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Fred A
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« Reply #15 on: May 27, 2010, 10:45:31 AM »

Hi Fred,

If you download the free software from here - http://www.ssclg.com/epsone.shtml  I believe it has better head cleaning/testing than Epson's, for some models. I used to

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Ray I just installed that utility, and It locks up my computer on any selection except ink level.
Print a test for nozzle check produces a blank sheet that goes though the printer but no printing.
Maybe not made for W7 64 bit version?

Thanks anyway,
Fred
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« Reply #16 on: May 28, 2010, 02:59:41 AM »

The Epson nozzle check pattern is not always the best way to tell whether color is being applied evenly.  It is useful to print one of the "purge patterns" available (or make your own with vertical bars of 50% gray, black, pure cyan, magenta, yellow, red, green and blue) using "Plain Paper" and "Normal" settings (with ICC turned off in Qimage and Epson driver).  I turn on "Gloss" (to "Full" rather than "Auto") just to make sure there is no contamination or color contribution from the gloss optimizer.  You should get solid bands of uniform color; if a nozzle is misbehaving it's readily apparant by the narrow "lines" that appear in some of the colors.

The "Blue" ink is actually a shade of purple (to my eye at least) so don't worry about that one.

I used to have a little file like that, back in the continous feed days.. a couple computers ago.  Is there a file you could send me, I don't know how to setup the pure colors to print.
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« Reply #17 on: May 28, 2010, 12:50:35 PM »

Hi Laryl,
"W7 64 bit version" ? When that software was written, 'twer win 2000, or thereabouts. iirc there are threads on here about win 7 prob's wrt printing/colour management/whatever.

If you are not going to be using the printer much, then you will continue to get problems, particularly if you are using cart's which are well past the use by date. Maybe the best option is accept that it won't quite match the monitor, and make mental allowances for that, and get on with other things. It could well be that you spend effort to get it right for this month, then the next time it's out of drift again.

If the colour shift is as slight as you infer, and it is a common type of print for 'normal folk' then nobody will know or care that it is not quite right, unless you are printing test charts for pixel peepers.  It may merely be a version of metamerism that you are seeing.


Best wishes,

Ray
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« Reply #18 on: May 28, 2010, 01:00:53 PM »

Laryl:  It's in the mail (email).  Set Qimage to "Fit to page" on "Plain" "Normal" "Letter" paper, "High Speed" and "Edge Smoothing" OFF (unchecked), Color Management to "ICM" and check "OFF (No Color Adjustment)".  I save my setup as a Job and then when I want to print it, I just Recall the Job.
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« Reply #19 on: May 28, 2010, 01:21:33 PM »

For anyone else that wants it, I've attached it below. 
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« Reply #20 on: May 28, 2010, 05:34:58 PM »

Thank you for posting this. I can use this and wished I had it a long time ago.
Thanks again,
Fred
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« Reply #21 on: May 28, 2010, 11:38:25 PM »

Ray makes a good point.. something I've never really realized I was dealing with, so now I know.  Get new carts, print more often and for now, just adjust since nothing I do is that critical.  Funny thing is everything looks good except gray isn't really gray, in some prints. I only discovered this problem as what I was trying to print had a funny over processed cast to it that must have just hit the touchy color right.  I just now got the file.. will check it out. 

thanks everyone!
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