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Installing Problems for Epson 2880

Installing Problems for Epson 2880

2008-11-26 by rabanito

Hallo :-)

I have installed QuadtoneRIP for Windows (XP). Things aren't really as
described in the user's guide but at first i didn't care, everything
went automatically and was OK.

Now: It doesn't look like it is installed properly.
On PS CS2 I expected to see a printer profile starting with "Q" but
nothing has changed.

Then I tried to print something directly w the GUI. I selected a .tif
file, my printer's name (2880) and different printing models, just
because nothing happened. The task stayed in the printer's queue as
"printing" but my printer expelled all sheets without doing any printing.

I'm surely missing something, probably elementary :-(, but i cannot
find what I am doing wrong.

Could anybody give me a hand?

Thanks

Re: Installing Problems for Epson 2880

2008-11-27 by grayscale2008

1.) Your tifs 8 bit tifs?

2.) How did you name the printer in QTR gui?

CU

Peter

--- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "rabanito" <rabsanito@...> wrote:
>
> Hallo :-)
> 
> I have installed QuadtoneRIP for Windows (XP). Things aren't really as
> described in the user's guide but at first i didn't care, everything
> went automatically and was OK.
> 
> Now: It doesn't look like it is installed properly.
> On PS CS2 I expected to see a printer profile starting with "Q" but
> nothing has changed.
> 
> Then I tried to print something directly w the GUI. I selected a .tif
> file, my printer's name (2880) and different printing models, just
> because nothing happened. The task stayed in the printer's queue as
> "printing" but my printer expelled all sheets without doing any
printing.
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> 
> I'm surely missing something, probably elementary :-(, but i cannot
> find what I am doing wrong.
> 
> Could anybody give me a hand?
> 
> Thanks
>

Re: Installing Problems for Epson 2880

2008-11-27 by rabanito

Hallo Peter

1. Yes, 8bit uncompressed

2. Actually I didn't get any chance to name the printer.  It appeared
already in the drop-down "printer name", where name and printer model
are. While installing (QTR_Setup_2.6.1.EXE) there were no other
instructions other than "close all other programs", and this I did :-)

The printer does get some command, but I understand too little of what
is happening. The sheet of paper comes out without being printed at
all and the task remains in the queue with the document as "being
printed". I have to delete it manually. 

Printing for example with Photoshop, without QTR happens normally. I
mean the printer is OK.

(I got the version 2.6.1.0).

Thanks for you attention :-)

Jorge

--- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "grayscale2008" <pm2003@...> wrote:
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>
> 1.) Your tifs 8 bit tifs?
> 
> 2.) How did you name the printer in QTR gui?
> 
> CU
> 
> Peter
> 

>

Re: Installing Problems for Epson 2880

2008-11-28 by grayscale2008

Hi Jorge!

Mmmmh...

I am using the same version but no problem with that.

Perhaps you uninstall qtr completly and you install it again?

Perhaps that might help?

Can you print the 21step.tif that came with qtr?

CU

Peter

--- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "rabanito" <rabsanito@...> wrote:
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>
> Hallo Peter
> 
> 1. Yes, 8bit uncompressed
> 
> 2. Actually I didn't get any chance to name the printer.  It appeared
> already in the drop-down "printer name", where name and printer model
> are. While installing (QTR_Setup_2.6.1.EXE) there were no other
> instructions other than "close all other programs", and this I did :-)
> 
> The printer does get some command, but I understand too little of what
> is happening. The sheet of paper comes out without being printed at
> all and the task remains in the queue with the document as "being
> printed". I have to delete it manually. 
> 
> Printing for example with Photoshop, without QTR happens normally. I
> mean the printer is OK.
> 
> (I got the version 2.6.1.0).
> 
> Thanks for you attention :-)
> 
> Jorge
> 
> --- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "grayscale2008" <pm2003@> wrote:
> >
> > 1.) Your tifs 8 bit tifs?
> > 
> > 2.) How did you name the printer in QTR gui?
> > 
> > CU
> > 
> > Peter
> > 
> 
> >
>

Re: Installing Problems for Epson 2880

2008-11-28 by rabanito

Hallo Peter

thank you for the hints. I got something else, perhaps this could help
to understand what's happening.

