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Can anyone offer a suggestion on what the fix is for this mess ?? Have completed a Power Cleaning, Head Alignment and installed new Maintenance Box.? ?Thanks !!
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On Oct 30, 2024, at 11:14?AM, Steve Sherman via groups.io <steve@...> wrote:
Can anyone offer a suggestion on what the fix is for this mess ?? Have completed a Power Cleaning, Head Alignment and installed new Maintenance Box.? ?Thanks !!
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What material are you printing on? ?It looks to be some sort of transparent film? ?What QTR settings are you using (can you include a screenshot)? ?It looks like you are using Boutwell’s QCDN app? ?My first thought is the ?film you are using will not accept the QTR ink load, thus the puddling. ?Are you using Pictorico Ultra Premium OHP transparency film? ?
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On 30 Oct 2024, at 16:14, Steve Sherman via groups.io <steve@...> wrote:
Can anyone offer a suggestion on what the fix is for this mess ?? Have completed a Power Cleaning, Head Alignment and installed new Maintenance Box.? ?Thanks !!
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Thanks for chiming in, I’m using Fixxons, the Boutwell Step wedges you see in the top were printed yesterday on the same material with equal or higher ink loads with no issue. ?This morning I had a piece of Fixxons that caused a paper jam. ? Reset everything and the results have been multiple times puddling of K inks, as well as some coloring inks that are not contained in the Quad file. ?Add to that, the puddling is on the emulsion side of the Fixxons.
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On Oct 30, 2024, at 12:00?PM, MichaelT <mptrupiano@...> wrote:
What material are you printing on? ?It looks to be some sort of transparent film? ?What QTR settings are you using (can you include a screenshot)? ?It looks like you are using Boutwell’s QCDN app? ?My first thought is the ?film you are using will not accept the QTR ink load, thus the puddling. ?Are you using Pictorico Ultra Premium OHP transparency film? ? On 30 Oct 2024, at 16:14, Steve Sherman via groups.io <steve@...> wrote:
Can anyone offer a suggestion on what the fix is for this mess ?? Have completed a Power Cleaning, Head Alignment and installed new Maintenance Box.? ?Thanks !!
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I have found that I cannot use Fixxons to print negatives for carbon transfers. The carbon curve puts down more ink than the Fixxons can handle and it pools on the surface much like that shown in your photos. Pictorico film handles the ink from the same curve with no trouble. Negatives printed on Fixxons with a cyanotype or kallitype curve works fine.
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On Oct 30, 2024, at 12:09?PM, Steve Sherman via groups.io <steve@...> wrote:
Thanks for chiming in, I’m using Fixxons, the Boutwell Step wedges you see in the top were printed yesterday on the same material with equal or higher ink loads with no issue. ?This morning I had a piece of Fixxons that caused a paper jam. ? Reset everything and the results have been multiple times puddling of K inks, as well as some coloring inks that are not contained in the Quad file. ?Add to that, the puddling is on the emulsion side of the Fixxons.
Thanks in advance,
SS On Oct 30, 2024, at 12:00?PM, MichaelT <mptrupiano@...> wrote:
What material are you printing on? ?It looks to be some sort of transparent film? ?What QTR settings are you using (can you include a screenshot)? ?It looks like you are using Boutwell’s QCDN app? ?My first thought is the ?film you are using will not accept the QTR ink load, thus the puddling. ?Are you using Pictorico Ultra Premium OHP transparency film? ? On 30 Oct 2024, at 16:14, Steve Sherman via groups.io <steve@...> wrote:
Can anyone offer a suggestion on what the fix is for this mess ?? Have completed a Power Cleaning, Head Alignment and installed new Maintenance Box.? ?Thanks !!
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I think the fact that this worked yesterday and is puddling today indicates that the jam may have done something to damage the head. Try running a nozzle check from the control panel on the printer and see if pools on a regular sheet of copier paper.?
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On Oct 30, 2024, at 12:17?PM, Dan Henderson via groups.io <dhphotographer@...> wrote:
I have found that I cannot use Fixxons to print negatives for carbon transfers. The carbon curve puts down more ink than the Fixxons can handle and it pools on the surface much like that shown in your photos. Pictorico film handles the ink from the same curve with no trouble. Negatives printed on Fixxons with a cyanotype or kallitype curve works fine.On Oct 30, 2024, at 12:09?PM, Steve Sherman via groups.io <steve@...> wrote:
Thanks for chiming in, I’m using Fixxons, the Boutwell Step wedges you see in the top were printed yesterday on the same material with equal or higher ink loads with no issue. ?This morning I had a piece of Fixxons that caused a paper jam. ? Reset everything and the results have been multiple times puddling of K inks, as well as some coloring inks that are not contained in the Quad file. ?Add to that, the puddling is on the emulsion side of the Fixxons.
