Hi Steve 25/6/03 4:40 pm Stephen Vernon-Clarke <steve-at-vernonclarke.com> wrote
>A new 2100 is sitting in the studio still in the box unopened etc, just >ordered Lyson CIS plus Fotonic ink set. My intention is to only use the >Lyson inks thus therefore never install the supplied Epson inks,and then >profile the printer via Neil Barstow. Assuming if I use the Epson inks for >initial set up, the inks will always be present and mix with Lyson >rendering any profile inaccurate. Any thoughts welcome. AFAIK all Epsons have, when delivered, either ink residue or a <head packing fluid> (both of which which need Epson inks to get rid of them). You read of people, who put Lyson inks straight into a new printer, or didn't bother with claning cart's having untold problems with blockages later in the printer's life. I've never heard of a blockage from anyone who used my method below. There's always a first time I guess. download the <<RGB_printer_profiling_kit>> from: http://www.colourmanagement.net/lyson.html - select the link to download the RGB profiling package. First We need to test the printer is working right: for this the profiling download includes a <printertestimage.tif> Using the original Epson inks and the biggest paper width your printer can take - if it's an A3 plus printer - it has to be A3 plus paper. [doesn't have to be the expensive stuff - but it has to be A3 plus, maybe get Epson Heavyweight matte - it's cheap?] print the image over the whole width of the paper. In Photoshop <print with preview> will give you the opportunity to <fit image to page>. We have to know the printer is even across the width, or there is no point in continuing. Once you have a clean print of the image with no missing areas or stripes / banding then replace the Epson inks with Lyson cleaning cartridges. Now print the same image using the cleaning fluid, you may have to print 2 or 3 pages to get it clear - that means no colour coming onto the paper. Leave for a few hours and make another print, leave overnight and ditto now, as long as all is clear, put in the Lyson inkset or install the CIS [Which you laready loaded with ink - right?] now reprint the same image on the cheap paper until you get a clean print from the Lyson inks. Now we are ready to make the tests needed to ascertain the ideal printer settings for your final paper choice. We sell a kit to make this easier. See notes about third party ink or non listed paper on our website under knowledgebase / Lyson. Regards, NeilB. Apple Solutions Expert colourmanagement.net :: Consulting in Imaging & Colour Management custom scanner and printer profiles, training on Imacon Scanning supply Gretag + eyeOne, ColorSoloutions basICColor : Display etc. XRite www.colourmanagement.net/ :: www.apple.com/uk/creative/neilbarstow/ =============================================================== GO TO http://www.prodig.org for ~ GUIDELINES ~ un/SUBSCRIBING ~ ITEMS for SALE
