Digital BW, The Print

Sorry, yes I was referring to the OS-X driver which can do BO with the MK
cartridge but not the PK cartridge.  I alerted Epson UK to the issue but so
far they have done nothing (surprise surprise).


> From: ferdinand_paris <ferdinand_paris@...>
> Reply-To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2004 11:00:23 -0000
> To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: [Digital BW] Epson 2100  BO solved!  (I think)
> 
> 
> I installed the 2200 drivers, and BO now works as it should.  This is
> using EXACTLY the same settings as I was using in the 2100 driver, but
> which gave really light results. My sanity is safe for the moment.
> 
> It looks like people using the 2100 driver are getting different
> results to 2200 users and perhaps to each other, leading me to wonder
> whether there are multiple versions of the 5.30 2100 driver.
> 
> In messages 48661 and 48665 Steve Kale observed some quirks in the
> 2100 driver relation to the selecting of 2880 dpi with matte paper /
> ink.  I can certainly make this selection, but it seems some others
> can't.  
> 
> In 48927 Steve says that the UK 2100 driver will do BO on matt paper
> no problems ie no colour ink is used, but I assume that he is using
> the OS-X driver. 
> 
> In my 5.30 version of the XP 2100 driver, I remain convinced that in
> BO moded my version of the driver is taking the grayscale image, doing
> a CYMK separation, and only printing the black channel.  It definitely
> is printing only black ink, the print is a very close match to the
> black channel if I do my own separation, and anything I do to try to
> darken the print along the lines of Clayton's suggestions does nothing
> to the light-toned areas, where the black channel does very little of
> the work.
> 
> People using different driver versions may have trouble believing the
> cause of my light prints, but I just can't get around it.  And in any
> case, the 2200 driver with the same settings does proper BO!  If there
> was a problem with my workflow, profiles or curves, this would not be
> the case.
> 
> I was using the driver version that came with the printer (purchased
> in Paris) - 5.30.  As part of the testing I downloaded the latest
> 5.30a version from the UK site, although the "a" doesn't show up when
> when you install it and check the driver version. I thought I detected
> some cosmetic changes in the driver dialogue boxes after the update,
> but nothing changed in relation to BO printing.  Only the 2200 drivers
> do this properly for me.
> 
> The above is all with the Matte Balck cart installed.  I haven't
> bothered to try this on semi-gloss with the PK cart.  There's only so
> much ink and paper ...........
> 
> Again, thanks to all who took the time and trouble to read my long
> posts, think about it, and reply.  Much appreciated.
> 
> I'd still be interested in corresponding with other 2100 users to
> understand better the differences in the various versions of the 2100
> driver.
> 
> F_P
> 
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