Digital darkroom frustrations!

[Pål Jensen]

Aaaargh...Just got the replacement Epson R2400 printer just to experience 
that this one also give horizontal stripes (paper in portrait position), 
although not as pronounced as the first one. Everything is different from 
when I had the first sample: the software is new, printer driver is new, the 
printer is new, I use a new scanner. I've tried all kinds of DPI settings 
(BTW why do Nikon insist that I set the DPI at 360 on a 4000DPI scanner?). 
Paper selection is correct. Yes, I run the cleaning and head adjustment 
procedures to no effect. What is going on? It cannot be rocket science to 
get decent prints from printer, or is it?
Anyway, I'm not that impressed with the whole setup; apart from the stripes 
the Nikon 9000 scanner and the R2400 printer gives only borderline photo 
quality prints at best. Maybe its just my standards thats to high.

Pål