Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "ambrotype" 
<ambrotype@y...> wrote:
> The only way I was able to produce what appeared to me as a 
true 
> monochrome print was by turning off the colour in the driver, 
forcing 
> the machine to use only two inks.


Were you working on your own 2200, and had you custom 
profiled it, and had the Linearization process been completed?

If not, I'd say those are premature words. It's widely known that 
producing a neutral gray is the toughest thing for color inks to do. 
Therefore, they must be first linearized, and then a custom ICC 
profile completed before you could EVER expect them to produce 
a grey stepwedge that was neutral from one end to the other.

I've done it on my 9600, and it uses the same Ultrachromes, so I 
know for sure that it's possible. Out of the box, the 2200 is 
probably a pretty nice printer, especially for the money, but to get 
that last five or ten percent out of it, you've just gotta profile it.

Try that, and then report back with more accurate information.

Mark Tucker
http://marktucker.com/