Digital BW, The Print

Exactly what I'll be trying with my 4000, but I'm hoping that MIS  
will eventually have k3 clone inks in bulk.  The biggest obstacle is  
the 4000 firmware that does not allow 3rd party RIPs access to both K  
slots at the same time for printing with the 3rd gray ink.  Is it  
possible to hack the firmware to get rid of this obstacle?

Carl

On Jun 4, 2005, at 7:55 AM, Steve Kale wrote:

> The UC inks had awful bronzing on "photo" papers.  The dMax is  
> likely up a
> bit but anything over 2.2ish is practically indistinguishable.
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> Personally if I had a 4000 I would be out buying some 4800 ink  
> cartridges
> and swapping the chips.  The Firmware may prevent access to the LLK  
> but QTR
> will drive the better K, LK, LM, and LC (and (Y).  Very much worth  
> a try.
> Profiling for colour would be easy too.  (Someone a lot smarter  
> than me
> ought to be able to figure out a crack for the firmware also.)
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