Printer Bad Color

I cannot seem to get accurate color prints from Aperture and my Epson Photo 1400. I have calibrated my external monitor and am using that profile to view the programs. But when I print, my pictures are over saturated and have areas that are blow out. I can't seem to get the color profile thing down. A walk through or any help would be great.

Make sure you have the most up-to date driver for your printer. To get this driver properly installed you may have to delete your printer and add it again after you install the driver (System preferences>Print and Fax panel).
Make sure you have the correct paper profiles for whatever paper you are using. In the aperture print pane, under color sync profile, select the correct profile for the paper you're using. Leave black Point compensation on.
Click on Printer Settings. Make sure the correct printer is selected. Choose print settings, and pick the correct paper feed and paper stock.
Choose Printer Color Management and turn it off (you've already given color control to color sync, so you don't want to double manage your colors).
Obviously there are lots of other settings for margins, etc. but the above stream should give you prints of the correct colour.
Hope that Helps.

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Printing bad colors

I am trying to print from Adobe applications on a mac. I am printing through the network. The printer is hooked up to a Windows computer. When I print a file from the Windows computer, it prints fine. When I print the same file from the Mac it prints extremely muddy. Everything is almost dark brown. I set the color settings in Illustrator to RGB: sRGB IEC61966-2.1 CMYK: US. Web Coated (SWOP)v2 Color Management Policies: RGB: Off CMYK: Off In the Print Dialog box, I set the Color Management to Color Handling: Let Illustrator determin colors Printer Profile: sRGB IEC61966-2.1 REndering Intent: Relative Colorimetric. These are the exact same setting as on the Windows computer. Please Help.
thanks

I think it is difficult to say whose fault it is. It only happens with iWork applications - that's true, but it also only happens with HP printers.
Anyhow, somehow, somewhere, someone has not provided enough support for the two to work happily together.

Printing to an Epson R2880 results in bad color (only from Adobe SW)

I've had a nice workflow that I've used for years. I'm sure many of you would find it a bit tedious and I won't go into the details of it, but the important part is that I always printed out of Photoshop (CS6 Extended - now at 13.0.3 - yes I have the stupid Trial window bug, but that's another matter). My monitors are profiled (no custom printer profiles, but I've downloaded appropriate profiles from PixelGenius for those times when I've needed them, and with my color management my prints have been fairly accurate. I use and Epson Stylus Photo R2880 and I've been very happy with it. I mainly work on a 24" iMac (2009 vintage). Recently I decided to change my workflow entirely based on some of the tutorial videos I've purchased from LL. I decided I was ready to integrate much more LR into the workflow, especially now that it includes soft proofing. Because of the new workflow I was really looking forward to printing out of LR. That should more or less get you current.
To date, I haven't printed with my new workflow and I'd say I haven't printed anything since 13.0.1 on PS and 4.1 on LR (not that I was printing from LR at the time). Having not printed in a while I knew I'd need a head cleaning (sure enough I did) and, as is my habit, once the head was clean, I printed (from LR) a 4x6 of the image I planned on printing at a larger size. It catches any lingering gunk after a cleaning. The print just didn't look right to me (too dark and the colors were a little off). I've encountered prints with bad colors once before and it turned out to be a driver issue. In the process I found a great image that is indicative of some kind of problem and I keep both good and bad prints of it handy... just in case. I decided to print this image, and sure enough it came out looking like the standard craptastic version I was getting with the bad driver ages ago. Just to check out that it didn't have to do with my new process, I printed the same image from PS (which worked fine last time I printed this image). It too came out all wrong (the same all wrong as LR). Since the bad prints looked just like the old "bad driver" prints, I figured I knew what was going on and worked with Epson to reset my print pipeline and reinstall my printers (I also have a Workforce 845 for "throw away" printing and for my wife to use).
With new installs for my printers in place I went ahead and printed again... and again it came out wrong. I was, to say the least, despondent. As a final sanity check I loaded the image up in Nikon Capture NX2 (version 2.3.1) and did a print. All of a sudden the print came out perfect. It matched my old "good" prints and, just as importantly, was a dead ringer for the image on the screen. This is where I find myself. Apparently color management is broken in my Adobe products, but works fine in my Nikon software. I'm at a bit of a loss. I'm 99.999999999% sure that I'm printing out of LR, and especially PS, correctly. Anyone have any ideas? I'd love to be able to print again. Printing out of Capture NX2 is really not a great option.
Thanks in advance,
David

