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davidvj
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Black and White Problem

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HP b8850 with 8 cartridges including 3 black/grey. Printing from Digikam

With everything set for 'photo grey' the history of the last print indicates that TP is using only one black cartridge and all of the colour cartridges. The results are unsatisfactory. Can somebody reccommend a solution.

Thank you;

David
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Re: Black and White Problem

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Hello,

please post the log file "/var/log/turboprint/print.log" - section of last print starting from "### New print job ..." is sufficient.
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Re: Black and White Problem

Post by davidvj »

I have now changed the paper and profile to get perfect matches but still only 2 of the 3 black cartridges are working and the colour units are still being used. The log for the last print is below.
David

----------- Start of print job -----------
starting child process
tpprint 2.23-1 x32 (13-DEC-2011) - TurboPrint printer driver
Copyright (C)ZEDOnet GmbH, Irsee, Germany. All rights reserved.
16-Apr-2012 16:55
PPD file: /etc/cups/ppd/PhotoSmartProB8800series-TurboPrint.ppd
header file: /tmp/pstoturboprint4519.chunk
Searching PPD file and postscript header for options...
GPL Ghostscript Zedo 8.64 (2009-02-03)
Copyright (C) 2009 Artifex Software, Inc. All rights reserved.
This software comes with NO WARRANTY: see the file PUBLIC for details.
Processing pages 1 through 1.
Page 1
ERROR:
set_feature: no value given
page size Letter overwritten by ---media=Letter
interpret_ps: no output file specified
::set_info_paths: setting preview file to /var/spool/turboprint/david/zmf/91.zmf
GPL Ghostscript Zedo 8.64 (2009-02-03)
Copyright (C) 2009 Artifex Software, Inc. All rights reserved.
This software comes with NO WARRANTY: see the file PUBLIC for details.
Processing pages 1 through 1.
Page 1
Filetype=PBM Plusbits_per_pixel=8 bytes_per_line=10200 width=10200 height=13200
RGB Mode
tpfile::complete_pageinfo: overriding cartridge_id 0 with 0
tpfile::complete_pageinfo: overriding quality_id 1 with 2
print_file: tp_init->preview=2
print_file: preview with pause - wait for user confirmation
set_image width=790 height=1023
print_page: preview dialog returned 1
Printer=HP_PhotoSmartProB8800series; Module=HP; Id=B9180
Colormode=5; Cartridge=0=Color; Quality=2=Super; Paper=1001=RR Aurora Fine Art
Pagesize=1=US-Letter; Paper Input=0=Auto Select; Paper Output=0=Front
Duplex=0=Off; Copies=1; Mirror=0; Dithering=0; Flip=0
Page x=9900 y=12900; AppDpi x=1200 y=1200; DitDpi x=1200 y=1200;
PrnDpi x=1200 y=1200; Overlay=0

