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Re: Problem: QTR cuts paper too short

2005-09-14 by santacruztacean

Roy - I am sending you the Dignostic Scripts offline.

Thanks
Phil



--- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "Roy Harrington" <roy@h...> wrote:
> --- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "santacruztacean"
<fotosensei@g...> wrote:
> > > If this is what is happening, it really looks to me like a Page
> > Setup error. The formatting and definition of a page happens before
> > QTR sees any of it. My guess is the Page Setup has "Format For the
> > Epson driver with Roll Paper" instead of "Format For Quad7600" but I
> > can't test that.
> > > 
> > > Roy
> > 
> > No, that's not what I'm doing - In Page Setup, I am using "Format for
> > Quad 7600". (I don't have a choice between "Quad 7600 Roll" or "Quad
> > 7600 Sheet" - just the one "Quad 7600". Is this correct?).
> > 
> > Can anyone else confirm (yes or no) whether they are having this
problem?
> 
> I was thinking you probably have the Epson Roll Paper driver on your
machine.
> There is only one Quad7600 but Epson has several drivers.
> 
> Is my description that you get different size paper cuts depending
on the
> image size correct?  I.e. is this true:
> >> So let me ask a few things.  You said the cut happens .5 inch
after the image.
> >> Does that mean if you change the size of the image, the size of
the paper cut off
> >> varies, too?  In other words a 7x23 top margin .5 cuts at 8" and
a 6x23 top >> 
> >> margin
> >> .5 cuts at 7" ??   And if you add white padding to the 7x23
(expanding to 7.5x23)
> >> it will cut at 8.5 like you want?
> 
> There's a script in the download called DiagnosticScript.  You can
run it and it
> outputs a bunch of printer info.  Using the same Custom Paper size,
print with
> two different size images.  After each printing run the script and
cut and paste
> the output.  Send it to me.  It may have some clues.
> 
> Roy

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