Epson 9800 ICC profiles and Gloss Optimizer (GO)

InkjetMall Customer Support ConeColor Inks & Printing
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Aloha,

I have an Epson 9800 Printer loaded with ConeColor Pro K3 (pK) inks.
I would like to print on Canson Baryta Photographique paper.

Three questions:

1 - RE: ICC Profiles for Epson 9800
I didn’t see any ICC profiles for the 9800 on Inkjetmall for the Canson Baryta Photographique (http://shop.inkjetmall.com/About/Profile-Libraries/) .
I do see ICC profiles on Canson’s website but are profiled for Epson K3 inks. (http://www.canson-infinity.com/en/icc-profiles)
Would these be the recommended profiles to use with my setup or are there better options?

2 -RE: ConeColor 3K-Vivid + Epson 9800
On Inkjetmall’s ICC page (http://shop.inkjetmall.com/About/Profile-Libraries/), There’s a listing for an Epson 9880 ConeColor Pro K3-Vivid ICC profiles.
Is it safe to use the 9880 ICC profiles on a 9800 if I intend to switch to ConeColor K3V inks?

3- RE: Gloss Optimizer (GO):
Anyone tried applying GO on Canson Baryta Photographique paper printed with ConeColor inks?
I read on the InkJetMall forums that it requires two passes of GO with Piezography Inks.
I was wondering if anyone had any experience using GO with ConeColor K3 inks?..
Or, if it would make any noticeable difference in d-max and smoothness?

Greetings from Hawaii,
Carl

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  1. We do not have 9800 profiles at this time. I suggest getting a custom ICC for this printer. Cone Color inks are not built to match third party paper/iccs only Epson paper/iccs.

  2. Cone Color Vivid works just fine in the 9800 however you will need a custom profile as the internal lookup tables between the 9800 and 9880 are entirely different (not just the magenta inks).

  3. 1 pass of GO will work fine on ConeColor prints. 2 pass is required for Piezography only. Our new Piezography Pro ink will incorporate a newly formulated GO at the same time as the ink all in the first pass. I really recommend GO with CC k3 inks. The results are amazing! The image is truly embedded into the print with zero gloss differential between ink and paper.

best,
Walker

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Aloha Walker,

Sounds like some interesting developments happening there… I’m looking forward to it. Is there set date for the release of Piezography Pro for the 9800?

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Unlike PiezoDN which released in stages, Piezography Pro should release for the x800x880, x890x900 printers all at once.