First I uninstalled and installed again. I even tried a former version
but the result is the same.

NOW: 

- I used 21step.tif as you proposed. 
- I fed enough sheets (A4)just to see what happens.
- The first sheet got printed a horizontal line (or wedge)about 1mm
thickness
- the next 3 or 4 sheets got nothing
- The 5th sheet got gibberish like ..@A@L@@DA@D@AADD@@DD@@@....etc

Looks like QTR and my printer are not speaking the same language, but
I am a novice in these matters... I presume there is something to be
done that I missed...

Thanks again

Jorge




--- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "grayscale2008" <pm2003@...> wrote:
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>
> Hi Jorge!
> 
> Mmmmh...
> 
> I am using the same version but no problem with that.
> 
> Perhaps you uninstall qtr completly and you install it again?
> 
> Perhaps that might help?
> 
> Can you print the 21step.tif that came with qtr?
> 
> CU
> 
> Peter
> 
> --- In QuadtoneRIP@...m, "rabanito" <rabsanito@> wrote:
> >
> > Hallo Peter
> > 
> > 1. Yes, 8bit uncompressed
> > 
> > 2. Actually I didn't get any chance to name the printer.  It appeared
> > already in the drop-down "printer name", where name and printer model
> > are. While installing (QTR_Setup_2.6.1.EXE) there were no other
> > instructions other than "close all other programs", and this I did :-)
> > 
> > The printer does get some command, but I understand too little of what
> > is happening. The sheet of paper comes out without being printed at
> > all and the task remains in the queue with the document as "being
> > printed". I have to delete it manually. 
> > 
> > Printing for example with Photoshop, without QTR happens normally. I
> > mean the printer is OK.
> > 
> > (I got the version 2.6.1.0).
> > 
> > Thanks for you attention :-)
> > 
> > Jorge
> > 
> > --- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "grayscale2008" <pm2003@> wrote:
> > >
> > > 1.) Your tifs 8 bit tifs?
> > > 
> > > 2.) How did you name the printer in QTR gui?
> > > 
> > > CU
> > > 
> > > Peter
> > > 
> > 
> > >
> >
>

Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: Installing Problems for Epson 2880

2008-11-28 by mark sloane

I've got a curious issue that maybe you folks can help me with.
 
I'm using a CIS I bought from Joe on an Epson 1400.  I've been working through a number of issues and have them all solved except for one:  I get some type of banding the first 1/2 inch of the print.  It's odd because it goes away after the first half of an inch and then starts all over again for the next print.  If it was continuous it would almost make more sense to me but every print has the first half inch of banding.  The banding looks to me as no ink vs. the wrong ink.
 
Also, I have cycled through nozzel checks, head cleanings and print head alignments before each print, after each print all to no avail.
 
Anybody have any experience with this?  I'm lost and don't know where to go next.

Mark Sloane 
925 820 4112 Home
925 997 0281 Cell


      

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RE: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: Installing Problems for Epson 2880

2008-11-28 by Paul Roark

The 1400, as well as the 1800 and probably other 1.5 pl printers, seem to be
sensitive to paper feed issues.  They are best when both rollers are
engaged.  At a practical matter, you need wide top and bottom margins to
avoid banding.

 

Paul

www.PaulRoark.com <http://www.paulroark.com/>  

 

 

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From: QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com [mailto:QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of mark sloane
Sent: Friday, November 28, 2008 10:25 AM
To: QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: Installing Problems for Epson 2880

 

I've got a curious issue that maybe you folks can help me with.
 
I'm using a CIS I bought from Joe on an Epson 1400.  I've been working
through a number of issues and have them all solved except for one:  I get
some type of banding the first 1/2 inch of the print.  It's odd because it
goes away after the first half of an inch and then starts all over again for
the next print.  If it was continuous it would almost make more sense to me
but every print has the first half inch of banding.  The banding looks to me
as no ink vs. the wrong ink.
 
Also, I have cycled through nozzel checks, head cleanings and print head
alignments before each print, after each print all to no avail.
 
Anybody have any experience with this?  I'm lost and don't know where to go
next.

