Digital BW, The Print

Hi All, 

I have done a search and have not been able to find out if the Epson 
1400 can be used in a black only mode. My 1280 has just died and I 
am looking for an affordable replacement. All the reviews of the 
1400 report that while it is excellent with color, the results for 
B&W prints are not very good. My 1280 had a similar problem when I 
used all the inks, but produced excellent prints, even better than I 
could get in my wet darkroom, when used in the black only mode. More 
than half of what I print digitaly is B&W so very good performance 
is needed in this area. So, my questions are does the software that 
comes with the printer allow black only printing, and if so are the 
results as good as with the 1280 in the black only mode? I print 
almost exclusively on glossy paper. 

Thanks in advance, 

Jay L.