Digital BW, The Print

I can't believe this. I can't get any paper to load from the front feeder at all. It either won't grab the paper or it just passes right through. I can load from the rear, but not smaller sizes.

I'm ready to throw this thing away and I just got it. I'm almost sick with frustration.

Sarah

I run the same 3MK setup on an R1800. I sometimes get the front paper
feeding problem you describe. Some days to a point of frustration.

Many have described here ways of cleaning the "rubber paper grabbing"
thing. It involves most of the time holding a sort of paper band with
cleaning fluid on it. Or using some cleaning kits:

http://www.staples.ca/ENG/Catalog/cat_sku.asp?CatIds=&webid=569277&affixedcode=WW

I never got to doing it yet. I use the front loader for regular paper
to run nozzle checks. All my prints are done on 200+ gsm paper that I
feed from the rear. Even the 5x7 paper... 

Others who cleaned it succesfully will certainly give you more
details. Don't give up!! :-)

Denis


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Sarah Renkes"
<sagaface@...> wrote:
>
> I can't believe this. I can't get any paper to load from the front
feeder at all. It either won't grab the paper or it just passes right
through. I can load from the rear, but not smaller sizes.
> 
> I'm ready to throw this thing away and I just got it. I'm almost
sick with frustration.

> 
> Sarah
>

Thanks for the words of encouragement, Denis. I LOVE the 13x19 image I just printed. 
3MK is all that and a bag o' chips, for certain. I hope the r1800 doesn't let me down, now 
that I have finally been able to begin using these inks and workflow.

I found a suggestion on another forum for cleaning the roller as you mentioned. Will try 
again tomorrow after it has dried completely.

I had been atempting to use 4X6 Entrada 190 in the front feeder (tried one at a time, 
stacks, just a few...no difference.), with the thick paper box checked in the print dialog. 
Even plain paper spools through most of the time. Might try using the rear feeder. I take it 
that you have been successful just holding the paper straight to feed since the paper alignment thingy doesn't slide that far....?

thanks again,
Sarah


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "the_des_bois" <thedesbois@...> 
wrote:
>
> I run the same 3MK setup on an R1800. I sometimes get the front paper
> feeding problem you describe. Some days to a point of frustration.
> 
> Many have described here ways of cleaning the "rubber paper grabbing"
> thing. It involves most of the time holding a sort of paper band with
> cleaning fluid on it. Or using some cleaning kits:
> 
> http://www.staples.ca/ENG/Catalog/cat_sku.asp?
CatIds=&webid=569277&affixedcode=WW

> 
> I never got to doing it yet. I use the front loader for regular paper
> to run nozzle checks. All my prints are done on 200+ gsm paper that I
> feed from the rear. Even the 5x7 paper... 
> 
> Others who cleaned it succesfully will certainly give you more
> details. Don't give up!! :-)
> 
> Denis
> 
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Sarah Renkes"
> <sagaface@> wrote:
> >
> > I can't believe this. I can't get any paper to load from the front
> feeder at all. It either won't grab the paper or it just passes right
> through. I can load from the rear, but not smaller sizes.
> > 
> > I'm ready to throw this thing away and I just got it. I'm almost
> sick with frustration.
> > 
> > Sarah
> >
>

>
> Thanks for the words of encouragement, Denis. I LOVE the 13x19 image
I just printed. 
> 3MK is all that and a bag o' chips, for certain. I hope the r1800
doesn't let me down, now 
> that I have finally been able to begin using these inks and workflow.

and uses so much less ink than even the diluted inks workflows it
makes ink cost a non issue!


> 
> I had been atempting to use 4X6 Entrada 190 in the front feeder
(tried one at a time, 
> stacks, just a few...no difference.), with the thick paper box
checked in the print dialog. 
> Even plain paper spools through most of the time. Might try using
the rear feeder. I take it 
> that you have been successful just holding the paper straight to
feed since the paper alignment thingy doesn't slide that far....?

I have never feed 4x6s. Only 5x7s. Yes hand alignment and using my
finger to push the sheet... or a thin stick. Maybe I did do this with
a 4x6... explaining the stick to push it into the printer.

Denis

> 
> thanks again,
> Sarah
>