You are mostly correct.
If you're starting with "Black Only" printing, you don't.need the "Color
cartridge" (ARC-T009-UT2).
Eboni is for Matte
Photo Black is for glossy or semi glossy
Some people have had success with Eboni on semi gloss papers.
Yes, you can swap between photo and eboni black until you figure out
which one you like best. If you go with a CIS, you can leave the tubes
off the black position cartridge and swap just that one out depending on
the paper choice....but if you stick with Black Only printing, CIS would
probably be more trouble than it's worth if you plan to swap.
BTW, I highly recommend the use of the "color cartridge" and Paul
Roark's curves with the UT-2 set.
m
jim0266 wrote:
> I finally ordered the 1280 refurbished from Epson after a lot of angst
> and reading, deciding that I don't need the 2200. From what I've read
> the UT2 inks seem to be the way to go, though trying to navigate the
> MIS website is frustrating. I want to experiment with QuadtoneRIP and
> black-only printing to find what works best for me.
>
> Before going to a continuous feed system I want to first start with
> carts. On
> http://www.inksupply.com/index.cfm?source=html/ultratone.html there
> are three carts for UT2: The Eboni black, the Photo black and the
> Color Cartridge. My understanding is that I need the Eboni black
> (ARC-T007-UTK) to print on matte papers or the Photo black
> (ARC-T007-UPK) to print on glossy papers. Then after deciding between
> these two inks I need to add the "Color cartridge" (ARC-T009-UT2) as
> the second cart in the printer. So far do I have this right?
>
> Assuming I am correct above, if I am using carts should I be able to
> swap out the Eboni black for the photo black so I can change papers
> while experimenting? Or does that open a can of worms? But once I go
> to a continuous feed system does that pretty much lock me into a Eboni
> black or Photo black world?
>
> Thanks,
> Jim
>
>
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