Hi Tyler,
All those newer printers with 9 carts have only 8 channels in the print head. (x900's have 11 carts and 10 channels).
Which black ink you want has to be selected before printing -- it does a mini-flush and re-load if the type changes.
So there's no way you could ever use both blacks on one print.
The only Epson printers that had such a capability were the R1800, R1900 and R2000. They were 8 inks & 8 channels,
and all usable. The one other printer that was unusual was the 4000 which had 8 inks and 8 channels but worked
as a 7 ink printer -- selecting one of the blacks before printing.
Roy
On Wed, Jan 1, 2014 at 12:27 PM, <tyler@tylerboley.com> wrote:
Does anyone know if the 3000 and 3880 qtr drivers allow access to all 9 inks or one must always select one of the OEM black cart positions at the expense of the availability of the other? I suspect it's hardwired in to the firmware or something. but before letting my imagination go crazy and getting one of those printers..Thanks and Happy New YearTyler
Roy Harrington
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