Digital BW, The Print

----- Original Message -----

From: "K2 Chittin" <k2chittin@...>
To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, September 16, 2002 3:30 AM
Subject: [Digital BW] Reliability of MIS VM bottle labling


> I just did a quick test by dipping strips into each 4oz bottle of a
> quad VM set prior to committing to a CIS.
>
> It looks like the K position is a little warm, whereas the C position
> is a blacker black.  M is a lighter/weaker version of K.  Y is
> obviously the blue toning ink.

K2,

In the standard VM set K is the black and should be the darkest, C is the
darkest gray, M is the bluish/gray toner and Y is the lightest gray.
>
> Do these results seem right?  Has anyone ever had problems with MIS
> mis-labelling 4oz bottles?  I'm in Europe so would like to avoid
> hassles as much as possible in dealing with MIS long distance.

I am sorry to say it, but the labeling sounds messed up and you better
contact them.

Martin Wesley

Martin:

I think K2 was talking about the Quad VM inkset where the Yellow 
position ink is the toner.  Magenta is the toner position in the Hex 
VM inkset.

Jeff Randall



--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "Martin Wesley" 
<mwesley250@e...> wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "K2 Chittin" <k2chittin@l...>
> To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y...>
> Sent: Monday, September 16, 2002 3:30 AM
> Subject: [Digital BW] Reliability of MIS VM bottle labling
> 
> 
> > I just did a quick test by dipping strips into each 4oz bottle of 
a
> > quad VM set prior to committing to a CIS.
> >
> > It looks like the K position is a little warm, whereas the C 
position
> > is a blacker black.  M is a lighter/weaker version of K.  Y is
> > obviously the blue toning ink.
> 
> K2,
> 
> In the standard VM set K is the black and should be the darkest, C 
is the
> darkest gray, M is the bluish/gray toner and Y is the lightest gray.
> >
> > Do these results seem right?  Has anyone ever had problems with 
MIS
> > mis-labelling 4oz bottles?  I'm in Europe so would like to avoid
> > hassles as much as possible in dealing with MIS long distance.
> 
> I am sorry to say it, but the labeling sounds messed up and you 
better

> contact them.
> 
> Martin Wesley

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "Jeff Randall" 
<jrandall@c...> wrote:
> Martin:
> 
> I think K2 was talking about the Quad VM inkset where the Yellow 
> position ink is the toner.  Magenta is the toner position in the 
Hex 
> VM inkset.
> 
> Jeff Randall
> 

Ooops! You're right Jeff. My mistake.

Martin

> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "Martin Wesley" 
> <mwesley250@e...> wrote:
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "K2 Chittin" <k2chittin@l...>
> > To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y...>
> > Sent: Monday, September 16, 2002 3:30 AM
> > Subject: [Digital BW] Reliability of MIS VM bottle labling
> > 
> > 
> > > I just did a quick test by dipping strips into each 4oz bottle 
of 
> a
> > > quad VM set prior to committing to a CIS.
> > >
> > > It looks like the K position is a little warm, whereas the C 
> position
> > > is a blacker black.  M is a lighter/weaker version of K.  Y is
> > > obviously the blue toning ink.
> > 
> > K2,
> > 
> > In the standard VM set K is the black and should be the darkest, 
C 
> is the
> > darkest gray, M is the bluish/gray toner and Y is the lightest 
gray.

> > >
> > > Do these results seem right?  Has anyone ever had problems with 
> MIS
> > > mis-labelling 4oz bottles?  I'm in Europe so would like to avoid
> > > hassles as much as possible in dealing with MIS long distance.
> > 
> > I am sorry to say it, but the labeling sounds messed up and you 
> better
> > contact them.
> > 
> > Martin Wesley