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| Printer Models | Original UltraTone Cartridges for Epson 860/1160 | ||
| Cartridges | Ultratone | Price | Description |
| Eboni Black | ARC-SO20108-UTK | $22.08 | Eboni black for use on matte paper only. |
| Photo Black | ARC-SO20108-UPK | $22.08 | Photo black for use on gloss and semi-gloss paper, not for matte papers. |
| Color Cartridge | ARC-SO20089-QUT | $32.76 | Contains 1 cool toner - for variable tone printing |
| Note: Roark's workflow, below, is required for making B&W prints with these inks. | |||
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ULTRATONE BULK INK FOR THE 860 AND 1160The MIS Ultratone ink for the 860 & 1160 printers is available in 4 oz and pint bottles. Click on the blue part number links to order. |
| Original UltraTone B&W Ink - for Epson 1160 Printers - 1 Cool Toner | ||||
| Quadtone Position | 2 oz $12.00 | 4 oz $18.00 | Pint $50.00 | |
| Cyan Position- C | UT-QUAD-2-C | UT-QUAD-4-C | UT-QUAD-PT-C | |
| Magenta Position - M | UT-QUAD-2-M | UT-QUAD-4-M | UT-QUAD-PT-M | |
| Yellow Position - Y | UT-QUAD-2-Y | UT-QUAD-4-Y | UT-QUAD-PT-Y | |
| Matte Black (Eboni) - K * | UT-QUAD-2-K | UT-QUAD-4-K | UT-QUAD-PT-K | |
| Photo Black - PK * | UT-QUAD-2-PK | UT-QUAD-4-PK | UT-QUAD-PT-PK | |
| 4 Inkset with Eboni Black and Cool Toner (C,M,Y,K) |
$42.00 | $66.00 | $194.00 | |
| UTEK4-2-SET | UTEK4-4-SET | UTEKPT4-SET | ||
| 4 Inkset with Photo Black and Cool Toner (C,M,Y,PK) |
$42.00 | $66.00 | $194.00 | |
| UTPK4-2-SET | UTPK4-4-SET | UTPKPT4-SET | ||
| Note: Roark's workflow, below, is required for making B&W prints with these inks. | ||||
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CONTINUOUS FLOW SYSTEMS FOR THE 860 AND 1160 If you are a frequent printer or doing some production work, then we recommend you purchase a MIS Continuous Flow System for your 860 or 1160 printer. This will save you a tremendous amount of money. The cost to operate a CFS is at least 10 times less than using cartridges. If you only print occasionally, then do not get a CFS. If left idle for 3 or 4 days at a time, CFS units can start to develop problems. Our AUTOPRINT program (see CFS Page- halfway down) can be used to prevent problems from occuring, provided the printer and its computer remain powered. |
| Continuouse Flow System with UltraTone B&W Ink - for Epson 860 & 1160 Printers | ||||
| Printer Model | Part Number | Description | Price | |
| Epson 860 | CFS-860-UT | Prefilled CFS with UT Ink | $175 | |
| Epson 1160 | CFS-1160-UT | Prefilled CFS with UT Ink | $175 | |
| For more information about these CFS units, go to CFS-860-UT or CFS-1160-UT. Or start at the beginning and get an overview of all the available CFS Units. |
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WORKFLOW INSTRUCTIONSMaking Prints with MIS Ultratone Inks on an Epson 860 or 1160 Here is Paul Roark's workflow for making B&W prints with MIS Ultratone inks. The Ultratone inks are a variable tone ink and can produce warm, meduum warm, neutral and cool prints by selecting the proper adjustment curve. 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 print. |
| A. | Download the adjustment curve file, 1160ut.zip. Extract the files using WinZip for PC's or Stuffit for Mac's. Save them anywhere on your hard drive, in a folder you know the name of, like 1160 Curves. Read Paul's 1160-UT Readme file. These are the notes he supplied when the UT curves for the 1160 were created. | ||||||||||||||||||
| B. | Use Photoshop 5.5 or higher or the Picture Window Image Editor. Start with the best possible grayscale image. Don't start with a color image. Convert the mode to RGB for printing. Do not resave the image after you convert to the RGB mode, or after applying the adjustment curves, this is only for printing purposes. | ||||||||||||||||||
| C. | Load and apply the desired Image Adjustment Curve. Click on Image, Adjust, Curves, and Load. Then click on Browse to find the adjustment curve you have downloaded. Highlight the curve to be loaded and click on OK. The curve will be applied to your image. The curves were designed to work with Epson Archival Matte (EAM or EEM). In most cases Hahnamuhle Photo Rag, or Crane's Museo will also produce good results due to their similar profile with EAM or EEM. Some papers will 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.) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Making the Print -
The Epson driver is used to print this inkset. Follow the steps below to make a print.
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| E. | Going Beyond Perfect - 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. 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. | ||||||||||||||||||
| F. | Information about the Inks If you are using matte paper, then put in an Eboni black cartridge (ARC-SO20108-K). If you are using glossy or semigloss paper, put in a Photo black cartridge (ARC-SO20108-PK). The 3 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 Sytems, 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 Ultrattone ink from inside the print head. These inks will not clog or damage your printer if you follow this advice. |
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