Profile: /usr/share/turboprint/profiles/RR_Aurora_Fine_Art_1001.tpr
tpfile::load_colormatch_curves: reading linearization data from external zedonet profile
tpfile::load_colormatch_curves: reading profile info from external zedonet profile
tpfile::get_patchsample_table: paper=RR Aurora Fine Art
tpfile_class::get_patchsample_table: item 'numdata' not found
patches; linmode=hybrid
table::build_gamma_table: i=0 color=4 gamma=200 max=100 saturation=60
gamma 200 max 100 saturation 60 for channel 0
correction=32767
table::build_gamma_table: i=1 color=5 gamma=200 max=100 saturation=60
gamma 200 max 100 saturation 60 for channel 1
correction=32767
table::build_gamma_table: i=2 color=6 gamma=200 max=100 saturation=60
gamma 200 max 100 saturation 60 for channel 2
correction=32767
table::build_gamma_table: i=3 color=7 gamma=200 max=100 saturation=43
gamma 200 max 100 saturation 43 for channel 3
correction=32767
table::build_gamma_table: i=4 color=8 gamma=200 max=100 saturation=60
gamma 200 max 100 saturation 60 for channel 4
correction=32767
table::build_gamma_table: i=5 color=9 gamma=200 max=100 saturation=60
gamma 200 max 100 saturation 60 for channel 5
correction=32767
table::build_gamma_table: i=6 color=12 gamma=200 max=100 saturation=60
gamma 200 max 100 saturation 60 for channel 6
correction=32767
cmm::generate_memory_profile: multi3c_k_grey=2 lin_mode set to density
shadow: 0 => adjust 100 min 50/10 max 50; grey: a=0 b=0; colorspace=SRGB; cmykspace=0; intent=perceptual; daylight = 6500K
cmm::generate_memory_profile: multichannel_mode=TRUE (KCMYcmg)
cmm::generate_memory_profile: multi3c_mode=TRUE
multi_profile_switch=100 multi_c2_switch=100 multi_m2_switch=100
print_color_chart_mode=1
bright_cyan_fac=181 bright_magenta_fac=252
black_fac=100 cyan_fac=103 magenta_fac=91 yellow_fac=66
init_cmyk2multichannel: c2fac=181 m2fac=252 kfac=100 k2fac=0 k3fac=291 multi_max_ink=640
black l=00 a+00 b+00 => l=000 a+000 b+000: K99 C25 M25 Y25 c00 m00 k00 g00
black94 l=04 a+00 b+00 => l=046 a+000 b+000: K85 C08 M08 Y12 c06 m09 k00 g05
black87 l=12 a+00 b+00 => l=122 a+000 b+000: K70 C01 M01 Y03 c03 m05 k00 g21
black75 l=27 a+00 b+00 => l=271 a+000 b+000: K42 C00 M00 Y00 c00 m00 k00 g56
black62 l=40 a+00 b+00 => l=407 a+000 b+000: K21 C00 M00 Y00 c00 m00 k00 g77
black50 l=53 a+00 b+00 => l=536 a+000 b+000: K05 C00 M00 Y00 c00 m00 k00 g87
black37 l=65 a+00 b+00 => l=655 a+000 b+000: K00 C00 M00 Y00 c00 m00 k00 g72
black25 l=77 a+00 b+00 => l=773 a+000 b+000: K00 C00 M00 Y00 c00 m00 k00 g43
black12 l=89 a+00 b+00 => l=888 a+000 b+000: K00 C00 M00 Y00 c00 m00 k00 g18
white l=99 a+00 b+00 => l=999 a+000 b+000: K00 C00 M00 Y00 c00 m00 k00 g00
cyan l=91 a-50 b-14 => l=907 a+000 b+000: K00 C99 M00 Y00 c00 m00 k00 g00
magenta l=60 a+93 b-60 => l=602 a+000 b+000: K00 C00 M99 Y00 c00 m00 k00 g00
yellow l=98 a-15 b+93 => l=976 a+000 b+000: K00 C00 M00 Y99 c00 m00 k00 g00
red l=54 a+80 b+69 => l=543 a+000 b+000: K00 C00 M99 Y99 c00 m00 k00 g00
green l=88 a-79 b+80 => l=878 a+000 b+000: K00 C99 M00 Y99 c00 m00 k00 g00
blue l=30 a+68 b-112 => l=295 a+000 b+000: K00 C99 M99 Y00 c00 m00 k00 g00
hp::setup_printer_info: number of channels=7
hp::setup_printer_info: black_levels=3, color_levels=3 black_planes=2, color_planes=2
hp::setup_printer_info: components=8 unit=1200 mediadest=0
hp::setup_printer_info: black_dpi=1200x1200, color_dpi=1200x1200
hp::setup_printer_info: source=7 size=101 quality=2 medium=3
Colormatch file=HP9180; Curves=advglo_normal; Table=RR_Aurora_Fine_Art_1001
Report at end of pdrive_class::begin_page
Total memory usage=5831280
PREVIEW y_offset=150 org_height=13200 src_scanline=149 preview_scanline=6
calculate_dim: print left=0 top=0 width=9900 height=12900
calculate_dim: section left=150 top=150 width=9900 height=12900
check_add_logo returned 0
Printed section of picture:
left=150 top=150 width=9900 height=12900
Printer: resolution x_dpi=1200 y_dpi=1200 color_mode=5
Page - printable area in printer pixels:
left=150 top=150 width=9900 height=12900
Print size in printer pixels, relative to printable area:
left=0 top=0 width=9900 height=12900
Time for <Profile> = 240
Time for <Color> = 4380
Time for <Dither> = 21350
Time for <Print> = 8100
Time for <Total> = 36060
Line counters: skip=0; bitmap=0; others=12900; 8bit=12900; white=2438; b/w=0
Color 0 sum: 154
Color 1 sum: 17
Color 2 sum: 15
Color 3 sum: 13
Color 4 sum: 13
Color 5 sum: 15
Color 6 sum: 186
total sum: 413
pixmap_class::open: can't read magic header
print_page: end of input file
Report at end of pdrivecontrol_class::release_printer
Total memory usage=0
child process terminated
------------ End of print job - result = 0 ------------
job cancelling procedure - TPPID=4542 GSPID=4544 PVPID=4543
------------ END of tpprint filter ------------
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Re: Black and White Problem

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Only two of the 3 black inks are used at the same time - there is one grey ink plus two different black inks, one for glossy/semiglossy photo paper and one for matte paper.

A bit of color is added in dark areas to produce richer black.
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