EpsonPrinter 2880 Grayed Out Dialog box

[cape cod]

In the printer dialog box of my Epson 2880 printer .. when I go to current settings .. photo is grayed out . also the photo papers are grayed out as expected .. but the mat papers will allow a selection .. need to know how to move from the mat papers to photo papers . snowed in:
printing in lightroom 3

[arodney]

You have to switch the black ink cartridge to the one you wish, then the driver should update.

[cape cod]

Your quite right .. Switched the cartridge and everything is golden .. flipping back and forth between the two black cartridges .. does it have any long term
effect of either of the cartridges . like drying up... thanks for your help don ,,

[arodney]

Your quite right .. Switched the cartridge and everything is golden .. flipping back and forth between the two black cartridges .. does it have any long term
effect of either of the cartridges . like drying up... thanks for your help don ,,

Just give the cartridge a gentle shake and it should be fine if stored properly. In fact, always give a cartridge a gentle shake when inserting one into the printer.

[Zerodog]

I have been putting the open black inks in the refridgerator. I let them warm up before using and give them a shake. Has worked great so far. But I am not sure it really makes a difference.

Sometimes it takes a bit of messing with to get it to recognize the new black ink. You need to open and close the dialog box a few times. I wish that interface was easier.

[arodney]

I don’t think I’d be storing them refrigerator!

[colourbox]

.. does it have any long term effect of either of the cartridges . like drying up...

The cartridges are self-sealing, since they're designed to be swapped, but I put them in a plastic zip bag anyway while in storage. As for long term, they are still supposed to be used up before the date printed on them.

[cape cod]

Thanks. learning more every day .. don