I agree this whole issue is confusing. I have been on the issue (proper printer driver behavior and proper application behavior) using Apple's new print path for a few years now, so I will try to make an attempt to clear up as much confusion as possible.
If drivers and applications are working (written) properly this is how it is supposed to work.
When printer manages color is selected in an application print dialog then all functions of the printer driver are available.
When applications manages color is selected then Color Matching is grayed out defaulted to ColorSync, and the property written print driver defaults to No Color Adjustment (Epson) or No Color Correction (Canon).
See attached examples of both Epson 9600 driver version 8.19 and Canon iPF driver version 2.14.
Epson can and has definitely gotten it right with their latest drivers.
Canon on the other hand uses a special case file (AppColorMatchingInfo.xml) which list the applications that use Apple's new printing path. New application like Photoshop CS5 will need to be added to this file or the driver will default to color management when application manages color is chosen which results in double profiling.
I see nothing that indicates to me that neither Apple or Adobe have problems or bugs in this printflow. Only drivers (and old drivers) that are not written correctly for Apple's new printing path seem to have these problems with double profiling. That being said, do I agree with Apple's approach regarding the new print path? NO. It appear to be an attempt to idiot proof printing using application manages color printing, although it is claimed to be necessary for 64-bit applications. I personally would prefer to use the old print path (like still available in Indesign) where all options are available in the driver regardless of what CM setting I choose in the application print dialog. But it is what it is.
Doyle

Color Print Bad on Savin/ Ricoh C4040

When I print in color from just about any website the color is off with artifacts or black shadows coming off the images. Now I must note that the printer does not have the PPD or postscript that would be desired. So I have the 3 other drivers ghostscript, footmatic rip and the pxl mono. This c4040 has user codes so I used the utility provided in courtesy by mbroughtn.
We tried various browsers to make sure it wasn't a safari thing, and the same problem happens in preview window as well. Oddly, it I use the .pdf document from "about stacks" that one prints just fine in color.
To add insult to injury if I do print in color ( and I understand the above route is slower) it takes a good 10 minutes or more to print a color document as it will spool for a long time. and locked print does not work when used.
It was thought that it could be a problem with the OS X on my computer, perhaps a bad installment. Though, the support reps said that is unheard of.
It is worth noting that I can print color without trouble on a HP, Brother, and other printers. Lastly, I did uninstall and reinstall all the above drivers once again and the results are still the same. Please, if anyone has any suggestions, answers, etc. I would love to hear from you. Thanks for listening

Did you ever solve your problem?
Which driver did you install in order to print from your mac to the C3528?

HP D5460 printer. Colors are bad on photo paper.

HP D5460 printer. Colors are bad on photo paper,, OK on plain paper. New genuine HP cartridges. It used to work fine. Have tried aligning print head. Have tried "automatic" and "best" for print quality. Doesn't matter.
Vista 64 bit OS

Besides using genuine HP ink cartridges, check this document:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=bpu03037&cc=us&dlc=en&lc=en
007OHMSS
I was a support engineer for HP.
If the advice resolved the situation, please mark it as a solution. Thank you.

