Epson 4800 glossy specks

[ned_otter]

Greetings to all,

 

(sorry for the cross post....)

 

I have an Epson 4800 and print b/w almost exclusively on Epson Premium

Glossy paper, both sheet fed and roll paper. I have noticed that after

printing on the roll, after the paper cutter has finished, the

subsequent prints (sheet and roll) show tiny speckles that reflect

light at different angles than the K3 ink on the page. There is no

color to these speckles, there are simply tiny glossy bits.

 

I have verified by running my fingers over the cut edge of the roll

paper that there are indeed many, many glossy speckles on the end of

the roll.

 

I have contacted Epson support, and they seemed to think it's my

media, and sent me some sheets of Premium Glossy and Semimatte stock

of their own (I don't see this issue on anything else but glossy

paper). But the end result is the same. In very dark areas of the b/w

glossy prints, the tiny speckles are glaringly obvious, and can

sometimes - but not always - be removed.

 

This may not be specific to the 4800 or even the K3 line of printers.

I would imagine that any printer that cuts glossy roll paper would

have this issue.

 

Has anyone else experienced this?

 

Thannks in advance.

 

Ned Otter

[jakob_norstedt_moberg]

I have been running several rolls of Epson Glossy Photo paper (#41778) in an Epson 4000, but I have not seen this.

 

Jakob

 

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