Digital BW, The Print

> -----Original Message-----
> From: chipcarterdc [mailto:chipcarterdc@...]
> Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2003 7:34 AM
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Septone system
>
>
> "The 2200 plug-in seems to be priced very well for people looking for
> a dedicated B&W solution on the 2200...."
>
> Are we assuming that changing inks between the OEM Ultrachromes and
> that Septones will be impractical/impossible?  I'm intrigued by the
> Septones, but definitely will want to switch back and forth.  I
> realize this will waste ink b/c I have to run cleaning cycles when
> switching, so I won't be swtiching on a daily basis.  I'll probably
> just print all of my current at any given time b&w images, then print
> all the color ones.  But the guy I emailed at inkjetgoodies indicated
> that switching back and forth is certainly feasible.  Anyone else
> have thoughts on this?

Chip,

I would say it is merely impractical but that depends upon your individual
situation and needs. No mechanical reasons you couldn't do it. The only
potential problem would be switching with a gray scale ink that was not
chemically compatible with the Epson UC inks and creating clogging problems.

People have done switched like this in the past with the 1160 and 1280, and
my impression is that most gave up on it. However these printers were much
lower priced than the 2200 so getting a second one was not as big a
financial hurdle.

Martin Wesley
http://www.borderless-photos.de/guests.html