Igor Wesdorp wrote:
> The whole day I've been trying to solve a problem with the 3800 that
> suddenly occured and wasn't there before (and drives me insane): when
> I print, only the left quarter of the page (orientation Portrait) is
> being printed. The rest of the paper remains blank, with a very sharp
> border between the printed and the blank parts of the sheet.
>
> Now the strange thing: this happens on Photo Rag. But when I print in
> exactly the same way (changing NOTHING in the settings or whatever)
> but insert a sheet of thin ordinary photocopy paper, it prints as it
> should! I've tested it repeatedly and it is the same every time:
> photocopy paper works fine, Photo Rag leaves the rightside 3/4 of the
> paper blank.
>
> Can someone please tell me what is happening here?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Igor
>
>
>
Igor,
Weird !! in the first place.
My best guess is something with the paper sensor located on
the head carriage and/or the auto check for paper thickness.
The printer reports a smaller sheet to the driver than
inserted. Other test would be similar paper as thick or
thicker + feeding the Photorag at 90% if it is grain
related. Either a loose electric connection of the paper
sensor or deflection of the paper sensor light path because
the sensor itself isn't fixed rigid enough or at a small
angle instead of loodrecht :-). Then there is the less
likely chance the coding strip or whatever method they use
on the 3800 isn't reading the position of the head carriage
correctly: filth on the strip, or coding sensor dislocated
to the strip when thicker paper is going through the
printer. The 9000 model had similar problems with the coding
strip.
Epson's problem now I think.
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Met vriendelijke groeten, Ernst
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