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PermaJet Imagelife MonoChromePro Cartridges
Instructions for use
(These instructions are also printed on the leaflet enclosed with every cartridge.)
If you are installing into a brand new printer just follow the printer manufacturer's instructions for cartridge installation, then go to the section titled “PIGMENT INK”.
If you are installing into a printer that already has had a cartridge of another type fitted then...READ CAREFULLY: If your existing cartridges are genuine Epson dye based ink cartridges, then you may install these MonoChromePro cartridges as usual and go to the section titled "PIGMENT INK'.
If the existing cartridge is of any manufacturer except Epson (Lyson, Jettec, Printrite etc.) YOU MUST USE A CLEANING CARTRIDGE BEFORE INSTALLING the MonoChromePro cartridges. If you don't, you will probably suffer a blocked print head due to conflict of pH in the inks so Be Warned!
How to use Cleaning Cartridges
It's simple - just use the appropriate PermaJet Cleaning Cartridges to clear out the old ink before installing the MonoChromePro cartridges. This is done by performing a series of head cleans and nozzle checks until all trace of the coloured ink is removed. The nozzle checks will show just an extremely faint wetness. Then remove the cleaning cartridges and install the new MonoChromePro cartridges.
PIGMENT INKS
MonoChromePro ink is a PIGMENT based lonq life ink and, as such, is completely different to ink you have previously used. Being PIGMENT, its longevity is extremely good - in excess of 85 years. As a general statement PIGMENT INKS favour Art Type / Matte papers and are not so suitable for Gloss/Satin papers. However this New formula of Pigment Ink enables you to print on PermaJet Gloss and Oyster and some other manufacturers' equivalent products. To Print an these papers you must use the Photoshop Curves (see section "PRINTING WITH CURVES'). All of the appropriate curves can be downloaded for FREE at www.permajet.com
PRINTING WTHOUT CURVES (not suitable for printing on gloss papers)
Because the inkset can be controlled by the Epson driver, excellent B+W imaqes can be printed from many non-Photoshop applications such as Microsoft Word or various page layout programs. All of the necessary settings can be made when you start to print a file by clicking on 'File" (in top menu bar) and then 'Print" in most applications. In the printer driver, click on 'Properties' then 'Custom' and "Advanced' - this gets to a box that contains all the settings needed.
These are the recommended settings for best grayscale printing:
Media Type - Matte Paper - Heavyweight suitable for most Matt/Art papers.
Print Quality - 1440 dpi
Colour Management - Colour Controls checked and...
Mode - Vivid/Automatic, 'Auto' works best if the sliders are in the neutral '0' position, 'Vivid' is best if you wish to move the sliders.
Slider settings will vary with different paper types but in general if the position are in the neutral '0' position then the print will be slightly warm.
Adding Cyan (movinq the slider to the right) will cool the print.
Removing Cyan (moving left) will warm the print.
Adding Magenta or Yellow will warm the print.
Here are some slider positions for popular papers:
Epson Enhanced Matte, Matte Heavyweight, Ultrasmooth & other Matte
Media Type: 'Matte Paper - Heavyweight'
Neutral Tone: Cyan+6, Magenta -5
Warm tone: Cyan -15, Magenta +10, Yellow +25
PermaJet Portrait Classic and other Art papers
Media Type: 'Matte Paper - Heavyweight'
Neutral Tone: Cyan +10, Magenta -10 (neutral midtones, cool shadows)
Warm tone: Cyan -15, Magenta +10, Yellow +25
PRINTING WTH CURVES - for Greater Tone Control - Advanced users
Controlling the print tones with image adjustment curves gives more control than the sliders and has some other advantages for experienced printers.
Whichever curve is applied determines the mix of inks and thus the tone of the final print. For this approach, the final greyscale file must first be changed to an RGB colour image for printing.(Save the greyscale file before doing this!)
In Photoshop, set the RGB working space to Adobe RGB(1998). (Edit, Colour Settings - it is recommended you set your working space to Adobe RGB(1998).
For some curves, particularly the stronger sepia curves and some of the carbon curves, it is best to have the RGB file in 16 bit mode before the tone curve is applied. This is true even if the greyscale file was an 8 bit file. Once the curve is applied, the file should be changed back to 8 bit for printing. This will not decrease the print quality.
In general, for curves usage, the following driver settings are used:
Media Type - 'Photo Paper' works well for most, but this can vary with paper type.
Print Quality - 1440 dpi, High Speed unchecked, works well for most prints; 2880dpi gives marginally better quality but is slow. For glossy papers one might see the difference.
Colour Management - 'No Colour Adjustment' is always used. Because this setting is used, the curves will work equally well with both Windows and Mac computers.
Note:
All the curves and specific settings for PermaJet papers are available at www.permajet.com
Using curves to control tones also allows one to make split-tone prints by using one curve in one selected area and another curve in the other part of the image. Be sure to let the print dry fully before judging the colour, density and tone.
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