Switching Between Black Ink Modes; Preparing To Switch Black Ink Modes - Epson 9600 Printer Manual

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Note
You can purchase
replacement items for
your printer from EPSON
at (800) 873-7766, or by
visiting the EPSON Store
at www.epsonstore.com
(U.S. sales only). In
Canada, please call
(800) 463-7766 for dealer
referral.

Switching Between Black Ink Modes

If your printer uses EPSON UltraChrome ink, you can switch between black
ink modes to optimize your black ink density for certain paper types (see the
next page for the required cartridges):
Mode
Photo Black Mode
Matte Black Mode
Dual Matte Black
Generally, you should switch black ink modes only if you plan to run a large
number of print jobs in the new mode. Since it takes about 10 minutes to
switch from one mode to another and consumes some ink, you shouldn't
switch modes more often than necessary.
Follow the steps in the next sections to switch black ink modes.

Preparing to Switch Black Ink Modes

Before switching black ink modes, make sure you have the required supplies.
You'll need:
the draining cartridge that came with your printer
•
the new black ink cartridge(s) you plan to install
•
If your maintenance tank is almost full or one of your color ink cartridges is
low on ink, you should have replacements available. See the following pages
for details.
5-146
Image and paper type
For printing photographic images on all media types.
Optimized for traditional photographic and ink jet-coated
papers, such as EPSON Premium Luster Photo Paper,
Photo Semigloss Paper, Premium Semimatte Photo
Paper, etc.
Optimized for printing photographic images on matte or
plain papers, such as EPSON Enhanced Matte Paper,
Smooth and Textured Fine Art Paper, and Somerset
Velvet for EPSON, when the highest level of
photographic quality is desired.
For printing on matte or plain paper, such as newsprint
and plain bond, when print speed is favored over
photographic image quality.