Digital BW, The Print

I have recently had to print 100 A3 prints for a couple of touring
exhibitions.  I have used a Epson 2100 printer and printed black only using
MIS Eboni ink.  One thing that has shocked me is how much colour ink I have
gone through!  I have used about 5 Eboni cartridges and almost 75% of each
of the other colour cartridges...... I think this is used up during cleaning
cycles and when I change the black cartridge.  Just an observation.

Martin
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www.strike84.co.uk

Yes thats how we spell colour in the UK :-)

This is indeed a problem, or was. When Epson printers go through a 
cleaning cycle, which is automatic after a certain number of 
print "hits" they purge both the black and the color ink. One 
solution is to use this Utility  -- http://www.ssclg.com/epsone.shtml

You can freeze the auto cleaning and do it when you think fit. Black 
only cleaning is available. This will mean no color ink wasted at 
all. You might want to do a nozzle check every now and then and if 
there are any gaps go through a full cleaning cycle. I am using it on 
my 2200. It seems to have bugs, but basically it works.

Sierra Gold

In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "ms.photolists" 
<ms.photolists@v...> wrote:
> I have recently had to print 100 A3 prints for a couple of touring
> exhibitions.  I have used a Epson 2100 printer and printed black 
only using
> MIS Eboni ink.  One thing that has shocked me is how much colour 
ink I have
> gone through!  I have used about 5 Eboni cartridges and almost 75% 
of each
> of the other colour cartridges...... I think this is used up during 
cleaning

> cycles and when I change the black cartridge.  Just an observation.
> 
> Martin
> --
> 
> www.strike84.co.uk
> 
> Yes thats how we spell colour in the UK :-)