How to get my color ink to print in color

i cannot get my printer in color, when i hit print, i clink on color but all i get in black, and its a new cartridge

Hey @ldc1982,
Welcome to the HP Support Forum.
I understand you're unable to print in colour using your HP Deskjet 1010 Printer. I would like to assist you with this. I have some suggestions that may resolve your issue.
I have located an article from HP that provides some handy steps that address this particular issue. Try the following selected Solutions from the article in sequence:
Solution four: Check the print settingsFollow these steps to check the print settings to make sure that they are appropriate for your print job.
Click the Windows icon (), click All Programs, click HP, click the folder for your HP printer, and then click the icon for your HP printer (). The printer software opens.
NOTE:You can also open the HP printer software from your computer desktop: double-click the icon for your HP printer ().
Click Print, and then click Set Preferences. The Printing Preferences dialog box opens.
Click the Paper/Quality tab.
From the Media drop-down, select the paper type that matches the paper loaded in the input tray and the desired print quality.
Click the Advanced tab. The Advanced Options dialog box opens.
Review the following options, and then make any necessary changes. To change a setting, click the current setting, and then select the new setting from the drop-down menu displays.
Paper/Output: Make sure that the selected option matches your paper size. For example, for legal paper, select Legal.
Document Options: Make sure that Print in Grayscale is set to Off, unless you are printing in Grayscale intentionally.
Resolution: This list allows you to see the resolution specifications for the possible print quality selections. For example, Max DPI mode is 1200x1200 dpi. To change the resolution, you must click the Paper/Quality tab, and then select the paper type and print quality from the Media drop-down menu.
Click OK, and then click OK again to apply the settings.
Click OK from the Print dialog box to start the print job.
If these steps resolved the issue, you do not need to continue troubleshooting.
If the issue persists, continue to the next solution.
Solution five: Check estimated ink levels and replace low or empty cartridges
NOTE:Ink level warnings and indicators provide estimates for planning purposes only. When an indicator shows low-ink levels, consider having a replacement cartridge available to avoid possible printing delays. You do not need to replace cartridges until print quality becomes unacceptable.
Click the Windows icon (), click All Programs, click HP, click the folder for your HP printer, and then click the icon for your HP printer (). The printer software opens.
NOTE:You can also open the HP printer software from your computer desktop. Double-click the icon for your HP printer ().
Click the Estimated Ink Levels icon. The HP Toolbox opens.
Click the Estimated Ink Levels tab. The Estimated Ink Levels window opens.
Figure : The Estimated Ink Levels window
If the ink level graphic shows low or empty cartridges, and the quality of your printouts is unsatisfactory, replace the cartridges now.Click here to go to instructions in this document for installing a replacement cartridge.
If the ink level graphic shows full cartridges, you do not need to replace the cartridges yet. Continue to the next solution.
Solution six: Print and evaluate a test page and troubleshoot defects
Follow these steps to print, and then evaluate a test page.
Step one: Print a test page
Make sure there is plain white, letter-size paper loaded in the input tray.
Click the Windows icon (), click All Programs, click HP, click the folder for your HP printer, and then click the icon for your HP printer (). The printer software opens.
NOTE:You can also open the HP printer software from your computer desktop: double-click the icon for your HP printer ().
In the printer software, click Print.
Click Maintain Your Printer (). The HP Toolbox opens.
Click the Device Reports tab.
Click the Print Diagnostic Information icon. The test page prints.
Figure : Example of test page
Step two: Determine which cartridges printed which areas of the test page
Different cartridges print different areas of the test page. Use the following guidelines to determine which cartridge printed which areas.
The black cartridge prints the black areas of the page, such as the black bars and black text.
The color cartridge prints the color areas of the page, such as the cyan (blue), magenta, and yellow color bars.
Figure : Which cartridge prints which areas
Printed with the tri-color cartridge
Printed with the black cartridge
Make a note of which cartridge printed which areas of the test page, and then continue to the next step to check the report for defects.
Step three: Check the test page for defects
In general, if the printer and its cartridges are working correctly, all the color bars should be present, unstreaked, and uniform in color. The black text on the page should not show ink streaks.
Use the following table for examples of defects that can exist on the test page. The following examples are not inclusive, but tend to represent the most common issues.
Examples of defects on the test page
Defect
Example
Description or cause
Broken lines in grid patterns
Problem with the ink nozzles
Faded or nonuniform colors in the color blocks
Depleted cartridges, or ink mixing together
Track marks or ink smears in the text
Fibers or other debris on one or both of the cartridges
The color blocks are streaked or lined
The cartridge might be running out of ink or the nozzles might be clogged
One or more of the colored blocks is missing entirely
All colors printed - no missing colors
Yellow missing - the color cartridge is not printing correctly
The cartridge is out of one color of ink or the ink nozzles might be clogged.
If you see one or more defects on the print quality diagnostic report, continue to the next steps.
If there are no defects on the print quality diagnostic report, it indicates that the print mechanism and ink supplies work correctly. Therefore, you do not need to continue the troubleshooting steps in the remainder of this document. However, if printouts are still unsatisfactory, try the following general procedures to improve print quality:
Make sure that the image you are printing has sufficient resolution. Enlarged images might appear fuzzy or blurry.
If the issue is confined to a band near the edge of a printout, use the software you installed with the printer or another software program to rotate the image 180 degrees. The problem might not display on the other end of the printout.
Avoid leaving unprotected cartridges out of the printer for an extended period of time.
Always use the Power button to turn off the printer. This protects the cartridges from drying out.
Windows only: If you are experiencing garbled, jumbled or illogical text, incomplete printouts, or missing text or graphics, go toContinuous Pages of Strange or Garbled Characters Print in Windows.
