Re the new HP photosmart 8450 does it use all 8 colrs for ..

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Does the HP photosmart 8450 use all 8 inks when printing Photo's
or only the 6 colors .... keeping the #99 PhotoBlack purely for B&W photos
??

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"Bob Headrick" <bobh@proaxis.com> wrote in message
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> "John Smith" <boyzo@msn.com> wrote in message
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>> Does the HP photosmart 8450 use all 8 inks when printing Photo's
>> or only the 6 colors .... keeping the #99 PhotoBlack purely for B&W
>> photos ??
>
> When printing with the color, photo and gray cartridges it will use eight
> inks in photo mode. The gray inks provide additional detail and dynamic
> range to the prints.
>
Thanks Bob
mmm thought so ...
Will need to be happy with my 7660... well for now

Cheers

> Regards,
> Bob Headrick, not speaking for my employer HP
> MS MVP Printing/Imaging
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