Digital BW, The Print

> As I understand it now, it seems the 
>best approach for our school environment (to print both color and 
>usually neutral B&W on "photo" papers with a 7600) would be to use 
>MIS PKN black (UTPKN-4) and the UT-3D LK (to minimize color dots) 
>together with the normal MIS PRO color inks (CcMmY). Is it correct?

I think that such an approach will ultimately be a good way to get neutral
B&W prints with no color dots from a printer that can also make color
prints.

For a school, I'm wondering if you need to go to that extent.  Recall that
there may be existing profiles for the standard MIS Pro inkset that use the
standard warm LK and use the color inks.  I'm hedging a bit here now for two
reasons -- the profiles for the standard setup might currently exist for QTR
or IJC, and I'm not sure MIS is really ready to ship the 3D-LK.  

>Do you think that the OEM Epson color inks could be used with 
>MIS PKN and UT LK?

I don't know.  I don't think there are any chemical incompatibilities, but
I've found in trying to use Epson PK with MIS midtones there is a rough
transition from the un-coated MIS pigments to the coated Epson ones.

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com 





 (I'm quoting below part of a related reply from you to Terry Ritz)

At 22:08 13/7/2006, you wrote:
>Terry,
> >To confirm, the configuration for a 2200 would include a standard MIS
> >Pro colour inkset but with the UT-3D LK substituting for the Pro LK.
> >Ebony and/or Photo Black would be used as appropriate based on the
> >media (I assume that w/o the UT-3D LLK that PK would be needed for
> >glossy).
>Yes, that's correct. Recall that for color new color profiles will be
>needed. If you have a profiling system, however, initial feedback is that
>the system should be well within range.
>For neutral B&W, I prefer a PKN to PK. The 3D-M is, in fact, a PKN.