Step four: Clean the cartridges using an automated toolFollow these steps to run an automated tool to clean the cartridges if you found defects on the extended test report.
Click the Windows icon (), click All Programs, click HP, click the folder for your HP printer, and then click the icon for your HP printer (). The printer software opens.
NOTE:You can also open the HP printer software from your computer desktop: double-click the icon for your HP printer ().
In the printer software, click Print.
Click Maintain Your Printer (). The HP Toolbox opens.
Click the Device Services tab.
Click Clean Ink Cartridges, and then follow the on-screen instructions to clean the cartridges.
After running the tool, click Print to print a test page. If the print quality is still unacceptable, follow the on-screen instructions to run aSecond-level clean.
If these steps resolved the issue, there is no need to continue troubleshooting.
If the issue persists, see the next step.
Step five: Align the printer
NOTE:Make sure that there is plain white U.S. Letter or A4 sized paper in the input tray.
Click the Windows icon (), click All Programs, click HP, click the folder for your HP printer, and then click the icon for your HP printer (). The printer software opens.
NOTE:You can also open the HP printer software from your computer desktop: double-click the icon for your HP printer ().
In the printer software, click Print.
Click Maintain Your Printer (). The HP Toolbox opens.
Click the Device Services tab.
Click Align Ink Cartridges, and then follow the on-screen instructions to print the alignment page.
Review the alignment page, follow the on-screen instructions to complete the alignment, and then click Done.
If these steps resolved the issue, there is no need to continue troubleshooting.
If the issue persists, see the next step.
Step six: Clean the area around the ink nozzles
Complete these steps only if there were track marks or smears in the text on the test report.
CAUTION:Do not perform these steps unless the test report specifically shows smeared text or track marks. If the report does not show this defect, continue to the next solution.
Gather the following materials:
Dry foam-rubber swabs, lint-free cloth, or any soft material that does not come apart or leave fibers (coffee filters work well)
Clean sheets of paper
Distilled, filtered, or bottled water (tap water might contain contaminants that can damage the print cartridges)
CAUTION:Do not use platen cleaners or alcohol to clean the area. These can damage the cartridge or the printer.
Press the Power button to turn on the printer, if it is not already on.
Open the cartridge access door. The carriage moves to the center of the printer. Wait until the carriage is idle and silent before continuing.
Figure : Open the cartridge access door
Lightly press down on the cartridge to release it, and then pull the cartridge out to remove it from its slot.
Figure : Remove the cartridge
CAUTION:Do not touch the copper-colored contacts or the ink nozzles. Touching these parts can result in clogs, ink failure, and bad electrical connections.
Figure : Do not touch the contacts or nozzles
Place the cartridge on a piece of paper with the ink nozzles facing up.
Lightly moisten a clean, foam-rubber swab with distilled water.
Clean the face and edges around the ink nozzle with the swab.
CAUTION:Do not clean the ink nozzle plate.
Figure : Clean the area around the ink nozzle
Nozzle plate - DO NOT CLEAN
Area surrounding ink nozzle - Do clean
Cartridge contacts - DO NOT CLEAN
Either let the cartridge sit for 10 minutes to allow the cleaned area to dry, or use a new swab to dry it.
Hold the cartridge by its sides with the nozzles toward the printer, and then insert the cartridge into its slot. Make sure that the icon on the cartridge matches the icon on the slot.
The tri-color cartridge () goes in the slot on the left.
The black cartridge () goes in the slot on the right.
Figure : Insert the cartridge into the slot
Push the cartridge forward into its slot until it snaps into place.
Figure : Push the cartridge into the slot
Repeat these steps to clean the area surrounding the ink nozzle on the other cartridge.
Close the cartridge access door.
If these steps resolved the issue, you do not need to continue troubleshooting.
If the issue persists, continue to the next solution.
Solution seven: Replace the problem cartridge
Follow these steps to replace the problem cartridge, and then align the printer.
Step one: Remove the problem cartridge
If you have a defective cartridge or printhead, it might be under warranty. To check the warranty on your ink supplies, go tohp.com/go/learnaboutsupplies, select your country/region, and then review the limited warranty information for your supplies.
Press the Power button to turn on the printer, if it is not on already.
Lower the output tray, and then open the cartridge access door. The carriage moves to the center of the printer. Wait until the printer is idle and quiet.
Figure : Open the cartridge access door
Place your finger on top of the cartridge you want to replace, and then lightly pull and press down on the cartridge to release it.
Figure : Pull and press to remove the cartridges
The tricolor cartridge (left-hand slot)
The black cartridge (right-hand slot)
Step two: Install the new cartridge
Remove the new cartridge from its package, and then carefully pull the orange tab to remove the protective plastic tape.
CAUTION:Do not touch the copper-colored contacts or ink nozzles. Also, do not re-tape the cartridges. Doing so can result in clogs, ink failure, and bad electrical connections.
Figure : Remove the protective tape
Hold the cartridge by its sides with the nozzles toward the printer, and then insert the cartridge into its slot. Make sure that the icon on the cartridge matches the icon on the slot.
The tri-color cartridge () goes in the slot on the left
The black cartridge () goes in the slot on the right
Figure : Insert the cartridge into its slot
Push the cartridge forward until it snaps into place.
Repeat these steps to insert the other cartridge, if necessary.
Figure : Install the second cartridge
Close the cartridge access door.
Figure : Close the cartridge access door
Step three: Align the printer
NOTE:Make sure that there is plain white U.S. Letter or A4 sized paper in the input tray.
Click the Windows icon (), click All Programs, click HP, click the folder for your HP printer, and then click the icon for your HP printer (). The printer software opens.
NOTE:You can also open the HP printer software from your computer desktop: double-click the icon for your HP printer ().
In the printer software, click Print.
Click Maintain Your Printer (). The HP Toolbox opens.
Click the Device Services tab.
Click Align Ink Cartridges, and then follow the on-screen instructions to print the alignment page.
Review the alignment page, follow the on-screen instructions to complete the alignment, and then click Done.
If these steps resolved the issue, you do not need to continue troubleshooting.
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[FIX] Darker prints and color shifts when printing from Lightroom 2

