Digital BW, The Print

I thank you for your response, Andrew, and I regret not getting back 
to you sooner. Could you please explain "supplied ICC profiles" and 
how does one obtain a "custom-made ICC profile"?  I asked Epson tech 
support about downloading R1800 profiles and they said they would 
not work.  I still intend to try if you say so.

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "andrew" 
<andrew@a...> wrote:
> My experience:
> 
> * using the supplied ICC profiles yields B&W with a rich, 
chocolate tone. While not neutral, 
> it is quite pleasing
> 
> * using a custom-made ICC profile yields dead-neutral B&W with no 
perceptible colour 
> shifts
> 
> While with colour the R800 struggles with subtle skin tones and 
browns, its B&W 
> performance is just fine for my purposes.
> 
> Suggestions:
> 1. download the R1800 (yes, 1800) profiles from the US web site 
and try those. They are 
> apparently newer than the R800 ones and, since the printers are 
near identical, work fine.
> 
> 2. pay for custom profiles.
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "percusguy" 
<percusguy@y...> 
> wrote:
> > I have owned this printer for about 6 months.  While I am happy 
with 
> > the color it produces I have yet to make an acceptable B&W 
print.  I 
> > can't find a BO setting on it, nor have I found any literarture 
on RIPS 
> > to work with it.  Any suggestions will be much appreciated.