Digital BW, The Print

From: "scho_2000" <scho@...>
To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2002 6:54 PM
Subject: [Digital BW] Re: 2200, 7600, 9600 Review


> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "Martin Wesley" <
> mwesley250@e...> wrote:
>
> > There is also a "Photo Black Mode" which uses both the Black and Light
> Black inks for printing B&W. It is not mentioned if this is available on
all three
> printers. This would be an interesting alternative to a mono-ink black
only
> mode or a full 7-color ink mode.
>
> Martin,
> I believe that on the 2200 there is no "Photo Black Mode".  If one selects
black
> ink printing for a photographic image the driver issues a warning that
this
> option is only recommended for text and line art.  I could not find any
driver
> setting that allowed use of the black and light black together, without
the color
> inks.  The only time that both the black (Photo Black or Matte Black,
> depending on which is installed) and Light Black are used together is in
full
> color mode.
> Carl

On the 9600 in Europe there's no 'Photo Black Mode' that uses K and k only
either. A friend with a 9600 and another 9600 owner have said so.

The driver for the 9600/7600 (W2000) that I got from the USA Epson site has
a 'Photo Black Mode' that resides  in the Colour Mode menu. I doubt that
that one will use just the two Kk inks. Of course if all is translated
linear from a file then theoretically the 100 % to 20 % in print could be Kk
only, AFAIK the 0 to 20% is made of cmY in any printmode but monochrome. No
9600 here but still curious.

Ernst