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From: neff@hp-vcd.HP.COM (Dave Neff)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Deskwriter banding
Message-ID: <1170036@hp-vcd.HP.COM>
Date: 29 May 91 17:17:53 GMT
References: <1991May28.161801.13517@mcs.drexel.edu>
Organization: Hewlett Packard, Vancouver, WA
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Regarding DeskWriter "banding".

This is usually due to the ink cartridge, not the printer, which will
sometimes have some variation in ink drop size or direction resulting
in the variation you have seen.  A new cartridge may give better results.

There are also some different print modes the driver could in theory use
to mask this problem, but I don't know if our driver people are putting
some of these modes into a new release of the driver (I kind of doubt it).
I assume you don't have a clogged nozzle (print self test and look at
the pattern), as this can lead to white bands as well.

Laser printers also will have variation in black and grey scales.  So
will the StyleWriter. You may or may not find this other printers acceptable
as well.

Dave Neff
neff@hpvcfs1.HP.COM