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Re: [Digital BW] Color differences from day to day

2010-04-17 by Lew Schwartz

Yes, I do have it on the Epson stand and it does sway gently when printing.
Again, however, what I wrote was misleading. The "color" shift I refer to is
a metallic, green sheen that you can see when looking at the print
obliquely. The two prints look the same when viewed head on.

On Sat, Apr 17, 2010 at 11:08 AM, E.Neilsen <e.neilsen2@...> wrote:

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> Lew, Do you have your printer on an Epson stand or on a rock solid table? I
> f you have an Epson printer on a stand the need to gently remind the ink
> particles to stay floating, shaken, is less of a planned event. If however,
> it sits on a bench, or table top, the need to remove the carts and re
> instill in them the chaos of being mixed, then the great , shake every once
> in a while comes into play. Changing the media seeing will indeed change
> the ink output. That is why you need to use the right media setting used to
> make a profile when using it to print. Changes in humidity of paper can
> cause the problems you describe. It is possible that you seen have a slight
> clogged nozzle, If it is repeatable after resetting to same paper
> configuration and after a nozzle check, you may have a density change in
> your ink lines.
>
> Eric Neilsen
>
> Eric Neilsen Photography
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> 4101 Commerce Street, Suite 9
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> From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com<DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint%40yahoogroups.com>
> [mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com<DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint%40yahoogroups.com>]
> On Behalf Of Lew
> Schwartz
> Sent: Saturday, April 17, 2010 9:07 AM
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com<DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint%40yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Color differences from day to day
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> I do note two things: the printer sways gently from side to side while
> printing and there is no color change when looking at the print straight
> on,
> only when looking from the side. It has a greenish metallic sheen that the
> earlier print doesn't have.
>
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