![]() Most 'fine art' papers (matte mostly) require the fine art manual input (the front) instead of the top input. You need to pay attention to media type and what input feed is going to be used. So you mean that this is determined by the media type selected in the printer's dialog, not the selected ICC profile? That would mean that if I did select the correct ICC profile for the baryta papers but forgot to change the media type in the printer's dialog, then the printer would apply the correct ICC profile, but would use the wrong black ink if the media type is not the correct one? The printer driver determines which black ink is required by what you enter for Media Type. Since the printer is now set to not switch automatically, will trying to print on a paper requiring a switch prompt some kind of a message? ![]() Why did the printer not switch automatically (since it was then set to do so) when I printed on a paper requiring PK instead of MK?Ģ. So why did the printer not switch again to PK? The same is true for Photo Rag Baryta since the printer was then still in MK mode and printing on it using the correct ICC profile did not result in a switch.ġ. It was still set to automatic switch when I printed on FineArt Baryta after the Photo Rag Satin print. So now I am a little confused about the printer's behaviour. So, it appears that the two baryta papers (and all of Hahnemühle's glossy papers but the Photo Rag Satin) should be using PK ink. The ICC profiles names of the three papers in question are the following : Again, all fine and dandy.īut then yesterday I looked at the actual names of the ICC profiles for all of these papers, and all of them but Photo Rag Satin have PK in their names (Photo Rag Satin has MK). The next morning, I decided to set the printer so that it does not automatically switch the black ink to avoid unintended switching. That behaviour reinforced my though that although these were glossy papers, they actually required matte black. Printing on these Baryta papers (and again using the corresponding ICC profiles) did not result in a switch from MK to PK. The printer was still on the default of automatic black ink switch, and was then using MK since the first black ink switch. I then printed on Hahnemühle FineArt Baryta and then Photo Rag Baryta. So I proceeded to try other papers not worrying about ink switch. I was a bit surprised because I did not intend to switch black ink that fast, but I though that I would have to experiment a bit with the printer anyway so I have to accept a few "unnecessary" switch at first as I am learning the printer (I learned a few days later that Photo Rag Satin uses MK but read on.).Īny way, my though at the moment was that although Hahnemühle call these papers "glossy", they may require MK ink because they are fine art papers, and they are not that "glossy" anyway. I assumed that all of these would require PK ink since these are "glossy" papers, but when I proceeded to print something on a sheet of Hahnemühle Photo Rag Satin (using the corresponding ICC profile), the P800 automatically switched black ink from PK to MK (it was still on the default setting of automatic switch). I have also bough a Hahnemühle glossy fine art sample pack (consisting of 2 sheets of 6 glossy fine art papers). The acid- and lignin-free Photo Rag® Pearl meets the most exacting requirements for age resistance.I bough myself a new P800 less than a week ago and I started experimenting with it. In combination with the pearl-gloss premium inkjet coating, it produces outstanding FineArt prints with exceptional reproduction of colour and detail, deep blacks and beautiful contrasts. The delicately defined, even surface texture gives the paper a lovely soft feel and the print a stunning sense of depth. The natural white artists’ paper contains no optical brighteners and is characterised by its warm shade of white. Hahnemühle Photo Rag® Pearl is a pure cotton paper with an inkjet coating that has been optimised for FineArt applications.
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