Digital BW, The Print

Part of the reason to use OEM inks first is that you want to make sure that the printer is actually working. And the prevailing practice was Epson might refuse to honor your warranty if you had NON OEM inks in your machine. They would not even talk to you about paper alignment issues if you didn't use Epson paper. You can, to some degree, understand that they needed to verify with known materials. As the non OEM inks and papers got better, that stopped being such a concern, but might still be in the fine print.  I'd refer to your printers warranty info and then move forward, unless you know for sure everything works. 

 

There might be an issue with the inks later as they mix on the pad, but it should be very minimal. 

 

Eric 

 

Eric Neilsen

Eric Neilsen Photography

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Dallas, TX 75226

 

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From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Jorge Gaj
Sent: Sunday, January 10, 2010 9:52 AM
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Re: Dedicated B&W printer - Epson 1400

 

  

Paul,

Thank you very much for your advice. 

Regards from Sacramento,

Jorge

jorgegaj@yahoo. <mailto:jorgegaj%40yahoo.com> com or pegasus@surewest. <mailto:pegasus%40surewest.net> net

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From: pr_roark <paul.roark@verizon. <mailto:paul.roark%40verizon.net> net>
To: DigitalBlackandWhit <mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint%40yahoogroups.com> eThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sun, January 10, 2010 7:36:09 AM
Subject: [Digital BW] Re: Dedicated B&W printer - Epson 1400

We used to hear that the OEM ink should be used first. I'm not sure that's true. I just put in whatever ink I'm going to use, saving the OEM ink for when there is a problem.

With MIS carts, be sure to take off the yellow tab that let air into the cart. Also, I recommend sitting the carts upright for a day so that any foam that got into the outlet in transit has time to dissipate. Most "clogs" are not clogs but air and foam.

Good luck with the outfit.

Paul
www.PaulRoark. com 

--- In DigitalBlackandWhit eThePrint@ yahoogroups. com, Jorge Gaj <jorgegaj@.. .> wrote:
>
> Paul,
> 
> Thank you very much for your prompt response.  Since I'm getting back to photography maybe it is best for me to get started with the UT-14 inkset. Maybe, later on, I can experiment with other inksets.
> 
> As I unpack the new 1400 and install the software, can I wait and insert the new UT-14 cartridges, or do I first need to insert the color cartridges, initilize the printer and the insert the B&W cartridges?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Regards from Sacramento,
> 
> Jorge
> 
> jorgegaj@... or pegasus@...
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> 
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> 
> 
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> From: pr_roark <paul.roark@ ...>
> To: DigitalBlackandWhit eThePrint@ yahoogroups. com
> Sent: Fri, January 8, 2010 11:54:22 PM
> Subject: [Digital BW] Re: Dedicated B&W printer - Epson 1400
> 
> Â 
> Jorge Gaj <jorgegaj@ .> wrote:
> >
> > ... new Epson Stylus Photo 1400. It‘s time to purchase inks ...
> 
> >... only two 100% carbon approaches being used regularly 
> > â€" MIS Eboni-based inksets and Inksjetmail K6 carbon sepia.
> 
> MIS PK, LK and some other warm MIS glossy compatible inks are also 100% carbon, but they are usually used as channels in variable tone inksets and not sold as complete inksets in and of themselves -- but they could be.
> 
> > If possible, I’m interested in purchasing 100% carbon inksets,
> > ... I had in mind purchasing the EB6 Carbon Monotone
> > inkset. ...
> > My problem is that when I went to the MIS website I only 
> > found for sale the MIS UT-1400 Ultratone inkset for sale 
> > and didn’t found the Ebony-6 inkset ...
> 
> http://www.inksuppl y.com/product- details.cfm? pn=EB6-1400- SET for the pre-loaded Eb6 1400 carts and http://www.inksuppl y.com/eb6. cfm for bulk ink sales.
> 
> MIS wants to be sure customers are coming from this list and have read my PDFs so they understand the characteristics of this inkset. The UT14 is often more suitable for beginning B&W printers.
> 
> >.. Is the MIS UT-1400 an inkset with added colors?
> 
> See http://www.paulroar k.com/BW- Info/UT14. pdf
> 
> One channel is warm carbon, the other cool blended inks. All neutral or cool inks are blended. We have no totally neutral 100% carbon pigment.
> 
> > Someone mentioned using a single cartridge of
> > Eboni. Only one cartridge to print a B&W photo?
> > a. How is that possible? 
> 
> QuadToneRip can do it.
> 
> > b. Do you keep the color cartridges in place, or
> > you removed them and leave the slots empty?
> 
> I doubt the MIS Eboni cart chip will be compatible with the other OEM chips. I use Eboni with MIS colors in a 260.
> 
> > 4) What other alternatives I have if the Ebony-6 is
> > discontinued?
> 
> Carbon-6. See http://www.paulroar <http://www.paulroark.com/BW-Info/Ink-Mixing.pdf> k.com/BW-Info/Ink-Mixing.pdf
> 
> > 5) And if the Ebony-6 inkset is not discontinued, is
> > it the best inkset for me to start with, since I am a novice
> > in printing digital B&W photographs?
> 
> UT14 is more flexible in terms of paper types and print tones.
> 
> I use Eboni-6 with some HP PK in my 1400 now. See http://www.paulroar k.com/BW- Info/Eb1400. pdf
> 
> There are lots of options.
> 
> Good luck with the setup.
> 
> Paul
> www.PaulRoark. com 
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