Digital BW, The Print

I've found that I'm most often using the 1400 with only 4 Eboni-6 inks and then 2 additional inks that are glossy compatible.  I've decided to write this up as the "Eboni-4 Plus" setup.  An early draft is at http://www.paulroark.com/BW-Info/Eboni-4-Plus.pdf 

The Eboni inks are the Y (2%), LM (6%, LLK density), M (18% Eboni, LK density) and Eboni MK.  They print just like the full Eboni-6 inkset, including just as smoothly, at least in my 1400.

The default cyan channel inks are the UT14 C and LC.  These are the neutral/cool blended carbon-color inks in the UT14 inkset.  MIS has all of these inks pre-loaded or bulk. From MIS's perspective, more neutral printing than Eboni-6 is a larger market, and many do like the glossy papers.  The cool C-LC inks allow this.

When I was exploring sepia printing, I used the MIS glossy carbon PK and LK inks in these positions.  They are the UT14 M and LM inks.  The chips are easily interchanged.  So, sepia printing is a very viable option.

The HP PK and LK (I use the 30% dilution [70% generic base]) are much like the UT14 C and LC, slightly more neutral.  The HP inks have a high gloss, whereas the MIS UT14 inks are uncoated pigments with a low gloss finish.  I used these HP pigments for my brochures for most of the last couple of years. 

The Noritsu-Epson advanced dyes also work very well in the C-LC positions if just glossy printing is the goal.  Frankly, for cards and brochures that is my favorite combination and probably all I'll need or use for those uses.  However, for display under fluorescent lights I don't recommend the dyes due to some metamerism.  Of course, the HP pigments would make more lightfast prints, and the Eboni more lightfast than the HP pigments.

In short, this is basically a way to have Eboni based 100% carbon pigment prints but with the addition of several interesting options in the printer.

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com