Digital BW, The Print

>>> As a matter of fact I have OEM Epson PK and Y in my R1800 now with MIS
>>> inks in the other spots. No problems here.

Interesting. I wanted to try putting an Eboni K and leaving the OEM
colors in my 1400, but Paul said it wouldn't fly because you couldn't
mix OEM and 3rd party carts. I wonder why the 1800 allows it, and the
1400 doesn't?

Andrew



On 12/14/2008 07:17 PM, gerardthomas517x wrote:
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> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint%40yahoogroups.com>, "Roger"
> <rsmith02@...> wrote:
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>> I don't think any purge is needed, except maybe going from MK in the
>> glop position back to glop.
>>
>> As a matter of fact I have OEM Epson PK and Y in my R1800 now with MIS
>> inks in the other spots. No problems here.
>>
>> You need a full set of cartridges installed (can be just cleaning
>> carts in the non MK positions) to print anything.
> 
> Roger,thanks for your reply.
> Can i use the oem color cartridges if I so choose ?
> Do you use the MIS color carts because they are more archival??
> 
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>> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint%40yahoogroups.com>,
>> "gerardthomas517x" <gerardthomas517x@> wrote:
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>> > I am interested in starting to print some b&w on the 1800
>> > printer.I've read/re-read most of the info i could find,and I'm still
>> > not quite sure exactly what step to take first..
>> > On the inksupply .com website ,it says"that oem epson ink is
>> > compatible with the black inks from MIS",and that no cleaning is
>> > necessary.
>> > Then on another page it states that cleaning is mandatory.
>> >
>> > 1.do I need to remove all of the oem inks,and purge the printer of oem
>> > ink,first?
>> >
>> > 2..After purging the ink,do I put the oem color catridges back in the
>> > printer ,or leave them out?
>> >
>> > 3. Do I print with the 3 black cartridges only?
>> >
>> > Any advise /help would be appreciated
>> > Thanks for your patience
>> > Mike
>> >
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