QTR-Quadtone RIP

Not my experience with the 7000 and NK6. I've been doing prints for
years with the 9600 UC and QTR and I'm using all my old files pretty
much as before with NK6, only they look a lot better.

Be sure you have a good nozzle check and make sure you are using the
correct profile. For a print space with QTR NK6 the profile to send
over there is QTR Grey Matte in greyscale 8 bit mode. Before you do
anything print out a greyscale and look at the tonal seperation
between intervals. If it looks smooth from pure white to pure back you
are probably on the right track. If there are uneven jumps in tonality
you don't.

Since the 7000 printers do vary quite a bit from unit to unit, as all
the 6 channel Epson machines did, you may need to make a custom curve
for your paper using QTR ICC CREATE. That works extremely well but you
need a densitometer. However, even the generic curves Roy made for NK6
and these standard rag papers worked well for me.

As to your old rip set up, who knows if that was set up right or not.

John



--- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "bridgeprod" <bridgeprod@...> wrote:
>
> I have just purchased the QTR and installed in my PC (XP Prof). Also 
> have flushed my Epson 7000 and replaced inks with a set of K6. What I 
> am now finding is that the prints I was making with an older BW Pro RIP 
> do not print even vaguely close to how they used to print. Am I needing 
> to start all over again - did I miss something. My nozzle check is 
> perfect albeit two of them are quyite faint but I am told this is 
> normal. Any suggestion/cures out there..Many thanks
>