ianbarber

<p>I seem to be having issues with the status monitor on the R3880<br /> The PK indicator shows the cart to be around 50% + full but yet the cart is bone dry.<br> <br /> This is not the first time this has happened and it is becoming quite annoying because there is no way to determine how much ink is left and I am not sure if it will damage the printer having a cart installed which is bone dry.<br> <br /> I am running MAC OSX Yosemite version 10.10.2<br> The printer driver version is 9.33</p>

<p>Thanks Howard for the reply. <br> I have tried QTR in the past but always found that it lacks profiles for the papers I use. I know you can make your own profile curves but the only instrument I have is the X-Rite Color Munki and I have never seen a detailed explanation on how to actually create these curves with tis device.</p>

<p>I do a fair amount of printing for personal use and the odd print sale and the cost of Genuine Inks has got me thinking about whether it is time to move over to third party inks.<br> My workflow is fairly straightforward and goes like this.<br> For my Black and White prints, I always print through the ABW driver and have been very pleased with the results. I understand that the ABW driver uses a tiny bit of cyan and yellow in order to neutralise the greys.<br> Although I have read online that you should NOT use the ABW driver if using third party inks I haven't been able to find out why.<br> The third party inks I have been looking at are the Marrutt Professional inks and refillable cartridges.<br> <strong>Does anyone know if you can use the ABW mode with third party inks and if not why ?</strong><br> <strong>Does anyone have any experience with third party inks for the Epson R3880 and also Marrutt Inks ?</strong><br> Ian</p>