Digital BW, The Print

I tried a sample package of Innova Fibaprint Ultrasmooth Glossy on my
C86 with the MIS EZ-warm inkset (and photo black).

The result was as bad as anything I've seen. The print was solarized,
if that's the right term. There is coarse detail and tones, but little
or no fine detail. Highlights are blown - paper white. Gloss
differential is pretty bad, although I suppose it could be fixed with
overspray.

Normally I print Silver Rag with this setup and the results are
beautiful - great prints without having to tweak the controls at all.
So I don't think there is anything wrong with the printer or inkset. 

I only have three sheets left and don't even know where to start to
fix this. I really like the finish of the Innova paper and had high
hopes for it. Can it be salvaged? Has anyone used this combination
successfully?

I've tested this paper (and other similar Innovas) with the R220 and 
MIS EZ-Warm/neutral hybrid set.  I got similar results to Silver Rag 
and similar papers although I prefer the Innova paper texture.

It sounds silly, but are you sure you're printing on the right side 
of the paper?
There really shouldn't be much of any gloss differential on 
the "glossy" side.

I use the same settings (including ICC) as for Ultra Premium Glossy 
Photo Paper and it works fine.  

Roger

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Ted Chambers" 
<tchamber@...> wrote:
>
> I tried a sample package of Innova Fibaprint Ultrasmooth Glossy on 
my
> C86 with the MIS EZ-warm inkset (and photo black).
> 
> The result was as bad as anything I've seen. The print was 
solarized,
> if that's the right term. There is coarse detail and tones, but 
little
> or no fine detail. Highlights are blown - paper white. Gloss
> differential is pretty bad, although I suppose it could be fixed 
with
> overspray.
> 
> Normally I print Silver Rag with this setup and the results are
> beautiful - great prints without having to tweak the controls at 
all.
> So I don't think there is anything wrong with the printer or 
inkset. 

> 
> I only have three sheets left and don't even know where to start to
> fix this. I really like the finish of the Innova paper and had high
> hopes for it. Can it be salvaged? Has anyone used this combination
> successfully?
>

Thanks, Roger. It turned out to be a flaky MIS cartridge. I guess I 
should have suspected. The Innova paper turned out fine in the end. 
It's smoother, whiter, and noticably sharper than the Silver Rag. I'm 
not sure which I like better - they both look very good.


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Roger" 
<rsmith02@...> wrote:
>
> I've tested this paper (and other similar Innovas) with the R220 
and 
> MIS EZ-Warm/neutral hybrid set.  I got similar results to Silver 
Rag 
> and similar papers although I prefer the Innova paper texture.
> 
> It sounds silly, but are you sure you're printing on the right side 
> of the paper?
> There really shouldn't be much of any gloss differential on 
> the "glossy" side.
> 
> I use the same settings (including ICC) as for Ultra Premium Glossy 
> Photo Paper and it works fine.  
> 
> Roger
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Ted Chambers" 
> <tchamber@> wrote:
> >
> > I tried a sample package of Innova Fibaprint Ultrasmooth Glossy 
on 
> my
> > C86 with the MIS EZ-warm inkset (and photo black).
> > 
> > The result was as bad as anything I've seen. The print was 
> solarized,
> > if that's the right term. There is coarse detail and tones, but 
> little
> > or no fine detail. Highlights are blown - paper white. Gloss
> > differential is pretty bad, although I suppose it could be fixed 
> with
> > overspray.
> > 
> > Normally I print Silver Rag with this setup and the results are
> > beautiful - great prints without having to tweak the controls at 
> all.
> > So I don't think there is anything wrong with the printer or 
> inkset. 
> > 
> > I only have three sheets left and don't even know where to start 
to
> > fix this. I really like the finish of the Innova paper and had 
high

> > hopes for it. Can it be salvaged? Has anyone used this combination
> > successfully?
> >
>