DLS,
I've had the updates for a couple of weeks now but still have roller mark issues with the Harman Gloss FB. Since the update I have only tried profiling with the "fine art pearl - less ink" preset and not the Glossy setting that you were finally happy with.
Curious to know if you had success (no roller marks) with the fine art pearl setting and just didn't like the ink laydown. Everyone else so far has declared victory on an initial print on the Harman, only to go back, look closely and find roller marks that they missed on the first inspection.
If you got a clean print with this preset, then I wonder what the difference is.
Are you using Gloss Enhancer?
Thanks,
Jim
www.jimcolephoto.com
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Well I can't really say because I did all the profiling before the starwheel/pinchwheel replacement. I had pinch roller marks even with the FAP-less ink setting before the fix but they were really faint and you had to be looking for them to see them and even then it wasn't easy to see. I could see it, but not everyone could.
There was one print in particular though, that they really showed up on in an obvious way. Like 1/2 wide lines running through the print. It was printed with the glossy/thick profile. That's the file that I did the test print with after the update. I can say 100% for sure there is absolutely no sign of pinch wheel marks on it. It's the only print I've done so far because the repair was just finished today so I guess time will tell on other prints, but this had been my worst case so far.
I think taking up the slack on the spool may be a factor as well, because it makes the straightest possible path that way and this paper has a sensitive surface.
The ink settings:
FAP(less ink) has ink limiting set at 32.
For "Photo Gloss Paper" it's set to 36.
The "more ink" settings for both papers is 46.
I guess "Photo Gloss" standard sits in just the right place for this paper. Just don't forget to set the paper to "thick" because it swells as it takes the ink and you'll get head strikes.
GE is set to econo mode.
As a side note: The new star wheel mechanism actually raises the foremost set of starwheels high enough to have no contact with the paper. I have had very little problem with starwheel marks before the fix, but if they were visible it would be in areas of dark solid color. The thing that's interesting about this paper is that it REALLY swells as it takes the ink so that by the end of a 10x15 print the paper has raised up in spots enough to make a few of the star wheels turn. I don't see any marks from that, but I'd only expect to see them in areas of dark solid color, so again time will tell. If they do show up I wouldn't hesitate to put an additional spacer (maybe 1/16") of some kind under the new shims to keep the star wheels completely of the paper as it swells, because there is plenty of room for that and the whole starwheel assembly is on a spring loaded mechanism.