Prints washed out after OS upgrade

Prints from my Epson R1800 appear washed out after the most recent Leopard updates. I removed and reinstalled the drivers with no improvement. This is the same performance I had when Leopard was new. Any suggestions?

Open System Preferences > Print & Fax and delete the printer again. Now, control-click in the empty printers list. A menu showing 'Reset printing system' will appear. Click this window. Now add the printer again and see if the quality has improved.

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