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what is the best ink for CIS systems. finally got mine up and running but don't care for the inks from inkrepublic. ink has banding in it. tried many times and can't get rid of it. no air bubbles in lines. need a better ink
Ink does not have bandings.That is caused by clogged heads. so one color is not printing so you don't see the color. You need to clean the blocked head.
what is the correct way to clean the print heads? I done repeated cleaning through epson utility program.
thanks
Mark it's definately caused by clogged printheads. I know with Epson the printhead is built in and is not easilly cleaned beyond the cleaning utility cycle. Perhaps this article on clogged epson printers I found could help.
Clean printhead with paper towels
Fold paper towel and dampen: Be certain the printer is turned 'off'. Tear a single sheet of paper towel in half. Fold the sheet in half several times until it is about 1/2 inch by whatever length the sheet started at. In other words, you want to fold it so it is long and skinny, not square. Open the cover of the Epson printer. Along the path which the printhead assembly travels when printing, you will see a rubber roller which moves the paper. (this is like the paper roller in a typewriter). Put the paper towel on top of this rubber roller and use tape on each end to secure it. Put a few drops of InkMagic printhead cleaner or distilled water near the middle of the paper towel. Move printhead assembly over the paper towel and let it rest on top of the damp portion of the paper towel. (See above for information on how to release the printhead assembly.) We suggest letting the printhead sit over the paper towel for at least 15 minutes. This will soften the ink on the printhead. Move printhead assembly back to its resting position. You will probably notice that the paper towel now has one long black blob of ink on it. (There is so much excess ink on the printheads that all the colors are mixing to make black.) If you cannot clearly see individual colors, then dampen another spot on the paper towel and move the printhead back over the newly dampened spot on the paper towel. Continue repeating this until you see all the individual colors. You may have to use several pieces of folded paper towels. Before turning the printer 'on', be certain to move the printhead back to its resting position and remove the paper towel from inside the printer. Now that all excess ink has been removed from the printheads, your clogged nozzles should be cleared. It may take several pages of dense print to get the ink flowing properly. Be advised I have not tried this method but just did a simple search on causes and resolutions for you and this article came up. If you choose to attempt it then I hope it works out for you.
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best ink for CIS systems? 