Hi,
The problem :
When printing RAW or TIFF files from LR2, you get a printer output that
is much darker than it should be and that presents various color shifts.
I'm using an Epson Stylus Pro 3800 with the latest Windows driver
(6.50 - which is rather old by the way). The workaround described below
works for me under Windows XP SP3. It should also probably work with
other systems/printers/drivers. Use at your own (minor) risk.
The "official" procedure for printing from LR is as follows:
1. Do not let the printer manage colors and select "Other..." from the
profile dropdown list and select the ICC/ICM paper/printer profile that
you want to use.
2. Click on Print... in LR which opens the Print Settings dialog.
3. Select the options you need and the paper you're using.
4. **Disable the color management from the driver's side** (in Epson's
drivers, "Mode | Custom | No Color Adjustments").
5. Print
Unfortunately, **this doesn't work** for many of us and this produces a
print that is dark and has color shifts as mentioned above. Note that
the same image prints correctly from QImage or Photoshop CS3 (that is,
the printer output corresponds to what you see on your calibrated
display).
Apparently, although color management has been (allegedly) disabled in
the driver, there's something wrong between LR and the driver which
makes that *both* LR and the driver are still trying to manage colors.
In other words, the "No Color Adjustements" option of the driver doesn't
seem to work with LR.
The workaround (found after hours of hair pulling and paper and
expensive ink wasting):
In step #4,
1. Instead of selecting "No Color Adjustments", set Mode to "Custom |
ICM
2. Click Advanced...
3. Check "Show all profiles".
4. Select Driver ICM (Advanced)"
5. Set **both** the "Input profile" and the "Printer profile" fields to
the very same profile that you specified in LR.
That is, if you specified Pro38 PGPP (Premium Glossy Photo Paper) in LR,
then also select Pro38 PGPP in both "Input Profile" and "Printer
Profile". This has actually the same effect has disabling color
management in the driver (what "No Color Adjustements" should normally
take care of).
That's it. When printing, you'll get exactly the same color results as
when printing from QImage or Photoshop. No more dark prints. No more
color shifts.
One might think that the bug is in the Epson driver but in that case,
QImage would have the very same problem. So I tend to think that the bug
is on the Lightroom side.
Note: Although Photoshop CS3 produces a correct printer output, it
demonstrates the same problem as LR when using the "Match Print Color"
option for soft proofing. But in that case, only the preview colors are
wrong. The printer output is ok. Which also tends to demonstrate that
Adobe has the problem, not Epson. Or maybe both... :-) .
Don't ask me why some users have the problem and other don't.
Hope this helps.
Patrick Philippot
MainSoft Consulting Services
www.mainsoft.fr

