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From:James Luscombe
Date:5 May 2001 at 23:04:16
Subject:Re: How to print black....

Hello Andrew

On 04-May-01, Andrew Crowe wrote:
>> I'm using a HP600C with Turboprint 6 to print off a few images - but
>> I can't seem to get it to print black as black. It comes out as a
>> dark greeny-grey, which makes it kind of difficult to make out
>> anything else on the image when the background is black.
>>
>> There must be some way to get a true black - but I can't seem to
>> figure it out, any suggestions?
>
> Does that printer have Black and Colour cartridges installed, or can
> it only have one or the other?

I only has one cartridge (colour).

> If it can only have one, then either you have to swap a black and
> colour cartridge every line of the picture, or buy a better printer

Well this printer cost me nowt, so I'm not too bothered to be honest. I'm
still on the lookout for a cheapish better quality printer, but it gets used
so rarely I'm not really in too much of a hurry - would still be nice to have
black black though ;-)

Cheers.



James Luscombe Amiga 3000T, CS 060/50, Picasso IV
james@jackle.demon.co.uk Amiga 1200, 040/40

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