Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/06/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Excellent advice. I've been through multiple printers (BW & color), continuous feed systems, third-party inks, with and without third- party software. When I had the 2200 it was a great relief to be able to get neutral black and white from the OEM inks (using QuadTone RIP, then freeware, now $50). But the 2400 (and its larger brethren the 3800, and 9800 which I use in my business) rocks right out of the box. But one other thing -- if you get a "clog" which doesn't clear after more than one or two cleaning cycles it may not be a clog at all but an air bubble in the system. Cleaning cycles may actually make this worse, and they force more ink through the head and onto the pads where everything gets gunked up as you well know. The solution is to just shut the printer off for a while, ideally overnight. You'll often be surprised by a perfect nozzle check in the morning! Gilbert http://www.upstatelight.com On Jun 14, 2007, at 10:02 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote: > Peter, > Just buy a 2400 and use it for both colour & black and white with > Epson K3 > inks. Its terrific, and ABW works very well > Cheers > Jayanand >