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Re: How to slow printing speed down with the Epson 3800

2009-10-14 by slowboat86

I am following this thread with great interest and am hoping for an answer/solution since I have the same problem with pizza wheel marks on a 4880 regardless of paper path of tray, front, or rear.

On the 4880 the pizza wheel marks are coming from the ejection rollers.  I have congigured on the 4880 printer control panel a custom paper profile that increases drying time per print head pass and turns off the ejection roller(lifts/removes from the paper path).  However, it would seem that when printing with QTR these cusomt settings are ingored/overriden.

So is there a way to increase dry time or force QTR to honor customer paper handling settings?

Cheers,
David

--- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "horstenj" <j.h.j.h@...> wrote:
>
> OK, but then again: wouldn't using front or rear feed not be a solution? Also with MK I had similar drying and pizza wheels issues when feeding through the standard paper feed.
> 
> Joost
>   
> 
> --- In QuadtoneRIP@...m, "ssanking" <sanking@> wrote:
> >
> > Joost,
> > 
> > MK on the Epson 3800 gives a lot more UV blocking than PK at the same percentage so it dries a lot faster. Unfortunately the use of MK gives negatives that print very grainy with my printing process, which is carbon transfer. MK also prints with a lot of grain with other alternative processes, pt/pd for example. Some folks don't mind the grainy look but I come from a LF and ULF background and like very smooth tones.
> > 
> > Sandy
> > 
> > --- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "horstenj" <j.h.j.h@> wrote:
> > >
> > > I have used my 3800 for digital positives for photo-intaglio purpose on Agfa Copyjet. I needed a very high density as well. MK gave for me a much better result than PK. I made a special QTR curve for it and I used the front (or rear?, I forgot) feed inlet to feed the Copyjet mounted on a board. Direct feed didn't work indeed.
> > > 
> > > Joost
> > >  
> > > 
> > > --- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "ssanking" <sanking@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I am experimenting with making digital negatives for carbon transfer printing with QTR and the Epson 3800. I use PK because MK gives a very grainy look, and in order to get the very high density range I need (log 3.2) I must use a profile that lays down a lot of ink. Problem is, there is so much ink that it does not dry immediately, and I get pizza wheel marks with the regular Pictorico (but not with Pictorico Ultra).
> > > > 
> > > > My question, is there any way to slow down the printing speed with QTR and the Epon 3800?
> > > > 
> > > > Sandy King
> > > >
> > >
> >
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