I recently got some San Gabriel baryta paper from Red River. Did a few smaller prints with it and was pretty pleased. A bit warmer than the Canson paper I prefer and a bit lighter than Ilford Gold Fiber Silk, but still a good look, and available 17x25. But the first time I sent a full 17x25 sheet through, it came out with significant rippling in it. I contacted Red River and they suggestedd a fix detailed in their handling guide for the paper which, while intended to address a different problem, they believed would solve this one. It involved reducing the ink density and increasing drying time (pausing between print head passes) in the Paper Configuration button in the printer driver. I have my doubts as to whether this will work (whether ink density can be reduced enough to prevent the rippling without also affecting print quality) but problem is, I can't seem to get these settings to take effect. Went to the paper config button, made the changes (reduced density 10%, set a 1-second pause between head passes) and saved the changes. But the print head went on its merry way with no pauses. As for ink density, I can't say for sure, but there was no improvemnt in the rippling, so I'd assume that didn't stick either. So.... 2 questions here: 1) Am I missing something with regard to use of the paper config settings? and 2) Has anyone else had this problem with this or similar papers, and how did you address it?
Thanks much,
Greg