HP 930C Deskjet printing advice.
jk
I am not a professional; far from it but I like to print out on
decent paper.
I suspect my printer is just incapable of picking up the weight of
paper I was using (to thick/heavy - paper not me). There is no way of
adjusting the sensitivity of the printer.
I am in the UK by the way.
Dama
unfortunatly there is no way of changing the sensitivity of a printers
pickup rollers.
to be honest i would not use a DJ 930c for photos, best off spending £69
on something like an epson D88, it will be faster, cheaper to run and prints
great photos.
maybe worth looking on the hp site to see what they reccomend, if they do
that sort of thing.
probably want to be using 180g or less.
hope this helps
adam
Arthur Entlich
color inkjet printers work best for photographic use with papers which
are called swellable polymer types. These are papers that have a
surface (either glossy or lustre) which integrates the inks into the
surface by the wet ink swelling the surface, and as it dries, the ink
gets incorporated into the surface.
This method also helps maintain the dye colorants from fading as rapidly.
Specially coated matte surface papers also exist and are usually less
costly in the same paper weight as the glossy versions.
In terms of brands, obviously HP sells their own versions. You will
also find Fuji and Kodak sell product for HP printers. Ilford may also
have some product out there. In the glossy/lustre coating paper, it
sells here for between 30 and 80 cents per letter size sheet, depending
upon quality and quantity in the package. Some 3rd party products may
sell less expensively.
Some paper manufacturers will provide sample packs for free or a nominal
fee that can allow you to test the paper ink combinations.
Follow any instructions on the paper packaging or their website
regarding ink settings in the driver for best results.
Art