Digital BW, The Print

Dave,

>I'm using an Epson 2000P ... I want to dedicate
>one to black and white only ...

When you give up on Lyson, consider the MIS FS or FSN inks.  I don't have a
2000P, but a local loaned me one to set up with these inks, and it turned
out to be one of the best B&W matte paper printers I'd seen.  See
http://home1.gte.net/res09aij/2000P-FS-Readme.htm

(The printer overloaded the glossy papers -- which also happened on my
similar 7500.  That's one reason I use a modified approach on my 7500.  See
http://home1.gte.net/res09aij/7500-FS-Readme.htm  I also needed to print
matte and glossy without changing the black inks.  So, what I have in the
7500 is a hybrid system that would take more work to set up than I'd
recommend unless you are proficient with curves and profiling.)

I'm no longer a big fan of FS/N inks for most printers, but the 2000P has
slightly larger dots than the 1280, and it may be that you'd notice a
difference in the highlights with the lighter FS/N inks over the UT-R2 inks,
which are what I now recommend for monotone.  See
http://home1.gte.net/res09aij/R220_R2_Readme.pdf

While the above pdf is for the 220, the R2 inks are essentially generic inks
that work in any modern Epson from what I can tell.  With a monotone ICC
created with Roy Harrington's "Create ICC" anyone can linearize these
printers easily.  See http://home1.gte.net/res09aij/Making_B-W_ICCs.htm

In order to easily print both matte and glossy papers, I'd probably start
with the R2 approach and see if the highlights were acceptable.  The R2-N C
& M position inks are the same and the same density as the FS-C.  So, if you
buy a 4 oz. bottle of that, it's not a waste if the lighter FS M and Y inks
are needed.  The spongeless, easy to refill carts MIS has for these work
well.  You can even change the tones of inks in the chambers.  So, it's not
much of a problem to buy small bulk quantities and experiment with what
works for you.

Good luck.

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com