Unfortunately that paper will not work on the HPB9180 as it is a
'swellable' paper similar to the Ilford Classic series. Worked great
on my Canon i9900 (Dye Ink) but won't work at all for your B9180. Lots
of threads on Dpreview.com on papers to use with this printer. It
seems that as of now the best results are being obtained with the HP
Advanced papers, but others are being tested and results reported on.


--- In hp9100Series@yahoogroups.com, "Gary Udstrand"
<gudstrand.list@...> wrote:
>
> I was at Costco yesterday and grabbed a pack of the Kirkland Pro
Glossy Ink
> jet Paper.  It says it is compatible with all ink jet printers but I
imagine
> it is compatible with all dye based printers.  Anyway, I had seen
mention of
> this paper being used in the 2400 with good results so I thought I would
> give it a try.  At $14.00 for 150 8x10 sheets I thought it was worth a
> shot.   Cheap way for me to experiment and learn about the printer
without
> wasting expensive paper. :-)
>
> It is a long shot, but has anyone else tried this paper?  Any
suggestions on
> which profile to start with?
>
> Thanks
> --
> -Gary
>

Whenever I try to add custom papers I wind up with a dialog box that
says that the printer is set up to use the printer setup utility but
the button to launch the utility is greyed out. Are there any Mac
users out there that can tell me how to add custom papers?

Thanks in advance for any assistance...

Frag

Early experiences printing from Aperture 1.5

First print using HP Advanced Photo Soft Gloss profile in both Aperture's dialog
and in the
Printer Settings dialog: Color and detail are very good, but some banding,
pooling and a
weird rectangular "shadow" effect in the gloss. Noticeable up close but not from
a few feet
away.

Second print, selected HP Advanced Photo Satin-Matte profiles in both dialogs
and moved the
INK slider all the way left to LIGHT. Resulted in no banding, no pooling, not as
deep blacks
and a slight magenta shift.

HTH.

--- In hp9100Series@yahoogroups.com, "Gary Udstrand"
<gudstrand.list@...> wrote:
>
> I have tried printing from all three apps with mixed results.  The
worst was
> Lightroom and I suspect that I had something set incorrectly.
With all the
> apps I set the paper profile within the application and set the
driver to
> application managed color, is this the correct/best way to set the
profile
> or should I set the profile in the driver?
>
> Thanks
> --
> -Gary
>
I have the same problem with Lightroom, I get good a good match with
PSP/X and PSCS but very odd results from Lightroom.

I suspect it may be something to do with the fact that Lightroom is
still a Beta?

Brian

--- In hp9100Series@yahoogroups.com, "douchida" <douchida@...> wrote:
>
> --- In hp9100Series@yahoogroups.com, "joeymondello"
> <musicandlight@> wrote:
> >
> > --- In hp9100Series@yahoogroups.com, "palitig8r" <daniel.harris@>
> wrote:
> > >
> > > Does anyone have any experience printing on the B9180 with
> Aperture?
> > > I've got my printer arriving on Monday and would love to hear any
> > > experiences.
> > >
> >
> > I'm new to all of this and so my experience is minimal, but I've
> definitely found that printing
> > from Aperture and using the HP print center in CS2 yield wildly
> different results.
> >
> > Prints out of Aperture at the default settings are dark and drab
> compared to the calibrated
> > screen. Prints from CS2 are far better but a bit lighter than what
> I see on screen.
> >
> > I need a primer on profiling which is why I joined this group.
> >
>
> I use the Application Managed Colors option to get good results
> from Aperture. Set the printer driver's Color menu to
> Application Managed Colors, ensure the the correct media type is
> selected, and set the appropriate ICC profile in
> the ColorSync Profile menu.
>
> Regards
>
Thanks for the tip. I'll give it a try.

Right now I am rebuilding the Library because Aperture 1.5 is pulling a rather
disconcerting *disappearing act* whenever I click on a large project.

