QTR-Quadtone RIP

Thanks for your prompt reply. I changed the driver to 2.5, installed  
the profiles, changed the resolution to 2880 and now it takes a sheet  
of paper and seats it, then runs it out without printing. At least  
there are no scrapes this time. Thanks for you help,
Dave Polcyn

Last login: Mon Mar 12 21:48:49 on ttyp1
/Applications/QuadtoneRip/DiagnosticScript.command; exit
Welcome to Darwin!
david-polcyns-powermacg3series:~ davepolcyn$ /Applications/ 
QuadtoneRip/DiagnosticScript.command; exit

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**** QuadToneRIP 2.4.3 Diagnostic Script --- Save Output for Analysis  
****

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Mon Mar 12 23:19:45 EDT 2007

**** System Info ****
Darwin Kernel Version 8.8.0: Fri Sep  8 17:18:57 PDT 2006;  
root:xnu-792.12.6.obj~1/RELEASE_PPC

**** Printer Info ****
scheduler is running
system default destination: QuadR800-K7
device for QuadR800-K7: usb://EPSON/Stylus%20Photo%20R800? 
serial=NKO210404171147520
device for Stylus_Photo_R800: usb://EPSON/Stylus%20Photo%20R800? 
serial=NKO210404171147520
device for Stylus_Photo_R800-1: ///dev/null
QuadR800-K7 accepting requests since Jan 01 00:00
Stylus_Photo_R800 accepting requests since Jan 01 00:00
Stylus_Photo_R800-1 accepting requests since Jan 01 00:00
printer QuadR800-K7 is idle.  enabled since Jan 01 00:00
         Ready to print.
printer Stylus_Photo_R800 is idle.  enabled since Jan 01 00:00
printer Stylus_Photo_R800-1 is idle.  enabled since Jan 01 00:00

**** QTR Programs ****
/usr/local/bin
Quad.pm*        qcurve*         qgamma*         qmerge*          
quadcurves*
qacv*           qdensity*       qgraph*         qpart*           
quadprofile*
qacvraw*        qdiff*          qlimit*         qplot*
qadd*           qdotgain*       qline*          qspline*

/usr/libexec/cups/filter
quadtoneprint*  quadtoprinter*

**** Plugin Programs ****
total 0
drwxrwxrwx   3 root      admin  102 Feb 27 22:29 AdobePDFPDE.plugin
drwxr-xr-x   3 davepolc  admin  102 May 23  2006 QuadTone.plugin

**** QTR Printer Descriptions ****
/usr/share/cups/model/C
escp2-10000-quad.ppd.gz         escp2-860-quad.ppd.gz
escp2-1160-quad.ppd.gz          escp2-870-quad.ppd.gz
escp2-1200-quad.ppd.gz          escp2-890-quad.ppd.gz
escp2-1270-quad.ppd.gz          escp2-9000-quad.ppd.gz
escp2-1280-quad.ppd.gz          escp2-9500-quad.ppd.gz
escp2-1290-quad.ppd.gz          escp2-9600-quad.ppd.gz
escp2-2000-quad.ppd.gz          escp2-980-quad.ppd.gz
escp2-2100-quad.ppd.gz          escp2-9800-quad.ppd.gz
escp2-2200-quad.ppd.gz          escp2-EX-quad.ppd.gz
escp2-3000-quad.ppd.gz          escp2-R1800-quad.ppd.gz
escp2-3800-quad.ppd.gz          escp2-R200-quad.ppd.gz
escp2-4000-quad.ppd.gz          escp2-R220-quad.ppd.gz
escp2-4800-quad.ppd.gz          escp2-R2400-quad.ppd.gz
escp2-7000-quad.ppd.gz          escp2-R300-quad.ppd.gz
escp2-7500-quad.ppd.gz          escp2-R320-quad.ppd.gz
escp2-7600-quad.ppd.gz          escp2-R340-quad.ppd.gz
escp2-7800-quad.ppd.gz          escp2-R800-quad.ppd.gz

