QTR-Quadtone RIP

On my 1800, the single-sheet feeder has never worked unassisted. I need to feed the paper in until it engages the rollers, then hold it with a slight downward pressure until the printer pulls it in. It has been this way since I bought it.
Regards,
Hassan

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Myron Gochnauer 
  To: QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2008 3:54 PM
  Subject: SPL [QuadtoneRIP] R1800 use
  ...
  The problem: the Ilford paper is so stiff, and the surface so 
  delicate, that it will not reliably feed through the "tray" feeder, 
  and I have *never* been able to get the single-sheet feeder at the 
  back of the printer to work properly.

  The single-sheet (manual) feeder makes all the requisite noises, and 
  at least some rollers move in various ways, but the paper is not 
  touched. I have tried all kinds of repositioning, and nothing helps. 
  It might work properly one out of twenty or thirty times.

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