--- In hp9100Series@yahoogroups.com, "joeymondello"
<musicandlight@...> wrote:
>
> --- In hp9100Series@yahoogroups.com, "palitig8r" <daniel.harris@>
wrote:
> >
> > Does anyone have any experience printing on the B9180 with
Aperture?
> > I've got my printer arriving on Monday and would love to hear any
> > experiences.
> >
>
> I'm new to all of this and so my experience is minimal, but I've
definitely found that printing
> from Aperture and using the HP print center in CS2 yield wildly
different results.
>
> Prints out of Aperture at the default settings are dark and drab
compared to the calibrated
> screen. Prints from CS2 are far better but a bit lighter than what
I see on screen.
>
> I need a primer on profiling which is why I joined this group.
>

I use the Application Managed Colors option to get good results
from Aperture. Set the printer driver's Color menu to
Application Managed Colors, ensure the the correct media type is
selected, and set the appropriate ICC profile in
the ColorSync Profile menu.

Regards

That's great news.  I'll give it a shot when the printer comes on
Monday.  When you say printer settings, do you configure that through
Print Utility in OS X?  Have you tried with Application Managed and
Adobe RGB 1998?  My understanding is that Adobe should give more color
range than sRGB but I'm a complete color newbie.

--- In hp9100Series@yahoogroups.com, "joeymondello"
<musicandlight@...> wrote:
>
> I printed out a book last night and found that the combination of
using the HP Advanced
> Glossy Profile both in Aperture's Print dialog AND in Printer
settings (along with selecting
> ColorMatch/sRGB yielded excellent results on HP Advanced Glossy paper.
>
> The dullness I'd seen earlier may have been from selecting System
Managed color OR from
> selecting Adobe RGB 1998 or both.
>
> HTH.
>

I printed out a book last night and found that the combination of using the HP
Advanced
Glossy Profile both in Aperture's Print dialog AND in Printer settings (along
with selecting
ColorMatch/sRGB yielded excellent results on HP Advanced Glossy paper.

The dullness I'd seen earlier may have been from selecting System Managed color
OR from
selecting Adobe RGB 1998 or both.

HTH.

Give it a couple weeks. I and everyone else seems to have had this
issue. It'll clear up shortly. As long as the prints look good don't
worry about it. And, don't waste any ink cleaning the heads unless the
printer directs you to do so....

Hope this helps -- Frag

I really want to try this stuff but I have no idea what profile to use
with it.  Any suggestions?

--- In hp9100Series@yahoogroups.com, "palitig8r" <daniel.harris@...> wrote:
>
> Does anyone have any experience printing on the B9180 with Aperture?
> I've got my printer arriving on Monday and would love to hear any
> experiences.
>

I'm new to all of this and so my experience is minimal, but I've definitely
found that printing
from Aperture and using the HP print center in CS2 yield wildly different
results.

Prints out of Aperture at the default settings are dark and drab compared to the
calibrated
screen. Prints from CS2 are far better but a bit lighter than what I see on
screen.

I need a primer on profiling which is why I joined this group.

Fair is supposed to indicate that there is some maintenance due on the
print head.  Probably a couple of clogged nozzles.  If your prints are
still printing fine I wouldn't worry about it.

They couldn't possibly put text there to indicate what you're looking at.

Hell of a way to run a railroad.

--- In hp9100Series@yahoogroups.com, "schst" <schst@...> wrote:
>
> I set up an HP B9180 on Monday. From the start the PK / LG printhead
> had the status "fair". The other printheads were good. Today the LC /
> LM printhead also has the status "fair".
>
> Is this normal? Has anybody else experienced this? I've read on
> dpreview.com that in other cases the printheads went from fair to good
> after a while. Should I wait or report to HP support.
>

I set up an HP B9180 on Monday. From the start the PK / LG printhead
had the status "fair". The other printheads were good. Today the LC /
LM printhead also has the status "fair".

