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For those who enjoy printing black and white photos but don’t use a printer equipped with Carbonprint inks, the standard solution is the Advanced Black & White Mode (ABW) available in the printer driver of many high-quality photo and large-format printers. This ABW mode allows users to produce neutral or toned prints—warm, cool, or anything in between. Advanced Black & White Dialogs in Canon® and Epson® Drivers As every printer owner knows, the printer driver only offers media types supported by the manufacturer. When printing on such supported papers, you select the matching media setting in the driver, and the...

Many photographers struggle with prints that appear darker than the image on their screen, losing detail in the shadows. But why does this happen? 

The Canon PRO-1100 printer model has been available since early October 2024. Compared to its predecessor, the PRO-1000, there seems to be little change in terms of hardware. The PF-10 print head has been carried over from the previous model, as has the MC-20 maintenance tank. The number and colors of the inks (12) remain the same. The improvement in print quality, as promoted by the printer manufacturer, is attributed to a new ink formulation. This new ink is housed in cartridges labeled PFI-4100, whereas the PRO-1000 used PFI-1000 cartridges. We continue to use our proven and popular Pigmera C1...

Workflow for Activating Unrecognized Ink Cartridges on an Epson® Printer In rare cases, a printer may suddenly stop recognizing all ink cartridges, regardless of whether they are original or third-party cartridges. Theoretically, when using third-party products, the issue could be caused by newly installed printer firmware. However, in our many years of experience, we have never encountered this situation.A printer technician once shared a tip with us that we will describe here. This tip might help some users quickly resolve this issue on their own. The Starting Situation The printer is turned on and reports that all ink cartridges are...

Recommendation for the procedure for refilling PFI-300 original cartridges To use Pigmera C1 ink in an imagePROGRAF PRO-300, the original cartridges can be refilled. It does not matter whether they are the setup cartridges that come with the printer or original cartridges purchased later.. For the filling process and the use of refilled ink cartridges, we recommend the following tools: For filling: Our ink bottle Additional syringe cap Kitchen paper Precision scale or kitchen scale For use: 2 complete sets of original cartridges for replacement Hand counter The orange caps of the original cartridges Since the low ink volume of...

With an EcoTank printer, the inks in the tanks and the lines can be easily replaced with a few simple steps. This process is necessary if you want to switch from the original Claria® dye inks to farbenwerk Pigmera ETX or Carbonprint carbon pigment inks. After changing the inks, it may be necessary to start a nozzle cleaning process several times, which consumes a lot of ink. This is because the adapter cartridges on the print head are still filled with the "old" ink. If you switch from color inks to Carbonprint gray inks, the procedure takes even longer. You...