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scottbergerphoto
11th of June 2005 (Sat), 10:36
I am trying to create some contact sheets in PSCS.
1. My images are tiff files with AdobeRGB profiles.
2. I am using an Epson 2200 printer with color management turned off.
3. In PSCS my Document Source Space is Adobe RGB. My Output is The profile for Premium Glossy Paper, SP2200Premium Glossy_PK.
This is my standard printing set up. It works fine to print regular prints.
The problem is that when I go to print the contact sheet it comes out magenta as if the image was being double profiled.
Any answers?

CyberPet
11th of June 2005 (Sat), 13:24
And you've checked that all the ink cartridges are full? or the nozzle is not dried out?

I find printing with color profiles being a pain in the... you know what... either the PS color management takes over the printers, or the opposite. I got best results not use any profiles and let the printer do the work. Not sure that'll help tho. I got an old Epson Photo Stylus 870.

scottbergerphoto
11th of June 2005 (Sat), 17:14
And you've checked that all the ink cartridges are full? or the nozzle is not dried out?

I find printing with color profiles being a pain in the... you know what... either the PS color management takes over the printers, or the opposite. I got best results not use any profiles and let the printer do the work. Not sure that'll help tho. I got an old Epson Photo Stylus 870.
I looked at this response and said to myself, "It can't be that simple. It must be a color management issue." Well CyberPet, you were right. My 2200 which has never had a clogged nozzle, had 3 cartridges blocked. I printed a test sheet and ran a few cleaning cycles and problem solved!
Thanks!

CyberPet
11th of June 2005 (Sat), 19:53
I'm so glad it was not more advanced than that. I *hate* to solve color management issues. But clogged nozzles I can fix. :D

chris.bailey
12th of June 2005 (Sun), 02:26
I looked at this response and said to myself, "It can't be that simple. It must be a color management issue." Well CyberPet, you were right. My 2200 which has never had a clogged nozzle, had 3 cartridges blocked. I printed a test sheet and ran a few cleaning cycles and problem solved!
Thanks!

This made me smile (sorry Scott). As the old Chines proverb I just ade up says "in the search for complexity, the simple answer is often overlooked". I had similar problems a few weeks ago and found I had transposed two of the cartridges when I changed them over. I had just installed CS2 so spent ages checking the colour management settings, re-profiling the monitor, getting my old hp printer from out of the loft etc etc.