How to print HP B9180 without Matt Black Ink

[larry_kincaid2]

I am tryhing to print B&W on the new Ilford Gold Fibre SIlk paper with a HP B9180 printer. A note with the paper

says "We do not recommend the use of matt black inks . . . as these may smudge and do not adhere well to the

surface." which is baryta coated. The HP software to print from within Photoshop only gives two B&W options:

1) composite gray or 2) gray inks only. The electronic manual does not say what either one means in terms of the

print cartridges. For a while, I thought gray inks only would exclude "matt black," but now I'm not sure.

 

Does anyone know what each of these means exactly and which one might exclude matt black?

 

Anyone like the Gold Fibre Silk paper?

[constance_cook]

Hi, Larry:

 

When you use composite grey it uses all the colors in all the cartridges to make the grey tones. When you use grey inks only, it uses none of the colors but all the black and grey cartridges. It depends on the paper you use and the tonality you like as to which option you choose.

 

I can't help with the Ilford Gold Fibre Silk paper.

 

Conni

[dave_reichert1]

Download and install the ICC profile from Ilford, and read the .pdf file that comes with it. It calls for the Advanced Photo Paper

setting.

 

HP Advanced Photo Paper comes in Glossy and Semi-Gloss, therefore it uses Photo Black (PK), not Matte Black (MK).