• MIS UT-FS and UT-FSN inks can be used with the Epson 1270/1280/1290 printers

• Make beautiful archival black and white prints on a variety of fine art and glossy papers.

• FS ink produces a warm tone print, and the FSN ink produces a neutral print.

• These inks are not varialble tone inks like, UT or UT2. Print quality is equivalent.

• There are only 4 shades of black in these inksets. Cartridges are loaded in the C,M,C,M,Y configuration for 6 color printers. (C ink in cyan and magenta chambers, M ink in light cyan and light magenta chambers, Y ink in yellow chamber, Black ink in black cart.)

• Epson driver is used to make prints, no special software or RIP required. Does not work with R9 driver.

UT-FS and UT-FSN CARTRIDGES FOR THE 1270/1280/1290

MIS	UT-FS & UT-FSN Cartridges for the 1270/1280/1290 (Warm or Neutral Prints)
Cartridge	Part No.	Price	Description
Eboni Black Cartridge	ARC-T007-UTK	$22.08	Eboni black for use on matte paper and some glossy's. Same cartridge used for UTFS and UTFSN.
Photo Black Cartridge	ARC-T007-UPK	$22.08	Photo black for use on gloss and semi-gloss paper, not for matte papers. Same cartridge used for UTFS and UTFSN.
5 Shade Cartridge Warm	UTFS-T009	$32.76	For making Warm prints on Epson 1270/1280/1290 printer, warm tone.
5 Shade Cartridge Neutral	UTFSN-T009	$32.76	For making Neutral prints on Epson 1270/1280/1290 printer, neutral tone.
Note:   See Roark's workflow below.   Requires Photoshop or Picture Window software.

UT-FS AND UT-FSN BULK INK FOR THE 1270/1280/1290

UltraTone FSN B&W Ink - for Epson 1270/1280/1290 Printer - Neutral Prints
Ink Position	4 oz   $18.00	Pint   $50.00
Cyan Position- C	UTFSN-4-C	UTFSN-PT-C
Light Cyan Position- M	UTFSN-4-M	UTFSN-PT-M
Magenta Position - C	UTFSN-4-C	UTFSN-PT-C
Light Magenta Position - M	UTFSN-4-M	UTFSN-PT-M
Yellow Position - Y	UTFSN-4-Y	UTFSN-PT-Y
Matte Black (Eboni) - K *	UT-HEX-4-K	UT-HEX-PT-K
Photo Black - PK *	UT-HEX-4-PK	UT-HEX-PT-PK
6 Inkset with Eboni Black and UT-FSN (C,M,C,M,Y,K)	$108.00	$300.00
	FSNEK6-4-SET	FSNEKPT6-SET
6 Inkset with Photo Black and UT-FSN (C,M,C,M,Y,PK)	$108.00	$300.00
	FSNPK6-4-SET	FSNPKPT6-SET
Note:   Roark's workflow is required for making B&W prints with these inks using Epson driver. Ink positions are CMCMY, see top of page for explaination.

CONTINUOUS FLOW SYSTEMS FOR THE 1270/1280/1290

Continuous Flow System with UT FS or FSN UltraTone B&W Ink - for Epson 1270/1280/1290 Printers
Printer Model	Part Number	Description	Price
Epson 1270/1280/1290	CFS-1280EK-FS	Prefilled CFS with UT-FS Ink & Eboni black	$205
Epson 1270/1280/1290	CFS-1280PK-FS	Prefilled CFS with UT-FS Ink & Photo black	$205
Epson 2000P	CFS-1280EK-FSN	Prefilled CFS with UT-FSN Ink & Eboni black	$205
Epson 2000P	CFS-1280PK-FSN	Prefilled CFS with UT-FSN Ink & Photo black	$205

For more information about these CFS units, go to CFS-1280. Or start at the beginning and get an overview of all the available CFS Units.

WORKFLOW INSTRUCTIONS

Here is Paul Roark's workflow for making B&W prints with UT-FS and UT-FSN inks. These inks are monotone (fixed tone) ink and will produce warm either neutral or warm prints using the Epson driver. Adjustment curves, applied via Photoshop or Picture Window are required. These curves were created by Paul and they are free. Follow the steps outlined below and you will end up with a beautiful B&W archival prints. The FS ink is for warm prints and the FSN is for neutral prints.

