Re: [Digital BW] Re:What's with MIS?
2007-08-16 by Brian Ellis
I gave up on MIS after about three years of use when the first version of QTR came out and it became possible for the first time to make excellent b&w prints using color inks without spending $500 or more for a RIP. MIS was always a pleasure to deal with from a customer service standpoint, I'm sorry to read of that perhaps changing, but I just got too many magenta tones due to incorrect ink mixes, too many cartridges that the printer didn't recognize, and too many leaking cartridges. Perhaps I'm not sufficiently sophisticated or knowledgeable about b&w printing but I don't see any reason to use MIS (or Piezo) inks today in a printer that QTR supports. I've had not one single ink/cartridge problem since switching to Epson UC inks, first in a 2200 and now in a 3800.
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From: <arlenelove3@...>
To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2007 10:59 PM
Subject: [Digital BW] Re:What's with MIS?
Harry, you're not the only one wondering.
Right now I have 3 printers desktops that refuse to recognize MIS carts.
This problem has been dragging on since May, when I replaced the chips,
and
tried changing from the CIS system to filled carts for the EZ b&w inks on
a
C86. Now I have bottles of EZ and their carts plus pre-filled carts that
are
useless.The color carts in the R220 are useless too. The printers do
recognize Epson carts.Tech help by e-mail since May has been awful - and I
gave up
in frustration for lack of time. The SK 188 chip re-setter stopped working
and - yes I put in new batteries.
From the time UT 7 inks were introduced for the 7600, (about 4 years
ago?) I've had NO problem using the CFS system until now. (The clogs were
always
cleared up using the windex treatment and as a last resort, a couple of
KK2
cleanings). The inks and the curves set up by Paul Roark worked perfectly.
Phone tech is helpful if you ask for Mark and he's been very accommodating
in
talking to my tech guy, but I'm spending a fortune on new carts, fresh ink,
and overnight shipping, trying one thing after another to figure out why
the
#5 Lt Cyan nozzle won't work. My tech guy has taken everything apart,
replaced dampers & the nozzle is still not firing. At this point we don't
know if
it's the ink or the printer. But MIS is now very frustrating to work with,
whereas in the past they were a joy. I already have so much invested in
their
inks for my 5 printers, and I've never used any other inks, so it's scary
to
think of switching - and to what?
Arlene
_arlenelove3@..._ (mailto:arlenelove3@...)
www.arlenelove.com
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