Digital BW, The Print

> If I want to use the 875 as a black and white printer, am I best 
> advised to load it with blank inks as supplied by MIS? Is this what 
> you mean by BO?
> 

Absolutely - BO is the easiest method to begin printing black and white.  You could spend 
more on printing packages, but many of us have found that BO gives the image a better 
quality and tonal transitions, as well as a luminosity or glow that is not achievable when 
using a quadtone system.

BO is Black Only printing - meaning that only the black cartridge is used when printing.  
The best meduim for BO is currently MIS Eboni for matte papers.  I've used the original 
epson black ink for BO on glossy papers - and Epson black on KIrkland Glossy is a 
beautiful combination.  More information here:
http://www.cjcom.net/digiprnarts.htm


> I am not sure what the difference is between Quad and BO...
> Can you suggest a starter set up to get me printing with the 875? 
> What cartridges and accessories should I get so as to refill my own 
> system?

Quad is any inkset that replaces the colored CMY inks with various shades of grey and 
printed with the color settings (nstead of using just the black ink for neutral black and 
white prints).  Examples are the MIS Full Spectrum inksets, which can purchased at 
www.inksupply.com

Don