Digital BW, The Print

Hello, 

I am just sitting down with the HP Z3100. This is my first non Epson 
printer and I'm feeling a little lost. I confess that the whole issue 
of bronzing is an unwelcome surprise that's taking me a back three 
years or more. I was sure that this issue was behind us. The bronzing 
effect on semi gloss and gloss papers without the Gloss Enhance 
option seems extreme to me. I would have to go back as far as the Pro 
Stylus 7500 to get such a radical bronzing effect. Its not just 
restricted to highlight areas but gives a bronze cast to all ink 
densities when viewed at an angle. HP recommends greyscale printing 
using the "standard" preset which appears to impose a "whole page 
gloss enhance" This gloss enhance acts like a varnish or lamination 
which fogs the paper and turns it slightly green. This obviously 
reduces the brilliance of the print and shifts the colour slightly. 
Setting the gloss enhance to Econo mode seems to back it off base 
white and restrict the coating to the image perimeters but still 
covers all densities up to but not including 255.  

Am I missing something or is this primarily an archival matte printer?

eugene