Due to the differences in the Epson dirver, there are separate curves for the 1270 printer. The 1280 and 1290 are virtually identical and use the 1280 curves.

Each curve is for a specific paper. The curve names indicate the paper to be used. In most cases Hahnamuhle Photo Rag, or Epson UltraSmooth will also produce good results due to their similar profile with EAM or EEM. Other papers may require an adjustment to the curves. Use the article by Dirk Hobman below to understand how to modify the curves.

When a curve is applied, the image will turn nice bright colors, but these are false colors. The image is no longer WYSIWYG. This is for printing only, and should not be saved over the good grayscale working file. Do not attempt to edit the image once the curve has been applied.

(Note that a Photoshop Action (macro) can program a function key to convert to RGB, call up and apply the desired adjustment curve/tone, and get the user into the print driver. That is, this can be a one-button procedure/workflow.)

The Epson driver is used to print this inkset. Follow Paul's UT-FS 1270 Information and Settings document or the UT-FS 1280 Information and Settings for making the print. The 1270 settings are for the Epson 1270 and the 1280 settings are for the 1280 & 1290.

Here he provides detailed instructions and settings for making the prints He recommends which papers and curves work together.

All of the curves for the 1270 or 1280/1290 can be downloaded from his document. These curves work with both the MIS UT-FS and UT-FSN inks. Each curve is for a specific paper. Using these curves on papers other than specified, will not produce acceptable prints.

UT-FS ink is for warm prints and UT-FSN is for neutral prints. These are not variable tone inks, they are fixed tone.

Be sure to let the print dry before judging the color or tones. If you need a good stepwedge to work with, you can download the one we use. For barrier type papers (glossy, luster & semigloss) spray prints with a protective coating like PremierArt Print Shield or Lyson Print Guard. This spray largely eliminates the differential reflections (including what some call bronzing) and makes the print surface so tough it can be cleaned with a damp cloth.

If you would like to know more about how the Photoshop Curves are constructed, you can read the information provided by one of our "expert customers", Dirk Hobman. Dirk explains how to make curves for the MIS UltraTone B&W inks. Plus he offers a couple of graphic forms for keeping track of the data that is gathered in the process. To read his article on B&W curve making, download this file... hobman.zip.

There is an excellent forum called Digital B&W, The Print. The forum discusses all digital technologies related to making monochrome prints from digital sources, including the MIS ink sets and workflows. If you are using MIS inks or plan on using them, this is a great place to find additional information and to contact current users.

If you are using matte paper, then put in an Eboni black cartridge (ARC-T007-UTK). If you are using glossy or semigloss paper, put in a Photo black cartridge (ARC-T007-UPK). The 5 inks in the color cartridge do not have to change, they will work on matte or glossy papers. Do not use MIS Universal black (MK). The fade resistance of MK is not adequate for making archival prints.

Do not mix these inks with other Non Ultratone inks. For refilling or Continuous Flow Systems, you must start with virgin empty cartridges. Provided this condition is met, no flushing or purging of the printer is needed. One or two cleaning cycles will remove any color or non Ultratone ink from inside the print head. These inks will not clog or damage your printer if you follow this advice.

These FS and FSN inks are the same inks used for the 860 and 1160 printers described on the UT-FS-1160 page. We only make one version for each of these inks. They will will work on the 860, 1160, 1270, 1280, 1290, and 2000P printers.

The older FS and FSN inks from the Quadtone Family are being phased out. We no longer make them and soon our stock will be gone. The UT inks are a the replacment inks and have 6 times the fade resistance.

The workflow described above uses the Epson driver software for controlling the printer. There are other drivers or RIP's available for printing in B&W with MIS inks. QuadTone RIP and Bowhaus are both available. Bowhaus is Mac only. These inks, are not designed to work with the R9 driver due to the C,M,C,M,Y configuration.

Both Quadtone RIP and Bowhaus allow you to make your own B&W profiles or to use pre-built profiles which they supply.

WHICH PAPER TO USE