slight banding- z3100 B&W HP pro Sat

[ricgal]

I amdoing 4ft prints for a client and it is getting expensive as very very slight banding is occurring in large areas of continuous tone-  I am on Max qual for everything in custom settings-  B4 i throw good money after bad will  setting 'more passes' and or the new firmware 50002 help?

[mcbroomf]

Have you gone to image diagnostics page and run the test pattern to see if 1) you get banding on any of the colours, and 2) if you have any/many clogged jets?  Before doing anything else I think this is the 1st step.

If you see banding or excessive loss of jets then clean the head(s), and if auto doesn't work then pull the head and use a damp coffee filter to manully clean.  

I had this problem with MK on matt paper and it eliminated the problem completely.  The same head has been running fine since mid feb or so.

Good luck,

mike

[ricgal]

Have you gone to image diagnostics page and run the test pattern to see if 1) you get banding on any of the colours, and 2) if you have any/many clogged jets?  Before doing anything else I think this is the 1st step.

If you see banding or excessive loss of jets then clean the head(s), and if auto doesn't work then pull the head and use a damp coffee filter to manully clean. 

I had this problem with MK on matt paper and it eliminated the problem completely.  The same head has been running fine since mid feb or so.

Good luck,

mike
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Thanks i will do!!!!!

[namartinnz]

Thanks i will do!!!!!
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I had the same problem, thought it might have been head alignment, ran the diagnostic print page, turned out to be clogged heads - had to replace three in the end.

Good luck
Neal
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