Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/02/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Very good then, Elizabeth. I thought those basics were a good place to start, but obviously you are well past that point. When I look again I see that the effect is only in the large area of complete black. I just tried a couple of prints with the same setup to see if I could duplicate the problem but with no issues. I might try next replacing the gloss black cart just for diagnostics. If this is not the issue you can then later replace and re-use the existing one. One other thought I had was whether the gloss and matt black carts are transposed? Off list, I can send you a copy of a custom profile made for my R800 that might be worth a try in case it is a driver issue. I am assuming there that you are printing from Photoshop. Don't despair, it must be solvable. Can you describe your print workflow? I hope that the innkeeper might forgive me for posting a lot of messages in a short time on this ;-) Cheers Geoff -----Original Message----- Subject: Re: [Leica] printing with R800 There doesn't appear to be any ink on the rollers, and I've been running the printer diagnostics (nozzle check, cleaning cycle, ink level check, etc) multiple times to see if that helped. The print dried normally, and it looked like that as soon as it left the printer. I did the same image with plain paper and nothing looked too odd (besides the normal stuff that comes of printing an image optimized for high-quality photo paper on low-quality normal paper). I've also done some other black-heavy prints to check them, and they seem to be having some similar upsets, although not to quite the same degree that this image is demonstrating. On Feb 9, 2008, at 5:55 PM, G Hopkinson wrote: > Well that eliminates two possible causes. But don't you like the > Epson watermarks? They are very artistic. You can charge extra for > making a creative statement. Next, have you tried feeding some plain > paper through manually to see if it gets smeared going through? > Have you run a cleaning cycle and printed a nozzle check? I presume > you just let the print air-dry afterwards, not put anything on > it? Has this effect shown up again on another print since this one? > I might try some test prints on plain paper with the settings > changed appropriately too. > > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org > ] On Behalf Of > Elizabeth Reid > Sent: Sunday, 10 February 2008 08:47 > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] printing with R800 > > I'm using the Epson ink that is specifically for the R800, and it was > printed proper-side up. There are all of those unseemly "Epson"s on > the back, and I never thought they were good watermarks for my > images. ;-) > > On Feb 9, 2008, at 5:43 PM, G Hopkinson wrote: > >> Hi Elizabeth, I have that printer too and this certainly is an odd >> effect. Are you using original Epson ink? Are you sure that you >> printed on the right side of the paper? Printing on the reverse will >> cause the ink to pool and smear as it is not absorbed. >> Cheers >> Geoff >> >> -----Original Message----- >> Subject: [Leica] printing with R800 >> >> Hi, >> >> I'm a bit of a lurker/newbie here, but I'm currently scratching my >> head about a problem I'm having with my new R800, and I was hoping I >> could tap the collective LUG knowledge base to help me out. >> >> I'm trying to print this photograph: >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/ereid/Leslie+Sillouette.jpg.html >> >> on EPSON Premium Photo Paper Glossy, but the silhouette has an odd >> textured look when I print it out. Here's a very bad photograph of >> the >> print (I'm currently scannerless, but I think this gets the basic >> idea >> across): >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/ereid/IMG_6495.jpg.html >> >> The black ink in the printer is medium-low, but not asking to be >> replaced. My first inclination is to replace the cartridge, but I >> figured it couldn't hurt to ask first. >> >> So does this look familiar to anyone? Any suggestions on how to make >> it stop happening? This is a fairly new development, and I printed >> quite a few pictures on this printer before this started happening. >> >> thanks! >> Elizabeth