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Re: Setting up an Epson 10000CF for eb6 printing?
2014-06-20 by geo@...
Ernst, about filling the cartridges, any hint where I could find information on specific procedures? The word "pressurized" does make me a bit nervous. I am glad to hear that the valves seem little problem-prone though.
Gutenprint supports the 10000 pretty well actually. I have managed, by maximising black use though setting transition points, to minimise metamerism; minimise being a relative term here, obviously, but at least the prints now have one tint, changing with the light source, rather than several at once. Still, they're not nearly good enough for gallery work, which is why I am looking forward to installing the eboni set.
QTR has the 10000 listed, but as I am not really up to speed yet about how it works (there's no profiles included), I haven't been able to do anything with it yet.
As I understand it, I should be fine with a "standard" driver (Gutenprint) for the time being, using Paul's suggested 100-30-18-9-6-2% setup. Gutenprint allows pushing the faders around as you please, even using ICCs. So I will look into that and see if I can figure it out!
Btw, my 10000CF stood idle for several years in storage at the institute I got it from. Two deep cleaning cycles got it back to printing a gap-free nozzle check, to everyone's amazement, and my joy.
Paul, do you find the idea of exchanging eboni C and LC for similar dilutions of Vivera black makes sense? I kind of interpolated that idea from some of your suggestions for glossy/matte flexibility. The 10k only having six slots, and solely looking at matte prints, I thought this might be an option for tonal control.
Thanks again, G