QTR-Quadtone RIP

I call my 1800 printer cloggy!  This usually works to get good nozzle checks:
Printer on... Hit the ink button.... Un- plug the printer....  Have windex and paper towels, a small cup, a drinking straw (I use a clear - ink pen barrel), and one or two latex gloves.  Inkjetmall.com has this basic info too.     Fold a paper towel so that it is a long, thin, flat band that will fit into the lowest part of you printer head area, i.e. so the print head can pass over it.  First wet the middle of the paper towel with windex (Leaving a couple of inches dry on each end).  Once in place, move the print head over the middle of the soaked paper towel, the lift it up being very gentle, and wiggle it around the bottom of the print head.  Go through several paper towels until it starts to look pretty clear of ink.  Leave the last one in place for a little while and clean the ink waste pad (capping station).   
On  the ink waste pad using the straw put a few drops of windex (water works too).  Soak up the ink/windex/water mix, be very gentle, with a folded paper towel.  Do this several times.  When you are finished with the ink waste pad, remember to remove the paper towel under the print head.
Plug the printer back in and run a nozzle check.  This usually works, but if your heads are really plugged up, you may need to re-clean the print head.  Sometimes an over night wait is needed too.
Inkjetmall.com has information that is like this, and presented probably a lot more clearly.

Good Luck
Michael G

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From: "eyewall" <eyewall@...> 
I just ran the nozzle check. It's clogged pretty badly. Cleaning has no effect whatsover. 
What should I do?

--- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "eyewall" <eyewall@...> wrote:
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> By the way, I'm using Hahnemuhle Photo Rag.
> 
> --- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "eyewall" <eyewall@> wrote:
> >
> > Hi all--
> > 
> > I just got a new UT7 cartridge inkset. It's working well (variable tone is nice) but it is 
> > exhibiting pretty bad banding. I'm using the curves that came with QTR along with the 
> QTR-
> > Matte-Profile when I go to print.
> > 
> > Any help would be greatly appreciated.
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > 
> > Peter
> >
>


 

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