Digital BW, The Print

I've read on the list a lot of ink is wasted switching from black matte 
to glossy black on the large format Epson printers ... what about with 
the Epson 2200 ? I've been printing BW on matte papers, but have a 
quick project to do on Epson Premium Luster in color, which prefers 
glossy black.

If I stick with the matte black on the PL, will I see much of a 
difference ? Slightly lower d-max in the blacks ? anything else ? Is it 
worth switching carts ?

Thanks.


Tom Salyer
Miami
www.tomsalyer.com

The ink waste on the 2200 is very slight. The large format printers have
very long ink tubes running from the cartridges to the print head where as
the 2200 lines are short.

-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Salyer [mailto:tom@...]
Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2004 6:14 AM
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Digital BW] 2200 Black Cart Switch Waste


I've read on the list a lot of ink is wasted switching from black matte
to glossy black on the large format Epson printers ... what about with
the Epson 2200 ? I've been printing BW on matte papers, but have a
quick project to do on Epson Premium Luster in color, which prefers
glossy black.

If I stick with the matte black on the PL, will I see much of a
difference ? Slightly lower d-max in the blacks ? anything else ? Is it
worth switching carts ?

Thanks.


Tom Salyer
Miami
www.tomsalyer.com

Hello Tom,

>I've read on the list a lot of ink is wasted switching from black 
>matte to glossy black on the large format Epson printers ... what 
>about with the Epson 2200 ? 

With a 2200 the waste is only a few drops while you're putting tape
over the hole (if you're removing a non-Epson cart - with Epson carts
there is little if any dripping).  There is also the ink used by the 1
or 2 cleaning cycles required after a cart switch.


Regards,
Clayton


Info on black and white digital printing at    
http://www.cjcom.net/digiprnarts.htm