A sincere thank you for your reply, Michael. Sorry about the "it just doesn't make sense" shortcut. I have been trying to solve this issue since LR 1.1, spending dozens of hours on different trials and digesting everything written on this forum and the B9180 forum about color management and double profiling. My shortcut was a summation of my experience (and my frustration) but doesn't really advance the conversation. Here are some data that should be more useful in diagnosing the problem.
I am running Windows XP SP2. I calibrate my monitor monthly with the Spyder. The reason I suspect this may be an issue of double profiling is because the results (moderately strong magenta overlay plus an increase in contrast) match what more knowledgeable people than I on this forum describe when double profiling occurs. Perhaps I shouldn't presume it is double profiling, and follow Patrick Philippot's lead in naming the problem "color shifts." Patrick does refer in post #2 of this thread, however, to obvious double profiling.
I certainly do have a successful and consistent print method. With PS CS3, and either my Epson 1280 or my HP B9180, the output is almost always dead on. Here is how I do it. In PS from the print dialog box, under color handling I always choose "Photoshop manages colors." Then under printer profile I select the profile designated by the manufacturer for a particular paper/printer combination. Then in the printer driver I disable printer control of color. With the Epson I check the box "Off (No Color Adjustment)." With the B9180 I choose the option "Application Managed Colors." While I sometimes may tweak the final output, these procedures have served me well with PS for several years.
Contrasted with my positive PS experience, my experience with LR printing has been inconsistent. I regret having to be so imprecise but truly sometimes LR produces accurate results that match the calibrated monitor, but most of the time it does not. I use standard procedures with LR that parallel the PS ones described above. In LR's printing panel, under color management, I specify the correct profile, just as I did for PS. Then in the printer driver I use the same procedures I use with PS. Most of the time the prints have the magenta overlay and too much contrast.
BTW, the inconsistent LR printing only takes place with my HP B9180. I have never had any problem with off-color LR prints with my Epson 1280. Again, I emphasize that I have standard procedures that always work with PS (no matter which printer) and LR (but only with the Epson).
Unfortunately the LR printing problems are intermittent. Some of the time (perhaps 20%) LR produces fine prints in the B9180, indistinguishable from PS prints. When LR is printing well, it will continue to print fine until "something happens" and the output shows the color shift. This means I do not get a random sequence of good-bad-good-bad prints, but rather good-good-x factor-bad-bad-bad. Ths problem is that I do not know what this "x factor" is. Once, when LR was giving me accurate output, I simply changed the default printer (Control Panel-Printers and Faxes) from the B9180 to my Samsung 1430 laser; immediately afterwards the LR output colors shifted. Did LR react to this change in default printers? Another time I had good LR printing success with version 1.2 but ran into the problems described above when I upgraded to version 1.3.
Sorry for the long post. I am hoping that someone will see something that I am missing and provide a hint. I think, though, that Patrick is correct when he states, "I tend to think that the problem is with LR. After all, similar issues (obvious double profiling) are observed only in LR but with various printers."

