topic Re: printing color w/o R,G, PM and PC ink in Professional Photo Printers

printing color w/o R,G, PM and PC ink

DSG — Sat, 01 Sep 2018 22:04:00 GMT

I have a Pro9000 Mark II.

Is it possible to print in color without using the green, red, photo magenta or photo cyan inks?

ie: I want to use only C, M, Y and BK

I want to print medium quality color without using these expensive inks. In the time I've owned this printer the cartridges have gone from $11 to $19.

-Don

Re: printing color w/o R,G, PM and PC ink

BillS — Sat, 01 Sep 2018 23:09:10 GMT

Hi DSG,

I'm afraid that individual ink cartridges cannot be isolated on this model. I regret any inconvenience.

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Re: printing color w/o R,G, PM and PC ink

jrhoffman75 — Sun, 02 Sep 2018 12:09:08 GMT

Those colors are what gives the printer the ability to print high quality photographic images.

If all you want is simple 4 color images you could buy a 4 ink printer for low dollars.

Did you look into 3rd party inks?

I don't use the because I strive for highest quality in my prints (using the Pro-100, the succesor to your printer) but if you are willing to sacrifice quality and print longevity they can save you money.

PS - the red an green inks last a very long time, but yes PC and PM go fast.

Re: printing color w/o R,G, PM and PC ink

DSG — Mon, 03 Sep 2018 15:30:02 GMT

I'd like to print high quality color AND low quality color on this printer and save on using the R,G,PM and PC ink. I have many needs for low quality color in addition to high quality.

Software to make this happen would be worth some money,

Don