Thanks for the kudos guys, but if anyone deserves credit it would be Ernst Dinkla and Geraldo Garcia. Ernst got me started working on the Z and Geraldo showed just what the Z could do in the hands of a truly pro printer. Others such as John Dean of Dean Imaging in Atlanta, and MARK MCCORMICK-GOODHART (Aardenburg Imaging) have been an inspiration based on their knowledge as professionals using the printer. Back in the old days of the Z3100, just starting out, there were a whole lot of guys who were so involved and there was a great community. Time marches on and after a falling off, now there seems to be a resurgence in interest in the printer, much of which can be attributed to Aardenburg Imaging for confirming that the Vivera ink set is still King of the Hill. It is gratifying to see so many loyal followers of the Z3200 Series printers who are mostly quietly in the background not making any noise because they are happy with their printers. Kaleria broke the ice with his repair video which was huge. And there are so many others who made amazing contributions, too numerous to mention. People have said HP is out of the running, but to the contrary, not only are they still making the best printer for artist photographers, they are still quietly selling with no PR at all. I have been encouraging them to continue making the printer and if anything perhaps make a few improvements in a Z3300 model continuing the manufacturing cycle.
KEEP MAKING VIVERA INK HP. WHATEVER YOU DO, JUST KEEP MAKING THE INK.
Ersnt taught me how to feed paper by example here on the forum. Keep a roll on the spindle and just feed paper in right where the roll paper slot is, from behind the printer, and always do skew check, and keep the paper tight to the left looking from behind, forward, touching the left paper guard on the spindle. Keep it tight as it goes into the printer with just the right amount of pressure allowing the printer to pull the paper in. Wait for the beeps and come around to the front side. If you kept it left-aligned just right, it should finish loading successfully. If not, you just do the blue line alignment thing. After a while you get the hang of it and as long as you don't force or push the initial process, soon your success rate will be in the 90's or higher. The better your ability to finesse, the higher your percentage of immediate loads. It's a skill like all of it is.
Learn the skill, work at it and you will get it, just like learning to balance on a bike for the first time.
As Mark (MHMG) said, ALWAYS do skew check. I know some people do load from over the front, but I like just laying the paper on the roll of paper beneath, leading the path in as though it is a roll. Thanks again to Ernst Dinkla for this.
By the way, Where is Ernst?
Have fun with your Z- encourage HP to keep making them!
Mark
