Digital BW, The Print

On Saturday, Nov 13, 2004, at 08:22 US/Pacific, 
DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com wrote:

> Message: 25
>    Date: Sat, 13 Nov 2004 11:22:43 -0500
>    From: Kenneth Frazier <kennybod@...>
> Subject: Re: Re: Yet another 1280 "clog" question...
>
>> Now I am in the process of setting up a new 1280
>> with UT2 CIS. The ink is on the way and I have my fingers crossed that
>> I'm not making the same mistake as I did with the 1160.
>
> Newbie response, and question:
>
> I'm trying to read up as much as possible before I setup my new 1280.
> My question is this, and I've looked through the files but haven't 
> found
> a clear answer:
>
> Is it possible for me to print both b&w and color, good quality, on my
> 1280, using the original Epson inks, through Photoshop Elements, and/or
> using QTR?

No. QTR does this on the 2200 because it has a light black ink in 
addition to the black ink. It then uses just a touch of color ink 
(magenta and cyan) to correct for the yellow color of the light black 
ink.

On the 1280, there is just one black ink. You can select "black ink 
only" in the Epson driver and print good, but a little grainy, b&w 
prints. QTR will help on this printer only if it contains an inkset 
with more than one black/grey ink. This would be a non-epson inkset.

I use QTR on my 1160 (4 ink printer) with 3 grey and one black ink. I 
had to print calibration strips and have QTR make curves for each ink 
color. It took me a little while to figure out how to do it. Not plug 
and play simple by any means.

There are some standard inksets and papers and printers for which there 
are pre-made curves available for QTR. This is much more simple. A 1280 
with Epson inks is not one of them.

You could buy a 2nd 1280, fill it with one of the MIS brand b&w inksets 
and use QTR to drive the printer...



>
> What kinds of problems can I expect to encounter if I want to print 
> both
> b&w and color?  If any...
>
> TIA,
>
> Ken Frazier
> Weston, CT  USA