Mark Sloane 
925 820 4112 Home
925 997 0281 Cell

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RE: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: Installing Problems for Epson 2880

2008-11-28 by mark sloane

Paul,
 
Your recommendation solved the problem.   Thank you very, very much.....Mark


Mark Sloane 
925 820 4112 Home
925 997 0281 Cell

--- On Fri, 11/28/08, Paul Roark <paul.roark@...> wrote:
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From: Paul Roark <paul.roark@...>
Subject: RE: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: Installing Problems for Epson 2880
To: QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com
Date: Friday, November 28, 2008, 11:23 AM

The 1400, as well as the 1800 and probably other 1.5 pl printers, seem to be
sensitive to paper feed issues.  They are best when both rollers are
engaged.  At a practical matter, you need wide top and bottom margins to
avoid banding.

 

Paul

www.PaulRoark.com <http://www.paulroark.com/>  

 

 

  _____  

From: QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com [mailto:QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of mark sloane
Sent: Friday, November 28, 2008 10:25 AM
To: QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: Installing Problems for Epson 2880

 

I've got a curious issue that maybe you folks can help me with.
 
I'm using a CIS I bought from Joe on an Epson 1400.  I've been working
through a number of issues and have them all solved except for one:  I get
some type of banding the first 1/2 inch of the print.  It's odd because it
goes away after the first half of an inch and then starts all over again for
the next print.  If it was continuous it would almost make more sense to me
but every print has the first half inch of banding.  The banding looks to me
as no ink vs. the wrong ink.
 
Also, I have cycled through nozzel checks, head cleanings and print head
alignments before each print, after each print all to no avail.
 
Anybody have any experience with this?  I'm lost and don't know where
to go
next.

Mark Sloane 
925 820 4112 Home
925 997 0281 Cell

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Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: Installing Problems for Epson 2880

2008-11-28 by Roy Harrington

The gibberish comes from selecting a printer model driver that is
incompatible with the
printer you are using.  I assume when you said "2880 printer name" you have
a new Epson R2880 printer.  If so, this printer is not yet supported
so you can't
have picked a matching printer driver.   However as it turns out the R2880
printer is very compatible with the R2400 printer that it replaces.  So you
might try use printer model QuadR2400.   The profiles ought to be a
bit different
since there are new inks but with the blending you make find decent results.

Roy
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On Fri, Nov 28, 2008 at 12:53 AM, rabanito <rabsanito@...> wrote:
> Hallo Peter
>
> thank you for the hints. I got something else, perhaps this could help
> to understand what's happening.
>
> First I uninstalled and installed again. I even tried a former version
> but the result is the same.
>
> NOW:
>
> - I used 21step.tif as you proposed.
> - I fed enough sheets (A4)just to see what happens.
> - The first sheet got printed a horizontal line (or wedge)about 1mm
> thickness
> - the next 3 or 4 sheets got nothing
> - The 5th sheet got gibberish like ..@A@L@@DA@D@AADD@@DD@@@....etc
>
> Looks like QTR and my printer are not speaking the same language, but
> I am a novice in these matters... I presume there is something to be
> done that I missed...
>
> Thanks again
>
> Jorge
>
>
>
>
> --- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "grayscale2008" <pm2003@...> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Jorge!
>>
>> Mmmmh...
>>
>> I am using the same version but no problem with that.
>>
>> Perhaps you uninstall qtr completly and you install it again?
>>
>> Perhaps that might help?
>>
>> Can you print the 21step.tif that came with qtr?
>>
>> CU
>>
>> Peter
>>
>> --- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "rabanito" <rabsanito@> wrote:
>> >
>> > Hallo Peter
>> >
>> > 1. Yes, 8bit uncompressed
>> >
>> > 2. Actually I didn't get any chance to name the printer.  It appeared
>> > already in the drop-down "printer name", where name and printer model
>> > are. While installing (QTR_Setup_2.6.1.EXE) there were no other
>> > instructions other than "close all other programs", and this I did :-)
>> >
>> > The printer does get some command, but I understand too little of what
>> > is happening. The sheet of paper comes out without being printed at
>> > all and the task remains in the queue with the document as "being
>> > printed". I have to delete it manually.
>> >
>> > Printing for example with Photoshop, without QTR happens normally. I
>> > mean the printer is OK.
>> >
>> > (I got the version 2.6.1.0).
>> >
>> > Thanks for you attention :-)
>> >
>> > Jorge
>> >
>> > --- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "grayscale2008" <pm2003@> wrote:
>> > >
>> > > 1.) Your tifs 8 bit tifs?
>> > >
>> > > 2.) How did you name the printer in QTR gui?
>> > >
>> > > CU
>> > >
>> > > Peter
>> > >
>> >
>> > >
>> >
>>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>