With hp officejet 6500a, how do you print a color webpage in black and white?

With HP Officejet 6500A, how do you print a color webpage in black and white?

Autogyro wrote:
Charles Dyer wrote:
Apple didn't make the drivers. Apple doesn't make printer drivers and has not done so since they stopped making their own printers. HP made the printer drivers for that device. Apple merely publishes HP's drivers.
OK, but still, they built the poorly made HP drivers in their OS.
Ah, no. They published the only drivers HP gave them. If they didn't publish them, then Mac users would be unable to use HP devices at all, except for those devices supported by 3rd parties such as Gutenprint and the HPIJS Project. HP is solely responsible for the state of their drivers. And it's not just Mac drivers which are bad; a lot of Windows drivers stink, too. HP simply has a problem writing drivers. For the most part they have excellent hardware, but truly terrible software.

Can't set "printer manages colors" - CS5,Windows 7 64 bits

When printing, if I select "Printer manages colors", and then go to the print settings ==> when exiting the print settings, Photoshop CS5 waits 1 or 2 seconds, and reverts to "Photoshop manages colors".
This happens with all the printers connected to this 64 bits Windows7 machine : Epson Stylus Pro 3880, HP Photosmart 9180, and a small HP all-in-one.
Windows, Photoshop, and the drivers are all up to date and fully patched.
I am at my wits end to understand why this is happening.

I am sorry I can not help, but I will wish you a speedy fix. You could waste hundreds of dollars worth of ink by making duff prints with a 3880. The Luminous Landscape suggests US$500 for a full set of cartridges!
[EDIT] I feel kind of bad about not saying anything construcive, so I'll add that one of the best printer info sites I know of is Vincent Oliver's www.photo-i.co.uk/
It's a pitty Noel doesn't post anymore - he was the man for this sort of thing.

Bad color profiles on B8850

posted in another forum but thought I'd try here before I lose my mind trying to figure this out...
I think perhaps my color profiles are bad? Here's the situation:
1) printed a color wheel image on plain paper to test what colors I'm having problems with, and everything looked fine.
2) printed the same color wheel on photo paper and the oranges are just dead, really grey looking, but the rest of the colors are fine.
So, seems like the question is why are my photos not printing correctly on photo paper but do on plain paper? Any ideas or suggestions? Bad color profiles or something for the HP Photo Paper?
I'm losing my mind trying to figure this out. Any ideas are greatly appreciated.
cheers,
Aaron

