Digital BW, The Print

Mark,
I can only speak for my 4800 - I get ABW when either the MK (matte) or
PK (glossy) carts are loaded.  So it might be a config problem - but
who knows?  I must say I'd have been p'd off if after buying I'd found
I was limited to ABW with PK glossy only.

By the way, the ABW mode does use small amounts of colour inks - but
it does so to give you whatever flavour of neutral you want.

Good luck ...

Steve Gledhill
http://www.virtuallygrey.co.uk/



--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "markvancoller"
<markvancoller@y...> wrote:
> I'm hoping someone may be able to help me.
> I've recently purchased an Epson 9800, and am having a problem. I 
> purchased the printer primarily for doing fine art, black and white 
> prints. I've previously experienced problems with color casts using 
> Epson color printers(2200), and converted with partial success to the 
> Peizography system a couple of years back on my 1280. I was therefore 
> happy to see that this new printer allowed black and white prints 
> using the black cartridge, the grey cartridge and now the new lighter 
> grey only. No color inks, no casts!
> 
> Unfortunately the "advanced black and white photo" option remains 
> grayed out with any of the matte paper types selected in the media 
> type window. It only seems to be available for glossy type papers.
> I am using the matte black ink cartridge, the epson 9800 driver and 
> the status monitor that has picked up that I have installed the matte 
> black ink. The status monitor has updated the media list to only 
> include only matte papers and still the Adv. B&W option is not 
> available. I downloaded the Epson driver software to the R2400 and it 
> behaves in the same way  graying out the adv B&W option the moment I 
> select a matte based paper. Is this a recognized issue that you may 
> have heard of? Or simply a configuration problem?
> I really appreciate you taking the time to read through my query.
> I'd value any input you may have.
> Regards
> Mark van Coller