> The first thing that I noticed was the cheap cartridges did not match
> the EPSON ink colors, the greys were very green and overall the
> brightness was lacking. You get wht you pay for.
same as my 900.
>
> I then started to try some CD printing using the tray. I tried to
> print a word document onto a CD using the tray, but received and error
> message to close the CD tray and try again. :(
>
The 900 is not that intelligent.
> I then loaded the CD print software and tried it out. It great for
> printing CD's but has a slight problem, it leaves a hole in the center
> of the image. You can adjust the hole size but there is a minimum
> value. The software is just too smart to let you print on the hub. Not
> very good, unless you want skinny pcbs.
Or pcb's with a DMZ in the middle, or space for a big mounting hole...
>
> Ideally, there is some software that will let you print over the hole.
> I'll be looking at a few packages next.
>
I use jasc PSP 7.04 and tell it the 900 has a4 in, then load the tray,
and for cd's I print in the top corner of the a4 onscreen image, I
have made up a two layer image, layer 2 just contains a circle that is
aligned for the cd, I then drop the image I want on the cd into layer
1 and print layer 1 only, printed pcb's the same way, but I only have
dye inks so its not staying on the pcb.
works evertime though, epson 900, ebay, nuff said.