Printing Problems - FH11 - shifted color values

I am printing on a non-PostScirpt, ink-jet printer (LexMark
X6190). When I print a document, with various combinations of text
and photos, the colors on the header change. On a correct page, the
header would be a medium wine red. But, on page with a photo
(imported JPEG) the header color will shift to more of a light
brown. And, occasionally, on pages with just text, the header color
shifts to more of a pinkish value. Text colors (dark blue) do not
shift from page to page.
It "feels" like a color calibration problem, and that
specifically in the red zone. And, LexMark Customer Service (after
running some tests) assured us it is not a printer/hardware
problem.
Any thoughts, suggestions...
Thanks

BigNewfy wrote:
> I am printing on a non-PostScirpt, ink-jet printer
(LexMark X6190). When I
> print a document, with various combinations of text and
photos, the colors on
> the header change.
Does your document contains a mix of RGB and CMYK colors. Are
all of your
images, text and vector objects using the same color space?
Does the printer use RGB or CMYK input? What does the printer
documentation
recommend?
What are your FH color management settings?
When in the Print dialog, does the printer driver offer any
color
adjustments? If so, have you used any of them?
Judy Arndt

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