Digital BW, The Print

i know the epsons' typical maintenance uses up its ink; so just to 
clarify what epson's website says:

To keep the print head clear, the printer uses a small amount of ink 
from all the cartridges whenever it prints. Even if you select Black 
Only, some color ink is still being used.



--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "mit Kase" 
<mitkase@...> wrote:
>
> Howard, could you expand on your methods a bit?  I too am using a 
r220 
> and while the grain and gradations are amazing echoes of triX, my 
> prints contain a light blue cast. this cast seems to vary depending 
on 
> the density of the print.  i am absolutely befuddled: i keep double 
> and triple checking my settings (from clayton's pages), and giving 
it 
> a new try with a new picture, and so on; i've even scanned the 
photos 
> in color just to double check myself--they are certainly blue in the 
> scans. poking around in the epson supports pages, i found that black 
> ink only mode still uses some color inks, which seems to be true as 
my 
> color inks are diminishing without use.
> 
> i'm not sure where my problem is. i've tried gray-scale and color 
> photos in the BO mode, tried letting the printer covert colors, let 
> photoshop, or no conversion.  i'm using epson matte heavy and the 
> original inks: is this black a true black?  i'd like to see a 
neutral 
> colored print before investing any more in the printer, since i 
bought 
> distinctly for the BO capability.
> 
> any help or ideas would be appreciated.
> thanks!!
> 
> m
> 
> 
> 
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "how786" 
> <how786@> wrote:
> >
> >   Well, I just setup my 220 for BO printing. (Eboni Black) 
> > 
> >   I have one feedback comment for you Clayton regarding the 
> settings.
> > With the Gamma set at 1.8 I could not get the prints dark enough 
to
> > match my screen, even turning bightness down -20. This was 
remedied 
> by
> > turning my gamma to 2.2. Brightness is now set at -7.
> > 
> >  The results are impressinve, I must say. I, too, am an old
> > photographer who simply adores TriX/HC-110. The look, to me, is
> > incomparable.
> > Anyway, that's just me.....many others do not like TX at all.
> > 
> >  I wanted to report what works for me because these settings might
> > have to be changed for the 220 vs. the 200.
> > 
> >  I also want to thank you for the wonderful series of articles on 
> your
> > website.
> > 
> >  Best Regards
> >  Howard
> >
>