Re: New Epson Owner (C80) - Best Settings?

["Rose Marie T." <mrs.thingy@prodigy.net>]

You don't have to. I was confusing "matte paper" with "matte paper
setting." In case you missed the previous postings, I copied and pasted
below. 
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Marie,

No, no. The thread was about C80 printing on glossy paper. The reference
to
matte is to the *media setting* in the driver not the paper. I said you
get
better results using a matte paper setting when printing on glossy paper
because all four inks are used, CMY and K, instead of just CMY, which is
what you get if you use one of the glossy paper media choices, CMY only
-
the black is weaker. However, when you print all four inks on glossy
paper
(or semi-gloss or luster for that matter) the black ink is not fully
compatible in that it sits on the surface and mars easily. To use all
four
C80 inks on glossy paper you would need to spray a glossy over spray
which
is unnecessary and highly undesirable when printing on matte paper.
Black
ink does not rub off of matte paper.

Wayne

On 6/12/02 6:55 AM, "Marie T." <mrs.thingy@prodigy.net> wrote:

> Matte would be fine. In fact, I bought Epson's matte to use. It was this
> I pasted below that Wayne wrote which concerns me - that the matte would
> need to be sprayed else the black may rub off. Perhaps I'm reading this
> wrong?
> 
>>> You'll get much better results by using a matte paper setting such as Matte
>>> Paper Heavyweight but you'll need to spray the prints with a glossy coating
>>> since the black will sit on the surface and mar easily and may even rub off
>>> or smear with some papers.
> 
> Rose

Seth Rossman wrote:
> 
> WHY spray it?
> 
> =
> =I'm also a new C80 owner, haven't had a chance yet to put it
> =through its paces, but had no idea when I bought the machine
> =that there would be a problem using glossy paper. Matte paper
> =would be fine for my purposes, but what would you suggest in
> =the line of a spray?
> =
> 
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