Thanks in advance,
SS On Oct 30, 2024, at 12:00?PM, MichaelT <mptrupiano@...> wrote:
What material are you printing on? ?It looks to be some sort of transparent film? ?What QTR settings are you using (can you include a screenshot)? ?It looks like you are using Boutwell’s QCDN app? ?My first thought is the ?film you are using will not accept the QTR ink load, thus the puddling. ?Are you using Pictorico Ultra Premium OHP transparency film? ? On 30 Oct 2024, at 16:14, Steve Sherman via groups.io <steve@...> wrote:
Can anyone offer a suggestion on what the fix is for this mess ?? Have completed a Power Cleaning, Head Alignment and installed new Maintenance Box.? ?Thanks !! <Epson-Inks.jpg>
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Thanks Clay, I would agree the jam caused an alteration, per Dan’s comment I did run other successful, and lower ink load quads with the exact same result. ?Per your suggestion I have run the nozzle check twice as well as a heavy cleaning reset twice.
Thanks for chiming in,
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On Oct 30, 2024, at 12:34?PM, Clay Harmon <w.clay.harmon@...> wrote:
I think the fact that this worked yesterday and is puddling today indicates that the jam may have done something to damage the head. Try running a nozzle check from the control panel on the printer and see if pools on a regular sheet of copier paper.? On Oct 30, 2024, at 12:17?PM, Dan Henderson via groups.io <dhphotographer@...> wrote:
I have found that I cannot use Fixxons to print negatives for carbon transfers. The carbon curve puts down more ink than the Fixxons can handle and it pools on the surface much like that shown in your photos. Pictorico film handles the ink from the same curve with no trouble. Negatives printed on Fixxons with a cyanotype or kallitype curve works fine.On Oct 30, 2024, at 12:09?PM, Steve Sherman via groups.io <steve@...> wrote:
Thanks for chiming in, I’m using Fixxons, the Boutwell Step wedges you see in the top were printed yesterday on the same material with equal or higher ink loads with no issue. ?This morning I had a piece of Fixxons that caused a paper jam. ? Reset everything and the results have been multiple times puddling of K inks, as well as some coloring inks that are not contained in the Quad file. ?Add to that, the puddling is on the emulsion side of the Fixxons.
Thanks in advance,
SS On Oct 30, 2024, at 12:00?PM, MichaelT <mptrupiano@...> wrote:
What material are you printing on? ?It looks to be some sort of transparent film? ?What QTR settings are you using (can you include a screenshot)? ?It looks like you are using Boutwell’s QCDN app? ?My first thought is the ?film you are using will not accept the QTR ink load, thus the puddling. ?Are you using Pictorico Ultra Premium OHP transparency film? ? On 30 Oct 2024, at 16:14, Steve Sherman via groups.io <steve@...> wrote:
Can anyone offer a suggestion on what the fix is for this mess ?? Have completed a Power Cleaning, Head Alignment and installed new Maintenance Box.? ?Thanks !! <Epson-Inks.jpg>
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To further complicate the p900 issue, at least for me. ?When switching from the QTR printer to the Epson 900 printer, an ordinary color photograph prints perfectly fine.
Thanks in advance,
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On Oct 30, 2024, at 12:38?PM, Steve Sherman <steve@...> wrote:
Thanks Clay, I would agree the jam caused an alteration, per Dan’s comment I did run other successful, and lower ink load quads with the exact same result. ?Per your suggestion I have run the nozzle check twice as well as a heavy cleaning reset twice.
Thanks for chiming in,
SS On Oct 30, 2024, at 12:34?PM, Clay Harmon <w.clay.harmon@...> wrote:
I think the fact that this worked yesterday and is puddling today indicates that the jam may have done something to damage the head. Try running a nozzle check from the control panel on the printer and see if pools on a regular sheet of copier paper.? On Oct 30, 2024, at 12:17?PM, Dan Henderson via groups.io <dhphotographer@...> wrote:
I have found that I cannot use Fixxons to print negatives for carbon transfers. The carbon curve puts down more ink than the Fixxons can handle and it pools on the surface much like that shown in your photos. Pictorico film handles the ink from the same curve with no trouble. Negatives printed on Fixxons with a cyanotype or kallitype curve works fine.On Oct 30, 2024, at 12:09?PM, Steve Sherman via groups.io <steve@...> wrote:
Thanks for chiming in, I’m using Fixxons, the Boutwell Step wedges you see in the top were printed yesterday on the same material with equal or higher ink loads with no issue. ?This morning I had a piece of Fixxons that caused a paper jam. ? Reset everything and the results have been multiple times puddling of K inks, as well as some coloring inks that are not contained in the Quad file. ?Add to that, the puddling is on the emulsion side of the Fixxons.
