QTR-Quadtone RIP

Don,

Here's some info i received.  It made all the difference to me.
Best of Luck
Joe

Hi Joe,



The banding is probably caused by one of two different things (or both):

  1.. Missing nozzles in the nozzle check pattern will leave gaps in your
print, giving you white banding. Print a “manual” nozzle check pattern, and
look at it carefully for missing, or misplaced horizontal lines.
  2.. Print head needs to be aligned to the paper you’re using. You can use
either side of the Epson paper, as long at it’s the right thickness.


Also, you should be feeding the paper from either the top (normal) paper
tray, or from the back paper feed slot. Apparently, feeding the paper from
the front of the printer can give problems.



Finally, if your print speed or quality setting is set to “faster” or
“bidirectional,” change it to “better,” or “unidirectional.”



Let me know if this helps.



Thanks,
Jeff






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  -----Original Message-----
  From: QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com [mailto:QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com]On
Behalf Of dflysons
  Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2007 10:01 AM
  To: QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com
  Subject: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: Paper Feed Ajustments in QTR


  --- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "dflysons" <lysonsfamily@...> wrote:
  >
  > I'm using MIS Pro inks in an Epson 4000. Recently I've noticed white
horizontal banding
  less
  > than 1mm apart in my B&W QTR images. I'm printing on Crane Silver Rag at
2880,
  > unidirectional with PK black. It also happens on matte papers with MK.
I've done a "puddle
  > clean" with Windex, cleaned the wiper arm and the surface of the print
head. I then did
  > several control panel print head alignments. I now get a perfect nozzle
check pattern
  > (examined with a loupe), but the lines are still there. I think I need
to change the paper
  feed
  > adjustment. Does anyone know if there is a way to do that in QTR?
  >
  > When I print the same image using the Epson driver with the paper feed
adjustment at zero
  > (default) no white lines are present.
  >
  > Don
  >
  I'm using a G4 Mac OS10.4.9 with QTR 2.5.1

  Don



  


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