My EPSON printer doesn't print correctly the colors

Hi, I've an EPSON Stylus Photo R200 installed on my MacBook (OSX 10.4.11)... From some days, my printer doesn't print correctly the colors: I lunched the utility application and I saw that the printer doesn't print the "light magenta" (that's the light pink I think); that's strange, because his inkjet refill is not empty. I tried to do the clean process, but it don't start because there isn't enough ink in another two ink refill (yellow and light cyan, that aren't empty however).
Some ideas?
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I have similar issue before and it's really frustrated to use small capacity cartridges in my R200 and R280 printers. I ended up to get a very very decent ink system from InkRepublic.com
these two systems have been working for me for few years and I never ever have to worry about the ink cost and printing problem.
There are couple of good reviews and workflow here
http://www.inkrepublic.com/members/MikeSokol/review.asp
http://www.brandonstaggs.com/epson-r200-continous-ink-system-review/
epson R1900 and R1800 ink system review
http://www.inkrepublic.com/members/MerrittIsland/review.asp
hope this helps.

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