Re: Installing Problems for Epson 2880

2008-11-28 by rabanito

Yes it worked! Thank you Roy and everybody who cared :-)

I assume I'll be coming back later with other questions, but at least
I see the images printed...

Regards

Jorge


--- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "Roy Harrington" <roy@...> wrote:
>
> The gibberish comes from selecting a printer model driver that is
> incompatible with the
> printer you are using.  I assume when you said "2880 printer name"
you have
> a new Epson R2880 printer.  If so, this printer is not yet supported
> so you can't
> have picked a matching printer driver.   However as it turns out the
R2880
> printer is very compatible with the R2400 printer that it replaces.
 So you
> might try use printer model QuadR2400.   The profiles ought to be a
> bit different
> since there are new inks but with the blending you make find decent
results.
Show quoted textHide quoted text
> 
> Roy
>

Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: Installing Problems for Epson 2880

2008-11-28 by Stephane Bourriaux

I had the problem in september and I picked the R2400 driver As Roy 
recommend it. It works fine but I have a problem of microbanding on the 
top and bottom (about one inch) of my prints with the UCMk3 inks. I hope 
that the new driver set for the R2880 could solve that .
Stephane

Roy Harrington a \ufffdcrit :
Show quoted textHide quoted text
>
> The gibberish comes from selecting a printer model driver that is
> incompatible with the
> printer you are using. I assume when you said "2880 printer name" you have
> a new Epson R2880 printer. If so, this printer is not yet supported
> so you can't
> have picked a matching printer driver. However as it turns out the R2880
> printer is very compatible with the R2400 printer that it replaces. So you
> might try use printer model QuadR2400. The profiles ought to be a
> bit different
> since there are new inks but with the blending you make find decent 
> results.
>
> Roy
>
> On Fri, Nov 28, 2008 at 12:53 AM, rabanito <rabsanito@... 
> <mailto:rabsanito%40yahoo.com>> wrote:
> > Hallo Peter
> >
> > thank you for the hints. I got something else, perhaps this could help
> > to understand what's happening.
> >
> > First I uninstalled and installed again. I even tried a former version
> > but the result is the same.
> >
> > NOW:
> >
> > - I used 21step.tif as you proposed.
> > - I fed enough sheets (A4)just to see what happens.
> > - The first sheet got printed a horizontal line (or wedge)about 1mm
> > thickness
> > - the next 3 or 4 sheets got nothing
> > - The 5th sheet got gibberish like ..@A@L@@DA@D@AADD@@DD@@@....etc
> >
> > Looks like QTR and my printer are not speaking the same language, but
> > I am a novice in these matters... I presume there is something to be
> > done that I missed...
> >
> > Thanks again
> >
> > Jorge
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com 
> <mailto:QuadtoneRIP%40yahoogroups.com>, "grayscale2008" <pm2003@...> 
> wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi Jorge!
> >>
> >> Mmmmh...
> >>
> >> I am using the same version but no problem with that.
> >>
> >> Perhaps you uninstall qtr completly and you install it again?
> >>
> >> Perhaps that might help?
> >>
> >> Can you print the 21step.tif that came with qtr?
> >>
> >> CU
> >>
> >> Peter
> >>
> >> --- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com 
> <mailto:QuadtoneRIP%40yahoogroups.com>, "rabanito" <rabsanito@> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > Hallo Peter
> >> >
> >> > 1. Yes, 8bit uncompressed
> >> >
> >> > 2. Actually I didn't get any chance to name the printer. It appeared
> >> > already in the drop-down "printer name", where name and printer model
> >> > are. While installing (QTR_Setup_2.6.1.EXE) there were no other
> >> > instructions other than "close all other programs", and this I 
> did :-)
> >> >
> >> > The printer does get some command, but I understand too little of 
> what
> >> > is happening. The sheet of paper comes out without being printed at
> >> > all and the task remains in the queue with the document as "being
> >> > printed". I have to delete it manually.
> >> >
> >> > Printing for example with Photoshop, without QTR happens normally. I
> >> > mean the printer is OK.
> >> >
> >> > (I got the version 2.6.1.0).
> >> >
> >> > Thanks for you attention :-)
> >> >
> >> > Jorge
> >> >
> >> > --- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com 
> <mailto:QuadtoneRIP%40yahoogroups.com>, "grayscale2008" <pm2003@> wrote:
> >> > >
> >> > > 1.) Your tifs 8 bit tifs?
> >> > >
> >> > > 2.) How did you name the printer in QTR gui?
> >> > >
> >> > > CU
> >> > >
> >> > > Peter
> >> > >
> >> >
> >> > >
> >> >
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------------
> >
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>

