Epson 2200 -- Swapping Ink Tanks

[TKHerman]

I just bought some Matte Black ink and want to print a few photos using that and the Enchanced Matte paper. However, I normally print using Premium Semigloss or Luster with the Photo Black ink.

My question is this -- is it alright to swap the tanks back and forth? Or, will the ink dry out if one of the tanks isn't used for a week or two? If it's alright to swap them back and forth, is there a "preferred" way to store the ink tanks to keep them from drying out?

Thanks in advance for any help you can provide!!!

[mjordan]

I've not done any swapping of the black inks. The reason is that accourding to reviews you use up a lot of ink purging the lines when you swap from photo black to matte black and visa versa. So I just leave the photo black in my printer and won't change unless I have a real reason to and a lot of prints to do.

It's never good to leave the inks sitting around... even if they are in the printer. I try to print something regularly just to keep the heads from clogging.

Mike

[JABACo]

I've had my 2200 for about 6 months and have yet to use the matte black. For what I do at the present time it's a useless cartridge.

Having said that, if I were you I'd call Epson and get their take on this.

Good luck

Bradley