The curves and instructions on how to use them have been provided by Bill Schwab with assistance from Paul Roark. Many thanks to Bill and Paul for yet another major contribution to Black and White digital printing. For more information about these contributors, please visit their websites, billschwab.com and paulroark.com.

7600/9600 ULTRATONE 7 CARTRIDGES

UT7 BULK INK FOR THE 7600 & 9600

CONTINUOUS FLOW SYSTEMS FOR THE 7600/9600

Epson 7000 CFS Cartridge Set

500 ML Bottles for CFS-7000

Continuous Flow System with UltraTone B&W Ink - for Epson 7600/9600 Printers
Buy	Epson Model	CFS Part Number	Photo	Description	Price For Set
	Stylus Pro 7600	CFS-7600-E	View	7 Empty Carts & Bottles	$ 280.00
	Stylus Pro 9600	CFS-9600-E	View	7 Empty Carts & Bottles	$ 280.00
For more information about these CFS units, go to CFS page. Ink not included.

WORKFLOW INSTRUCTIONS FOR 7600

Here is Bill Schwab's workflow for making B&W prints with UT7 inks on the 7600. These inks are a variable tone ink and can be used to produce warm or neutral prints by using just the SLIDERS on the Epson driver. To get the full range of tones from the UT7 inks, image adjustment curves are required. With curves, the inks will print from sepia to cool on a variety of papers. These curves were created by Bill Schwab with assistance from Paul Roark and they are free. Follow the steps outlined below and you will end up with beautiful B&W archival prints.

Prepare the printer to recieve the UT7 inks. The 7600 and 9600 printers have to be flushed with MIS Cleaning Fluid before installing the UT7 B&W inks. If not flushed, clogging and blockages can occur. The cleaning cartridges are available here. Follow Bill Schwab's procedure for flushing the printer contained in the 7600ut7.zip file.

If you start with RGB images made with a digital camera, convert the image to grayscale to totally get rid of the color information. That is, it is important that R=G=B for all shades of gray.

Each curve is for a specific paper. The curve names indicate the paper to be used.

To get these curves download 7600ut7.zip or get them from Bill Schwab's site.

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 Schwab's instructions below for making the print.

• Make all adjustments to your file in grayscale.
• Convert to RGB file.
• Apply adjustment curve and print with the following settings:.
  • Smooth Fine Art Paper Setting
  • No Color Controls selected
  • 1440 dpi selected
  • High Speed Unchecked

Making the Print using Epson driver slider adjustments -

Note: The exact instructions for this method have not yet been supplied by Bill Schwab. However the guidelines published by Roark for the 2200 will be very close. As soon as Schwab provides this information, we will post it here.

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.

For most papers the Eboni black cartridge (UT7-T5438-UTK) will work fine. If you are having problems using glossy or semigloss paper, put in a Photo black cartridge (UT7-T5431-UPK). The 6 other inks 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.

Prepare the printer to recieve the UT7 inks. The 7600 and 9600 printers have to be flushed with MIS Cleaning Fluid before installing the UT7 B&W inks. If not flushed, clogging and blockages can occur. The cleaning cartridges are available here. Follow Bill Schwab's procedure for flushing the printer contained in the 7600ut7.zip file.

WHICH PAPER TO USE