Is this normal? Has anybody else experienced this? I've read on
dpreview.com that in other cases the printheads went from fair to good
after a while. Should I wait or report to HP support.

http://www.inkjetart.com/cgi-bin/profiles.cgi
You Searched For: B9180

6 Matches Found (displaying 1 to 6)

Printer  Paper  Ink  Download  Setting
HP B9180  Inkjetart Micro Ceramic Gloss Econo  HP Vivera Ink
Download  Settings
HP B9180  Inkjetart Micro Ceramic Gloss Lite  HP Vivera Ink
Download  Settings
HP B9180  Inkjetart Micro Ceramic Gloss Plus  HP Vivera Ink
Download  Settings
HP B9180  Inkjetart Micro Ceramic Gloss  HP Vivera Ink  Download  Settings
HP B9180  Inkjetart Micro Ceramic Luster Duo  HP Vivera Ink
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HP B9180  Inkjetart Micro Ceramic Luster  HP Vivera Ink  Download
Settings

the matt  duo brite still missing,....

what you think about their papers ?

thanks, Robert

Hi All:

My first post. I fear I will not have too much to share for awhile as
the B9180 is my first printer. Mostly Qs from me for a few days most
likely.


My printer arrived today but it is not out of the box yet.

JAke

--- In hp9100Series@yahoogroups.com, "pmendelson2002" <peterm1@...> wrote:
>
> I am getting fantastic results using the Hahnemuhle Fine Art Smooth
> with the built-in profile, but for times when I want to print a B&W
> landscape with really deep blacks, this paper doesn't really work.  I
> have the HP Advanced Glossy and Semi-Gloss, and have tried composite
> B&W inks in the driver, but I am not thrilled with these either.  Any
> suggestions?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Peter
>
Sorry if this double posts ....

I've printed a B&W on Crane's Silver Rag – used HP Advanced Soft Gloss as the
paper type and
chose B&W in the plug-in color management area. The blacks were really deep and
rich with
great detail in both shadows and highlights. The paper is pricey but the result
was stunning.

Carole

--- In hp9100Series@yahoogroups.com, "pmendelson2002" <peterm1@...> wrote:
>
> I am getting fantastic results using the Hahnemuhle Fine Art Smooth
> with the built-in profile, but for times when I want to print a B&W
> landscape with really deep blacks, this paper doesn't really work.  I
> have the HP Advanced Glossy and Semi-Gloss, and have tried composite
> B&W inks in the driver, but I am not thrilled with these either.  Any
> suggestions?

I printed a B&W on Crane's Silver Rag – used HP Advanced Soft Gloss as paper
type and
choose B&W in the plug-in. I thought that the blacks were really deep and
fantastic. Pricey
paper but it looked stunning.

Carole

Does anyone have any experience printing on the B9180 with Aperture?
I've got my printer arriving on Monday and would love to hear any
experiences.

I am getting fantastic results using the Hahnemuhle Fine Art Smooth
with the built-in profile, but for times when I want to print a B&W
landscape with really deep blacks, this paper doesn't really work.  I
have the HP Advanced Glossy and Semi-Gloss, and have tried composite
B&W inks in the driver, but I am not thrilled with these either.  Any
suggestions?

Thanks,

Peter

Gary Udstrand wrote:

> I have the printer on order from Amazon but it has not shipped yet.  If it
> were not for the price ($569.00 with free shipping) I would cancel and
> order
> from HP direct.  From the reports I have heard the orders from HP are
> being
> filled in a timely fashion.
I did just that, Amazon told me (after the shipping window had passed)
"we don't have them, we don't know when we're going to get them".

However, HP is also now out of stock.  The current magic date making the
rumor rounds is Oct 6th.

I got my B9180 on Tuesday, you can read all about my experiences so far
at http://www.cliffaddy.com/b9180.html

Cliff

Anybody out there?  Anyone actually own the printer yet?