**** QTR Profiles ****
K7-2880-BradfordBCoolMatte.quad         K7-2880-IPCanvas.quad
K7-2880-BradfordRBrightW.quad           K7-2880-IPPictRagCool.quad
K7-2880-BradfordRBrilliantWD.quad       K7-2880-IPPictRagWarm.quad
K7-2880-BradfordRNaturalW.quad          K7-2880-IPPrintPlusM.quad
K7-2880-EpEnhancedMatte.quad            K7-2880-IPVelvet.quad
K7-2880-EpMatteHW.quad                  K7-2880-InnovaColdPressArt.quad
K7-2880-HanAlbrechtDurer.quad           K7-2880-InnovaPhotoFibaP.quad
K7-2880-HanArtProof.quad                K7-2880-InnovaPhotoSmoothC.quad
K7-2880-HanEtching.quad                 K7-2880-InnovaSoftTexArt.quad
K7-2880-HanPhotoRag.quad                K7-2880-LgnSomersetPEnhVel.quad
K7-2880-HanPhotoRagBrtW.quad            K7-2880-MoabEntradaFABW.quad
K7-2880-HanPhotoRagSatin.quad           K7-2880-MoabEntradaFANat.quad
K7-2880-HanWhiteVelvet.quad             K7-2880-MoabKayentaPhotoM.quad
K7-2880-HanWilliamTurner.quad

**** USB connections ****
-rwxr-xr-x   1 root  wheel  29516 Apr 28  2006 /usr/libexec/cups/ 
backend/usb
direct usb "Unknown" "USB Printer (usb)"
direct usb://EPSON/Stylus%20Photo%20R800?serial=NKO210404171147520  
"EPSON Stylus Photo R800" "Stylus Photo R800"

**** CUPS Info ****
I [12/Mar/2007:21:48:11 -0400] Saving printers.conf...
I [12/Mar/2007:21:48:11 -0400] Printer 'QuadR800-K7' started by ''.
E [12/Mar/2007:21:52:08 -0400] get_printer_attrs: resource name '/ 
printers/???' no good!
E [12/Mar/2007:21:52:08 -0400] get_printer_attrs: resource name '/ 
printers/????' no good!
E [12/Mar/2007:22:01:26 -0400] get_printer_attrs: resource name '/ 
printers/???' no good!
E [12/Mar/2007:22:01:26 -0400] get_printer_attrs: resource name '/ 
printers/????' no good!
I [12/Mar/2007:22:02:31 -0400] Saving printers.conf...
I [12/Mar/2007:22:02:31 -0400] Printer 'QuadR800-K7' modified by ''.
I [12/Mar/2007:22:03:02 -0400] Saving printers.conf...
I [12/Mar/2007:22:03:02 -0400] Printer 'QuadR800-K7' modified by ''.
I [12/Mar/2007:22:16:58 -0400] Adding start banner page "none" to job 9.
I [12/Mar/2007:22:16:58 -0400] Adding end banner page "none" to job 9.
I [12/Mar/2007:22:16:58 -0400] Job 9 queued on 'QuadR800-K7' by  
'davepolcyn'.
I [12/Mar/2007:22:16:58 -0400] Started filter /usr/libexec/cups/ 
filter/cgpdftoraster (PID 465) for job 9.
I [12/Mar/2007:22:16:58 -0400] Started filter /usr/libexec/cups/ 
filter/quadtoneprint (PID 466) for job 9.
I [12/Mar/2007:22:16:58 -0400] Started backend /usr/libexec/cups/ 
backend/usb (PID 467) for job 9.
N [12/Mar/2007:22:16:59 -0400] [Job 9] : QuadToneRIP: using curve  
K7-2880-EpMatteHW
N [12/Mar/2007:22:16:59 -0400] [Job 9] : QuadToneRIP: using curve  
K7-2880-EpMatteHW
N [12/Mar/2007:22:16:59 -0400] [Job 9] : QTR using curve file K7-2880- 
EpMatteHW
N [12/Mar/2007:22:16:59 -0400] [Job 9] : QTR using curve file K7-2880- 
EpMatteHW
N [12/Mar/2007:22:16:59 -0400] [Job 9] : HWResolution = [ 720 720 ]
N [12/Mar/2007:22:16:59 -0400] [Job 9] : ImagingBoundingBox = [ 9 9  
594 774 ]
N [12/Mar/2007:22:16:59 -0400] [Job 9] : Margins = [ 0 0 ]
N [12/Mar/2007:22:16:59 -0400] [Job 9] : PageSize = [ 612 792 ]
N [12/Mar/2007:22:16:59 -0400] [Job 9] : cupsWidth = 5940
N [12/Mar/2007:22:16:59 -0400] [Job 9] : cupsHeight = 7740
N [12/Mar/2007:22:16:59 -0400] [Job 9] : stp_get_resolution(v) |2880|
N [12/Mar/2007:22:16:59 -0400] [Job 9] : stp_get_dither_algorithm(v) | 
Ordered|
N [12/Mar/2007:22:16:59 -0400] [Job 9] : GIMP-PRINT w=612 l=9 r=603   
h=792 t=783 b=9
N [12/Mar/2007:22:16:59 -0400] [Job 9] : GIMP-PRINT w=5940 l=90 r=90   
h=7740 t=90 b=90
I [12/Mar/2007:23:17:26 -0400] Adding start banner page "none" to job  
10.
I [12/Mar/2007:23:17:26 -0400] Adding end banner page "none" to job 10.
I [12/Mar/2007:23:17:26 -0400] Job 10 queued on 'QuadR800-K7' by  
'davepolcyn'.
I [12/Mar/2007:23:17:26 -0400] Started filter /usr/libexec/cups/ 
filter/cgpdftoraster (PID 539) for job 10.
I [12/Mar/2007:23:17:27 -0400] Started filter /usr/libexec/cups/ 
filter/quadtoneprint (PID 540) for job 10.
I [12/Mar/2007:23:17:27 -0400] Started backend /usr/libexec/cups/ 
backend/usb (PID 554) for job 10.
N [12/Mar/2007:23:17:27 -0400] [Job 10] : QuadToneRIP: using curve  
K7-2880-EpMatteHW
N [12/Mar/2007:23:17:27 -0400] [Job 10] : QuadToneRIP: using curve  
K7-2880-EpMatteHW
N [12/Mar/2007:23:17:28 -0400] [Job 10] : QTR using curve file  
K7-2880-EpMatteHW
N [12/Mar/2007:23:17:28 -0400] [Job 10] : QTR using curve file  
K7-2880-EpMatteHW
N [12/Mar/2007:23:17:28 -0400] [Job 10] : HWResolution = [ 720 720 ]
N [12/Mar/2007:23:17:28 -0400] [Job 10] : ImagingBoundingBox = [ 9 9  
594 774 ]
N [12/Mar/2007:23:17:28 -0400] [Job 10] : Margins = [ 0 0 ]
N [12/Mar/2007:23:17:28 -0400] [Job 10] : PageSize = [ 612 792 ]
N [12/Mar/2007:23:17:28 -0400] [Job 10] : cupsWidth = 5940
N [12/Mar/2007:23:17:28 -0400] [Job 10] : cupsHeight = 7740
N [12/Mar/2007:23:17:28 -0400] [Job 10] : stp_get_resolution(v) |2880|
N [12/Mar/2007:23:17:28 -0400] [Job 10] : stp_get_dither_algorithm(v)  
|Ordered|
N [12/Mar/2007:23:17:28 -0400] [Job 10] : GIMP-PRINT w=612 l=9 r=603   
h=792 t=783 b=9
N [12/Mar/2007:23:17:28 -0400] [Job 10] : GIMP-PRINT w=5940 l=90  
r=90  h=7740 t=90 b=90

