Few questions there Alan
. Easier to answer by dissecting the post. Please bear in mind that anything below assumes that you already have a correctly calibrated and profiled monitor.
OK I see the changes in Proof Copy. So now I have 9 different profiles I can select for my Epson iP4600.
I assume Epson was a typo as the profiles are Canon
Are these different models of the same iP4600 printer?
No they are different paper profiles describing the characteristics of each of the Canon papers and Canon ink using your iP4600.
Or do I select one of these profiles that I like by checking the view on the monitor and then the printer follows the ICM profile?
It would not be the best idea to select a profile based on what you like the look of on screen as each profile has been made for the particular paper e.g. glossy, matt etc and would probably not be optimal and may look poor once printed
How do you adjust for the type of paper?
Printer manufacturers icc profiles can be confusing outside of the manufacturers own application. Canon certainly do not seem to be an exception here. As I do have a couple of lightweight Canon printers and referring to my notes this I believe should help you identifying the correct profile
MP = Matte Photo Paper,
PR = Photo Paper Pro,
SP = Photo Paper Plus Glossy,
GL = Photo Paper Plus Glossy II,
SG = Photo Paper Plus Semi-Gloss,
PT= Photo Paper Pro Platinum.
The numbers appended after the name refer to the print quality 1= highest to 5 (I think!) = lowest
So if I have decoded your profile examples correctly your Canon paper profile names refer to the following Canon papers only:
GL2/SG2 = Photo Paper Glossy II/ Semi Gloss/ quality 2
GL3/SG2 = Photo Paper Glossy II/ Semi Gloss/ quality 3
MP2 = Canon Matte Photo Paper / quality 2
PR1 = Canon Photo Paper Pro/ quality 1
PR2 = Canon Photo Paper Pro/ quality 2
PR3 = Canon Photo Paper Pro/ quality 3
PT2 = Canon Photo Paper Pro Platinum / quality 2
PT3 = Canon Photo Paper Pro Platinum / quality 3
Are there BW profiles available to download or only color?
I am not aware of any B&W profiles only for this printer and inkset. So my suggestion would be:
Convert your image to B&W (virtual copy LR?)
In Soft proof select the profile for the particular paper you are going to use
Make your density and contrast adjustments as required using soft proofing view, turn on the comparison view if required.
Then print from LR Print module ideally allowing LR to manage and do not forget to turn off printer manages colour in the printer dialogue.
Note that as the printer is not a specialised B&W printer you may still get a colour cast as it will be trying to make a neutral greyscale by mixing colours.