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2013-11-23 by <kenlee333@...>
2013-11-23 by Roy Harrington
Using QTR on Windows 7 I am making some 16x20 prints on 17x22 paper using MIS Eboni inks. At random, the images are cropped so that only part of the image appears.
Is this a known problem ?
2013-11-23 by <kenlee333@...>
Thank you Roy. I have to add that I'm running Windows 7 as virtual machine on a Mac running OS X Mavericks and VMWare. (I know that adds an infinity of potential problems but I haven't been able to get myself to purchase a dedicated machine just for QTR and until now have not encountered any issues).
I reinstalled the latest version of QTR and the problem has gone away for now. I'll try to see if there is a pattern.
On Sat, Nov 23, 2013 at 7:01 AM, <kenlee333@...> wrote:
Using QTR on Windows 7 I am making some 16x20 prints on 17x22 paper using MIS Eboni inks. At random, the images are cropped so that only part of the image appears.
Is this a known problem ?
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Roy Harrington
roy@...
www.harrington.com
2013-11-23 by Roy Harrington
Thank you Roy. I have to add that I'm running Windows 7 as virtual machine on a Mac running OS X Mavericks and VMWare. (I know that adds an infinity of potential problems but I haven't been able to get myself to purchase a dedicated machine just for QTR and until now have not encountered any issues).
I reinstalled the latest version of QTR and the problem has gone away for now. I'll try to see if there is a pattern.
---In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, wrote:
I don't know of any problem with the 3880 printer. If its truly a random occurrence I'd be lookingfor cabling and connection issues but seeing if there is something in particular that you are doing thatcauses this would be helpful.Roy--On Sat, Nov 23, 2013 at 7:01 AM, <kenlee333@...> wrote:
Using QTR on Windows 7 I am making some 16x20 prints on 17x22 paper using MIS Eboni inks. At random, the images are cropped so that only part of the image appears.
Is this a known problem ?
Roy Harrington
roy@...
www.harrington.com
2013-11-24 by <kenlee333@...>
I make my own curves for MIS Eboni inks. I got the impression somewhere that you need the Windows version to do that.
On Sat, Nov 23, 2013 at 1:54 PM, <kenlee333@...> wrote:
Thank you Roy. I have to add that I'm running Windows 7 as virtual machine on a Mac running OS X Mavericks and VMWare. (I know that adds an infinity of potential problems but I haven't been able to get myself to purchase a dedicated machine just for QTR and until now have not encountered any issues).
I reinstalled the latest version of QTR and the problem has gone away for now. I'll try to see if there is a pattern.
---In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, <roy@...> wrote:
I don't know of any problem with the 3880 printer. If its truly a random occurrence I'd be lookingfor cabling and connection issues but seeing if there is something in particular that you are doing thatcauses this would be helpful.Roy--On Sat, Nov 23, 2013 at 7:01 AM, <kenlee333@...> wrote:
Using QTR on Windows 7 I am making some 16x20 prints on 17x22 paper using MIS Eboni inks. At random, the images are cropped so that only part of the image appears.
Is this a known problem ?
Roy Harrington
roy@...
www.harrington.com
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Roy Harrington
roy@...
www.harrington.com
2013-11-25 by Terry Ritz
The Windows version has a nice, user friendly GUI that makes it easy, but there is no issue making curves under MacOS. You edit curve files with a text editor and then drop the text file on the curve creation app. It's actually a great way to work. Terry.
> On Nov 24, 2013, at 7:40 AM, <kenlee333@...> wrote: > > > > I make my own curves for MIS Eboni inks. I got the impression somewhere that you need the Windows version to do that. > > > > ---In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, <roy@...> wrote: > > Why do all that VM stuff? Just run QTR on MacOSX directly -- it works better there. > Roy
2013-11-25 by <roger@...>
In what way are the images cropped - width, length, both? If it's purely in the width then I would suspect that the paper is not feeding perfectly straight. It is a known problem with the 3800/3880 that if the paper is slightly skewed the printer thinks the paper is narrower than it actually is. It will then print only part of the width - unfortunately without warning.
2013-11-25 by <kenlee333@...>
Thank you very much - the prints are truncated as though the paper were narrower, just as you describe.
Lifting the lid when the image starts to print, I notice that the paper does not appear to sit perfectly straight inside the printer, even though I make an effort to put it in straight and fit the guide bars snugly to the paper.
Is there a workaround for this ?
In what way are the images cropped - width, length, both? If it's purely in the width then I would suspect that the paper is not feeding perfectly straight. It is a known problem with the 3800/3880 that if the paper is slightly skewed the printer thinks the paper is narrower than it actually is. It will then print only part of the width - unfortunately without warning.
---In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, <kenlee333@...> wrote:Using QTR on Windows 7 I am making some 16x20 prints on 17x22 paper using MIS Eboni inks. At random, the images are cropped so that only part of the image appears.
Is this a known problem ?
2013-11-25 by <roger@...>
Two possibilities that I know of. First is you can disable the PAPER SIZE CHECK in the printer menu (under PRINTER SETUP). This will definitely do the job but you need to be very careful not to use undersize paper - can be very messy! The other (better) method is to ensure that the paper feeds straight before you start the print. I always feed the paper manually and do a visual check by lifting the lid. If I can see that its straight I then hit PRINT. If it's obviously not straight I eject it and start again.
Because I was getting too many mis-feeds (skewed) I made a crude paper guide to keep the paper on the right path. It's described here http://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/42378722
Thank you very much - the prints are truncated as though the paper were narrower, just as you describe.
Lifting the lid when the image starts to print, I notice that the paper does not appear to sit perfectly straight inside the printer, even though I make an effort to put it in straight and fit the guide bars snugly to the paper.
Is there a workaround for this ?
---In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, <roger@...> wrote:In what way are the images cropped - width, length, both? If it's purely in the width then I would suspect that the paper is not feeding perfectly straight. It is a known problem with the 3800/3880 that if the paper is slightly skewed the printer thinks the paper is narrower than it actually is. It will then print only part of the width - unfortunately without warning.
---In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, <kenlee333@...> wrote:Using QTR on Windows 7 I am making some 16x20 prints on 17x22 paper using MIS Eboni inks. At random, the images are cropped so that only part of the image appears.
Is this a known problem ?
2013-11-26 by Gareth Jolly
I don't know of any problem with the 3880 printer. If its truly a random occurrence I'd be lookingfor cabling and connection issues but seeing if there is something in particular that you are doing thatcauses this would be helpful.
Roy
On Sat, Nov 23, 2013 at 7:01 AM, <kenlee333@...> wrote:
Using QTR on Windows 7 I am making some 16x20 prints on 17x22 paper using MIS Eboni inks. At random, the images are cropped so that only part of the image appears.
Is this a known problem ?