RE: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: Installing Problems for Epson 2880

2008-11-28 by Tom Moore

Jorge

It sounds like you are not using the correct Printer Model. My version of
QTRgui does not have a model for the R2880. If Peter had not said that the
printer is working for him (presumably with QTR) I would have guessed that
QTR doesn't support this model yet.

Since Peter says that it is working for him, make sure you are using the
same printer model he is. The Printer Model tells QTR what low level command
set to use for the printer.

Tom Moore

> -----Original Message-----
> From: QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com [mailto:QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com] On
> Behalf Of rabanito

...
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> thank you for the hints. I got something else, perhaps this could help
> to understand what's happening.
> 
> First I uninstalled and installed again. I even tried a former version
> but the result is the same.
> 
> NOW:
> 
> - I used 21step.tif as you proposed.
> - I fed enough sheets (A4)just to see what happens.
> - The first sheet got printed a horizontal line (or wedge)about 1mm
> thickness
> - the next 3 or 4 sheets got nothing
> - The 5th sheet got gibberish like ..@A@L@@DA@D@AADD@@DD@@@....etc
> 
> Looks like QTR and my printer are not speaking the same language, but
> I am a novice in these matters... I presume there is something to be
> done that I missed...
> 
> Thanks again
> 
> Jorge

Re: Installing Problems for Epson 2880

2008-11-30 by grayscale2008

Hi Tom!

Ahhhh, sometimes the solution is so near...

I didn´t read quite wll the title of the thread. And of course if
somthings comes out like '#+´??888' it must be something with the
printer driver...

Next time I will read the content with a little bit more attention!

CU

Peter


--- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "Tom Moore" <rtmlists8888@...> wrote:
>
> Jorge
> 
> It sounds like you are not using the correct Printer Model. My
version of
> QTRgui does not have a model for the R2880. If Peter had not said
that the
> printer is working for him (presumably with QTR) I would have
guessed that
> QTR doesn't support this model yet.
> 
> Since Peter says that it is working for him, make sure you are using the
> same printer model he is. The Printer Model tells QTR what low level
command
> set to use for the printer.
> 
> Tom Moore
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com] On
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> > Behalf Of rabanito
> 
> ...
> 
> > thank you for the hints. I got something else, perhaps this could help
> > to understand what's happening.
> > 
> > First I uninstalled and installed again. I even tried a former version
> > but the result is the same.
> > 
> > NOW:
> > 
> > - I used 21step.tif as you proposed.
> > - I fed enough sheets (A4)just to see what happens.
> > - The first sheet got printed a horizontal line (or wedge)about 1mm
> > thickness
> > - the next 3 or 4 sheets got nothing
> > - The 5th sheet got gibberish like ..@A@L@@DA@D@AADD@@DD@@@....etc
> > 
> > Looks like QTR and my printer are not speaking the same language, but
> > I am a novice in these matters... I presume there is something to be
> > done that I missed...
> > 
> > Thanks again
> > 
> > Jorge
>

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