Recent content by W. Fisher

Thanks Hendrik. I'll get back to it later. I need to go profile a printer now (i1 Photo 3) as the color has wandered a bit. Been using the new Print Prism software thing and I'm seeing some slight density issues in the blacks between it and the i1 Profiler 3 software, maybe some BPC...

I've been playing with this and ran into a problem where the .quad file it makes is compressed somehow and Peazip will not uncompress it and instead throws up an "Error" message. As such, I cannot place it into QTR either for it to be recognized. Got a bit lost in the math in the Appendix A...

ColorThink Pro 3.05 says the color gamut volume of the WF-7840 is 487,867. The supported ET-8550 is 508,861. Not a huge difference, or about 4% less for the WF-7840, and unlikely it would be seen by most people.

I own a copy of SilverFast Studio AI 9 that I use with an Epson Perfection 600 scanner. It uses a it.8 Version 2 target for a reference prior to scanning for a printer profile. Not a cheap software with the it.8 target, maybe $400. I also bought a Canon LiDE 300 scanner and Print Prism given...

Maybe use some edit program and make the entire sheet of paper magenta with whatever RGB values that is? Maybe (R=255,G=0,B=255\)). It is represented by the hexadecimal code #FF00FF. I know Qimage Ultimate has a selection of various colors they use for a purge page, but that is Windows only...

If I were looking to buy another printer (I have six already!), I'd get the Epson Ecotank ET-8550 which is on sale for $599 at my local Office Depot from the normal $800+ they had it at. Couple it with Qimage's "Print Prism" ($35) which it works with, and you can use its onboard scanner to make...

Fwiw, I had to remove Argyll as it was causing some USB port issues with the x-rite and Calibrite software. Seems it was scanning the USB port and the connected device when it was in operation with other software causing an issue, almost like double-profiling. I also had some issues with my...

I have a resetter that used to work with the waste tank on the 3880, but has ceased now. Replaced its battery, but I still cannot get a green LED out of it when trying to reset a maintenance tank. I got maybe 8 MT tanks lying around that have been reset maybe four to six times each, but it...

See my post here: https://www.printerknowledge.com/threads/running-a-3880-without-llk-fixing-a-llk-leak.17164/#post-146487

Sounds like that pesky Photo Black/Matte Black ink switch has failed. A cheap $19 part (I bought two of them given a friend's needs one after I spent a day trying to run down the black ink leak issues with it.), but it has an enormous labor charge - which is the cost of the printer - just to...

Try cleaning all the contacts on both the ink carts and in their printer port. I use a fiberglass scratch brush and Deoxit Gold sold in some music stores for plugs and jacks. Sometimes on mine I need to put a thin piece of felt or fleece under the cart to lift it a bit to make contact with the...

I've been using the Cone chips on a set of refillable carts for a decade on a couple of 3880s that are still running well. The Cone chip must be matched to the ink cart that has the OEM chip placed under it. No resetter needed (other than the maintenance cart one). One bug I found was at...

I run three printers that are maybe 30 feet away from the computer via long USB cable. I had to add a USB power booster hub that plugs into the wall AC outlet 24/7 and has four USB-A outlet ports plus the input one from the computer on it. Works fine and has been in operation for maybe a...

Aliexpress.com was where I got my Epson parts from. I didn't need a service software or found it then, but I did get some initial error code when I put the first one back together. It was some connector that wasn't seated right. I also forgot to connect some wire around the maintenance pump...

Still here. Both my 3880's are still running well ( 6 years later since this post began, and maybe now 12-13 years old and still both are working! ). Just I make double certain any heavy-weight paper has been de-curled on a PVC pipe as best as possible. I also NEVER use the matte black ink -...