Digital BW, The Print

Thanks Paul  I too had tried Epson OEM MK on RC paper but was not happy with
the results.  I found that even after a few coats of Lyson Print Guard one
could smudge them.  I also didn¹t find that the bronzing was eliminated
enough.  I wanted to switch to a CFS and to also try Eboni and so I got a
CFS from MIS.  


From: "bwinkjet" <bwinkjet@...>
Reply-To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2004 21:22:48 -0000
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Digital BW] Re: OS-X, Eboni and RC papers

Hi Steve,

I use Epson UC inks in a 2200.  This post I made on the IP forum may
be of some help.  You will have to fool your printer by changing out
a chip from Photo or some other work around.  But, yes the matt inks
can work with Premium semi-gloss.  See my post below.

"For those who do not mind spraying a print with Image Shield or
other protective sprays I offer the following experience. I use
Epson Matt UC ink with the above papers (RC Papers), IP 5.6 with the
Photo Black profiles, both BW and Color. No ink is smeared on the
rollers. I
am able to run the print through the printer a 2nd time without
adverse effects. After 24 hour drying time I spray 1 or 2 coats of
Image Shield (Premier Art) depending on the paper used. Gloss
differential is totally to almost totally eliminated, the contrast
and brilliance increased and the print protected from smudges, etc.
I did wax with a conservators wax after the spray dried initially,
but have found that it is not necessary. The best paper to date,
needing only one coat of Image shield is LexJet semi matt (a luster
type of paper) Very pleasing. Using the matt ink with photo black
profiles does not significantly alter the color balance. With BW
printing the tone of the print is dead on with the tint picker set
to 50, 50. The blacks have a dense dmax to my eye, but since I do
not have a spectrophotometer I cannot say for sure the dmax is
better than using photo K inks. If someone with the means to check
this I would be quite interested. The benefits are quite obvious.
No need to change carts for glossy or matt papers and perhaps a
better dmax black. I would like to hear if others have tried this."

Hope this helps some.

Paul
     
--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Steve Kale"
<stevekale@b...> wrote:
> Hi all
> 
> A while back there was a discussion of printing with Eboni to RC
paper such as Epson
> Premium Semi-gloss and fixing the print with Lyson Print Guard to
avoid rub off and gloss
> differential.  I would like to know how people were duping the
Epson driver with respect to
> media type.   
> 
> To clarify, I just today installed  a CFS from MIS on my Epson
2100.  I ordered the CFS with
> Eboni ink rather than the standard Universal ink.  However, the
cart set they sent me as
> part of the CFS has the black position chipped as Photo black
(T0341).  As a result,
> whenever I try to print with the Epson driver with a matt media
type I get the classic Jobs
> Stopped problem.  I can only print if glossy or semi-gloss is
selected in the media type.
> (With driver 1.6b from the Epson UK website, all media types are
visible and able to be
> selected, ie both matt and gloss.)  I called MIS and they have
kindly agreed to send me a
> Matt chip (so that the black cartridge is consistent with the
ordering of an Eboni cartridge
> subject to the resetting needs of the CFS.)  However, I am
wondering how, once I replace
> the chip, I will be able to print to RC papers.  Were people
simply ignoring the media
> change and still selecting Archival Matt Paper even when printing
to semi-gloss?  Or are
> my CFS chips messing with OS-X and the Epson driver ie a whole
different problem?
> 
> Regards
> 
> Steve



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