QTR-Quadtone RIP

I've been pulling my jair out for a few days trying to get a good 
print out of my "new" Epson 2200.  I tried several method of 
printing, including QTR for BW, and Epson's ICC's.  All my printing 
has been on EEM with Eboni Black (matte) ink.



Today I realized that the empty cartridges I had purchased to fill 
with MIS (inksupply.com) inks showed up in the Epson driver utility 
as having black set to PHOTO black.  If all the prints I had made 
were made by a printer that "though" it had Photo black instead of 
Matte black, that would explain the less than stellar results.



My question is: how do I get my printer to understand it has Matte 
ink loaded and not Photo black? Is it the chip on the refillable cart 
that is marked photo black, or is it a software setting? The empty 
cartridge kit I received only had 7 cartridges, which I believe is 
standard for empties on this printer, so how does everybody else 
swithch from Matte to Photo black on the 2200?

--- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "karlla_fed" <karlla_fed@...> 
wrote:
This can be frustrating, I know.
Right click 2200 printer icon (Bottom Bar), right click printer 
settings, left click maintenance tab, left click printer and options 
box (Bottom), put curser over black ink choice, then click okay. 
Highlighted choice is what is in the printer.  You are good to go




>
> I've been pulling my jair out for a few days trying to get a good 
> print out of my "new" Epson 2200.  I tried several method of 
> printing, including QTR for BW, and Epson's ICC's.  All my printing 
> has been on EEM with Eboni Black (matte) ink.
> 
> 
> 
> Today I realized that the empty cartridges I had purchased to fill 
> with MIS (inksupply.com) inks showed up in the Epson driver utility 
> as having black set to PHOTO black.  If all the prints I had made 
> were made by a printer that "though" it had Photo black instead of 
> Matte black, that would explain the less than stellar results.
> 
> 
> 
> My question is: how do I get my printer to understand it has Matte 
> ink loaded and not Photo black? Is it the chip on the refillable 
cart 

> that is marked photo black, or is it a software setting? The empty 
> cartridge kit I received only had 7 cartridges, which I believe is 
> standard for empties on this printer, so how does everybody else 
> swithch from Matte to Photo black on the 2200?
>

One of your 7 carts if for MK.  
   
  Tom Baker

karlla_fed <karlla_fed@...> wrote:
          I've been pulling my jair out for a few days trying to get a good 
print out of my "new" Epson 2200. I tried several method of 
printing, including QTR for BW, and Epson's ICC's. All my printing 
has been on EEM with Eboni Black (matte) ink.

Today I realized that the empty cartridges I had purchased to fill 
with MIS (inksupply.com) inks showed up in the Epson driver utility 
as having black set to PHOTO black. If all the prints I had made 
were made by a printer that "though" it had Photo black instead of 
Matte black, that would explain the less than stellar results.

My question is: how do I get my printer to understand it has Matte 
ink loaded and not Photo black? Is it the chip on the refillable cart 
that is marked photo black, or is it a software setting? The empty 
cartridge kit I received only had 7 cartridges, which I believe is 
standard for empties on this printer, so how does everybody else 
swithch from Matte to Photo black on the 2200?



                         


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The chip determines whether it's matte or photo black. If you have an old matte black cart you can exchange chips and you'll be good to go, provided you have a chip resetter. If you are using auto reset chips then you'll have to get the correct one from MIS. I'm sure they have matte black chips also in case you don't have any laying around.

Walt

>karlla_fed <karlla_fed@yahoo.com> wrote:
>          I've been pulling my jair out for a few days trying to get a good 
>print out of my "new" Epson 2200. I tried several method of 
>printing, including QTR for BW, and Epson's ICC's. All my printing 
>has been on EEM with Eboni Black (matte) ink.
>
>Today I realized that the empty cartridges I had purchased to fill 
>with MIS (inksupply.com) inks showed up in the Epson driver utility 
>as having black set to PHOTO black. If all the prints I had made 
>were made by a printer that "though" it had Photo black instead of 
>Matte black, that would explain the less than stellar results.
>
>My question is: how do I get my printer to understand it has Matte 
>ink loaded and not Photo black? Is it the chip on the refillable cart 
>that is marked photo black, or is it a software setting? The empty 
>cartridge kit I received only had 7 cartridges, which I believe is 
>standard for empties on this printer, so how does everybody else 
>swithch from Matte to Photo black on the 2200?
>
>
>
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> 
>Yahoo! Groups Links
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--- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "cubafotooo" <cubafotooo@...> wrote:
>
> --- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "karlla_fed" <karlla_fed@> 
> wrote:
> This can be frustrating, I know.
> Right click 2200 printer icon (Bottom Bar), right click printer 
> settings, left click maintenance tab, left click printer and options 
> box (Bottom), put curser over black ink choice, then click okay. 
> Highlighted choice is what is in the printer.  You are good to go
> 


That worked perfectly!  Thanks so much for the valuable insight and
saving me from messing with the hardware!

Hmmm! When I try it, the Epson software won't let me select the other ink.
The matte cart is installed, highlighted in the panel and I can't highlight
the PK entry. I'm using Version 5.50 of the software. What version are you
using?

Tom Moore

> -----Original Message-----
> From: QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com [mailto:QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com] On
> Behalf Of karlla_fed
> Sent: Monday, January 14, 2008 9:16 PM
> To: QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: Small chips, big mystery (Epson 2200)
> 
> --- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "cubafotooo" <cubafotooo@...> wrote:
> >
> > --- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "karlla_fed" <karlla_fed@>
> > wrote:
> > This can be frustrating, I know.
> > Right click 2200 printer icon (Bottom Bar), right click printer
> > settings, left click maintenance tab, left click printer and options
> > box (Bottom), put curser over black ink choice, then click okay.
> > Highlighted choice is what is in the printer.  You are good to go
> >
> 
> 
> That worked perfectly!  Thanks so much for the valuable insight and
> saving me from messing with the hardware!
> 
>

Tom..I am useing the original printer software.  My experiences have 
shown that after the cartridge is installed but before the completion 
of the replacement process, you then go to the printer icon and 
proceed as discribed.  This has always worked fo me.  Without doing 
the software process first, I would lose a whole cartridge of ink due 
to continued cleaning of the black ink.  I hope this was helpful.

Jim



--- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "Tom Moore" <rtmlists8888@...> 
wrote:
>
> Hmmm! When I try it, the Epson software won't let me select the 
other ink.
> The matte cart is installed, highlighted in the panel and I can't 
highlight
> the PK entry. I'm using Version 5.50 of the software. What version 
are you
> using?
> 
> Tom Moore
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com 
[mailto:QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com] On
> > Behalf Of karlla_fed
> > Sent: Monday, January 14, 2008 9:16 PM
> > To: QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: Small chips, big mystery (Epson 2200)
> > 
> > --- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "cubafotooo" <cubafotooo@> 
wrote:
> > >
> > > --- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "karlla_fed" <karlla_fed@>
> > > wrote:
> > > This can be frustrating, I know.
> > > Right click 2200 printer icon (Bottom Bar), right click printer
> > > settings, left click maintenance tab, left click printer and 
options
> > > box (Bottom), put curser over black ink choice, then click okay.
> > > Highlighted choice is what is in the printer.  You are good to 
go
> > >
> > 
> > 
> > That worked perfectly!  Thanks so much for the valuable insight 
and

> > saving me from messing with the hardware!
> > 
> >
>