Product description
Starter-Set Carbonprint Graphite for EcoTank ET-8500 / ET-8550
The starter set offers everything you need to get started with high-quality black and white photo printing.
For the use of pigment-based Carbonprint in EcoTank printers, we have reformulated the product from the ground up. With this new version of Carbonprint, excellent and long-lasting art prints can be created with EcoTank printers in the easiest possible way. Carbonprint Graphite is an ink based on partially neutralized carbon pigments, to which we do not add any colored pigments or dyes. This achieves extremely high durability of the prints, provided that long-lasting papers are used. Carbonprint Graphite is the perfect solution for photographers who prefer matte papers and prints in a neutral or warm-neutral black tone. Carbonprint Graphite is compatible with all purely matte photo and fine art papers without glossy coatings.
Carbonprint Graphite is only compatible with matte photo and fine art papers, all papers that are printed with the black variant "Matte Black" by the manufacturer!
Printing FineArt prints with the EcoTank printer is very easy and results in excellent quality. You can achieve long-lasting and high-quality prints with a unique tactile feel. Papers with a weight of at least 310g can be easily processed through the rear paper feed. It is recommended to fill the tanks with ink when the printer is new to ensure clean ink tanks. For printing with Carbonprint, a transparent ink is filled in the tank for "Photo-Black (114 PB)" as this channel is not required.
In the case of pigment inks for printing on matte papers, the "Matte-Black" color channel is used to create a deep black. Therefore, for the printer models ET-8500 and ET-8550, the rear single-sheet paper feed must be used.
Important Notes!
Below are some important notes on using Carbonprint in the ET-8500 / ET-8550
Filling or changing the ink
Carbonprint should ideally be used in an EcoTank printer with clean ink tanks, for example, in a new device.
For information on how to change the ink in an EcoTank, please refer to our INFO section.
Functions of the Printer
The printer's functions are altered or restricted when it is converted to Carbonprint as per the printer manufacturer's intended functions.
The printer models ET-8500 and ET-8550 come from the factory equipped with five dye inks (C, M, Y, GY, PB) and one black pigment ink (BK). Dye inks can be used on both matte and glossy papers. The existing Matte Black (BK) can be used for document printing (printer driver setting for "Normal paper") and for printing on photo and fine art papers (printer setting for "Velvet Fine Art Paper"). While most driver settings can be used for all paper feeds of the printer, the "Velvet Fine Art Paper" setting only works with the rear, straight single-sheet paper feed. To create photo prints using Matte Black (BK), you must use this rear feed.
Carbonprint is a pigment ink product. It also uses a Matte Black (BK), in addition to the other five channels, which are now also filled with pigment inks. To print matte photo and fine art papers with the best quality and deep black, you must select the "Velvet Fine Art Paper" driver setting. In this case, the single-sheet paper feed on the back of the printer is the only paper feed that works. With other driver settings, such as Epson® Matte Paper, the printer utilizes the Photo Black channel, which is not used at all for carbonprint.
Delivery content
This starter set consists of the following products:
- 6 bottles of each 100ml Carbonprint Graphite (ShadeA1, ShadeB1, ShadeB2, ShadeB3, ShadeB4, ShadeB5)
- Filling-Syringe-Set 20ml 6 Stück)
- Manual Carbonprint Graphite for ET-8500
Compatible to printer model
Compatible to printer model:
- Epson® EcoTank ET-8500
- Epson® EcoTank ET-8550
