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Help, No Big Print w/ QTR and 9600

Help, No Big Print w/ QTR and 9600

2006-08-24 by Barry

We are trying to set up a 9600 to run Harrington's QTR.  Everything is loaded and installed 
and we can print, but no large prints...or at least no cutom sizes.  When attempting to run 
a test strip image (38"w X 4"h) on a custom size paper (42"w X 5"h) using QTR the printer 
only prints about 8"w of the strip.  Orientation is correct, but only one end of the image is 
printed the full 4" high.  (Final image = 8"X 4").  The printer acts as if it were loaded with 
letter size paper (8.5" X 11").

When printing color images using PS CS2 and Epson drivers we have no such problems.

We're using Mac G-5, OS-X 4.7, PS CS2, USB.  

My lab supervisor has been working to resolve this problem for 2 days, so it is out of 
desperation I seek your collective wisdom and advice.

-Barry

Barry Snidow, Coordinator
Photography Program
North Lake College
Irving, TX
972-273-3567

Re: [Digital BW] Help, No Big Print w/ QTR and 9600

2006-08-24 by Mark Savoia

I don't know QTR at all, but my guess is what happens on a 9600 using  
Epson's driver, it will not let you print anything less then 8" in  
length. Might be built into the printer firmware.
Mark
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On Aug 24, 2006, at 10:05 AM, Barry wrote:

> We are trying to set up a 9600 to run Harrington's QTR.  Everything  
> is loaded and installed
> and we can print, but no large prints...or at least no cutom  
> sizes.  When attempting to run
> a test strip image (38"w X 4"h) on a custom size paper (42"w X 5"h)  
> using QTR the printer
> only prints about 8"w of the strip.  Orientation is correct, but  
> only one end of the image is
> printed the full 4" high.  (Final image = 8"X 4").  The printer  
> acts as if it were loaded with
> letter size paper (8.5" X 11").
>
> When printing color images using PS CS2 and Epson drivers we have  
> no such problems.
>
> We're using Mac G-5, OS-X 4.7, PS CS2, USB.
>
> My lab supervisor has been working to resolve this problem for 2  
> days, so it is out of
> desperation I seek your collective wisdom and advice.
>
> -Barry
>
> Barry Snidow, Coordinator
> Photography Program
> North Lake College
> Irving, TX
> 972-273-3567
>
>
>
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Re: Help, No Big Print w/ QTR and 9600

2006-08-25 by Roy Harrington

The problem is too short a print.   There is a 7 inch minimum length.
Unfortunately custom paper sizes in OS X are independent of which printer you
are using so OS X can't tell you the size is too small.  Illegal sizes default to 
Letter size which is what you got.   

Roy



--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Barry" <barrysnidow@...> 
wrote:
>
> We are trying to set up a 9600 to run Harrington's QTR.  Everything is loaded and 
installed 
> and we can print, but no large prints...or at least no cutom sizes.  When attempting 
to run 
> a test strip image (38"w X 4"h) on a custom size paper (42"w X 5"h) using QTR the 
printer 
> only prints about 8"w of the strip.  Orientation is correct, but only one end of the 
image is 
> printed the full 4" high.  (Final image = 8"X 4").  The printer acts as if it were loaded 
with 
> letter size paper (8.5" X 11").
> 
> When printing color images using PS CS2 and Epson drivers we have no such 
problems.
> 
> We're using Mac G-5, OS-X 4.7, PS CS2, USB.  
> 
> My lab supervisor has been working to resolve this problem for 2 days, so it is out 
of 
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> desperation I seek your collective wisdom and advice.
> 
> -Barry
> 
> Barry Snidow, Coordinator
> Photography Program
> North Lake College
> Irving, TX
> 972-273-3567
>

Re: Help, No Big Print w/ QTR and 9600

2006-08-25 by Barry

Thanks, Roy.  After testing yesterday and talking with my lab guy, we discovered that the 
cutom sizes don't work with either of the drivers - Epson or QTR.   Non custom sizes work 
fine.

I spoke with Eric Neilson and he suggested creating custom sizes in the print setup...but 
could find no such place to do so.  Is there a solution, or are we stuck with using Epson 
supplied standard paper sizes only?

Thanks,
-Barry

Barry Snidow


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Roy Harrington" <roy@...> 
wrote:
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>
> 
> The problem is too short a print.   There is a 7 inch minimum length.
> Unfortunately custom paper sizes in OS X are independent of which printer you
> are using so OS X can't tell you the size is too small.  Illegal sizes default to 
> Letter size which is what you got.   
> 
> Roy
> 
> 
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Barry" <barrysnidow@> 
> wrote:
> >
> > We are trying to set up a 9600 to run Harrington's QTR.  Everything is loaded and 
> installed 
> > and we can print, but no large prints...or at least no cutom sizes.  When attempting 
> to run 
> > a test strip image (38"w X 4"h) on a custom size paper (42"w X 5"h) using QTR the 
> printer 
> > only prints about 8"w of the strip.  Orientation is correct, but only one end of the 
> image is 
> > printed the full 4" high.  (Final image = 8"X 4").  The printer acts as if it were loaded 
> with 
> > letter size paper (8.5" X 11").
> > 
> > When printing color images using PS CS2 and Epson drivers we have no such 
> problems.
> > 
> > We're using Mac G-5, OS-X 4.7, PS CS2, USB.  
> > 
> > My lab supervisor has been working to resolve this problem for 2 days, so it is out 
> of 
> > desperation I seek your collective wisdom and advice.
> > 
> > -Barry
> > 
> > Barry Snidow, Coordinator
> > Photography Program
> > North Lake College
> > Irving, TX
> > 972-273-3567
> >
>

Re: Help, No Big Print w/ QTR and 9600

2006-08-25 by Barry

Disregard my last post...duh...Thanks Roy...I understand your explanation now that I've 
had my coffee.
-Barry




--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Roy Harrington" <roy@...> 
wrote:
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>
> 
> The problem is too short a print.   There is a 7 inch minimum length.
> Unfortunately custom paper sizes in OS X are independent of which printer you
> are using so OS X can't tell you the size is too small.  Illegal sizes default to 
> Letter size which is what you got.   
> 
> Roy
> 
> 
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Barry" <barrysnidow@> 
> wrote:
> >
> > We are trying to set up a 9600 to run Harrington's QTR.  Everything is loaded and 
> installed 
> > and we can print, but no large prints...or at least no cutom sizes.  When attempting 
> to run 
> > a test strip image (38"w X 4"h) on a custom size paper (42"w X 5"h) using QTR the 
> printer 
> > only prints about 8"w of the strip.  Orientation is correct, but only one end of the 
> image is 
> > printed the full 4" high.  (Final image = 8"X 4").  The printer acts as if it were loaded 
> with 
> > letter size paper (8.5" X 11").
> > 
> > When printing color images using PS CS2 and Epson drivers we have no such 
> problems.
> > 
> > We're using Mac G-5, OS-X 4.7, PS CS2, USB.  
> > 
> > My lab supervisor has been working to resolve this problem for 2 days, so it is out 
> of 
> > desperation I seek your collective wisdom and advice.
> > 
> > -Barry
> > 
> > Barry Snidow, Coordinator
> > Photography Program
> > North Lake College
> > Irving, TX
> > 972-273-3567
> >
>

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