Color vs. Black ink use

["David Dyer-Bennet" <dd-b@dd-b.net>]

My Epson 1200 has just reached the point where I'm seeing an ink-low
indication (flashing ink light) for the first time.  Since there's
been some discussion of whether the color and black cartridges are
measured separately, I thought I'd mention that I have *only* the
color ink light flashing.

And I must say that these are *tiny* little cartridges (I'm used to HP
printers). 

I've been printing pretty nicely with WiziWYG profiles, on
Weber-Valentine JPG-206, Hawk Mountain Red Tail (except I'm never
quite sure which side is the right side on this), Weber-Valentine
HGC277 (I have trouble identifying the print side on this, too, but
the package is labeled; it seems to say the *inside* of the paper
curve is the print side?), and Somerset Photo Enhanced.  I find I'm
liking the matte papers considerably more than I expected.

Late-breaking news: When I tried to print another page, the ink light
(still color only) came on solid.  I'm going to be putting in my first
set of Generations cartridges.  How many pages until I'm sure that's
what I'm printing with?  I wouldn't want to profile for an ink
*mixture*!
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