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[Digital BW] No true "black" in my hextones?

2002-03-20 by Paul Roark

Charley,

>... it seems to me that my prints are missing a true, rich black ...

Print the MIS purge pattern (see the MIS website to get one) and be sure the
black ink is clearly darker than the cyan (dark gray).

The purge patter is found at:

http://www.inksupply.com/index.cfm?source=html/quadtone.html

(That is, the first step is to be sure you have the right inks.)

Paul

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