Digital BW, The Print

Hello All,

Like many on this forum, I have been asking myself how I can get both 
glossy and matte prints using a CIS/CFS committed to an ultra-chrome 
like (RC compatible pigment) inkset?  The problem as most know is 
that the black ink is either optimized for glossy (RC) papers or for 
matte papers.

My solution:

Use the CIS/CFS only for the color (gray) positions.  In the black 
position use a regular cartridge.  You can fill your own black 
cartridges with the choice of your ink.  So, if you want to switch 
from matte papers to RC papers for a particular job, all you have to 
do is replace the black cartridge, while the color (gray) inks loaded 
on a CIS remain the same.  Vacuum filling just a single black 
cartridge is not much of a hassle at all, and takes no more than 5 
minutes.  Black ink consumption is lower than the color (gray) inks, 
so filling frequency will be fairly low.  So, you have the 
convinience/low cost of a CFS/CIS AND the choice of switching RC and 
matte papers.

This is the approach I am taking with my color 1280 printer loaded 
with an inkset similar to ultrachrome.

Regards.

Shilesh