Every type of paper accepts ink a little differently. If there is a setting that matches that particular paper right in the driver preferences available, I would try that. However, if that is what you are using, then try a different selection, or go into the color management tab (depending on operating system, drivers installed basic versus full) and adjust colors that way to improve the output on that media.
This might offer some additional help:
http://www.hp.com/united-states/consumer/digital_photography/print_better_photos/tips/printer-settin...
007OHMSS
I was a support engineer for HP.
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C4280 won't print one color

My C4280 started to print color badly a while ago and I new that the cartridge was getting low so I initially refilled it. Put it back in and it wouldn't print yellow. So I figured that I screwed something up and went and bought a new remanufactured cartridge today. Same thing, no yellow. Got on the phone with tech support and they bascially said that it sounded like the head is bad and of course I'm a month and a half out of warranty. Then they had the audacity to give me a "deal" on the exact same model. Anyone else have a problem like this that they've been able to fix? Am I missing something obvious?
Message Edited by Caedmons on 06-01-2009 12:05 PM

HP c7180 - Won't print one color[ New ]
12-28-2010 04:50 PM
My C7180 displayed a message that the ink cartridge was out of date and immediately stopped printing which used Mageneta. I replaced the cartridge and it still won't print this color. All other print functions and features are fine. If a photo or print requires red, however, it prints as yellow. Print tests show a small single horizonal line where the mageneta should be. Additionally, I've run the "clean print head" command. Any ideas or suggestions? Thanks.

How do I only allow certain users to print in color?

Product Name: HP Color LaserJet Professional CP5225dn Printer (CE712A)
Operating System Installed: Windows 7 Enterprise (64bit)
I work at a K-12 school and purchased the HP Color LaserJet Professional CP5225dn Printer (CE712A) for use in our computer lab. I would like to know if it is possible to have it so that only certain users can print in color (possibly put a password on it). I know the cost for color is higher, and therefore, would like it so that students have to approve through teacher if they want to print in color.
We are running it on our Print Server (networked) not through USB.
Thank you for the help.

Hi,
That's a very good question actually. In my corporate networks, we are talking about hundreds of laser printers and the ONLY thing we can do: only allow people access to a set of mono laser printers, not all printers. For example, the following printer is using B&W as default but can't stop users to print in colors if they could access to the resourse:
Regards.
BH
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HP Laserjet 2550L Won't Print In Color

I recently upgraded to Leopard, and now my HP Laserjet 2550L will not print in color. I've tried printing for several different apps, but they always come out in b & w. It does however print in color when printing a test page from the printer itself, so it must be a driver issue.
Currently I'm running with the "HP color Laserjet 2550 series" driver available via PPDPicker. I've also tried several other drivers listed there to see if by chance one of them would work, but to no avail. I downloaded and tried installing HP Laserjet v5.5.2.051 from HP's website, but I can't get it to install. Actually this driver doesn't even show up in PPDPicker, because for some reason it saves as a text file, which seems weird since the dmg file is about 17mb.
Anyway, this has been driving me nuts all night, so if anyone has a solution or suggestion, I'm all ears.
Thanks.

I see you are having a print quality issue, no color on page, with your M251nw Laserjet. You changed the toner cartridges and the printer is still not printing in color. Have you tried taking all the color toner cartridges out of the printer and reseating them to make sure they are secure in their positions?
As well, I would advise taking a look at the document linked below. It will walk you through the process for troubleshooting a print quality issue with this printer.
Troubleshooting Print Quality Issues
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I cant seem to print in color from iphoto

when ever i try to print from iphoto it only prints in color....what do i do?

i cant seem to print in color from iphoto
tdav18 wrote:
when ever i try to print from iphoto it only prints in color....what do i do?
Please restate your question - your title and question are different - I have no idea what you want to do
LN

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What setting do I need to change to print in color on a color printer - everything is printing B/W?

or maybe this one --
http://www.cpierce.org/2011/07/getting-dell-5100cn-to-work-with-os-x-lion/

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