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**** QuadToneRIP Diagnostic Script --- Save Output for Analysis ****

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On Mar 12, 2007, at 12:36 PM, Roy Harrington wrote:

> I haven't heard of head scraping on the R800 and people use a lot
> thicker
> paper than Epson HW Matte.
> It's hard to visualize what you mean by 3/8 inch scrapes but I suspect
> that
> you are getting some banding or roller wheel scrapes.
> In the email you sent me you used 1440 resolution. The R800 is best at
> 2880 dpi and that is what all the K7 profiles are designed for. The
> other issue
> is that the print top and bottom areas are always more prone to  
> banding.
> Leaving more white margin is a good idea.
>
> Roy
>
> On Sunday, March 11, 2007, at 03:46 PM, David Polcyn wrote:
>
> > Hi All, I hope someone can help. I just loaded my K-7 inks and
> > installed the rip and Epson R800 profiles and started with Epson
> > Matte/Hwt paper to get set up. The print looks great but there are
> > two lines of 3/8 inch scrapes just about the whole length of the
> > print. It looks like the print head or something else is making
> > contact. I put it back on the Epson print settings and it went
> > through fine. Is like the matte setting is not raising the print  
> head
> > enough. Has anyone had a similar problem and is there a fix.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Dave Polcyn
> >
> >
> -
> Roy Harrington
> roy@...
> Black & White Photo Gallery
> http://www.harrington.com
>
>
> 



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