this paper to work again in my 220?Thanks..............Chris
> > >
> >
>