Thanks in advance,
SS On Oct 30, 2024, at 12:00?PM, MichaelT <mptrupiano@...> wrote:
What material are you printing on? ?It looks to be some sort of transparent film? ?What QTR settings are you using (can you include a screenshot)? ?It looks like you are using Boutwell’s QCDN app? ?My first thought is the ?film you are using will not accept the QTR ink load, thus the puddling. ?Are you using Pictorico Ultra Premium OHP transparency film? ? On 30 Oct 2024, at 16:14, Steve Sherman via groups.io <steve@...> wrote:
Can anyone offer a suggestion on what the fix is for this mess ?? Have completed a Power Cleaning, Head Alignment and installed new Maintenance Box.? ?Thanks !! <Epson-Inks.jpg>
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This may help someone in the future. ?Using an Epson p900 printer to make low ink load Quads for Silver Gelatin D Negs I experienced a paper jam. ?Subsequent cleanings and alignment checks the problem continued. ?Switched out of the QTR printer into the Epson printer and printed out an ordinary color image, all good. ?Switched back to the QTR printer and all has returned to an expected outcome, problem solved. ? ?Thanks all for your quick responses.
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On Oct 30, 2024, at 12:50?PM, Steve Sherman <steve@...> wrote:
To further complicate the p900 issue, at least for me. ?When switching from the QTR printer to the Epson 900 printer, an ordinary color photograph prints perfectly fine.
Thanks in advance,
SS On Oct 30, 2024, at 12:38?PM, Steve Sherman <steve@...> wrote:
Thanks Clay, I would agree the jam caused an alteration, per Dan’s comment I did run other successful, and lower ink load quads with the exact same result. ?Per your suggestion I have run the nozzle check twice as well as a heavy cleaning reset twice.
Thanks for chiming in,
SS On Oct 30, 2024, at 12:34?PM, Clay Harmon <w.clay.harmon@...> wrote:
I think the fact that this worked yesterday and is puddling today indicates that the jam may have done something to damage the head. Try running a nozzle check from the control panel on the printer and see if pools on a regular sheet of copier paper.? On Oct 30, 2024, at 12:17?PM, Dan Henderson via groups.io <dhphotographer@...> wrote:
I have found that I cannot use Fixxons to print negatives for carbon transfers. The carbon curve puts down more ink than the Fixxons can handle and it pools on the surface much like that shown in your photos. Pictorico film handles the ink from the same curve with no trouble. Negatives printed on Fixxons with a cyanotype or kallitype curve works fine.On Oct 30, 2024, at 12:09?PM, Steve Sherman via groups.io <steve@...> wrote:
Thanks for chiming in, I’m using Fixxons, the Boutwell Step wedges you see in the top were printed yesterday on the same material with equal or higher ink loads with no issue. ?This morning I had a piece of Fixxons that caused a paper jam. ? Reset everything and the results have been multiple times puddling of K inks, as well as some coloring inks that are not contained in the Quad file. ?Add to that, the puddling is on the emulsion side of the Fixxons.
Thanks in advance,
SS On Oct 30, 2024, at 12:00?PM, MichaelT <mptrupiano@...> wrote:
What material are you printing on? ?It looks to be some sort of transparent film? ?What QTR settings are you using (can you include a screenshot)? ?It looks like you are using Boutwell’s QCDN app? ?My first thought is the ?film you are using will not accept the QTR ink load, thus the puddling. ?Are you using Pictorico Ultra Premium OHP transparency film? ? On 30 Oct 2024, at 16:14, Steve Sherman via groups.io <steve@...> wrote:
Can anyone offer a suggestion on what the fix is for this mess ?? Have completed a Power Cleaning, Head Alignment and installed new Maintenance Box.? ?Thanks !! <Epson-Inks.jpg>
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This might actually be totally unrelated to a paper jam but simply coincided with it.?
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It could be, but I suspect one of 3 possibilities that could give the result you re seeing.?
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1: macOS updated and even if the curves are there, and the install command was run, there is a permissions issue (which you can see in the print center queue) that causes it to print as if there was no curve selected (which is why you see the excess ink and color that is not part of the actual quad curve). Always reinstall QuadToneRIP from the original .pkg/dmg download at the first sign of something like this. Especially between September and December when Apple is releasing new OSs and updates.?
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2: The qtr curve 1 settings were not actually saved as part of the print job info because of all the problems that came up starting in macOS Ventura
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3: You printed the grayscale 21-step image in calibration mode rather than the normal 8 or 16-bit mode with the correct quad file in the curve 1 menu.?
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The reason switching to the Espon driver and back seems like it solved it is because you're updating the printing system with the last used printer and settings and then rewriting that when you switch back to QTR.?
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Hope that helps,?
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