Re: Epson9800 and Venetian Blinds

[Michael Koch-Schulte <mkochsch@shaw.ca>]

Could be a malfunction printer...have you tried printing with a 
different coloured negative? There may be one that doesn't require you 
to crank up the ink to get the required density. What happens when you 
take the +15 back down to zero?
~m

Hans & Chia wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> For a couple of years we have printed our green PDN-negs (R0 G255 B30 
> +15 ink) with an Epson 9800 and it has worked fine.
> But suddenly it started to print vertical (paper feed direction) 
> darker bands about 4-7mm wide, hard to say because they are very 
> softedged.
> You see them in the dark part of the neg. They are not quite regural, 
> it reminds of the space between the suction holes but it isn't.
> We print on OHP or CopyJet, uni-directional and 2880 dpi.
>
> The triple alignment is made
> Rails and rolers are cleaned
> Different settings of micro weaving are tried
> Different settings of suction are tried
> Different settings of platen gap/paper thickness are tried
> Different settings of drying time
>
> Nothing seems to help
> To print "normal" prints works.
>
> Any ideas are welcome.
>
> Hans and Chia
>
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